1st Friday

Team Name
1st Friday
Location
Majors Field #3
Date
03/30/2018
Start Time
5:30
End Time
7:00
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 5:15 (BELOW GOLD)
Early Activity Wiffle Circle stopwatch 5:15-5:30 timer 15 Minutes
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
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PRACTICE STARTS AT 5:30 (BELOW BLACK)
Warm Up Dyn Warm Up 12U #1 stopwatch 5:30-5:40 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
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Throwing Structured Catch Play stopwatch 5:40-5:55 timer 15 Minutes
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
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Quick Defense Four Corner Receiving stopwatch 5:55-6:05 timer 10 Minutes
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
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  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Mound Progression
stopwatch 6:10-6:25 timer 15 Minutes
2 Lines, 1 Coach
stopwatch 6:25-6:40 timer 15 Minutes
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Baserunning 333’s stopwatch 6:45-6:55 timer 10 Minutes
333's is a baserunning and conditioning drill, which involves three groups of athletes running staggered sprints. EXECUTION - Divide the athletes into...Read More
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Finish Trash Can Toss stopwatch 6:55-7:00 timer 5 Minutes
Trash Can Toss is primarily fun.  The coaching relevance to this drill is a "do or die" play from the outfield.  This means that the winning run is...Read More
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"Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn."

– John Maxwell, Author

SPORTSMANSHIP

  •  Win with class, lose with pride. Either way, have a good time!
  •  Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
  •  Beat your opponent in such a way that he wants to compete with you again.