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Rolled-Ball Ready Position
Tee-ball / early 8U. Cones, rolled balls, glove on the ground before the ball gets there.
fieldingallfull-team8 min
Bring
- 6 cones
- Softies or tennis balls
- Gloves. No bats.
Host
Outfield grass is fine. 8-12 kids. Two coaches if you have them. 8 minutes. Perfect rainy-day gym drill.
Prep
- Two cone gates, 8 feet wide, 15 feet from the coach.
- Kids in two lines.
- Glove on the ground in the gate before you roll.
Run
- Kid steps into the gate, glove down, eyes up.
- Coach rolls. Field. Two-hand cover. Hold it up.
- Jog the ball back to the bucket, next kid is already in the gate.
- No throwing yet. Catching the roll is the whole drill.
Say
- Glove down first.
- Alligator.
- Eyes on the ball.
Watch for
- Standing up to field.
- Looking at the coach instead of the ball.
- One-hand stab.
Harder / easier
- Easier: roll from 10 feet.
- Harder: add a 10-foot underhand toss to a partner after the field.
Why this one
The 7-year-old who still picks the ball up with the throwing hand.
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