Fielding
Infield
1st Base Off Bag
Instructions
• Players is on 1st base, slightly in front of the bag as if they were keeping a runner on the bag
• Coach is at home plate with a bucket of baseballs and a bat
• 1 st baseman shuffles off of the bag to get into their fielding position
• Focus should be on making good athletic shuffles to get into position to field a groundball, not running and crossing the feet
• Coach waits until the player has taken 1 shuffle off of the bag and hits them a groundball
• 1 st baseman fields the ground ball and tosses it off to the side
• Coach hits the 1 st baseman groundballs until they have had 10 repetitions (players may rotate if more than one 1st baseman)
At a Glance
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Duration 5 minutes
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Players 1-2 players
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Difficulty Intermediate
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Age Range 6-18 years
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Equipment Needed
- Gloves
- Bucket of baseballs
- Base
- Fungo bat