Skill Set: Infield

Difficulty Level: Medium

Number of Athletes and Coaches: 1-2 athletes and 1 coach, or all 1st basemen and pitchers

Average Time to Complete: 5 minutes

Equipment Required: Gloves, bucket of baseballs, base, fungo bat

Goal: Focus on making a good flip on a line to the pitcher as they step on 1st base

Description of the Drill:

• Players is in fielding position at 1st base, pitcher on the mound
• Coach is at home plate with a bucket of baseballs and a bat
• Pitcher goes through a dry (without ball) pitching motion
• Coach hits a ground ball to the right of the 1st baseman after pitcher goes through dry pitching motion
• 1 st baseman fields the groundball while the pitcher is running to 1st base to cover the bag
• 1 st baseman flips the ball to the pitcher covering 1st base
• Focus on the 1st baseman making a good flip on a line to the pitcher covering 1st base, and the pitcher catching the ball with their foot on 1st base
• Pitcher tosses the ball off to the side and players get reset in their positions
• Coach hits the 1 st baseman groundballs until they have had 10 repetitions (players may rotate if more than one 1st baseman)