Catching vs Deflecting

a.axum58110+ posts

i went to a winter camp yesterday.....it was incredible!! When i rotated to another station, one to the coaches taught me something i never learned. He said "Your glove.....its a deflector....you dont catch a infield grounder". We didnt have enough time to go in detail with it but how do you deflect the grounder??

1/11/1011:28 AM

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floridafan5,000+ posts

Look at the video I posted in "fielding slow rollers" and if you look closely you will see that the fielder does not close his glove except on 2 plays. The glove is stopping the ball and "deflecting" it into his throwing hand.

1/11/1012:10 PM

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