Economy of Motion While Fielding

Economy of Motion While Fielding

Economy of motion allows you to:

  • Field in rhythm
  • Maintain timing
  • Play fast without rushing
  • Use momentum to your advantage
  • Protect your arm
  • Increase consistency

When you truly understand the fundamentals, you’ll know when to increase tempo and when to control it.

That’s when defense becomes instinctual.

And instinct is simply thousands of correctly timed reps.

Economy of Motion while Fielding ground balls. 

If you break down fielding ground balls, there are specific techniques and fundamentals we teach.

But techniques alone aren’t enough.

The difference maker is how efficiently those techniques are connected together.

Techniques + Fundamentals – Wasted Movement = Elite Defense