Screen Drill
small groups of 3 or 4 players (one is a pitcher, one hitter and a shagger)
pitcher kneels in front of and to the side of a screen allowing the batter to hit the balls into the screen
pitcher tosses the ball slowly in front of the hitter from the side and the hitter hits the ball into the screen
each player takes a number of swings as hitter and then rotates to the other positions
sponge, plastic or tennis balls should be used for this drill
Fear Drill
the last four or five pitches of the screen drill should be thrown at the hitter
allows the hitter the opportunity to move away from the pitch
the technique of moving away from a ball thrown at the head is to drop the head down and inward
Pepper Drill
team is divided into small groups
the batter 'chokes' up on the handle and hits short easy balls to the fielders in front of him
once the ball is fielded it is thrown back towards the hitter who again must hit it out of the air towards the fielders
develops bat control and allows fielding opportunities
players rotate after several pitches
