Championship Drill Progressions for Baseball

Build confident corner infielders and lay a firm foundation for ongoing success. Brandon Buck presents over 20 drills to develop footwork and quick hands to cleanly field ground balls.

First Base Technique
Coach Buck presents techniques and drills for perfecting footwork, glove work, stride, stance, fielding ground balls, handling slow rollers, making flips, getting the lead runner, working picks, eliminating swipes, holding runners, facing the throw, and keeping the bag-foot out of "cement," while always taking full advantage of all 18 inches of the base to make outs. These points in combination will make your first basemen dangerous, defensive weapons and active creators of outs.

Third Base Technique
Coach Buck covers championship mechanics and movement. He starts with the stance that sets up success against everything from regular grounders to hot shots. He then moves on to techniques and drills for forehand and backhand picks, the approach, fielding with rhythm, executing double plays, and a trick for instantly stopping bobbles and successfully finishing the play.

Every segment employs Brandon Buck's proven "drill-progression" technique, developing proper movements and instilling perfection through a logical series in which each drill builds on the one prior. This unique approach simultaneously instills confidence and creates competence. Drills also include creative use of the pitching machine in order to maximize fielding reps, minimize fatigue, and free up more of the field.

49 minutes. 2011.

Starting with the fielding stance, Coach Buck demonstrates how he trains his middle infielders to work groundballs on both sides. He demonstrates the left-right footwork foundation that makes it easier to read hops and gets your infielders attacking the ball, glove work with funneling and picks, and footwork for all situations.

Buck thoroughly covers double-play feeds from both short and second, including the flip feed, dart feeds, jump turn, in the hole, and knee feeds from second. He also shares a specific method for determining double-play depth for each middle infielder on a player-by-player basis.

Additional coverage includes eliminating lateral movement, drills for creating fielding rhythm, the eye-ball in the glove approach, fielding slow rollers, reducing steps between fielding and throwing, picking up balls with the bare-hand, a technique for instantly counteracting a bobbled ball, and the importance of having a short memory.

Every segment employs Coach Buck's proven "drill-progression" approach, developing proper movements and instilling confidence and competence through a logical series in which each drill builds on the one before.

More than a demonstration of drills, this is a successful coaching approach proven to create improvement!

48 minutes. 2011.

Brandon Buck emphasizes that the catcher's #1 job is to "keep a strike a strike," and shows you the tools and techniques that enable every catcher to execute it effectively. He also draws an important distinction between funneling and framing and shows why funneling is more desirable.

Coach Buck covers receiving, blocking, throwing, footwork, glove work, stance, body positioning, swaying, throws to second, getting the fast angle to third, back-picking at first, and handling the pitching staff.

He supplies tips for throwing runners out with the feet, keeping the throw from rising, "snaking" on bare-hand pickups, "dustpan-broom" scooping, handling bunts and tags, reading throws, plays at the plate and a method for luring runners to slide where you want in order to make the out and avoid injury.

He even shares a simple technique for positioning the glove on the hand so the catcher "stays soft."

Every segment employs Brandon Buck's proven "drill-progression" approach, developing proper movements and instilling confidence and competence through a logical series in which each drill builds on the one before.

An excellent DVD filled with receiving and framing drills that will help your catcher "keep a strike a strike."

50 minutes. 2011.

In this drill-packed video, Coach Buck gives you everything you need to reduce risk factors in the outfield.

You get a detailed presentation that fully covers Coach Buck's championship development of drop steps, breaks, reads, angles, and throws; a detailed crow-hop progression sequence that drills in proper approach, knee-drive, foot-plant, and full body rotation. Coach Buck shares tested methods for creating a quick transfer, establishing the shoulder as an aiming device, and even a technique that instantly widens the mitt's pocket and increases closure power.

Every segment employs Brandon Buck's proven "drill-progression" approach, developing proper movements and instilling perfection through a logical series in which each drill builds on the one prior. This unique approach creates confidence and develops competence at the same time.

One coach can even run a 5-station fly ball drill, creating multiple angles to the ball-while standing still and without hitting fungoes!

Work the wall, handle "Texas Leaguers," take steps away from runners, position your fielders for success. And introduce your opponents to a new definition of "out" field with this championship approach.

38 minutes. 2011.