The purpose of this drill is to develop fly ball communication and overall ball awareness between players.

• Baseballs (5-10)
• Gloves
• Fungo (optional
• Pitching Machine (optional)

• Divide players into two lines (one line standing in left center, the other in right center) and hit fly balls between them. Their job is to decide who is going to make the catch and who is going to cover.
• After each hit, have players rotate to the end of opposite lines. For example, player 1 switches to the end of the line that player 2 came from.

• For younger, inexperienced players, simply throwing a ball in the air between the fielders may work better.
• Pick one player to act as the center fielder (the position that usually holds authority among the rest of the outfielders and dictates who will make the catch.)
• Always remind players "off the ball" to back up their teammate making the catch.
• Access to pitching machines can be effective because of the consistency of quality fly balls to the fielders