Educated Feet

⚫️Angle #4 of 8
1️⃣Forehand - Run through
2️⃣Set up - Routine Windows 4-8 steps
3️⃣Closed Backhand (No ground gained)
4️⃣Run through Backhand (ground gained)
🔜5️⃣➖8️⃣

🟡This is not the first approach, but is a life saver on tough hops we approach yearly.

🔑Goal is to progress through a hop FORWARD.
▶️Why he afraid to push through when that’s the only play.
▶️Promote athleticism in your guys, and let them adjust to depth of hop, temperature of ball, and speed of runner.
▶️Give your infielders outlets to use, and let them go use them.

💭How many times have you sat back and waited for the hop you want, versus going to attack the hop you need? How many times do you make your mistakes moving forward?

Check out 🎦Reel for view of angle and movements.

⚫️Short and Sweet. Position and mobility dictates positioning and height within base.

🐅Corner positions vs Middle positions 🐆
🟡Tiger vs Jaguar - both deadly hunters
➡️Tigers are the largest cats in the jungle getting up to 300 kgs, while the jaguar is up to 150 kgs leaving a difference in weight and stature.
➡️Corner infielders 🐅are generally the larger fielders within the game, while Middle infielders range in various different sizes.🐆

⏺Both are extremely powerful animals, but in their respective manners. Same goes for the infield. Corner infielders have a different responsibility than the middle infielder has.

➖Body positioning is based on height
➖Closer to the hitter, the lower the better
➖Start with your glove already in position
➖XL frames move better when the hips are on level with baseball early
➖Middle infielders higher, further from hitter, more time to react and range.

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