Fielding Infield

Shuffle Gather Throw Fungo

Instructions

• Players are at least 60 feet away from the coach in a line (or in the infield positions), one player at 1 st 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

At a Glance
  • Duration 10 minutes
  • Players 2-3 players
  • Difficulty Beginner
  • Age Range 6-18 years
  • Equipment Needed
    • Gloves
    • Bat
    • Bucket of baseballs