Team Drills Infield

Pirate Drill

Instructions

• Infield is at all positions except pitcher, 2 players at each position, catchers in full gear
• Coaches are set up on either side of home plate to hit ground balls to infield
• Coaches will hit across each other, so that the balls cross paths
• Coach 1 Rotation (Make sure players stay out of the way of throws!) Coach 1 hits fungo to third baseman Third baseman turns a double play with the second baseman at second Second baseman throws to the first baseman at the screen First baseman at the screen throws ball back to catcher 1
• Coach 2 Rotation (Make sure players stay out of the way of throws!) Coach 2 hits fungo groundball to shortstop (shortstop plays deep) Shortstop throws ball to first baseman at first base First baseman throws ball back to catcher 2
• Players rotate at their positions until each coach has gone through a bucket of baseballs

At a Glance
  • Duration 20 minutes
  • Players 2 players
  • Difficulty Advanced
  • Age Range 6-18 years
  • Equipment Needed
    • 2 fungo hitters (coaches)
    • 2 buckets of baseballs
    • Moveable screen