This drill teaches pitchers and catchers to work together on pitch location and tempo — keeping the catcher set up at the corners so the glove barely moves when the pitch is on target. Equipment: Bucket of balls, pitching plate, home plate Players needed: 2 or maybe 3...
So what do you do on the last practice before a tournament? Well I focused on getting hitters ready for high velocity pitchers. So we set the machine at 59 — didn’t set it but used pocket radar to get the speed. In an indoor facility I think it’s...
This drill teaches outfielders to communicate, call for fly balls, and apply the CF-priority rule under pressure. Equipment: bucket of balls, pitching machine, 2 bases 1. Set up the pitching machine at home plate and aim it for fly balls. 2. Put a base in CF and a...
Teaches hitters to load properly, separate their stride from their swing, and trust their eyes by tracking a small ball. Equipment: Bucket of small wiffle balls, swiftstick Players needed: 1 1. Have the batter pick up the swiftstick so they can take a zillion swings...
I worked with pitchers today and ran a drill that I blogged about a week ago — it’s fun as the player has to have a strong glove hand. The player receives a ball in the glove hand – the coach hands them another ball at a nice extension position and...
