I play softball for a college team and I'm a shortstop. I was wondering what good softball fielding drills I can use to improve upon my skills.|||Would you be doing this with someone or by yourself. First of all, good fundamentals are KEY. As a middle infielder myself, mostly 2nd base though, angles are the biggest things to work on as a shortstop. There are soo many missed plays because of a wrong angle, so...for starters, that is a great way to be a good shortstop. Basically what you'll do is start in your fielding position, pivot to either forehand or backhand and cross-over with your feet (whichever way you're going) at about a 45 degree angle from which you started. Also, just having a ton of ground balls hit to you really hard and the occasional soft one will help a lot. Working on footwork is huge too. Making sure you have quick feet is essential. Covering the bases (2nd and 3rd) in bunt situations, steal situations, and double play situations. Another thing is working on cutoffs from outfield. Find someone to throw you balls from each OF position Repetition will help you out the most. I would ask a coach how he/she wants you to cover the bags in certain situations and from there, go on your own and practice them by having bunts laid down or have the catcher throw down to each base.
To make a great shortstop, communication is the most important concept a shortstop should have.
I just finished my 4 years at a Div. I school so I've done many a drills.
Hope this kinda helps or gets things started for ya. email me with other questions if you need.
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