{"id":2595,"date":"2016-08-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webinology.website\/nation2021\/softball-tips-how-to-field\/"},"modified":"2021-11-03T13:01:25","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T17:01:25","slug":"how-to-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/how-to-field","title":{"rendered":"Softball Tips: How To Field"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former University of Southern Maine first baseman and CoachUp coach Jesse Hutchins shows how to field a softball. Always remember to center your body towards the plate, and be ready to move forward, backwards, or side to side.<\/p>\n<p><span contenteditable=\"false\" data-mce-object=\"iframe\" class=\"mce-preview-object mce-object-iframe\" data-mce-p-allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-p-frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-p-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cLzNAwgB1c0\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cLzNAwgB1c0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><span class=\"mce-shim\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jesse Hutchins: Hi I\u2019m Jesse Hutchins, former USM first baseman and CoachUp coach. And this is fielding position. If you field the ball off your glove-side foot, it\u2019s much easier to get your feet into throwing position. 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