• To improve players' footwork for ground balls.
• Give players an opportunity to practice picking up ground balls and throwing them to their left and right.

• Gloves
• 1-2 Baseballs
• Ball bucket
• Bases/Cones

• Position players in a triangle formation (cones may help for younger players).
• For the first part of the drill, the ball should be thrown to the left (Video 1).
• After a few trials, players can then switch and throw to their right (Video 2).
• See Diagram for outline of throwing pattern.

• Start with players close together. Once players' confidence has increased, increase the distance between the cones/bases.
• Emphasis should be placed on proper footwork, not throwing velocity.