DD has been playing mostly 1B and 3B, and she has made some errors at 3B due to slow reaction. She is more than capable of reacting on time, but not consistently. We have started adding 1-hopper drills to our Pitching time, but not sure what else we can do. We did some last night with her standing 10 feet away from me, and I would throw hard one-hoppers/grounders to random sides of her. I think that will help some. Just wondering if anyone knows of any other drills.
Oh and as an aside, we discussed this with one of her coaches, and she said that she needs to "loosen" up...and that right now, her stance doesn't look like a natural, relaxed stance (she squats and has her glove on the ground)...and with that stance, it makes it harder on her to react to get say a line drive to her right/left (she's right handed). In the drill I mentioned above, she had her arms relaxed but glove ready, and she wasn't squatting so low...it seemed to work. We also watched the WCWS to see how they were "relaxed" but of course they hardly focus on corners except when a play is being made.
Oh and as an aside, we discussed this with one of her coaches, and she said that she needs to "loosen" up...and that right now, her stance doesn't look like a natural, relaxed stance (she squats and has her glove on the ground)...and with that stance, it makes it harder on her to react to get say a line drive to her right/left (she's right handed). In the drill I mentioned above, she had her arms relaxed but glove ready, and she wasn't squatting so low...it seemed to work. We also watched the WCWS to see how they were "relaxed" but of course they hardly focus on corners except when a play is being made.