10u Titans – Week 5

Team Name
10u Titans – Week 5
Location
GenuWIN
Date
02/11/2023
Start Time
8:00
End Time
9:30
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 7:45 (BELOW GOLD)
Early Activity Wiffle Cricket stopwatch 7:45-8:00 timer 15 Minutes
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
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Batters rotate to fielders after 5 swings each
PRACTICE STARTS AT 8:00 (BELOW BLACK)
Baserunning Breaks stopwatch 8:00-8:05 timer 5 Minutes
Breaks are essentially steal first-movements, done without a lead.  For those athletes that can NOT leadoff, breaks work the athletic position at the...Read More
notes Notes:
2nd to 3rd steals; ball crosses plate; low and go
Throwing 10u Titans – Week 5 stopwatch 8:05-8:15 timer 10 Minutes
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Glove Side Relay - turn glove side, count when ball returns to 1st player
Quick Defense Team D – Bunt Defense stopwatch 8:15-8:27 timer 12 Minutes
The sacrifice bunt is a common offensive play to advance a baserunner.  Whether moving the runner from 1st to 2nd, or 2nd to 3rd, Bunt Defense is...Read More
notes Notes:
Dead ball: barehand; moving ball: glove: turn glove side
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Infield Dueling Fungoes stopwatch 8:32-8:52 timer 20 Minutes
Dueling Fungoes is an Infield drill designed to maximize ground ball repetitions in a short amount of time.  The name implies rapid fire ground balls...Read More
notes Notes:
Base runner (helmets ready), situational plays, be aggressive
Infield Dueling Fungoes stopwatch 8:52-8:59 timer 7 Minutes
Dueling Fungoes is an Infield drill designed to maximize ground ball repetitions in a short amount of time.  The name implies rapid fire ground balls...Read More
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Knockout Game
Hitting BP Reps: Front Toss stopwatch 8:59-9:30 timer 31 Minutes
In an attempt to keep this segment simple, BP Reps: Front Toss is a station where a coach uses underhand tosses to get swings... and maybe even teach...Read More
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Cage 1: Adam/Mark tee work Cage 2: Tim front toss

"Goal Example: Hit .400 this season. Goals earn us two big things: 1) Achievement; and, 2) Personal Development"

– Dan Keller (Dugout Captain)

GOALS

  •  Achievement: ego, game ball, all-star team (stuff easily forgotten)
  •  Development: Physical (improved swing, more power, better eye) + Character (work ethic, persistence, adversity)
  •  Setting goals is a skill, skills take practice. We start today: What are OUR team goals?