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