3/27/19 Practice #5

Team Name
Raptors
Location
Edna
Date
03/27/2019
Start Time
3:30
End Time
4:30
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 3:15 (BELOW GOLD)
EARLY ACTIVITY Backyard Clean Up stopwatch 3:15-3:30 timer 15 Minutes
Backyard Clean up is an activity run during the 15-minute window before practice.  As it is completely centered on fun, Backyard Clean Up could fill any...Read More
notes Notes:
Split two sides. 10 rag balls each side. boundaries.
PRACTICE STARTS AT 3:30 (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP Dyn Warm Up 8U #1 stopwatch 3:30-3:35 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:
Quality over speed, ensure your lead is patient and voice calm.
THROWING Feet In Concrete stopwatch 3:35-3:45 timer 10 Minutes
Feet in Concrete 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 Notes:
Followed by Structured-Catch-Play
How to Coach: Ground Balls #3 stopwatch 3:45-4:00 timer 15 Minutes
The third drill in DC's How-to-Coach Ground Balls series, the purpose of this drill is to introduce and drill “centering the baseball.”  Execution...Read More
notes Notes:
Review Exit Footwork (R/L/Shuffle/Throw) & then teach POP!
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Lying Down Wiffle Catch
stopwatch 4:05-4:15 timer 10 Minutes
Intro to fly balls
Waiter Tray Receiving
stopwatch 4:15-4:25 timer 10 Minutes
Waiter Tray Receiving
Round the bases relay 3/27/19 Practice #5 stopwatch 4:25-4:30 timer 5 Minutes
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notes Notes:
Relay: half at HB vs 2B.

"Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn."

– John Maxwell, Author

SPORTSMANSHIP

  •  Win with class, lose with pride. Either way, have a good time!
  •  Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
  •  Beat your opponent in such a way that he wants to compete with you again.