LATERAL
PICK-UP WITH MIMIC
I use drill similar to the
lateral pick-up drill of Jamie Roberts. Instead of two players I use three,
one is the feeder, the second is the fielder and the third mimics the fielder
in all motions. The feeder starts by announcing the direction at first,
and both rolls and short hops the ball to the fielder who must field the
ball by funneling it into his glove showing "soft-hands", come to a throwing
position and return the ball to the feeder. The mimic follows all of the
fielders motions. Places are switched after 10-12 tosses. This gets more
fielders involved and enables me to watch the fielding fundamentals of
two players.
Submitted by: James Laudate