Fielding Infield

Slow Rollers Fungo

Instructions

• Players are at least 60 feet away from the coach in a line (or in the infield positions)
• 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)
• 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 Intermediate
  • Age Range 6-18 years
  • Equipment Needed
    • Gloves
    • Bat
    • Bucket of baseballs