Skill Set: Infield

Difficulty Level: Easy

Number of Athletes and Coaches: 1-2 athletes and 1 coach, or 2 athletes as partners

Average Time to Complete: 30 seconds

Equipment Required: Balls and gloves

Goal: Keep feet planted, glove out front, eyes on the ball and follow it into the glove

Description of the Drill:

• Partners 15 feet apart facing each other in defense ready position
• Players keep feet planted in the defense ready position
• Partners throw short hops to each other
• Receiving partner keeps their feet planted and their glove out front
• Receiving partner keeps their eyes on the ball and follows it into their glove, catching it immediately after the bounce
• Partners throw grounders back and forth to each other until each partner has had 5 repetitions

Add Difficulty:

• To add a degree of difficulty, players can also field without a glove, one handed or two handed