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Pick Ups

  Posted Apr 20/20 by Shawn Lockhart for Better Coaches

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Objective

  • Improve players' footwork and reaction time.
  • Emphasize quick lateral movement

Equipment

  • Baseballs (2-3)
  • Cones
  • Gloves

Description

  • Have players pair up and position themselves 6-10 feet apart (one player assumes fielding postion while other kneels down).
  • Tosser (player kneeling) rolls ball approximately 5-6 feet to the right of the fielder who moves laterally to field the ball and throw it underhand back to the tosser.
  • Tosser then rolls ball in the same fashion to the players left.
  • Players do this for 10-30 repetitions then switch.

Tips

  • For younger players it may be easier for one of the coaches to act as the tosser.
  • Be sure fielder picks up the ball successfully before tossing the next ball.
 

 
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