Edinburgh Baseball Club

Club Training

Drop step cones

Outfield

EasyAbout 10 min1–6 + coachOUTF002

Drop step at an angle and stay inside the cone, then catch the fly ball thrown past it.

Original drill sheet (OUTF002)

Set up

Three cones in a triangle about 6 m apart. Coach 3 m in front of the point cone, players in a line behind the coach.

You need: Gloves, balls, three cones

Steps

Toss the coach your ball and set up behind the point cone
Coach points over a shoulder
Drop step back that way, staying inside the cone
Catch the fly ball thrown past the cone, back of the line, ten each

Coaching points

Step back with the foot on the side the coach points
Stay inside the cone
Coach alternates sides

Adjust it

Harder

Throw the fly balls further.