Pirate Drill
• 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
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Duration 20 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
- 2 fungo hitters (coaches)
- 2 buckets of baseballs
- Moveable screen