1st Practice

Team Name
1st Practice
Location
FIELDS
Date
04/09/2018
Start Time
6:00
End Time
7:05
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 6:00 (BELOW GOLD)
PRACTICE STARTS AT 6:00 (BELOW BLACK)
Warm Up Dyn Warm Up 12U #1 stopwatch 6:00-6:05 timer 5 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 6:05-6:15 timer 10 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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Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
2 Lines, 1 Coach
stopwatch 6:15-6:30 timer 15 Minutes
Short Hop Gauntlet
stopwatch 6:30-6:45 timer 15 Minutes
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Baserunning Leads & Breaks stopwatch 6:50-7:00 timer 10 Minutes
Leads & Breaks is run either at the beginning (Early Baserunning) or end of practice (Baserunning).  It involves sprint work infused with leadoff...Read More
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Finish Home Run Derby stopwatch 7:00-7:05 timer 5 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
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"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.