Flyball Drill

Purpose:

• Teach fielders how to catch a fly ball.

Equipment:

• Balls, Players

Drill:

• Setup a line of players and hit low flyballs to start.
• Teach proper footwork, back until you reach the spot where to ball can be caught over the head.
• Keep one foot behind the other, take a step forward and with the glove above the should fingers up catch th eball in the pocket.
• As players gain confidence increase th edistance and height of the flyballs.
• Tip - for new players wiffleballs can be used or large playground balls to teach catching above the shoulder.

Result:

• Fielders become better at catching flyballs and converting outs.
• Players learn to go on balls and gain confidence for game situations.