Baseball
Bare-Hand Receiving & Stick Drill
Receive borderline pitches quietly and hold the strike
10 min
4 sets of 10 receives (top, bottom, both edges)
Beginner
Demonstration video coming soon
Instructions
- 1Set up in a relaxed one-knee stance with the throwing hand behind the back.
- 2Take soft flips or short-distance throws to each quadrant of the zone.
- 3Beat the ball to the spot with the glove and let the wrist absorb it — no re-move after the catch.
- 4Hold the receive still for a full count before returning the ball.
What to focus on
Catching the outside half of the ball and sticking the glove in the zone.
Common mistake
Snatching the pitch back toward the middle and pulling strikes out of the zone.