Category: Infield
Type: Drill
TWO HANDS WHEN YOU CAN
As a Tee-ball Coach working with beginners we do our best to come up with catch phrases or anything that will help them remember how it feels to do it right. One of the ways I have found that helps the youngsters in remembering to field the ball with two hands is simply with two rubber bands. Simply tie the rubber bands together forming a figure 8 and put them around both wrists, you can have several sets of these so you can do this drill quicker. Each player takes 5-10 grounders, and as they field each ball, they obviously can not throw so you have them move their feet and body into a throwing position. The rubber bands help make them keep their hands together by the resistance of the rubber bands. This will help in getting them to use both hands together to feild the ball. After you have done this, take the rubber bands off, and have them do the drill again. This time, have the kids make their throw. It is amazing how well this drill works. Another benefit of the two hands drill, is helping younger kids who cant quite "squeeze" the glove yet, or have a new glove not yet broken making it difficult to keep the ball from "popping out."
Note: Obviously you must be careful to properly supervise young kids with the potential for horseplay with rubber bands.
Submitted by: David Combs
|
|
|
