Baseball Infield Drills – Proper Body Position

Main Takeaways:

1. Be low to the ball
2. Elbows should start outside of the body with the ball being fielded with the hands away from the body.
3. Avoid crossing over the feet when throwing. Sometimes our feet get tangled on one another when we do that.
4. Shoulders are always pointed towards target

Coaches Notes:

1. Coaching to keep elbows outside the body and fielding the ball in front and away from the body helps the athlete to be able to make adjustments on unexpected hops.
2. If elbows are “into the body,” the arms can get restricted by contact with the legs. Focus on “free and easy” arms and hands.
3. Eye level – You can’t field what you can’t see well.
   • A head that moves a lot move the eyes of the athlete as well. If the eyes are moving/bouncing, etc., the ball will appear to be doing the same to the fielder. Soft eyes… controlled head.