Tutorial Video: The Basics: Fielding A Ground Ball

• Keep the drill fast paced using multiple stations at once.
• It may be faster paced if the initial players just roll the ball back to the coaches.  
• Emphasize keeping the glove low to prevent a ball from going underneath.
• Emphasize the top hand is a protection if the ball takes a bad bounce.
• Emphasize like an Alligator would close its jaw, that is how you should capture the ball when it hits the glove.
• Roll the ball directly to the player.
• Roll the ball slow and have them charge the ball (still using the alligator hands)
• Roll the ball to the left and have them do a quick shuffle step to move to the ball (still using Alligator hands)
• Roll the ball to the right and have them do a quick shuffle step to the ball (still using Alligator hands)
• Roll the ball slow and have them charge the ball but if the ball is slow enough, bare hand the ball with the throwing hand. (No Alligator)

Note: Coaches, do not use a bat until this is mastered.

Next Level: incorporate a drill that work on the back hand.

Further resources on the Alligator drill: You tube “Alligator fielding drill”