01/30/21 Indoor Practice #4
Team Name
14U Tomahawks
Location
Foster's Sports Barn
Date
01/30/2021
Start Time
10:00
End Time
12:00
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 9:45 (BELOW GOLD)
Ground Ball Reps - No Throw + Flip is an infield drill used during Station Instruction or as an Early Activity. One coach can easily entertain an entire...Read More
Notes:
2 lines. Field and put in bucket. No throwing. 1 point for fielding cleanly. -2 points for not. First team to 10 points wins. 1 Coach hit. Other set up for practice.
PRACTICE STARTS AT 10:00 (BELOW BLACK)
Notes:
"There may be people that have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do." - Derek Jeter
~ 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:
Sprint 25/50%, Walking Arm Circles, High Knees, Twists, Butt Kickers, Inch Worms, Sprint 100%
Throwing Progression is a series of three drills: Two Knee Catch, One Knee Catch, and Feet in Concrete. All three are supported in the DC Library with...Read More
Notes:
1 Knee, Feet in Concrete, Regular throws to full court length. 10 throws each station.
The third drill in DC's How-to-Coach Ground Balls series, the purpose of this drill is to introduce and drill “centering the baseball.” Execution...Read More
Notes:
Front, Forehand, and Backhand drills, on one knee, with partner
WATER BREAK (5min)
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
How to Coach: Ground Balls #3
11:20-11:30 
10 Minutes
11:20-11:30 10 Minutes
Triangle Grounder Drill. Roll ball to glove side, then to backhand, then slow roller for barehand.
Catcher Receiving
11:30-11:40 10 Minutes
11:30-11:40 10 Minutes
Catchers work on crouching and receiving w/o glove and with. Craig, Evan, Carter, Porter, Alex W. Then work on throws to 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Fielders field their base correctly!
WATER BREAK (5min)
Notes:
Bounce ball in front, player has to field, and then right after toss. Work fast, one player right after the other. Players cheering for each other.
Notes:
2 players start together, toss 2 balls far apart for each to catch. Then throw 1 ball in the middle, for one to call it, and catch.
"It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up."
– Vince Lombardi, Hall of Fame NFL Coach ('59-'69)
DRIVE
Getting better takes hard work, determination, and a willingness to push through challenges- Rule: No excuses, no whining, no complaining
- Get after it