12U – 90 Mins #5 2/11

Team Name
Twins
Location
Solana Vista AAA
Date
02/11/2018
Start Time
11:00
End Time
12:30
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 10:45 (BELOW GOLD)
Early Activity Wiffle Cricket stopwatch 10:45-11:00 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:
Three highest point leaders lead Warm-Up lines.
PRACTICE STARTS AT 11:00 (BELOW BLACK)
Warm Up Dyn Warm Up 12U #2 stopwatch 11:00-11:10 timer 10 Minutes
~ SEE "EXECUTION KEYS" BELOW FOR AGE-SPECIFIC SUGGESTION LIST ~ The Dynamic Warm Up is today's warm up routine.  Gone are the days of standing in a...Read More
notes Notes:
Structure and familiarity should decrease time spent at Warm Up.
Throw Long Toss Competition stopwatch 11:10-11:20 timer 10 Minutes
Long Toss Competition is a fun throwing competition to run at the end of a throwing segment.  Teach, then throw, finish by competing.  This helps to...Read More
notes Notes:
Structured-Catch-Play followed by Long-Toss-Competition.
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Dueling Fungoes
stopwatch 11:20-11:32 timer 12 Minutes
Goal = 25+ gb's per athlete.
Side-to-Side Bucket Fly Balls
stopwatch 11:32-11:45 timer 13 Minutes
Fly Ball Reps + Communication
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Live BP
stopwatch 11:50-12:02 timer 12 Minutes
Live arm BP on field / Instruction @ catch net)
3 Step Hitting
stopwatch 12:02-12:15 timer 13 Minutes
Quiet the feet - one step only!
Baserunning Around the World – 4 Runners stopwatch 12:15-12:25 timer 10 Minutes
Around the World is a baserunning drill involving ALL aspects of baserunning.  This is a combination drill involving four athletes and all of the basepaths....Read More
notes Notes:
1. Home to First / 2. Lead & Break / 3. Secondary & Read / 4. Tag Up & Score.
Mental / Finish Life Lesson Discussion stopwatch 12:25-12:30 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:
NO FEAR - PLAY FREE!
PITCH & CATCH How to Coach: Pitching #1 stopwatch 12:30-12:30 timer 0 Minutes
How to Coach: Pitching #1 is the first drill in Dugout Captain's series to teach Pitching as a skill.  Use with your team to coach-up multiple players,...Read More
notes Notes:
First 'lesson' can be done as group. Focus on Position #1: Balance Point // 20-pitches each

"Missed more than 9000 shots. 26 potential game-winners. Lost 300 games. “Failed” over and over. THAT is why I succeed!"

– Michael Jordan

NO FEAR (of failure)

  •  Play free! Failure is a bruise, not a tattoo.
  •  Learn from your mistakes (embrace them, don't endorse them)
  •  Grow, grow, grow - Always learn, always improve, always push ahead.