1st Practice

Team Name
1st Practice
Location
KPB
Date
03/07/2019
Start Time
6:00
End Time
7:10
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 6:00 (BELOW GOLD)
PRACTICE STARTS AT 6:00 (BELOW BLACK)
THROWING Structured Catch Play stopwatch 6:00-6:20 timer 20 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
notes Notes:
Pop, Chest, Throw! On your verbal, put coaches to work training throwing.
WARM UP Dyn Warm Up 12U #1 stopwatch 6:20-6:30 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:
Break the ice, bring out smiles, get athletes supporting each other.
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
How to Coach: Ground Balls #1
stopwatch 6:35-6:50 timer 15 Minutes
Quick overview. Focus Field-Triangle and Exit-Footwork.
Fundamentals: Fly Balls
stopwatch 6:50-7:05 timer 15 Minutes
BASERUNNING Home to First stopwatch 7:05-7:10 timer 5 Minutes
Home-to-First coaches the correct way to run through the first base bag.  As part of Baserunning or Conditioning, this drill can be run near the end...Read More
notes Notes:
2 Movements: Home-to-First followed by Base-Hit-Turns.

"There may be people that have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do."

– Derek Jeter, NY Yankees ('95-'14)

HARD WORK

  •  Working hard is a habit, and habits must be earned. DECIDE to work hard daily!
  •  Find a way. Won’t always feel like working hard. Compete, challenge another, grind.
  •  "Practice is what you make of it,” Raul Ibanez (1996-2014)