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Infielder Drills
Brian Shoop
Birmingham-Southern College
Developing Soft Hands - Knee Drill Sequence, Flexion in elbow, eyes close to ball, field out front (infield)
The "Reach" Position - Feet 1 1/2 shoulder width apart, Flexed Knees, Flat back (balance ball), Hands (out front, glove eye, open and on the ground) (infield)
To Funnel or Stick - The short roll series Discusses the advantages of funneling or sticking the baseball and drills to develop proper technique. (infield)
Long Hop Series - Maintain the flat back with the hands out in front (infield)
Around The Chair Approach - Quick to the ball, controlled to field, active feet to throw, One hand freeze, Two hand freeze, Flow (infield)
Shadow approaches - Shadows are not just things in the dark. Build confidence and strengthen technique using these drills (infield).
Fungo Series - Count hops, 4.8 runner vs 4.2 runner (infield)
The Backhand - Backhands, Flat back, Glove open and out front with flexion in the elbow (infield).
Backhand drills - These drills help develop the infielders backhand catch (infield)
Glove Side - Get under the baseball with a flat back and flexion in the elbow (infield)
More Throwing Drills - The Bad throw drill and a Quick hands and feet drill to help round out your warm up session with an upbeat and fun drill series. (infield)
Throwing Basics - Starting with the basic throwing position and moving to drills to help develop throwing skills (infield)