Everything is about how you "look" now. I see so many talented kids with awful fundamentals because of trying to look cool. it's quite sad these coaches are feeding into it.
Thank you!!! Best comment on here!!! When I played 200 years ago I’d have been watching these guys warm up and be like this is your elite? Get ready meat!!!!
You all crack me critiquing a drill you didn’t hear the directions for. Yes they have time to get in front, yes they could move through the ball vs staying relatively stationary….orrrrr the drill is to force them to manage a back handed play without manipulating the hop with their feet so when they’re forced into that position, it’s not the first time they’re encountering it. You need to work all the tools so you’re not afraid to use them when the opportunity arises
Crazy about the Author doing that to you guys, especially bc I was kind of interested in giving the book a go when I heard you speak of it, but now after hearing how the author is in real life I won’t be putting any more money into his pocket. Y’all are awesome been a follower for a while keep up the good work
Perfect practice makes perfect. If you practice a backhanded stop enough you will become good at it! Stop hating on kids trying to get better, the game is evolving!
If you had time to wait for it you should’ve got in front of it instead of trying to side arm it, the double pump allowed the runner to travel at least another 10 feet on the bass path.
I had a teammate in the minors who was so accurate he could stand at swcond base and hit any single digit on the outfield walls but never made it to "The Show". Need to practice throws to first from deep on the hole btwn short and third to develope arm steengrh and accuracy while on the move. Difficult at any level! (I was just a JUCO All-American .454 hitter and 2nd round pick who had a very brief career...) Never Give Up Fellas; Play Ball!
I know theyre backhanding everything, but still charge the ball unless its skippin! These are routine, some look like slow rollers,& whats with the double triple pump everytime on a slow grounder playin back like that not charging the ball n double pumping, u dont stand a chance at throwin out anybody with avg speed
I remember when my dad used to tell us that the gravel we practiced on would help us with staying down and through the ball.....after a few hundred bad hop balls to the chin and face boy did we become elite. Still wish we would have trained on turf or grass lol
My brother was playing third on a junior league team, I had just finished a senior game on another field. I had just sat down in the stands when the batter hit a sharp grounder to him. It bounced once, he had moved forward to catch the second on a short-hop, but it hit a rock, sending it straight up into his face. He went down quick, and the coaches got to him fast, they eventually got him up, had him holding a towel with ice on his face, and he went and sat on the bench. I made my way there and sat down beside him. I asked him how he felt, he pulled the towel down, and his nose was just about under his eye! Looked like something from a Picasso painting! I got him immediately to the local family clinic, and the Doc fixed him up. I was there when he took the gauze out, too, and I was amazed at the amount a person's nasal cavity can hold. His nose looked better than before. (That was more than fifty years ago; he passed away a year and a half ago, and I still dream about the two of us playing pitch.)
As a first basemen. If my shortstop misses another routine ground ball because they want to look cool, I'm gonna bean him in the back of the head during warm-ups.
I concur with the top comment. Back hands should be out of desperation. Not by choice. Get as much of your body in front of the ball as you can. He’s just teaching you to be lazy. If you’re going to practice them. I’d be slapping them further away. It’d be a better simulation to the real thing.
One tip. Try and make that throw with a two seam grip once you get your handle off the pick up. Looks like your throw is sinking from what i see is a 4 finger or three finger grip. Too much sink.
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Every single one of those guys could have released that ball 2 steps earlier.
I thought the exact same thing. Fundamentals have gone to shit these days.
@@RekLaw43maybe the extra steps are part of a drill. Take extra steps when you have the time. Take fewer when you don't... Not sure...
Gotta look cool. That’s all they care about
Way too many steps, one and throw.
Exactly this is a terrible habit for infielders to develop. SS is notorious for doing this, way too many steps
As a former D1 player if my coach saw me taking groundballs like this he would light my ass up!
This is awful practice. If coach wants them to go backhand he should try actually hitting g the ball to their right side instead of right at them 😂
Everything is about how you "look" now. I see so many talented kids with awful fundamentals because of trying to look cool. it's quite sad these coaches are feeding into it.
@@MovieFan13 agreed
@@MovieFan13I just watched a ten year old pimp a homerun. This shit is sad.
yea, for tryouts for high school everything is based on metrics, not how we play and what we can do on the field.
"Get in front of the ball damit", my coach would yell.
Get in front of the ball! Stop the ball at any cost! That what I was coached too!
The point of the drill is to work backhands. Yes, in a game you would get in front of it, but for this drill you field it like that.
They are doing backhand drills. 🫠
As men!! Baseball fundamentals 101
Well, behind the ball, but I know what you meant.
Who’s coaching these kids? Roger Dorn? “Don’t give me this OLEY bullsh*t.”
Thank you!!! Best comment on here!!! When I played 200 years ago I’d have been watching these guys warm up and be like this is your elite? Get ready meat!!!!
Were the double steps really necessary?
I was told by my coach that my footwork was worse than his 3rd grade daughter. Seeing these guys makes me feel a little bit better about myself😂
People acting like an extra shuffle is bad when it’s used everyday by pro and semi pro baseball athletes
Idk why I can watch this over and over again and still not get board
Tha best players are the ones that make everything look simple, double pumping to look pretty 😂😂
Is it just me or am I wonder why you need the extra shuffle my coach would be on my ass😭
Same
If I did added 2-3 shuffles, my varsity coaches would bench me for the rest of the season
First dude works thru the ball pretty well…the other two get a bit lazy and still with their feet…keep moving down and thru
You all crack me critiquing a drill you didn’t hear the directions for. Yes they have time to get in front, yes they could move through the ball vs staying relatively stationary….orrrrr the drill is to force them to manage a back handed play without manipulating the hop with their feet so when they’re forced into that position, it’s not the first time they’re encountering it. You need to work all the tools so you’re not afraid to use them when the opportunity arises
But why the fancy footwork?
If you field the ball cleanly you have plenty of time to take an extra step and fire the ball to first.
bro what
To many steps fellas..
Scoop step and throw 💯🦾
My 8 yr old has better footwork.
SMH practice how you play.
Keep doing that guys, those extra steps get me to first base easier😅
First kid had the cleanest pickup.
And the the strongest arm
They all hopped like little bunnies
My coach would get so furious if we all did backhands right at us
My coach would have been yelling at me to get in front of it not back handed it.
Yea but this is a backhand drill. U can’t always get in front of a ball.
@johnnypk1963 I get that. I'm just Remembering what my coach would have told me..
I still remember my highschool coach reaming dudes for the glove pat 😂 "catch it secure it throw it! stop playing gawdam pattycake with yourself" 😂
Crazy about the Author doing that to you guys, especially bc I was kind of interested in giving the book a go when I heard you speak of it, but now after hearing how the author is in real life I won’t be putting any more money into his pocket. Y’all are awesome been a follower for a while keep up the good work
Safe!!! Should be springing up throwing the ball as soon as it's caught.
Exactly!
My coach would have called me a giant asshole even if I did it correctly. He was a nice man
My coach would've sat there like a statue the entire time without uttering a single word. He was a total sausage, and my team reflected his "spirit".
I miss playing ball. Baseball is my drug. I need it.
Perfect practice makes perfect. If you practice a backhanded stop enough you will become good at it! Stop hating on kids trying to get better, the game is evolving!
1st guy wasnt nearly as bad as the next two
If you had time to wait for it you should’ve got in front of it instead of trying to side arm it, the double pump allowed the runner to travel at least another 10 feet on the bass path.
Facts, they call it the elite infield training and each one is sitting back on those grounders
They probably was just practicing backhands bro. I’m pretty sure in a real situation they would’ve just gotten in front of the ball
They are INTENTIONALLY practicing backhands … it literally says that’s what they’re doing 😂
You needs to start following through with those back hands. Don’t wait for it to come to you
It’s crazy how fashion comes and goes, this could easily be passed off has the 80d
I had a teammate in the minors who was so accurate he could stand at swcond base and hit any single digit on the outfield walls but never made it to "The Show". Need to practice throws to first from deep on the hole btwn short and third to develope arm steengrh and accuracy while on the move. Difficult at any level! (I was just a JUCO All-American .454 hitter and 2nd round pick who had a very brief career...) Never Give Up Fellas; Play Ball!
I’m thought one was gonna end up just shuffling the whole way to the wall 😂
Smacking the glove before the ball come is funny to me
Backhands should be reserved for emergencies only.
1st guy got that it
Great fundamentals from all three!!.. but my favorite is the first dude with the double tap to the mit!!.. adding a lil spicy!!
Bro everyone going of on them for there foot work but that’s what you should do so you can find your grip and get more momentum
great skills drill!
Good looking players I would like to see them working threw the ball with momentum
God I love that facility.
Not one has play the ball...the ball is playing them 😂😂
I don't think you guys took enough crow hops. You should really take at least six more crow hops before throwing to first base.
みんな上手くなりそうですね😊😊
The last guy aint gonna make it to the league 😂😂😂
guy 1 just there to play patty cake with his glove 😭
I was gonna say something but boys already getting flamed enough 😂
First ones is the best I like ur skill
This ain’t hopscotch son, THROW THE BALL!!
I see 3 infield basehits for above average runners.
I know theyre backhanding everything, but still charge the ball unless its skippin! These are routine, some look like slow rollers,& whats with the double triple pump everytime on a slow grounder playin back like that not charging the ball n double pumping, u dont stand a chance at throwin out anybody with avg speed
If you can get your body in front of the ball and/or charge it but you choose to back hand it….. you shouldn’t play the infield.
2 shuffle steps for a throw from SS to 1st?
As a former 5;9 runner I would have left the ball on their hands.
If my Grandpa saw me double tap the ball in my glove he would lose his mind 🤣 I miss my GPops rip OG love and miss you viejo 🙏🏽❤️💯
But these kids are 20x better than u ever were
Should be worried about the double clutching and side arm throws giving that two seam spin
Double pumps and double crow hops. I hope they're not playing 3rd. THROW THE BALL!
Runner is SAFE at 1st!!!!
pumping the ball like that is uncalled for..
i’ll play the 1st kid only in the IF
I remember when my dad used to tell us that the gravel we practiced on would help us with staying down and through the ball.....after a few hundred bad hop balls to the chin and face boy did we become elite. Still wish we would have trained on turf or grass lol
My brother was playing third on a junior league team, I had just finished a senior game on another field. I had just sat down in the stands when the batter hit a sharp grounder to him. It bounced once, he had moved forward to catch the second on a short-hop, but it hit a rock, sending it straight up into his face. He went down quick, and the coaches got to him fast, they eventually got him up, had him holding a towel with ice on his face, and he went and sat on the bench. I made my way there and sat down beside him. I asked him how he felt, he pulled the towel down, and his nose was just about under his eye! Looked like something from a Picasso painting! I got him immediately to the local family clinic, and the Doc fixed him up. I was there when he took the gauze out, too, and I was amazed at the amount a person's nasal cavity can hold. His nose looked better than before. (That was more than fifty years ago; he passed away a year and a half ago, and I still dream about the two of us playing pitch.)
Im betting those hop skip then step throws 😂😂😂
The first cat is the only good fluid fielder
Ya my coach would scream at me if I was that close to the ball and I backhanded it
With the amount of time these kids spend double clutching and crow-hopping, they couldn't throw pujols out
When did they start teaching the double crow hop?
Impressive no OLE POSITIONING
Who the hell teaching these kids to wait 5 minutes for the ball 😂
As a first basemen. If my shortstop misses another routine ground ball because they want to look cool, I'm gonna bean him in the back of the head during warm-ups.
Backhand thru the baseball
They could have released the ball earlier with an arc to make the throslws easier and they also crossing they feet
I concur with the top comment. Back hands should be out of desperation. Not by choice. Get as much of your body in front of the ball as you can. He’s just teaching you to be lazy. If you’re going to practice them. I’d be slapping them further away. It’d be a better simulation to the real thing.
Eh... the waiting game double pat the glove before the throw means I'm halfway down the baseline before the ball is thrown.
A silent practice indoors is just crazy to me
Anyone see how each player does the ready hop before moving. Lol
"Right left field right left throw a d get in front of the ball" as my coach would always say
One tip. Try and make that throw with a two seam grip once you get your handle off the pick up. Looks like your throw is sinking from what i see is a 4 finger or three finger grip. Too much sink.
A lot of coaches also teach step in front not behind because it takes your shoulders out of alignment to your target
That double shuffle would get your ass fried
I had wish they had a set up like this where I tried out for a team. Sucks!
Double clutching means double safe at first base
1st player did it the best
Now teach your pitchers to do this. MLB will thank you for it.
These look like infield singles to me
im confused on how any of their foot work was bad? get your feet set and deliver a good throw.
Should be one smooth motion! Don't know there doub
what glove is the 2nd guy using ?
i would try throwing it sooner
Too many double clutch and crow hops
Should be one fluid motion! No double hop !
First kids the starter
Double clutch = safe.
Stop hating plz😂🤣 it’s probably just feel loose and not full speed just trying to work through it
Just walk the ball over to first guys 😆
What happened to squaring your body centered on the ground ball?
We're they planning to run the ball to first?
How far you going to run towards first before you throw the ball?? Bad coaching
What's with the dance steps?
Why do all 3 players double curl hop the throw to 1st. Imagine an outfielder double curl hop a throw to 2nd base 🤣
No double pump
Second guy looks like he bobbled a lot with that skipping, last guy looks good all the way tho, good form
Mechanics are gone. It's all about being flashy and looking cool.
Why tf the first dude throw it like that 😂
Rush the ball and throw on the first step.
C'mon coach! Indoors on flat surface at that. Pppppppt