Four in One

A softball or baseball practice drill.

Purpose: To work on scoops, short hops, bloopers, and relays. This drill teaches aggressiveness and is a good conditioning drill when the line is not too long.

Procedure: Players stand in a single-file line about 20 feet from a tosser. They all complete each drill before moving to the next.

1. The first player runs toward the tosser and scoops a rolling ground ball. The fielder tosses the ball back and returns on the run to the end of the line. All in line complete drill #1 before the tosser starts the next drill (#2).

2. For drill #2 each player, in turn, fields a short hop, tosses the ball back, and returns to the end of the line.

3. In drill #3 each player fields a blooper, diving if necessary. The tosser simply pops (tosses) the ball up before the charging fielder. The fielder tosses the ball back and returns to the end of the line.

4. In the last drill players work on the relay throw. The first ball is a grounder that the fielder tosses back to the tosser. The fielder then turns to chase a ball thrown over her head. She gets the ball and hits the relay, who is the next person in line. The relay has moved out from the line and is waving her arms and calling for the ball. The relay makes the relay throw, then turns and runs toward the tosser to field a ground ball and continue the drill.

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