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Box drill: shortstop feeds
Infield
MediumAbout 5 min4 playersINF005
Shortstop's underhand feed for the double play, practised round a square of four.
Original drill sheet (INF005)
Set up
Four players in a square, about 5 m apart, one ball.
You need: Gloves, one ball
Steps
- Underhand the ball to the player on your glove side
- Glove shoulder points at the target as you feed
- Receive with hand and glove together
- Keep it going round the square, ten feeds each
Coaching points
- Quick and on a line to the chest
- Show the ball early
- Hands together to receive
Adjust it
HarderSpeed it up, or start each feed from a fielded roller.
