10U – 120 Mins #12

Team Name
10U – 120 Mins #12
Location
Date
12/12/2018
Start Time
4:00
End Time
6:00
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 3:45 (BELOW GOLD)
EARLY ACTIVITY Home Run Derby stopwatch 3:45-4:00 timer 15 Minutes
A fun Hitting Station or Early Activity Drill, Home Run Derby brings out coach's inner Chris Berman - back, back, back, back... GONE!  Designed to be...Read More
notes Notes:
Domingo says S.C.U.M. hitting - Separate, Collapse, Uppercut, Mash
PRACTICE STARTS AT 4:00 (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP Obstacle Course stopwatch 4:00-4:10 timer 10 Minutes
Obstacle Course is a Warm Up drill is designed for fun.  Run this early in the season to help break the ice and get kids to loosen up and smile.  The...Read More
notes Notes:
The dizzy bat never gets old! Limit spins to 5 though...
EARLY BASERUNNING LHP Leads & Breaks stopwatch 4:10-4:15 timer 5 Minutes
LHP Leads & Breaks is a baserunning drill to introduce the approach taken against a left-handed pitcher (LHP).  Because lefty's face the runner,...Read More
notes Notes:
LHP - Leads & Breaks
THROWING Ground Ball Quick Catch stopwatch 4:15-4:25 timer 10 Minutes
Ground Ball Quick Catch is a simple and effective drill to run during Quick Defense.  It helps to develop basic hands and feet baseball-athleticism and...Read More
notes Notes:
Competition Day: Get loose quickly, Long Toss Comp, Quick Catch Comp.
QUICK DEFENSE Buffet Drill stopwatch 4:25-4:30 timer 5 Minutes
The Buffet Drill is most effectively run as a Quick Defense drill and combines four movements of baseball athleticism into a fun, quick activity.  Run...Read More
notes Notes:
Buffet: Long Toss + Ground Ball + Quick Catch + Football Pattern
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Steal Coverage
stopwatch 4:35-4:50 timer 15 Minutes
Steal Coverage
Double Play Turns SS
stopwatch 4:50-5:05 timer 15 Minutes
Review SS DP turns. Then live DP ground balls reps.
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Scrimmage
stopwatch 5:10-5:40 timer 30 Minutes
Simulate situations: man on 1st; Man on 2nd..
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
BASERUNNING Fastest Man Standing stopwatch 5:45-5:55 timer 10 Minutes
Fastest Man Standing (FMS) involves a combination of sprint work and competition.  The sprint variations help to hold the focus of athletes and shift...Read More
notes Notes:
2 Drills: Around the World followed by Fastest Man Standing (home to first)
FINISH Bucket Free Throws stopwatch 5:55-6:00 timer 5 Minutes
Bucket Free Throws is a fun competition to finish practice with.  It is, as it sounds, the simple challenge of making a baseball into a bucket.  Just...Read More
notes Notes:
Trick shot round?
PITCH & CATCH Pregame Bullpen Routine stopwatch 6:00-6:00 timer 0 Minutes
Pregame Bullpen Routine is an overview of a pitchers preparation for game competition.  Once called to the bullpen, follow this suggested pitch routine...Read More
notes Notes:
Pitcher's pregame routine: What to throw... when

"Some people succeed because they are destined to, but most people succeed because they are determined to."

– Henry van Dyke (1852-1933)

DETERMINATION

  •  The road to athletic greatness is not marked by perfection, but the ability to constantly overcome adversity and failure
  •  Tough times never last, but tough people do
  •  What are we determined to do as a team?