LONG RANGE GROUNDERS

A softball or baseball ground ball drill.

Purpose: To get all the players to work on their range and diving.
Equipment: Softballs, bats, glove for each player
Procedure:

1. Have a coach and a bucket of balls at home plate and second base.
2. Have half the team at first and half a third.
3. The coaches will hit the ball just far enough so that the players have to extend to dive to field the ball.
4. To work on their forehands hit the ball to the left, to work on their backhands, hit the ball to their right.
5. This drill should be performed for a prescribed period of time or a designated number of repetitions.

Coaching Points:
# Staying low to the ground.
# Extending fully when diving.
# Taking the proper angle to the ball when diving

Article Source: http://www.sportspracticedrills.com

University of South Dakota Women’s Softball: www.usdcoyotes.com/sports/softball/

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