12U – 90min: A’s practice #2

Team Name
Wildcats
Location
Perry Park
Date
02/07/2019
Start Time
6:30
End Time
8:00
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 6:15 (BELOW GOLD)
Early Activity Home Run Derby stopwatch 6:15-6:30 timer 15 Minutes
A fun Hitting Station or Early Activity Drill, Home Run Derby brings out coach's inner Chris Berman - back, back, back, back... GONE!  Designed to be...Read More
notes Notes:
Compete to see who can hit the most "homeruns."
PRACTICE STARTS AT 6:30 (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP Fundamentals: Dynamic Warm Up stopwatch 6:30-6:40 timer 10 Minutes
The Dynamic Warm Up is today's warm up routine.  Gone are the days of standing in a circle and yanking on arms and legs.  Best way to explain using common...Read More
notes Notes:
Explain Dynamic principles. Teach Dynamic exercises.
THROWING Throwing Progression stopwatch 6:40-6:50 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:
Three throwing drills: Two-Knees / One-Knee / Feet-in-Concrete.
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
How to Coach: Ground Balls #2
stopwatch 6:50-7:02 timer 12 Minutes
Exit Footwork (R / L) becomes POP!
Tennis Racquet Fly Balls
stopwatch 7:02-7:15 timer 13 Minutes
Reinforce dropstep, crossover, go. Then, blastoff!
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
BP Reps: Soft Toss
stopwatch 7:20-7:32 timer 12 Minutes
Swings first, instruction second.
How To Coach: Hitting #2
stopwatch 7:32-7:45 timer 13 Minutes
TEACH - Arms
BASERUNNING Base Hit Turns stopwatch 7:45-7:55 timer 10 Minutes
A Base Hit Turn is the action taken by a baserunner while rounding first after a base hit.  The ball has reached the outfield safely, which means the...Read More
notes Notes:
Three moves: (1) Home-to-First (2) Base-Hit-Turns (3) 1st-to-3rd
Mental / Finish 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:
Short free throw line early in the season.

"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?