By: Ron Bing, Puritas League, Cleveland, Ohio
Nothing complicated here, but it will allow you many reps in a very short period of time. Infielders take up their postions, including a pitcher and catcher. A coach acts as the batter, and the pitcher makes a delivery to the catcher. The coach has a ball in his hand, and after the pitch reaches the plate, he tosses the ball where he wants it to go. This is far superior to having a batter attempt to place the ball by actually hitting it. Set up particular situations, and have the outfielders and other pitchers act as baserunners. It has been my experience that too much time can be spent on bunt defense drills, because at the younger ages very few games are won or lost by the bunt. However, it is an area that needs to be worked on so that the players are familiar with their responsibilities should the situation arise.
Date: August 21, 1998 at 20:19