Practice #2

Team Name
Practice #2
Location
Garden Valley #3
Date
05/09/2023
Start Time
6:00
End Time
8:00
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 6:00 (BELOW GOLD)
PRACTICE STARTS AT 6:00 (BELOW BLACK)
Warm Up Practice #2 stopwatch 6:00-6:15 timer 15 Minutes
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notes Notes:
Light Jog, High Knees, Butt Kicks, Side Shuffle, Back Peddle, Twist Lunge, Stretching, Basic Base Running (thru 1st base)
Throwing Progressions Practice #2 stopwatch 6:15-6:35 timer 20 Minutes
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notes Notes:
One Knee; No Glove (arm/wrist), One Knee w/ Glove (upperbody movement), Feet in Concrete (upperbody only), Standing Rhythm (start high elbows), Walk-throughs (step while throwing)
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Box Drills
stopwatch 6:40-6:55 timer 15 Minutes
Infield - Where to throw the balls, cut-offs, and cover
Fundamentals: Fly Balls
stopwatch 6:55-7:10 timer 15 Minutes
Fly Balls - 3 cones, catch a ball at each cone; Grounders - keep ball in front, between legs, down low. Swap between both to keep interest, there will also be tennis balls/racquet
How to Coach: Pitching #1
stopwatch 7:10-7:25 timer 15 Minutes
Pitching Basics - Up, Down, Out - ignore batter, throw hard
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Live BP Live BP stopwatch 7:30-7:50 timer 20 Minutes
Live BP is a catch-all drill for "batting practice."  For Dugout Captain practice plans, this drill can mean using a different device (tee, soft toss,...Read More
notes Notes:
Live Batting Practice - game situations, all players hit/rotate positions
Cool Down Practice #2 stopwatch 7:50-7:55 timer 5 Minutes
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notes Notes:
Light jog/stretching
Bucket Free Throws Bucket Free Throws stopwatch 7:55-8:00 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:
Fun game to end practice - prize for the winner