2/1/18 Practice Plan

Team Name
2/1/18 Practice Plan
Location
Bell
Date
02/01/2018
Start Time
4:30
End Time
6:05
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 4:15 (BELOW GOLD)
EARLY ACTIVITY Wiffle Circle stopwatch 4:15-4:30 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
notes Notes:
Throw Right / Middle / Left... repeat 3-4 times... call ROTATE!
PRACTICE STARTS AT 4:30 (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP 2 Lines, 1 Coach stopwatch 4:30-4:40 timer 10 Minutes
2 Lines, 1 Coach is a simple name for a simple drill.  Options include running this drill as an Early Activity, or during station instruction.  Coach...Read More
notes Notes:
10U #2 itinerary under Execution Keys.
THROWING Structured Catch Play stopwatch 4:40-4:50 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
notes Notes:
Structured Catch Play followed by Long Toss Competition.
QUICK DEFENSE Four Corner Receiving stopwatch 4:50-4:55 timer 5 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
notes Notes:
1. Long Toss; 2. Ground Ball; 3. Quick Catch; 4. Football Pattern (leave room!)
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Olympics – Infield
stopwatch 5:00-5:15 timer 15 Minutes
Underhand / Dart / Sidearm / Backhand / Finish!
Leads & Breaks – Catcher Throws
stopwatch 5:15-5:30 timer 15 Minutes
RelayMan Fundies: Big 'X' / Be Vocal / Turn Gloveside
Mound Progression
stopwatch 5:30-5:45 timer 15 Minutes
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
BASERUNNING Home to First stopwatch 5:50-6:00 timer 10 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:
Entire team on diamond to learn principles of the 1st / 3rd offensive situation.
FINISH Trash Can Toss stopwatch 6:00-6:05 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
notes Notes:
DRIVE

"If you want to be better, then give a better effort, have a better plan and choose a better attitude!"

– Seth M. Quealy (mental coach)

ATTITUDE

  •  Attitude and effort are two areas that never have slumps
  •  A great attitude naturally brings forth great effort
  •  Have fun. Be happy. Play hard