12U – 60 Mins #9

Team Name
Tigers
Location
Phantoms Field
Date
05/10/2021
Start Time
8:00
End Time
9:05
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
notes Notes:
HIT = Points per base & hit again / OUT = Switch to defense and everyone rotate.
PRACTICE STARTS AT 8:00 (BELOW BLACK)
Warm Up Obstacle Course stopwatch 8:00-8:10 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:
Keep the ground-leg straight during Frankenstein walks.
Throw Throwing Progression stopwatch 8:10-8:20 timer 10 Minutes
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 Notes:
Throwing Progression (2-Knees, 1-Knee, Concrete-Feet) + Long-Toss.
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Double Play Feeds SS
stopwatch 8:20-8:32 timer 12 Minutes
Three parts: (1) Flip (2) Dart (3) Make-a-decision.
Sac Bunt Competition
stopwatch 8:32-8:45 timer 13 Minutes
Teach bunting then compete.
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Baserunning Leads & Breaks – Catcher Throws stopwatch 8:50-9:00 timer 10 Minutes
Leads & Breaks - Catcher Throws is run at the end of practice during the Baserunning segment.  It involves sprint work infused with leadoff fundamentals,...Read More
notes Notes:
One coach @ baserunners / Other as Pitcher throwing to catcher.
Mental / Finish Life Lesson Discussion stopwatch 9:00-9:05 timer 5 Minutes
Life Lesson discussions provide the opportunity to briefly talk about the characteristics of a champion.  Use the Dugout Captain suggestions for each...Read More
notes Notes:
DRIVE - Can you develop it? See below for notes.
PITCH & CATCH How To Coach: Pitching #4 stopwatch 9:05-9:05 timer 0 Minutes
How to Coach: Pitching #4 is the fourth lesson in Dugout Captain's series designed to teach pitching.  This segment works to take the rules learned...Read More
notes Notes:
Topics: Distance, Direction, 1-2-1-3, Add Windup.

"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