Hand exchange
- Begin on knees playing catch.
- Focus on hand exchange, keeping hands up, elbow down.
- Focus on pointing front shoulder towards target.
- Drop glove knee, keep backside tall.
- This drill can be done with medicine ball individually.
- Also a good way for 2 catchers to warm up.
Hand exchange to power line
- Begin in secondary position.
- Receive pitch.
- Complete hand exchange and pop into throwing position.
- Align feet with target and check body position.
- Stay in your legs, bent knees and low front and tall back side.
- This drill can be done with the medicine ball.
bucket throws
- Begin sitting on a bucket, glove side shoulder pointing towards 2nd, facing the person feeding you.
- The idea of the drill is to create quick hands with a clean and complete hand exchange to ball above ear and arm finishing across the body.
- Increase feeders speed with reps to the point of rapid fire drill.
45 degree throws
- Begin standing with front shoulder pointing to 2nd base facing the feeder.
- Focus on quick hand exchange, and complete throw down.
90 degree throws
- Begin with your back to 2nd base standing, facing the feeder.
- Along with hand exchange, pop your feet into power line with 2nd and throw down
Block and throw
- Begin in secondary position.
- Block Dirt ball.
- Retrieve ball with both hands.
- Set feet to throw to the base.
Rollers
- Start in your secondary
- Feeder will roll ball to you, forcing you to be patient and wait for the ball to get to you.
- Complete throw downs from knees and feet.
Throw downs
- Perform throws to each base.
- Throw from feet.
- Throw from knees.