Description of Drills

INFIELD

Participants will participate in unique posture, quickness, and flexibility training. Take part in mental-game training and actions, glove-work, range, IQ, instinct and reaction training. You can only learn this from players and coaches that have played the game. That’s why we make sure all of our staff are made up of individuals that have played at a high level.

INFIELD / Infield Specialized Drills

Breakdown the infield positions by using unique infield drills.  Playing infield is a very important position. 99.9% is getting yourself ready for the next play, and visualizing the ball being hit to you, and you making the play.

You have to have the ability to read, recognize and react unconsciously, with precision, within less than a second. Playing the infield is about consistently executing both routine and great plays without thought and little effort. It’s like hitting. You don’t have time to tell yourself to get your hands inside the ball when the pitcher throws it. You have work to do something thousand times, for it to become muscle memory

Chalk talk Topics that will be discussed with all players.

• Range Training
• Glove-work/Actions Training
• Footwork Training
• Posture Training
• Muscle Memory Training
• Reaction Training
• MUCH MORE

OUTFIELD

• Anticipation
• Footwork
• The importance of pre pitch
• First Step
• Taking Proper angles
• Running to a spot
• Outfield communications drills
• Learning how to read swings and playing to the strength of the batter
• Anticipating where the ball will be hit according to the speed of the pitch and the count.
• All players will keep a daily journal of workouts and keep track of the improvements and things they have worked on, and things need to take back home and keep applying it on a daily bases.

HITTING WITH A PURPOSE

• Understanding your strength and weaknesses at the Hitter
• Understanding your swing  and where in the batters box could you stand to be more successful. A lot don’t pay attention to where they stand in the box.  Your distance from the plate and if you like batting up in the box or back in the box is very important. Players are built different, extremities are longer or stronger, so you stand in the box where it will benefit you the best.
• Talk about learning how to hit with the count
• Learning how to look for certain pitches that you like on  certain counts
• Understand how and why we lay off certain pitches
• Making adjustments throughout your at bat!
• Confidence starts on deck
• Explain the importance of having confidence on deck and how to visualize yourself driving the ball and   barreling the ball
• The importance of hitting the ball hard somewhere and not just wanting to get a hit
• Definition of using the whole field when up to bat AND why
• Define hitting the ball where is pitch
• Hit with the count and keep count leverage throughout your at bat : EXPLAIN
• Don’t be a slave stay and why

We want to help each player become a better and smarter player.  Baseball is 80% mental and 20% talent. The sessions will be tailored for players to learn more about their game and how they can go home and apply what they’ve learned.