12U – 120 Mins #1
Team Name
12U – 120 Mins #1
Location
Date
02/09/2017
Start Time
04:00 PM
End Time
06:00 AM
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 3:45 (BELOW GOLD)
Wiffle Circle is an Early Activity drill that can be run during the 15-minutes prior to practice start time. It can also be ran as a pre-game drill...Read More

Reminder: Punctuality is true goal of Early Activity. Ensure ALL athletes know it's availalbe.
PRACTICE STARTS AT 04:00 PM (BELOW BLACK)
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

Break the ice, bring out smiles, get athletes supporting each other.
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

Pop, Chest, Throw! On your verbal, put coaches to work training throwing.
Four-Corner Receiving is a drill to work on catching the baseball (basic receiving for beginning baseball players). It is easy to execute, safe for beginning...Read More

Another great opportunity to gauge starting skill levels.
WATER BREAK (5min)
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
WATER BREAK (5min)
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
WATER BREAK (5min)
Home-to-First coaches the correct way to run through the first base bag. As part of Baserunning or Conditioning, this drill can be run near the end...Read More

2 Movements: Home-to-First followed by Base-Hit-Turns.
Life Lesson discussions provide the opportunity to briefly talk about the characteristics of a champion. Use the Dugout Captain suggestions for each...Read More

HARD WORK (see below) - Establish expectations for road ahead.
"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, NY Yankees ('95-'14)
HARD WORK
Working hard is a habit, and habits must be earned. DECIDE to work hard daily!
Find a way. Won’t always feel like working hard. Compete, challenge another, grind.
"Practice is what you make of it,” Raul Ibanez (1996-2014)