2022 Farm #2

Team Name
Dragons
Location
Booksin
Date
02/10/2022
Start Time
4:00
End Time
5:35
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 3:45 (BELOW GOLD)
EARLY ACTIVITY Wiffle Circle stopwatch 3:45-4:00 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:
1-4 athletes = 1 hitter / 5-7 athletes = 2 hitters / 8+ athletes = 3 hitters
PRACTICE STARTS AT 4:00 (BELOW BLACK)
Hitting Hitting Grip and Stance stopwatch 4:00-4:10 timer 10 Minutes
Hitting Grip & Stance is an introductory hitting.  For those athletes with little to no plan, this drill provides structure to both stance and grip....Read More
notes Notes:
Cone for each player set about 10 ft apart. Right-left-right into stance (RH hitter). Teach 1 - 2 - 3
Warm Up Dyn Warm Up 8U #1 stopwatch 4:10-4:15 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
notes Notes:
4 lines set up with cones, 4 more cones on finish line 20 ft away. Warm up run, High Knees and butt kicks, High leg kick Arm circle skips, Super Marios, shuffle, tapioca
Throwing Hula Hoop Throwing stopwatch 4:15-4:30 timer 15 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:
Hula Hoops hung on Backstop. Line cone, 2 staggered for feet and then throw line. 4 Seam Grip/Ankle Eye/Step-Reach-"Elbow High to let it fly"/Turn to face target-Cobra Wrist/ Rear Leg Follow Through
Fielding Triangle How to Coach: Ground Balls #1 stopwatch 4:30-4:40 timer 10 Minutes
This is the first step in teaching Ground Balls to your athletes. Conceptually, the goal of How To Coach: Ground Balls #1 is to begin training ground ball...Read More
notes Notes:
Back to Hitting cones Get to Position - Pop to Ready Stance - Fielding Triangle -
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
How to Coach: Infield #1 (Training)
stopwatch 4:45-4:55 timer 10 Minutes
HULA HOOPS for Target! Start ball in glove & focus on footwork.
How To Coach: Hitting #1
stopwatch 4:55-5:05 timer 10 Minutes
Use tee and net. RULE #1 - SWING HARD!!!!
Two Spot Receiving
stopwatch 5:05-5:15 timer 10 Minutes
Above waist=Thumbs down. Below Waist= Pinkies downStart Hands only. Then put on glove.
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
BASERUNNING Home to First stopwatch 5:20-5:30 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:
Two baselines. 2 cones curve to left of 1st. 1 to Right. Start with the each direction Just keep it consistent.
Mental / Finish Relay Races stopwatch 5:30-5:35 timer 5 Minutes
Relay Races are a baseball friendly version of the standard relay race. Let's not make this more complicated that it is. Two equal lines, everybody runs,...Read More
notes Notes:
Set up bases. Fun Game to finish

"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)