Fielding a groundball is a controlled, aggressive and graceful dance between the fielder and the ball. This dance needs to have a smooth flow and a sense of personal style to it. This flow and style is applied through rhythm. Dive into infield play enough and you’ll hear the term rhythm being thrown around, but … More Tempo + Pattern= Groundball Rhythm
If you’ve followed this blog you might know that I like to break the fielding process down into smaller phases for instructional and evaluating purposes. Each phase works in conjunction with the others, but one could be argued as the most influential in turning groundballs into outs. That phase is the approach phase. The approach … More Exploring Groundball Approach
This week we’re continuing to look into double play feeds from around the diamond by diving into left handed 1B double play feeds. You can check out the double play feed posts for 3B here, SS here and 2B here. These checkpoints for left handed 1B are similar to what we discussed with 3B. I … More 3 Checkpoints for Left Handed 1B Double Play Feeds
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