On knees No glove
- Begin on knees with glove off.
- Short distance dirt balls
- Control body and square up ball.
- Focus on body being cupped.
- Focus on absorbing the ball.
- Begin on middle pitch then add inside/outside
Secondary to blocking
- Break down from secondary.
- Push glove into ground.
- Focus on body position being cupped.
- Absorb the ball.
- Keep glove pushed down, catch ball with chest.
- Begin on middle pitch then add inside/outside
Strike and block
- Start in secondary position.
- Strike/block/strike/block
- Every pitch, switch from receive to block.
- Mix up the pattern of receive/block the last few reps
Block and retrieve
- Start in secondary position.
- Block ball and retrieve it.
- Get body over ball, rake with both hands
- Set feet to throw to base.
Rapid Fire
- Start in secondary.
- 7 rapid dirt balls.
- Block and bounce back to secondary.
Point and block
- Start in Secondary.
- Coach points in/out/middle.
- Break down to block, and pop back into secondary.
Catcher mirror
- 2 catchers begin facing each other
- 1 catcher breaks down to block and the other catcher mirrors it.
- Lead catchers tries to move faster than catcher following.
Fungo receiving
- Begin about 80' away.
- Coach hits ball with fungo.
- Focus on receiving and blocking.
- This replicates live ball movement and velocity.
- But allows extra time to read the ball and get to it.
- This is a great way to work on tags at the plate.