Fielding Infield

Short Fungo Circle Drill

Instructions

• Infield is at all positions except pitcher, catchers do not need gear, just gloves
• Coach draws a circles in the dirt 10-15 feet in front of position players
• Coach stands halfway between the infield and home plate and hits soft short distance fungos
• Infielders must field charge the slow rolling grounders to field them inside of the circle
• Repeat sequence with infielders starting inside the circle, and aggressively moving their feet to field the ball outside the circle
• Rotate around the field by hitting one groundball to each position, and repeat for all infield positions
• Two coaches can hit fungos, one to the left side and one to the right side.

At a Glance
  • Duration 10 minutes
  • Players 2 players
  • Difficulty Advanced
  • Age Range 6-18 years
  • Equipment Needed
    • 1 fungo hitter (coach)
    • Bucket of baseballs
    • Gloves
    • Infield with bases
    • Stop watch