Fall CP – Practice #5
Team Name
Fire Cardinals
Location
Wheaton Forest #2
Date
09/28/2021
Start Time
5:30
End Time
7:00
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 5:15 (BELOW GOLD)
Wiffle Cricket is a drill used primarily as an Early Activity. It involves only wiffle balls, so no athletes are throwing before being warm, and can...Read More
Notes:
Points per base touched. Put out means rotate to defense.
PRACTICE STARTS AT 5:30 (BELOW BLACK)
~ SEE "EXECUTION KEYS" BELOW FOR AGE-SPECIFIC SUGGESTION LIST ~ The Dynamic Warm Up is today's warm up routine. Gone are the days of standing in a...Read More
Notes:
RUN 25 / 50 / 75; BUTT KICKERS, HIGH KNEES, SIDE SHUFFLE, BEAR CRAWLS, ARM CIRCLES,SPRINT 75 / 100
Playing catch is the most important "drill" you will ever run as a coach! Structured Catch Play is more than just a drill. It's actually more of an organized,...Read More
Notes:
Pop, chest, throw.
Fundamentals: Ground Balls
5:50-6:05 15 Minutes
Fundamentals: Ground Balls is a drill designed to assist both coach and player to understand the complete ground ball process, as one would watch on...Read More
Notes:
triangle stance, alligator hands, exit footwork: RF ankle eye, left foot + wings out, shuffle + throw
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
WATER BREAK (5min)
Life Lesson discussions provide the opportunity to briefly talk about the characteristics of a champion. Use the Dugout Captain suggestions for each...Read More
Notes:
New rules -- strikeouts
"Missed more than 9000 shots. 26 potential game-winners. Lost 300 games. “Failed” over and over. THAT is why I succeed!"
– Michael Jordan
NO FEAR (of failure)
- Play free! Failure is a bruise, not a tattoo.
- Learn from your mistakes (embrace them, don't endorse them)
- Grow, grow, grow - Always learn, always improve, always push ahead.