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Four-Cone Attack Grounders
Kids come through a cone lane, field out front, and finish the throw, stops the heel-sit.
fieldinginfieldsmall-group10-12 min
Bring
- 4 cones
- 1 bucket of baseballs or tennis balls
- 1 coach with a bat or just a roll hand
- Gloves on every infielder
Host
Foul line or any 40-foot patch of dirt. 6-10 kids. One coach. 10-12 minutes. No cage, no bases required.
Prep
- Set four cones in a 15-foot lane toward the coach.
- Kids in a single-file line behind the back cone.
- Coach 25-30 feet in front with the bucket.
- One player in the lane at a time. Next kid on deck.
Run
- On 'go', the fielder attacks through the cones, no waiting on the heels.
- Coach rolls or soft-hits a grounder into the lane.
- Field out front, right-left through the ball, throw back to the coach or a bucket.
- Fielder peels left. Next kid is already moving.
Say
- Come get it.
- Out front.
- Right-left through it.
Watch for
- Sitting back on the heels and letting the ball play them.
- Glove flipping up late instead of the pocket to the ball.
- Stopping the feet at contact.
Harder / easier
- Easier: roll tennis balls, walk-through the cones.
- Harder: coach hits, add a throw to a live first baseman.
Why this one
Kids who wait on grounders. Builds first-step and fielding out front.
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