How to Catch Fly Balls in Baseball

Baseball is referred to as the all-American past time. The truth is it takes a lot of hard work and practice to perfect the skills involved with playing baseball. Catching fly balls or a pop fly is a tricky skill to master. You have to have the timing down and be able to call the ball. If you call a ball and then don't catch it you've missed an out.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Keep your eyes on the ball. Watching the ball constantly is the only way to guarantee that you will know where it's going to fall.

2. Extend both arms, with the fingers of your glove pointing up. Hold your non-glove hand wrist to wrist with your glove hand, and catch the ball at or above nose level.

3. Keep your arms relaxed and your elbows bent. This will help absorb the impact of the ball hitting your glove.

4. Call the ball as soon as it starts coming down. You don't want to call while the ball is still going up, because you can't know for sure where it will land. When you are in the outfield, you need to call the ball loud and clear. Failure to call the ball will result in a collision of players or a dropped ball.

5. Follow the ball all the way into your glove. Close your glove hand to ensure the ball doesn't bounce back out.

Tips & Warnings

• Teach children to catch fly balls with a safety ball. Safety balls are less likely to cause injury when the child misses the catch.

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