Four-Corner Receiving is a drill to work on catching the baseball (basic receiving for beginning baseball players).  It is easy to execute, safe for beginning athletes, and can provide high quantity of repetitions in a small amount of time and space.  Goal is to teach receiving without danger or fear factor creeping in.

EXECUTION – Offered as a Quick Defense drill, each coach has four athletes in a single line.  First athlete steps in front of the cone with feet square to coach.  Coach tosses baseballs predictably through 4 spots:

1. Right Shoulder
2. Left Shoulder
3. Right Hip
4. Left Hip

DC KEYS

1. Predictable First – Verbally announce each number to athlete before tossing ball
2. Routine – Predictable, backwards, random
3. Increase Difficulty – Start glove at chest, no glove, no glove + tennis ball
4. Two-For-One – Try this: Put baseball in both hands. Swing both arms back, but toss only one. Unpredictable – look for athlete smiles in the video!!

EQUIPMENT LIST