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Players work on hitting the ball hard up the middle without even knowing it. It is advisable to use Jugs Lite Flite Balls ( or )when doing this indoors. Tosses the ball and tells the hitter to knock him off the chair.

#Shortstop drills full

Age appropriate: all ages.Ĭoach dresses in full catcher's gear and sits on a chair 10-15 feet from home plate. Make sure proper hitting mechanics are stressed at all times. Develop your own point systems for whatever concept you are teaching. Award a point for a hard ground ball up the middle, two points for a line drive up the middle and five points for a line drive up the middle that reaches the back wall of a cage or the gym. Age appropriate: ages 4-9.Īlmost any hitting drill can be turned into a contest using a point system. Coach can throw harder than normal if machines are not available. Players work on hitting the ball where it's pitched, bat control and developing a short swing to make contact. Batter must keep balls from going into the goal. Use a Jugs Lite Flite Machine ( )or a tennis ball machine to pitch. Set up a hockey or lacrosse goal as a backstop with a home plate in front of the net. It also can be done in an open gym using Jugs Lite Flite Balls with or without a Jugs Lite Flite Pitching Machine ( or plastic Quickballs ( Age appropriate: all ages. This can be done in an indoor cage using a pitching machine and Notice when corrections are needed and work on them during drill sessions.

Hitting is supposed to be fun, so let the kids have at it. As players get older it's okay to have them work on bunting, hit-and-runs and moving runners over during free hitting or batting practice. Coaching and tinkering are for drill work. This is what we call regular batting practice or live hitting. Remember that you can always substitute softer balls or plastic balls for hard baseballs when working inside. Some of these drills need to be adapted to the area in which you are working.

Of course these drills can be done outside as well.

We couldn't address every drill that can be done indoors in a relatively short article, so we wanted to provide you with a listing of drills we recommend that can be done inside.

#Shortstop drills how to

This month we updated an article we published last year with ideas about how to run an effective indoor practice.