14U – 120 Mins #10
Team Name
14U – 120 Mins #10
Location
Date
Start Time
04:00 PM
End Time
06:00 PM
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT (BELOW GOLD)
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:
Change up the venue. Is there a big backstop available?
PRACTICE STARTS AT 04:00 PM (BELOW BLACK)
~ 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:
Age-specific suggestions included in Execution Keys
DC recommends running Tagging Up during Early Baserunning. Use final 4-6 sprints and review tagging up fundamentals. EXECUTION - First athlete jogs...Read More
Notes:
Knees bend and body gets low with the falling fly ball.
Quick Catch Competition is an execution drill to finish the throwing segment. It helps to train throwing accuracy, baseball athleticism (hands working...Read More
Notes:
START: Long Toss / FINISH: Quick Catch Competition
Backhand Flips is a great drill to run during Quick Defense. Before using an backhand flip during Station Instruction, running Backhand Flips as a Quick...Read More
Notes:
BOTH: SS Darts & Backhand Flips
WATER BREAK (5min)
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
WATER BREAK (5min)
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
WATER BREAK (5min)
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:
LIVE ON FIELD: Catchers in full gear making throws to middle infielder.
Ground Ball Competition is a fun infield drill designed to for repetitions and competition. The desired instruction or execution requirements can be enforced...Read More
Notes:
Allow verbal chatter (positive only). Life Lesson topic is FOCUS, so tune out opposition.
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:
Review all #'s. Focus: Distance, Direction, 1-2-1-3 // 40-pitch pens (longest before games)
"Lock in! Watch, listen, think... right here, right now."
– Dan Keller (Dugout Captain)
FOCUS
- Understand the why and how behind each drill at practice.
- Hear, don’t just listen
- Focus Reset Button for competition: Routine to follow when focus has slipped.