Proper fielding position:

• forearms on legs
• chest back and head up
• glove hand extended out
• wrist bent down
• big glove surface
• jab step to move around ball to prepare for throw
• pick up ground ball with out-up-in motion
• make it an athletic movement
• back hand: bend knees to ground & do not short glove opening (use o-u-i)
• take grounders with a down to up movement
• never pick up a dead ball with your glove


Proper catching position:

• fingers up
• glove hand out in front with slight flex in elbow
• ball in web
• close glove with pinkie and thumb only
• thumbs together above the waist & pinkies together below the waist
• minimize time ball is in glove, keep throwing hand close to glove at receipt
• exchange ball from glove to throwing hand out in front 

Proper throwing position:

• catch out front, then exchange out front
• get to your front side (turn)
• point glove to your target (point)
• load with both arms extended with flexsion in elbows
• follow through throwing ball with 4 seams while sweeping throwing arm across body