Infield for Beginners
Use this mini-course as a prequel to The Confident Infielder if your players are very young or just getting started in the infield
12 short videos from former Major League infielder Doug Bernier.
This mini-course is designed to create a solid foundation for players who are just getting started in the infield or are very young.
(If getting started with The Confident Infielder has left you with questions, or feeling like we're getting too advanced, too fast... use this course to fill in those gaps.)
Your Instructor
Doug Bernier debuted in the Major Leagues in 2008 with the Colorado Rockies, and played professional baseball for 16 years (Rockies, Yankees, Pirates, Twins, & Rangers organizations).
He has played every infield position at the Major League level.
After retiring from playing, Doug began to work for his home team in Denver Colorado, the Colorado Rockies. He spent 2 years as a Pro Scout, and then 2 years as the Major League Game Planning Coordinator.
2022 - 2023: Doug was the Minor League Defensive Coordinator for the Colorado Rockies.
2024: Doug was promoted to Minor League Field Coordinator with the CO Rockies, while still maintaining his role as Infield Coordinator, overseeing the development of all the Rockies' Minor League infielders.
In 2012, Doug founded Pro Baseball Insider.com, a platform where MLB and MiLB baseball players and coaches donate their knowledge.
As the Defensive Coordinator, he's tasked with setting the fielding and base running expectations, planning defensive workouts during spring training, and overseeing all infield, outfield and baserunning development, from Rookie ball all the way up to AAA.
Doug lives in Denver, Colorado, with his wife and 3 kids, and currently is a pro scout for the Colorado Rockies.