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“Where do I go?”
Answered, on the plays that come up most.

Drag the ball from home plate to wherever it's hit. All nine fielders move to their jobs: who gets the ball, who's the cutoff, who covers the base, who backs it up.

Try it now — it's free

Runs in the browser on an iPad, a phone, or a laptop hooked up to a projector. No download needed. iPhone, iPad and Android apps are coming soon.

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A whiteboard that moves

Every coach has drawn circles and arrows on a whiteboard in the dugout. Simple Fielding is that whiteboard, except the players move and you can change the play in a second.

1

Set the situation

Tap the bases to put runners on. Set the outs, the batter (righty, lefty or a softball slapper) and how deep the infield plays.

2

Hit the ball

Pick a grounder, line drive, fly ball, pop-up or bunt. Then drag the ball from home plate to where it's hit.

3

Watch everyone move

All nine fielders run to their jobs, and the throw goes where it should. Tap any player to see their job in plain words, and where they should be looking.

Gets the ball Cutoff or relay Covers a base Backs up

Plays it knows

Hit the ball anywhere and the defense works itself out. Or pick from more than eighty ready-made plays for practice, from Little League to the big leagues and 8U softball to college.

Ground ballsDouble plays, force at home, pitcher covering 1st, "look the runner back".
SinglesCutoffs to 2nd, 3rd and home, with every backup in place.
Doubles & triplesRelays and trailers, down the lines and in the gaps.
Fly balls & pop-upsWho has priority, and tagging up.
Foul popsCatcher chases it, pitcher covers home.
BuntsWho charges and who covers 1st, the squeeze, and the standard, wheel and first-baseman-crash defenses.
StealsWho covers 2nd, the double steal, and every way to defend 1st & 3rd: through, the cut, to the pitcher, to 3rd.
Leads & pickoffsSet each runner's lead and see whether the pickoff or the catcher's back-pick gets them.
SoftballSlappers and the slap defense, the look-back rule, the delayed steal and the dropped third strike.
Infield inNormal, double-play depth, infield in, or corners in, and the play at the plate that comes with it.
Passed ballsCatcher retrieves, pitcher sprints to the plate.
RundownsRun them back to the base they came from, ball up, one throw, the tag.
Your whiteboardFreeze any play, move anyone, and draw on it with your finger or an Apple Pencil.
Your teamPut your players' names and numbers on the field. Saved on your device only.

Built for the dugout and the team meeting

It's designed for an iPad first, and works on any phone. Plug a laptop into a projector, or mirror an iPad to a TV, and use projector mode to walk the whole team through plays before practice.

Every levelLittle League, 50/70, 13U–14U, high school, college and pro baseball. Fastpitch from 8U coach pitch to college and pro. Each plays at its own speed.
Real ballparksEvery Major League park's outfield shape, a few famous old ones, and the Little League World Series stadiums.
Ask firstEach play stops at the hit so you can ask “where do you go?” before anyone moves. Players can answer by dragging a fielder there, and the app grades it.
Build your own playSet every runner's lead and who's stealing, place the fielders, or draw what happened step by step, mistakes and all.
Save and shareSave plays on your device and send any play as a link. No accounts, and nothing stored on our servers.
3D, through their eyesSee any play in 3D, or ride along with any player and see what they should be watching.

Guides for coaches and parents

Plain-English guides to youth defense. Every one links straight to the plays in the app.

Cutoffs and relaysWhich infielder goes out, and who covers every base. Who covers 2nd on a stealShortstop or second baseman? The simple rule. Bunt defenseWho charges, who covers first, and taking the sure out. Backing up basesThe job kids forget, and the runs it saves. Pop-up priorityWho catches it, and how to call it. A 30-minute practice planShow it, walk it, run it.

All guides →

Coming soon to your phone and tablet

Simple Fielding works in your browser today. Native apps are next, free like everything else, with no ads and no accounts.

iPhone & iPadOn the App Store
Coming soon
AndroidOn Google Play
Coming soon

Free, and staying that way

Simple Fielding is built by a dad with kids in Little League, on his own time. There are no ads, no accounts and no subscriptions, and nothing tracks you. It's from the same maker as Simple Pitch Counter.

If it helps your team, you can buy him a coffee. That covers the hosting and the developer fees, and pays for the hours behind the next improvement.

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