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Box drill: second baseman feeds
Infield
MediumAbout 5 min4 playersINF003
Second baseman's backhand flip for the double play, practised round a square of four.
Original drill sheet (INF003)
Set up
Four players in a square, about 5 m apart, one ball.
You need: Gloves, one ball
Steps
- Flip the ball backhand to the player on your throwing-hand side
- Throwing shoulder points at the target as you flip
- Receive with hand and glove together
- Keep it going round the square, ten flips each
Coaching points
- Toss to the chest, on a line
- Lock the wrist to take the spin off
- Hands together to receive
Adjust it
HarderSpeed it up, or add a step towards the bag before each flip.
