Fielding
Infield
High Choppers Fungo
Instructions
• Players at least 60 feet from coach (or in infield positions), in a line
• Players start in defensive ready position with knees bent, feet shoulder width apart
• Coach hits the ball so that it bounces high off of the ground and then takes a shorter hop
• Player moves towards the ball and fields the ball off of the short hop, as soon as it bounces off of the ground, and pushes their glove through the ball toward the coach
• Players place balls in a pile off to the side and get back in line
• Coach hits short hops to players until each player has had 10 repetitions
At a Glance
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Duration 10 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
- Balls
- Gloves
- Bucket of baseballs (tennis balls can be used)
- Fungo bat