South Kitsap Baseball:

Outfield

Everyday An Opportunity
 Everyday an Opportunity

Striving each day to be the best we can be in all

facets of life
Everyday an Opportunity

• Life
• Classroom
• Championship Mentality
• Athletics
• Leadership
 Everyday an Opportunity

• Competition is at the core of our position group: We

will compete in everything we do on and off the field
• Maximize every single day on and off the field
• Practice is everything to us
• Everything Counts
• Our focus is on what we alone control: Attitude, Effort,
Enthusiasm, the quality of person we are to others
• One pitch, one play, one day at a time
• Were going to have a great time battling each day to be
the best we can possibly be
How good can you possibly
be?
 Rules

• Be on time
• Always Compete
• Protect the team
• No Whining, No excuses
*we are responsible for our path, we win or lose
because of us and what we do.
 Making plays!

Good outfielders make all the plays they are suppose to

make, great outfielders make all the plays they are
suppose to make as well as the great plays they aren't
suppose to make
 Outfield Fundamentals
• Goal: Shorten the game, cut
down the pitch count
• Communication every pitch
• Playing the game within the
game
• “I GOT IT!” “I GOT IT!”
• Last line of defense
• Masters of every situation
• Fundamentally and
mechanically sound
 Outfield Positioning
• Straight up
• Move in steps of 3
• Two strikes: Oppo 3 & In 2
• Outfield positioning:
Game situation.
Reading swings: Hitter is
late/early, Power/slap hitter.
Pitcher Velocity. Previous
hitter at bats
 Fielding Groundballs
• Always under control Head and eyes

• Gain ground down at

fielding point

• Sprint first, break down before

fielding
• Base hit vs. Do or die techniques
• Field ball off glove hand foot
• Athletic position
• Work threw the ball
• HIT/THROW THRU THE CUTOFF MAN
• ONE HOPS TO BASES
 Fly Balls
• First steps and breaks
• Straight line and path to the
baseball
• Beat the ball to the spot
• Work behind the ball, work
thru the ball
• Catch ball on the glove hand
side of our body
 What we do

• Take care of business in the classroom

• Work hard to be the best teammates, citizens and
people we can be
• Compete
• Playmakers, grinders, ball players!!!!!
• Always Positive
• Talk the game and communicate
• Fly around and Leave it all on the field
• Fearless and relentless mentality
• Embrace each day and create opportunities
• Play hard, play smart and have a great time playing ball
 Drills
• QB Drills
• Angle Drills
• Groundball footwork
• Fly balls: Emphasis working behind the ball
• Fence drills: Finding fence, fence fielding technique
• Communication
• One on One challenge
• Throwing to bases (One hop)