How to Hand To Eye Coordination Baseball Skills

This drill focuses primarily on the baseball skills of going after a ball on the ground, which is a scenario often encountered whether you are guarding a base or are out in the field.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• This baseball teaching method requires a coach and a player, although another player may take the place of the coach in order to allow him to monitor the progress of his players, as well as to target

1. The drill begins with both players standing face to face with each other approximately 8 to 10 feet apart.

2. The player with the ball rolls the ball at a fairly rapid pace towards one side of the receiving player, who moves in a lateral position all the while bent slightly forward in order to catch the ball.

3. The receiving player then throws the ball back to the throwing player and returns to the center position.

4. The throwing player then rolls the ball quickly in the opposite direction.

5. The receiving player repeatedly goes back and forth in a lateral motion depending on which way the ball goes, always making sure to return to the center position after throwing the ball back.

Tips & Warnings

• In order to increase the difficulty level of the baseball throwing drill, the player doing the throwing may roll the ball towards the same direction that the receiving player was just in, and generally keep the receiving player off guard. This teaches the receiving player to think more quickly and react more rapidly to the ball’s direction.
• Hand to eye coordination is a skill that is essential for virtually every sport, and it is one of the most beneficial baseball skills to develop in players of any level.
• Whether you are coaching minor league baseball or pro level, these types of baseball skills will continue to pay off for a long time to come.

Resources

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