[00:01] is we're just going to talk about fielding we're going to talk at the
[00:02] fielding we're going to talk at the proper fielding position
[00:03] proper fielding position but we're going to talk about how to get
[00:05] but we're going to talk about how to get into the proper fielding position
[00:08] into the proper fielding position but also what do we do prior to
[00:11] but also what do we do prior to actually fielding the ground ball or
[00:12] actually fielding the ground ball or catching the ball so we're going to take
[00:14] catching the ball so we're going to take quinn and we're going to talk about the
[00:16] quinn and we're going to talk about the pre-pitch positioning or the prep step
[00:18] pre-pitch positioning or the prep step that's how we get ready before and as
[00:21] that's how we get ready before and as the ball's getting
[00:22] the ball's getting delivered to the plate so we want to
[00:24] delivered to the plate so we want to make sure that
[00:25] make sure that we are not on our heels this is one of
[00:27] we are not on our heels this is one of the positions that we were taught
[00:28] the positions that we were taught when we were little they said this was
[00:30] when we were little they said this was the best position to be in well
[00:32] the best position to be in well this is not really that good of a
[00:33] this is not really that good of a position okay it looks like we're ready
[00:35] position okay it looks like we're ready but the weight's on our heels and we're
[00:37] but the weight's on our heels and we're not ready to move
[00:39] not ready to move so what we want to do is almost like
[00:40] so what we want to do is almost like think of ourselves like you watch a
[00:42] think of ourselves like you watch a tennis player they're getting ready to
[00:44] tennis player they're getting ready to to return a serve that's 114 120 miles
[00:47] to return a serve that's 114 120 miles an hour
[00:47] an hour they're on their balls to their feet
[00:49] they're on their balls to their feet they're getting side to side and as the
[00:51] they're getting side to side and as the ball is being struck by the tennis
[00:53] ball is being struck by the tennis racquet
[00:53] racquet they're hopping so that they can then
[00:55] they're hopping so that they can then move into either direction that they
[00:57] move into either direction that they want to go
[00:57] want to go through so what we're going to do with
[00:59] through so what we're going to do with quinn right here we're going to get into
[01:01] quinn right here we're going to get into the ready position we're going to get
[01:02] the ready position we're going to get ready
[01:03] ready and i'm going to take a ball i'm going
[01:06] and i'm going to take a ball i'm going to toss it up
[01:07] to toss it up right when it hits my glove quinn's
[01:09] right when it hits my glove quinn's going to be
[01:10] going to be landing his feet onto the ground so he's
[01:12] landing his feet onto the ground so he's going to watch the flow of the ball
[01:14] going to watch the flow of the ball and as it's going up once it lands he's
[01:17] and as it's going up once it lands he's then going to hop so watch here we go
[01:19] then going to hop so watch here we go ready boom he's in his position he's
[01:21] ready boom he's in his position he's watching the baseball
[01:23] watching the baseball i can keep on talking and he's just
[01:25] i can keep on talking and he's just watching one thing
[01:26] watching one thing he's watching the ball 114 pitches a
[01:29] he's watching the ball 114 pitches a game
[01:29] game this happens 114 times a game most
[01:33] this happens 114 times a game most errors are made
[01:34] errors are made when kids aren't paying attention the
[01:36] when kids aren't paying attention the balls hit they hear the ball hit the bat
[01:38] balls hit they hear the ball hit the bat and then they're reacting so we have to
[01:40] and then they're reacting so we have to make sure for 114 times
[01:42] make sure for 114 times our players are doing this all game long
[01:45] our players are doing this all game long so that's the pre-pitch position that's
[01:47] so that's the pre-pitch position that's a great way to get all 12 of your kids
[01:49] a great way to get all 12 of your kids have them locked in on making sure that
[01:52] have them locked in on making sure that when the ball is in the air
[01:53] when the ball is in the air they're all hopping so that's the
[01:55] they're all hopping so that's the pre-pitch position now we're going to
[01:57] pre-pitch position now we're going to talk about the fielding position
[01:59] talk about the fielding position okay one of the easiest ways to teach
[02:01] okay one of the easiest ways to teach this is we want to put our elbows on our
[02:03] this is we want to put our elbows on our knees
[02:05] knees so if we put our elbows on our knees
[02:07] so if we put our elbows on our knees this kind of makes sure
[02:09] this kind of makes sure that our butt's out and our body is down
[02:12] that our butt's out and our body is down okay we're going to take our hands and
[02:14] okay we're going to take our hands and we're going to dart them out in front of
[02:15] we're going to dart them out in front of us
[02:16] us we had a good question the other day
[02:18] we had a good question the other day does anybody use the alligator anymore
[02:20] does anybody use the alligator anymore do people still do the alligator some
[02:22] do people still do the alligator some guys didn't even know what the alligator
[02:23] guys didn't even know what the alligator was
[02:24] was what the alligator is is when this hand
[02:27] what the alligator is is when this hand is directly on top like you're chomping
[02:29] is directly on top like you're chomping down like an alligator's mouth
[02:31] down like an alligator's mouth this is what the alligator move is we
[02:33] this is what the alligator move is we used to teach this for years because it
[02:34] used to teach this for years because it was the easiest thing
[02:36] was the easiest thing to get the players to understand
[02:37] to get the players to understand alligator mouth put the lid on the pot
[02:40] alligator mouth put the lid on the pot one hand over top chomp down on the ball
[02:42] one hand over top chomp down on the ball eat the ball an
[02:43] eat the ball an easy way for a younger ball player to
[02:46] easy way for a younger ball player to understand
[02:47] understand how to catch the ball with two hands a
[02:49] how to catch the ball with two hands a more advanced way to do it is
[02:51] more advanced way to do it is it's like 11 o'clock one o'clock if you
[02:53] it's like 11 o'clock one o'clock if you were to take your arm
[02:55] were to take your arm and kind of relax it this is what would
[02:56] and kind of relax it this is what would happen my thumb would be more in 11
[02:58] happen my thumb would be more in 11 o'clock motion
[03:00] o'clock motion and my arm is a little bit in this
[03:01] and my arm is a little bit in this position so i'm a little bit staggered
[03:04] position so i'm a little bit staggered in this direction here so that's where
[03:06] in this direction here so that's where we're actually gonna field but
[03:07] we're actually gonna field but there's nothing wrong with teaching the
[03:09] there's nothing wrong with teaching the younger guys what the alligator is
[03:11] younger guys what the alligator is because their gloves down now if you
[03:14] because their gloves down now if you actually get into this position and you
[03:16] actually get into this position and you watch me
[03:17] watch me my muscles are getting tense when i'm in
[03:19] my muscles are getting tense when i'm in this position
[03:20] this position i can't move that well and i'm getting
[03:21] i can't move that well and i'm getting stuck okay
[03:23] stuck okay once i go like this it makes it that
[03:25] once i go like this it makes it that much easier to field
[03:26] much easier to field and it's an easier move so that's what
[03:29] and it's an easier move so that's what the alligator is
[03:30] the alligator is there's nothing there's nothing wrong
[03:31] there's nothing there's nothing wrong with teaching that and then guys you're
[03:33] with teaching that and then guys you're just going to kind of tilt over into the
[03:34] just going to kind of tilt over into the other way so
[03:35] other way so that's the fielding position um what
[03:38] that's the fielding position um what we're going to do is
[03:39] we're going to do is we're actually going to walk over to the
[03:41] we're actually going to walk over to the balls and we're going to do this
[03:42] balls and we're going to do this straight line
[03:43] straight line we'll do a straight line drill first so
[03:45] we'll do a straight line drill first so we talked about how to field it
[03:47] we talked about how to field it how to get into our position let's go
[03:49] how to get into our position let's go quinn so we're going to go from
[03:51] quinn so we're going to go from standing up in our relaxed position once
[03:53] standing up in our relaxed position once i clap my hands
[03:55] i clap my hands quinn's going to go right down into the
[03:56] quinn's going to go right down into the position ready we're up we're nice and
[03:58] position ready we're up we're nice and relaxed
[03:59] relaxed and ready we're up we're nice and
[04:02] and ready we're up we're nice and relaxed and
[04:04] relaxed and and you can do this with your entire
[04:05] and you can do this with your entire team have them all get into a sunlight
[04:07] team have them all get into a sunlight circle
[04:07] circle make sure they're getting into a good
[04:09] make sure they're getting into a good position to start with okay a lot of
[04:11] position to start with okay a lot of times with the younger guys
[04:12] times with the younger guys an easy way is to draw
[04:16] an easy way is to draw and create a triangle they call it the
[04:18] and create a triangle they call it the triangle because my feet are the base of
[04:20] triangle because my feet are the base of the triangle
[04:21] the triangle and my glove goes on the tip this is
[04:23] and my glove goes on the tip this is going to almost force
[04:25] going to almost force the alligator position we want to take
[04:28] the alligator position we want to take where our shoulder
[04:29] where our shoulder is and draw a straight line so it's
[04:32] is and draw a straight line so it's inside
[04:32] inside our left knee our gloves relaxed so
[04:35] our left knee our gloves relaxed so that's where
[04:36] that's where that other position that more advanced
[04:38] that other position that more advanced position we're going to be so it's more
[04:40] position we're going to be so it's more left eye that's where we ultimately want
[04:42] left eye that's where we ultimately want to feel the baseball because that way
[04:45] to feel the baseball because that way it's much easier to fire my body and get
[04:47] it's much easier to fire my body and get myself going
[04:48] myself going towards first base so so we hear a lot
[04:50] towards first base so so we hear a lot of coaches say charge the ball
[04:52] of coaches say charge the ball but charge the ball to a little kid
[04:54] but charge the ball to a little kid might mean sprint right at it
[04:55] might mean sprint right at it all right so we got a couple drills here
[04:57] all right so we got a couple drills here to demonstrate what charging the ball
[04:58] to demonstrate what charging the ball means
[04:59] means and what kind of moving towards the
[05:01] and what kind of moving towards the baseball means baseball our softball and
[05:02] baseball means baseball our softball and trying to get as much momentum going
[05:04] trying to get as much momentum going towards first base as possible
[05:05] towards first base as possible okay because we never want to stop our
[05:06] okay because we never want to stop our feet as infielders so we call this drill
[05:08] feet as infielders so we call this drill just the line drill i have a line drawn
[05:11] just the line drill i have a line drawn in between these three cones here
[05:13] in between these three cones here and all we're going to do is i'm going
[05:14] and all we're going to do is i'm going to have quinn set up if you guys want to
[05:16] to have quinn set up if you guys want to go right in front here you might get a
[05:17] go right in front here you might get a better angle
[05:19] better angle but we want to we want to have quinn
[05:20] but we want to we want to have quinn start with the with the cones
[05:22] start with the with the cones and the balls right between his feet so
[05:24] and the balls right between his feet so now as he's charging the ball most
[05:25] now as he's charging the ball most players when they hear charge the ball
[05:27] players when they hear charge the ball they'll sprint right at the ball
[05:28] they'll sprint right at the ball and they'll stop when they feel it so
[05:29] and they'll stop when they feel it so we're going to try to do is we're going
[05:31] we're going to try to do is we're going to stay on the right side of the line
[05:33] to stay on the right side of the line until we field it so in super slow
[05:35] until we field it so in super slow motion i'm in my ready position my
[05:37] motion i'm in my ready position my glove's relaxed
[05:38] glove's relaxed i'm gonna work up the right side of the
[05:39] i'm gonna work up the right side of the line and as i'm getting ready to field
[05:41] line and as i'm getting ready to field it i'm gonna go right
[05:43] it i'm gonna go right left and freeze then i'm gonna reset i'm
[05:45] left and freeze then i'm gonna reset i'm gonna work up the line
[05:47] gonna work up the line right left we're always trying to time
[05:49] right left we're always trying to time up every ground ball so that we field it
[05:50] up every ground ball so that we field it that ball hits our glove
[05:52] that ball hits our glove as our left foot hits the ground okay
[05:53] as our left foot hits the ground okay you can get four or five guys put them
[05:55] you can get four or five guys put them in a line
[05:56] in a line and this that this gets them to
[05:57] and this that this gets them to understand how to charge the ball and
[05:58] understand how to charge the ball and how to work to the ball
[05:59] how to work to the ball to get some momentum going towards first
[06:01] to get some momentum going towards first so he's gonna go nice and slow first
[06:02] so he's gonna go nice and slow first he's gonna work up the line
[06:04] he's gonna work up the line right left field next cone right left
[06:07] right left field next cone right left field
[06:09] field next one right left field you'll notice
[06:11] next one right left field you'll notice his feet are kind of working in like a
[06:12] his feet are kind of working in like a circular motion
[06:14] circular motion working towards first base the next step
[06:17] working towards first base the next step whether you're in the dirt or you're on
[06:18] whether you're in the dirt or you're on turf
[06:19] turf is i draw another set of lines here
[06:23] is i draw another set of lines here for the next step so we go right left
[06:25] for the next step so we go right left field and then the next step is right
[06:27] field and then the next step is right left throw
[06:28] left throw so in slow motion it's going to look
[06:29] so in slow motion it's going to look like this right left field
[06:32] like this right left field right left throw and my feet always work
[06:34] right left throw and my feet always work towards my target again i'm working up
[06:35] towards my target again i'm working up the line
[06:36] the line right left field right left throw so
[06:38] right left field right left throw so he's going to demonstrate it
[06:49] right left right left and this is a great drill to do
[06:50] great drill to do first day of practice to get your guys
[06:51] first day of practice to get your guys to understand what it means to charge
[06:53] to understand what it means to charge the ball
[06:54] the ball what it means for left foot timing or
[06:56] what it means for left foot timing or how to time up that ground ball every
[06:57] how to time up that ground ball every time it's hit to us
[06:59] time it's hit to us once your players understand the line
[07:00] once your players understand the line drill and how to really work through the
[07:02] drill and how to really work through the ball
[07:03] ball we have the three cone drill we do this
[07:05] we have the three cone drill we do this one a lot so me as a coach i'm gonna
[07:06] one a lot so me as a coach i'm gonna have a line of
[07:07] have a line of four or five guys quinn's going to set
[07:09] four or five guys quinn's going to set up right behind the last cone
[07:12] up right behind the last cone what quinn's going to do just like that
[07:13] what quinn's going to do just like that drill there we're going to work on
[07:14] drill there we're going to work on getting around the cones
[07:16] getting around the cones and then as he's working around i'm
[07:17] and then as he's working around i'm going to roll it and he's going to
[07:18] going to roll it and he's going to freeze when he feels it
[07:20] freeze when he feels it notice again focusing on that left foot
[07:22] notice again focusing on that left foot timing let's do it again bud
[07:23] timing let's do it again bud so he's going to start in the back he's
[07:25] so he's going to start in the back he's going to work around the cones
[07:27] going to work around the cones right left freeze perfect so he's always
[07:29] right left freeze perfect so he's always timing the ball
[07:30] timing the ball up as the left foot's hitting the ground
[07:32] up as the left foot's hitting the ground go ahead
[07:33] go ahead working around right left perfect now
[07:35] working around right left perfect now the next step to this
[07:37] the next step to this we will go right left he's going to go
[07:38] we will go right left he's going to go right left field and shuffle towards
[07:40] right left field and shuffle towards towards first base for the younger guys
[07:41] towards first base for the younger guys we call it hopping on the skateboard
[07:43] we call it hopping on the skateboard hopping on the surfboard whatever you're
[07:44] hopping on the surfboard whatever you're gonna you know whatever's gonna stick
[07:46] gonna you know whatever's gonna stick with them to get their feet and
[07:47] with them to get their feet and checkpoints lined up at first base
[07:49] checkpoints lined up at first base so he's gonna go around it right left
[07:50] so he's gonna go around it right left field right left throw perfect
[07:53] field right left throw perfect same thing we'll do two more around the
[07:56] same thing we'll do two more around the cones
[07:57] cones right left field right left good again
[07:59] right left field right left good again he's always using two hands
[08:01] he's always using two hands and he's feeling it inside his left foot
[08:03] and he's feeling it inside his left foot right left field
[08:04] right left field right left throw good once you once your
[08:05] right left throw good once you once your guys get the concept of the drill
[08:07] guys get the concept of the drill you can set up a net and actually have
[08:09] you can set up a net and actually have them throw you can go rapid fire
[08:10] them throw you can go rapid fire and again it's way more productive
[08:12] and again it's way more productive having you know four or five guys doing
[08:13] having you know four or five guys doing this drill
[08:14] this drill four or five guys doing a line drill
[08:16] four or five guys doing a line drill four or five guys doing the
[08:17] four or five guys doing the prep step drill or prep step timing
[08:19] prep step drill or prep step timing drill ten minutes each
[08:21] drill ten minutes each first day of practice instead of just
[08:22] first day of practice instead of just assuming they're gonna be able to field
[08:23] assuming they're gonna be able to field ground balls
[08:24] ground balls and whacking fungos adam on day one
[08:27] and whacking fungos adam on day one any questions well first of all the
[08:29] any questions well first of all the question is right side of the line is
[08:31] question is right side of the line is that for third baseman as well
[08:32] that for third baseman as well yeah so that's it's definitely the same
[08:34] yeah so that's it's definitely the same for third baseman everything's the exact
[08:35] for third baseman everything's the exact exactly the same third base shortstop
[08:37] exactly the same third base shortstop and second
[08:38] and second for first base it would depend on
[08:39] for first base it would depend on whether or not he's a lefty or righty
[08:41] whether or not he's a lefty or righty for for a right-handed first baseman if
[08:43] for for a right-handed first baseman if he's fielding that ball and going
[08:45] he's fielding that ball and going towards first base
[08:46] towards first base or he's feeling the ball and getting
[08:47] or he's feeling the ball and getting ready to flip to the pitcher who's
[08:48] ready to flip to the pitcher who's covering first base
[08:49] covering first base i would do the exact same thing a lot of
[08:51] i would do the exact same thing a lot of times i tell my first baseman just get
[08:52] times i tell my first baseman just get wide
[08:53] wide and smother the ball all right we don't
[08:54] and smother the ball all right we don't have to get a ton of momentum going
[08:56] have to get a ton of momentum going towards our target
[08:57] towards our target we don't have to be too pretty okay i
[08:59] we don't have to be too pretty okay i tell first baseman nice and wide
[09:00] tell first baseman nice and wide you can feel it out in front with one
[09:02] you can feel it out in front with one hand you can feel it with two but for my
[09:04] hand you can feel it with two but for my righties i would say the same thing we
[09:05] righties i would say the same thing we kind of work around the ball
[09:06] kind of work around the ball we go right left field and then we might
[09:08] we go right left field and then we might be flipping to that pitcher
[09:09] be flipping to that pitcher covering the bag for lefties it's just
[09:11] covering the bag for lefties it's just the opposite so if i'm a lefty i'm gonna
[09:13] the opposite so if i'm a lefty i'm gonna try to demonstrate this with a righty
[09:14] try to demonstrate this with a righty glove
[09:15] glove it would be the same thing but the
[09:16] it would be the same thing but the opposite direction so i would work up
[09:18] opposite direction so i would work up the left side of the line i would go
[09:20] the left side of the line i would go left right field
[09:21] left right field get the ball out and then flip it to my
[09:23] get the ball out and then flip it to my pitcher
[09:24] pitcher perfect any other ones
[09:27] perfect any other ones another drill we love to do you guys
[09:28] another drill we love to do you guys come on over here for your players that
[09:30] come on over here for your players that get a little bit more advanced we love
[09:31] get a little bit more advanced we love using the paddles
[09:33] using the paddles so quinn's gonna put this paddle on his
[09:34] so quinn's gonna put this paddle on his hand i think we get these things for
[09:36] hand i think we get these things for like 15 bucks online they're super cheap
[09:38] like 15 bucks online they're super cheap but they're really good at teaching your
[09:39] but they're really good at teaching your players how to secure the ball with two
[09:42] players how to secure the ball with two hands
[09:42] hands um a lot of times as your players get
[09:44] um a lot of times as your players get older we want to teach them not to catch
[09:45] older we want to teach them not to catch the ball as infielders
[09:46] the ball as infielders but to stop the ball all right so this
[09:49] but to stop the ball all right so this is a tough one we're just gonna roll out
[09:50] is a tough one we're just gonna roll out first so quinn's gonna get to his ready
[09:51] first so quinn's gonna get to his ready position
[09:52] position you're just gonna feel it and toss it
[09:53] you're just gonna feel it and toss it right back to me so nice and wide two
[09:55] right back to me so nice and wide two hands
[09:55] hands and he's just gonna pitch it right back
[09:57] and he's just gonna pitch it right back so once your players get used to
[09:59] so once your players get used to securing the ball with this
[10:00] securing the ball with this focusing on using two hands you can do
[10:02] focusing on using two hands you can do double plays with it you can roll out
[10:04] double plays with it you can roll out ground balls and have them throw it to
[10:05] ground balls and have them throw it to first base but again it focuses on that
[10:07] first base but again it focuses on that left foot timing and timing it up
[10:10] left foot timing and timing it up when the left foot hits the ground that
[10:11] when the left foot hits the ground that ball is hitting the paddle and they're
[10:13] ball is hitting the paddle and they're securing the ball with two hands
[10:15] securing the ball with two hands that's a great one another great drill
[10:17] that's a great one another great drill we do we use cones a lot guys
[10:20] we do we use cones a lot guys just because it kind of gives them a
[10:21] just because it kind of gives them a runway or
[10:23] runway or you know certain angles to take
[10:24] you know certain angles to take depending on where the balls hit
[10:26] depending on where the balls hit so to practice backhands i'm gonna have
[10:28] so to practice backhands i'm gonna have quinn set up at this front cone right
[10:30] quinn set up at this front cone right here
[10:31] here and you'll notice i have the cone set up
[10:32] and you'll notice i have the cone set up on an angle going deeper the reason we
[10:33] on an angle going deeper the reason we do that
[10:34] do that is because that ball is hit hard to our
[10:36] is because that ball is hit hard to our right or hard to our left
[10:38] right or hard to our left we want to take deeper angles to give
[10:39] we want to take deeper angles to give ourselves more time to field it so
[10:41] ourselves more time to field it so if i'm playing shortstop and there's a
[10:43] if i'm playing shortstop and there's a rocket hit to my right
[10:44] rocket hit to my right i don't want to just sprint straight
[10:46] i don't want to just sprint straight across the deeper i go the more
[10:48] across the deeper i go the more more time i have to feel the ball so
[10:49] more time i have to feel the ball so just to simulate it in slow motion
[10:51] just to simulate it in slow motion we're going to get to our ready position
[10:52] we're going to get to our ready position we're going to prep step he's going to
[10:54] we're going to prep step he's going to open up with the right foot take a
[10:55] open up with the right foot take a deeper
[10:56] deeper angle and there's really two ways to
[10:58] angle and there's really two ways to feel backhands
[10:59] feel backhands the first one with our feet lined up
[11:01] the first one with our feet lined up with first base
[11:03] with first base i love this one because from the time i
[11:04] i love this one because from the time i feel that my feet are set
[11:06] feel that my feet are set and then i push straight through towards
[11:08] and then i push straight through towards first are there going to be times where
[11:10] first are there going to be times where we fielded off our left foot absolutely
[11:12] we fielded off our left foot absolutely especially if we're on the run and
[11:13] especially if we're on the run and that's in that scenario we'll just field
[11:15] that's in that scenario we'll just field off our left
[11:16] off our left we'll replace our feet and get going
[11:18] we'll replace our feet and get going towards first base so
[11:19] towards first base so we'll just work on the first one here so
[11:21] we'll just work on the first one here so quinn you want to try to feel it inside
[11:22] quinn you want to try to feel it inside your right foot
[11:24] your right foot yep so you're starting at the front cone
[11:25] yep so you're starting at the front cone you can back up a little bit i'm gonna
[11:27] you can back up a little bit i'm gonna roll it to his backhand he's gonna get
[11:28] roll it to his backhand he's gonna get there
[11:29] there set up shuffle right towards first base
[11:36] he's gonna open up perfect the idea here guys is sprint to the spot
[11:38] the idea here guys is sprint to the spot try to beat the ball there
[11:40] try to beat the ball there and get those feet set up perfect
[11:43] and get those feet set up perfect you'll see a lot of players get to your
[11:45] you'll see a lot of players get to your backhand position
[11:47] backhand position right over here you'll see a lot of
[11:49] right over here you'll see a lot of players their feet are great
[11:50] players their feet are great right his feet right now are lined up
[11:53] right his feet right now are lined up with first base
[11:54] with first base but a lot of infielders when they go to
[11:56] but a lot of infielders when they go to field the backhand their glove works in
[11:58] field the backhand their glove works in the same direction that the
[11:59] the same direction that the that their feet are lined up with but
[12:01] that their feet are lined up with but the ball's traveling on this line
[12:03] the ball's traveling on this line so put both feet on that line for me
[12:05] so put both feet on that line for me perfect when we feel the backhand get a
[12:07] perfect when we feel the backhand get a little bit lower
[12:08] little bit lower we want our glove to work back through
[12:10] we want our glove to work back through the same direction
[12:11] the same direction that the ball's traveling we don't want
[12:13] that the ball's traveling we don't want the ball to be traveling in this
[12:14] the ball to be traveling in this direction and quinn's glove to be
[12:15] direction and quinn's glove to be working that way
[12:17] working that way there's not much room for error there so
[12:18] there's not much room for error there so we want our glove just a slight push
[12:20] we want our glove just a slight push back through the same direction that the
[12:22] back through the same direction that the ball is traveling
[12:24] ball is traveling any questions yeah there was a question
[12:27] any questions yeah there was a question here
[12:28] here about asking about glove work are you
[12:31] about asking about glove work are you going to actually talk
[12:32] going to actually talk i know you're talking about footwork but
[12:34] i know you're talking about footwork but are you all going to go over glove
[12:36] are you all going to go over glove position
[12:37] position when fielding a ground ball as in out in
[12:39] when fielding a ground ball as in out in front with palm
[12:40] front with palm not up and more perpendicular to the
[12:42] not up and more perpendicular to the ground and pushing through the ball
[12:43] ground and pushing through the ball yeah that's perfect quinn go on both
[12:45] yeah that's perfect quinn go on both knees right here for me
[12:46] knees right here for me just facing me so that's a great
[12:49] just facing me so that's a great question a lot of infielders
[12:51] question a lot of infielders logan murray great question logan thank
[12:53] logan murray great question logan thank you so separate your features a little
[12:54] you so separate your features a little bit
[12:55] bit a great way to work on glove work in the
[12:57] a great way to work on glove work in the beginning of practice is have guys
[12:58] beginning of practice is have guys partner up
[12:59] partner up and have them work on tossing the ball
[13:01] and have them work on tossing the ball back and forth so what we'll do first
[13:02] back and forth so what we'll do first we'll actually go with a bare hand a lot
[13:04] we'll actually go with a bare hand a lot of young players when they field ground
[13:06] of young players when they field ground balls
[13:06] balls they tend to scoop underneath the ball
[13:09] they tend to scoop underneath the ball and the back of their glove is on the
[13:10] and the back of their glove is on the ground
[13:10] ground but if i do that my glove looks like a
[13:13] but if i do that my glove looks like a ramp
[13:14] ramp all right so that ball might slide
[13:15] all right so that ball might slide straight up and pop out what we like to
[13:17] straight up and pop out what we like to do
[13:17] do is take the heel of our hand or our
[13:19] is take the heel of our hand or our wrist and push it forward just a little
[13:21] wrist and push it forward just a little bit so now you'll see the fingers on my
[13:22] bit so now you'll see the fingers on my glover
[13:23] glover are hanging straight down now i'm able
[13:25] are hanging straight down now i'm able to push
[13:27] to push back through that short hop a lot better
[13:28] back through that short hop a lot better so for quinn and i we're going to get to
[13:30] so for quinn and i we're going to get to a nice athletic position
[13:31] a nice athletic position butt's up chest is down and we're just
[13:33] butt's up chest is down and we're just gonna use our glove hand right here
[13:34] gonna use our glove hand right here and all we're gonna do is work through
[13:37] and all we're gonna do is work through that routine ground ball
[13:39] that routine ground ball and try to push push back through the
[13:40] and try to push push back through the short hop this is a great progression to
[13:42] short hop this is a great progression to do at the beginning of practice
[13:43] do at the beginning of practice and i love doing bare hand work because
[13:45] and i love doing bare hand work because if you can do it bare handed you can
[13:46] if you can do it bare handed you can definitely do it with your glove
[13:48] definitely do it with your glove so we'll do five in front and then we're
[13:49] so we'll do five in front and then we're gonna angle to the left so angle that
[13:51] gonna angle to the left so angle that the other way for me now we're gonna
[13:53] the other way for me now we're gonna work on four hands so we're just gonna
[13:55] work on four hands so we're just gonna push through nice and soft
[13:56] push through nice and soft awesome we wanna try to catch the ball
[13:58] awesome we wanna try to catch the ball on our fingertips and make sure when
[14:00] on our fingertips and make sure when your players are doing it they don't do
[14:01] your players are doing it they don't do that we don't want to scoop underneath
[14:02] that we don't want to scoop underneath it we want to push
[14:03] it we want to push soft right back through good nice and
[14:07] soft right back through good nice and soft
[14:07] soft chest is down a little bit lower quinn
[14:09] chest is down a little bit lower quinn there we go awesome last one
[14:12] there we go awesome last one and think about burying your head behind
[14:14] and think about burying your head behind your glove when you do this now we're
[14:15] your glove when you do this now we're going to switch to backhand this one's
[14:16] going to switch to backhand this one's tougher
[14:16] tougher think about taking your thumb and your
[14:18] think about taking your thumb and your pointer finger below the ball
[14:20] pointer finger below the ball if your arm straight that means you're
[14:22] if your arm straight that means you're not low enough if we're low enough
[14:23] not low enough if we're low enough we're going to have a little flex in our
[14:25] we're going to have a little flex in our elbow and we want to think about
[14:27] elbow and we want to think about pushing through like our elbow is a
[14:28] pushing through like our elbow is a hinge not our shoulder
[14:30] hinge not our shoulder okay so we're down low perfect and we're
[14:33] okay so we're down low perfect and we're gonna push back through try to bury your
[14:35] gonna push back through try to bury your head behind your glove
[14:40] that's all right so if you miss it we should miss it right back towards our
[14:42] should miss it right back towards our partner
[14:42] partner we shouldn't miss it and do one of these
[14:44] we shouldn't miss it and do one of these and scoop underneath it
[14:46] and scoop underneath it so again bend from the elbow use your
[14:47] so again bend from the elbow use your elbow like it's a hinge
[14:49] elbow like it's a hinge and we're gonna push back through once
[14:51] and we're gonna push back through once you do five of each then you can get the
[14:53] you do five of each then you can get the glove you can go on both knees
[14:54] glove you can go on both knees then you can go actually on your feet
[14:57] then you can go actually on your feet and and do the same drill but a great
[14:59] and and do the same drill but a great warm-up drill to get your guys going
[15:01] warm-up drill to get your guys going coach steve we've got one question by uh
[15:02] coach steve we've got one question by uh from jeff gustin
[15:04] from jeff gustin jeff gustin said backhands are tough
[15:05] jeff gustin said backhands are tough because they think all balls to the
[15:07] because they think all balls to the right
[15:08] right should be backhands but that's not true
[15:10] should be backhands but that's not true is it no definitely not
[15:12] is it no definitely not good question jeff i would say read the
[15:14] good question jeff i would say read the read the pace of the ball
[15:15] read the pace of the ball and you as a coach when you're rolling
[15:17] and you as a coach when you're rolling out back hands you can you can roll a
[15:19] out back hands you can you can roll a couple soft too because any ball that's
[15:20] couple soft too because any ball that's soft hit if we can get around it we want
[15:22] soft hit if we can get around it we want to try to get around it
[15:23] to try to get around it so you know as a coach hitting ground
[15:24] so you know as a coach hitting ground balls or rolling out ground balls while
[15:26] balls or rolling out ground balls while you're doing this drill
[15:27] you're doing this drill mix in a couple soft ones and then your
[15:29] mix in a couple soft ones and then your players will understand
[15:31] players will understand the softer the pace of the ball the more
[15:32] the softer the pace of the ball the more we want to work through it and try to
[15:34] we want to work through it and try to get in front of it