Skill Set: Hitting

Difficulty Level: Medium

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

Average Time to Complete: 5 minutes

Equipment Required: Tee, baseballs, net or screen to hit into, angled force plate

Goal: Hit the ball back up the middle, keeping the body weight inside the back foot

Description of the Drill:

• Tee set up in front of the middle of the plate
• Hitter sets up even with the plate, while partner places a ball on the tee
• Angled force plate is placed under the back foot
• Objective is to hit the ball back up the middle using a standard loading pattern and stride, while keeping the hitter’s body weight inside the back foot
• The angle of the force plate will prevent hitters from drifting backwards and losing their center of gravity
• Great drill for a hitter that leaks weight onto or outside of their back front during the loading phase
• Partners switch after 5 swings

Add Difficulty:

• To add a degree of difficulty, the hitter can also move the tee to different contact point heights (low, middle, high)