How To Catch A Fly Ball In Baseball

I love to play baseball!

Defense is an important part of baseball. Defense has the positions that get the outs.

Sometimes the batter hits a ball high in the air called a fly ball or pop up.

On defense it is our job to catch the fly ball.

If the fly ball looks like it may land at my position I get ready to catch it!

I always yell “I got it!” so my teammates know I am going to catch it.

If a teammate yells “I got it!” I move away so they can catch it and I don’t run into them.

While watching the ball, I run to where it looks like it is going to land.

I position myself so I am underneath where the ball will land.

I keep my glove high above my head and make sure it is open.

I always keep my eye on the ball until I catch it!

When I am underneath where the ball will land I move my glove to catch the ball when it comes down from the air.

When I feel the ball hit the inside of my glove I close my glove to make sure the ball does not slip out.

If I don’t catch the ball it is okay, I just make sure I throw the ball in to the right base because I could still make an out.