Routine Ground Ball - Angle Step

Here is the start of a series of posts about routine groundball footwork. It is my firm belief that infielders will improve their hands by having good feet. Learning to play through the ball in one motion is the key to this. With that in mind, the first step to a routine groundball is crucial. We call this an "angle step." This gets the player to the correct side of the ball so the player's momentum is going to the target when they field and throw. I break all of my footwork down in drills like this and have had a lot of success teaching it this way.