Watch as Coach Niko Gallego explains, and an infielder demonstrates this star drill. The coach and infielder will work on hard thrown long hops to the front and backhand side. They repeat the process with short hop throws to the front side and back side. The drill works on positioning as well as the feet and hands.
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