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Good fielders - both baseball and softball - will have an “internal clock” guiding them on how much time they have. That varies between the two sports and even between different types of ground balls and runners in both sports. As @pattar said though, the mechanics of fielding ground balls are the same. The biggest difference I see between lower level and higher level infield coaches is the lower level coaches smash grounders at the kids and tell them to “stay down on it”. Better coaches teach them how to use their feet to pick a better hop.