Minesweeper bunt drill for catchers

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One of a catcher’s responsibilities, whether in fastpitch softball or baseball, is playing the bunts that stay close to home. The catcher has to realize the situation, react quickly, pick up the ball cleanly, set her body, and make an accurate throw under pressure. The first step in this process, of course, is to teach […]

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One of a catcher’s responsibilities, whether in fastpitch softball or baseball, is playing the bunts that stay close to home. The catcher has to realize the situation, react quickly, pick up the ball cleanly, set her body, and make an accurate throw under pressure. The first step in this process, of course, is to teach […]

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One thing that I use to add to that drill is to stand behind the catcher then tell her set, pitch. I would then toss the ball from over her shoulder to random locations on the field trying to make it like a game situation when they have no idea where the ball will be going having to react to the location and the movement of the ball. Sometimes I would toss the ball up like the hitter popped the ball up.
 

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