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14 April 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Middle Infield Signals


Cal Ripken discusses middle infielders’ signals for coverage at second base.  My teams do it a little differently in that we have the second baseman call the signals when a right handed hitter is up and the shortstop calls it when a left handed hitter is up.  We do it this way, because it is [...]

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17 June 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Star Drill


The STAR DRILL is a great way to develop the arms of your infielders.  At the younger ages, throwing the ball around the infield can be a challenge for some players.  From age 13 to 15, there are likely more throwing errors in the infield than fielding errors.  This is a challenging drill for the [...]

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