Zig Zag Drill
May 2006
By: Steve Holt
Equipment: Balls and Gloves
Have your team form two lines facing each other just like pre-game throwing warm up. Player one in the first line throws to player one in the second line who then throws to player two in the first line and so forth creating a Zig Zag pattern as the ball moves up the lines.
When the ball reaches the last player, it is reversed and is thrown back down the line and therefore, ends up back with beginning player one. If there is a bad throw or dropped catch, that player has to run around the perimeter of the group and get back to his spot before the ball returns back down the line.
Other variations include timing the drill to promote quick catch and throws of middle infielders or adding more than one ball and not reversing to the end of the line for safety reasons.
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