Fundamentals & Drills for Fielding Ground Balls

Fielding Ground Balls - Fundamentals & Drills DVD

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DVD Running Time: 54 minutes
Perfect for players 9 & up
Learn all 5 types of ground balls

Solid mechanics easily taught
Simple corrections for common problems
Great drills for all levels

Price $39.99

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Clemson University head coach Jack Leggett demonstrates important fundamentals of infield play and the drills to teach them. As he likes to say, "There is a strong correlation between technique and success," and this DVD teaches the techniques infielders need to be successful.

Ground ball drills used at Clemson University

Fundamentals and Drills for Fielding Groundballs has an Introduction, Conclusion, and 7 instructional chapters (listed below) on fielding ground balls:

Ball Hit Right at You
Ball Hit to the Glove Hand Side
Ball Hit to the Backhand Side: V-Cut
Ball Hit to the Backhand Side: Backhand
Slow Roller
Common Problems
Infielding Drills

Leggett begins with the stance and the keys to creating the proper body angle to successfully field ground balls. He then teaches how to field balls hit directly at the fielder and then to the glove and backhand side. He also shows two ways to field slow rollers.

Additionally, Leggett demonstrates common fielding flaws and the measures to take to correct them. Some of the flaws include not fielding the ball out in front, problems with creating the proper body angle, flipping the glove over, and not staying down on the ball. The last section of the DVD is devoted to six drills that Coach Leggett uses at Clemson to develop his infielders.

Coach JP Says:

Players learn fastest and best when there is an organized step by step approach that can be easily taught and learned...then permanently committed to muscle memory.

Clemson's very successful baseball program features sound fundamental infield play...season after season. Over 25 seasons after hanging 'em up as a successful college shortstop, Jack Leggett now attracts solid talent and is know for his ability to get great things from good players. He's a very good teacher and communicator!

This DVD contains almost one hour of great mechanics to teach any aged ballplayer!

About the Coach

Jack Leggett became the youngest head coach in the history of Division I College Baseball when hired by the University of Vermont in 1978 at the age of only 23. After five years there he moved on to Western Carolina before arriving at Clemson in 1992. Leggett has led Clemson to five College World Series appearances in his thirteen years at the ACC school, while commanding the sixth-winningest program in college baseball during his tenure. In his 27-year coaching career, he has amassed over 950 wins.

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Drills to Improve Infielders

Coach Leggett demonstrates more than 25 drills he uses to develop infielders in his national power NCAA program. The drills focus on three key areas: the hands, the feet and throwing arm.

49 minutes; for ages 9 & up

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Team Drills to Improve Infield Play

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