3/13/19 Practice #3
Team Name
Raptors
Location
Edna
Date
03/13/2019
Start Time
3:30
End Time
4:35
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 3:15 (BELOW GOLD)
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:
1-4 athletes = 1 hitter / 5-7 athletes = 2 hitters / 8+ athletes = 3 hitters. Goal: Set feet accurately, grip bat correctly, swing HARD, have fun.
PRACTICE STARTS AT 3:30 (BELOW BLACK)
~ 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:
Take time to introduce Dynamic-Warm-Up. TEACH movements. End with 1B to 2B simulation
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:
Touch front of base, either foot, "break down," look right. Two stations separated at least 30 feet apart. Throw down Home plate and 1B.
One Knee Catch is a throwing drill typically done as part of the Throwing Progression (a routine to follow while warming the arm up). Depending on...Read More
Notes:
2 lines spaced 10 feet apart. Cobra/reach, Throw only on verbal, Tap-tap/shield.
The second drill in Dugout Captain's How-to-Coach series for Ground Ball instruction, the purpose of this drill is to review the different pieces of the...Read More
Notes:
Review, freeze/broken reps, introduce POP! Power Net set up at 1B.
WATER BREAK (5min)
How To Coach: Hitting #1
4:10-4:20 10 Minutes
How to Coach: Hitting #1 is the first "lesson" in teaching young athletes how to hit. Whether run at a team practice or with an athlete 1-on-1, HTC:...Read More
Notes:
Intro: important to learn from watching others. Focus on legs/stride/strong base. 4 or 6 stations depending on # adults and tees) 1:2 vs 1:3. Tees (traffic cones if necessary).
BP Reps: Wiffle Ball
4:20-4:30 10 Minutes
Wiffle Ball Reps is a station where a coach uses wiffle balls to get swings. EXECUTION - There are three main execution variables: Format - Drill Drill...Read More
Notes:
Rag balls. 4 stations. 1 coach throwing to 2 at bat, 2 shagging balls. 8 swings each, then rotate 2 hitter/2 shaggers
Bucket Free Throws is a fun competition to finish practice with. It is, as it sounds, the simple challenge of making a baseball into a bucket. Just...Read More
Notes:
Life lesson: Learn from what you see (pay attention to others). Learn from what you do (learn from "failing", ie video games or other relatable activity).
"Goal Example: Hit .400 this season. Goals earn us two big things: 1) Achievement; and, 2) Personal Development"
– Dan Keller (Dugout Captain)
GOALS
- Achievement: ego, game ball, all-star team (stuff easily forgotten)
- Development: Physical (improved swing, more power, better eye) + Character (work ethic, persistence, adversity)
- Setting goals is a skill, skills take practice. We start today: What are OUR team goals?