Hitting Drill: Color Front Toss (Baseball)
Advanced pitch recognition drill using colored balls (green/blue to hit, red to take) developing visual tracking and decision-making.
Instructions
Screen set up 30 feet from the plate, hitter sets up even with the plate The balls in the bucket should each have a green, blue, or red circle on them Coach overhand throws the ball down from behind the screen Hitter hits the green and blue balls, calling out the color, and takes the red balls If a player is struggling seeing the colors, slow down the speed of the pitches Hitter should focus on tracking the balls and seeing their colors and then reacting quickly to hit or take the pitch Partners switch after 10 swings
Coaching Points
- Green and blue = swing (call out color)
- Red = take (don't swing)
- Recognize color and react quickly
- Tracks ball and processes information
- Slow down speed if struggling to see colors
- Develops visual processing and recognition
At a Glance
- Screen for coach to throw behind
- home plate
- bucket of baseballs
- markers
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