Defensive Stations - In and Out

• The following stations should be set up on a field or on throw down bases, with a coach hitting groundballs at the Shuffle Gather Throw Fungo and Slow Roller Fungo stations.
• Players are at least 60 feet away from the coach in a line (or in the infield positions), one player at 1st base
• Coach is near home plate, hits groundballs to players
• Players field ground ball, staying low, and come up to shuffle feet once, gather the ball in the throwing had, to throw to 1st base
• Players should stay under control when shuffling and get themselves in a better position to throw
• Players field and throw the ball, then rotate to the back of the line
• Coach hits groundballs so that each player receives 10 repetitions
• Coach is near home plate, hits slow rolling groundballs to players
• Players charge the slow rolling ground ball, staying low to field it under control with two hands, and fake a throw to the 1st baseman
• Players should stay under control so that they can break down and field the ball (don’t charge so fast that the player is out of control)
• The following stations should be set up on an open field, with a coach hitting balls at the Outfield Communication station and throwing fly balls at the Quarterback Angle Throw station.
• 1 player in each outfield positions, other outfielders in lines behind them
• Coach at home plate hits pop flies, ground balls, and line drives between left and center field, and right and center field (alternate every other hit)
• The players that the ball is hit between must communicate with each other to call for the ball (“BALL BALL BALL!”)
• The player that calls for the ball should field it and throw it back in to the coach, while the other player should back them up, making sure the ball gets stop...