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Pre-Pitch Hop Timing and Base-Width Infield Series

College coach series on pre-pitch rhythm, finding personal base width, shuffle momentum, and reaction to pole balls.

Equipment:
Ball only
Duration:
About 10 min
Setting:
Outdoor
Players:
Partner

Coaching notes

Figure It Out / Upper Iowa style work that teaches the pre-pitch hop for timing and the optimal width that allows athletic movement in any direction.

Objectives

Improve pre-pitch readiness, first-step explosiveness, and personal stance width.

Coaching cues

Small hop on pitch; find width that lets you move in any direction; shuffle with momentum through the ball.

Steps

  1. 1. Pre-pitch hop timing
  2. 2. Base-width exploration
  3. 3. Shuffle momentum fielding
  4. 4. Pole-ball reaction
Source: Figure It Out Baseball

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