Ground Ball Quick Catch is a simple and effective drill to run during Quick Defense.  It helps to develop basic hands and feet baseball-athleticism and provides the opportunity to train many repetitions quickly and in small space.

EXECUTION – With athletes at the warm up cones, the goal would be for each coach to have a maximum of four athletes.  That said, coach rolls a ground ball, tosses a quick catch, ground ball, quick catch… rotate.  Work through the line 3-4 times so that each athlete has gotten ample repetitions and move into Drills / Station Instruction.

• Ground Ball Coaching Verbals: Fielding triangle, alligator hands, POP footwork.
• Quick Catch Coaching Verbals: Handcuffs, footwork, reset.

DC KEYS

1. Control Pace and Difficulty – A coaches speech, actions, and body language can help assist calm execution (subtle, even subconscious introduction to performance under pressure)
2. Coach Up/Down – Do this by requiring fundamental execution, moving their feet, or adjusting pace
3. Program It – DC challenges you to insert GBQC when appropriate.  Can you follow up ground ball instruction or support infield training with this short activity?

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