Flat footed

[Coach904]

How to get a young Varsity team to not be flat footed on defense when ball is being pitched?

Drills or ideas?

 

[MoJo]

The “Auburn Hop”

The “Auburn Hop”

 

[Gags]

Set up the players in the field, or even just spaced apart indoors, stand behind a screen, and hit balls at them, but into the screen.

Tell them to treat your toss as the pitchers windup or release. This lets you see how everyone is reacting and positioning themselves to be ready at contact.

 

[BillyB]

That Auburn hop, or we always teach stay low and take a step in as the pitcher winds...then they will stay on the balls of their feet.

 

[Cornbread]

Creep step, work on it in practice when hitting ground balls. Yell “creep” as you throw the ball up to hit. You want creep step as the ball is approaching home plate. If you creep while the pitcher is winding up then you are flat footed again by the time the ball is put in play. Glove at your waist, not on the ground (especially for 1B and 3B) so they have more range on line drives hit right at them (if glove is on ground, a line drive slightly over their head may not get caught due to having to go from glove on ground).

 

[BillyB]

Creep step, work on it in practice when hitting ground balls. Tell “creep” as you throw the ball up to hit. You want creep step as the ball is approaching home plate. If you creep while the pitcher is winding up then you are flat footed again by the time the ball is put in play. Glove at your waist, not on the ground (especially for 1B and 3B) so they have more range on line drives hit right at them (if glove is on ground, a line drive slightly over their head may not get caught due to having to go from glove on ground).

Yes

 

[angispeds]

How to get a young Varsity team to not be flat footed on defense when ball is being pitched?

Drills or ideas?

Teach them the auburn hop


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