2021 Oriole’s Practice #1

Team Name
2020 Orioles
Location
Reno Park
Date
03/09/2021
Start Time
5:00
End Time
6:20
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 4:50 (BELOW GOLD)
2021 Oriole’s Practice #1 stopwatch 4:50-5:00 timer 10 Minutes
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notes Notes:
Throw into net with wiffle balls or at bucket just to hold attention until everyone arrives
PRACTICE STARTS AT 5:00 (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP Obstacle Course stopwatch 5:00-5:10 timer 10 Minutes
Obstacle Course is a Warm Up drill is designed for fun.  Run this early in the season to help break the ice and get kids to loosen up and smile.  The...Read More
notes Notes:
EXPLAIN HOW LINES WORK BY WALKING FIRST. Relay Race: Break the ice, bring out smiles, force high-fives.
THROW Hula Hoop Throwing stopwatch 5:10-5:20 timer 10 Minutes
Hula Hoop Throwing is a drill designed to work on basic throwing mechanics.  Highlights include stepping with the opposite foot and utilizing a proper...Read More
notes Notes:
Use hula hoops to make throwing fun, observe skill levels.
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
How to Coach: Infield #1 (Training)
stopwatch 5:20-5:35 timer 15 Minutes
KEEP HULA HOOPS! Start ball in glove & focus on footwork.
Two Spot Receiving
stopwatch 5:35-5:50 timer 15 Minutes
Two goals: Assess talent, drill receiving
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
MENTAL / FINISH Baseball Basics stopwatch 5:55-6:05 timer 10 Minutes
Baseball Basics is a practice segment scheduled to provide you, the coach, with the opportunity to introduce what's to come!  Teach your team the basics...Read More
notes Notes:
Discussion: Field, positions, dugout etiquette, team rules
Love the Game / Life Lesson stopwatch 6:05-6:20 timer 15 Minutes
Love the Game One of Dan Keller's "Big 3" keys to advancing in the game Perhaps the biggest ingredient to success is to love the game. Baseball is hard....Read More
notes Notes:
Life Lesson Discussion. Topic = HARD WORK. Set the tone early Coach!

"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)