5/24/18 Practice

Team Name
5/24/18 Practice
Location
SSP1
Date
05/24/2018
Start Time
5:30
End Time
7:30
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 5:20 (BELOW GOLD)
Earl Home Run Derby stopwatch 5:20-5:30 timer 10 Minutes
A fun Hitting Station or Early Activity Drill, Home Run Derby brings out coach's inner Chris Berman - back, back, back, back... GONE!  Designed to be...Read More
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PRACTICE STARTS AT 5:30 (BELOW BLACK)
Dyn Warm Up 8U #2 stopwatch 5:30-5:45 timer 15 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
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RUN 25 / 50 / 75 / 75% BUTT KICKERS HIGH KNEES SIDE SHUFFLE R / L WALKING LUNGE BACKWARDS WALKING LUNGE BEAR CRAWLS WALKING ARM CIRCLES (5 SM / 5 MED / 5 L)) WALKING ARM CIRCLES BACKWARD (15) SPRINT 75 / 100%
Throwing Long Toss Competition stopwatch 5:45-6:00 timer 15 Minutes
Long Toss Competition is a fun throwing competition to run at the end of a throwing segment.  Teach, then throw, finish by competing.  This helps to...Read More
notes Notes:
1-YARD APART INCREASE DISTANCE AFTER EACH THROW BALL TOUCHES GRASS = JUDGE CHAMPION = LAST PAIR STANDING DC KEYS USE TWO ANCHORS RECEIVER "FOUL LINE" RELEVANT DISTANCE INCREASES
Four Corner Receiving stopwatch 6:00-6:15 timer 15 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:
Right Shoulder Left Shoulder Right Hip Left Hip
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
5/24/18 Practice
stopwatch 6:20-6:30 timer 10 Minutes
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Towel Drill and Release Point into Hula Hoops
5/24/18 Practice
stopwatch 6:30-6:40 timer 10 Minutes
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SS to 1B Groundballs...each group count outs
5/24/18 Practice
stopwatch 6:40-6:50 timer 10 Minutes
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Hitting...whiffle circles and tee
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Wiffle Cricket
stopwatch 6:50-7:00 timer 10 Minutes
TWO BASES - 30FT APART HIT - POINTS EARNED, HIT AGAIN OUT - PLAYER TO DEFENSE, ALL ROTATE ONE
Waiter Tray Receiving
stopwatch 7:00-7:10 timer 10 Minutes
Each athlete attempts 3-4 tosses, then rotates. Go through line 3-4 times, depending on pace and time.
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Baserunning Relay Races stopwatch 7:15-7:25 timer 10 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
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Finish Trash Can Toss stopwatch 7:25-7:30 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
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"Missed more than 9000 shots. 26 potential game-winners. Lost 300 games. “Failed” over and over. THAT is why I succeed!"

– Michael Jordan

NO FEAR (of failure)

  •  Play free! Failure is a bruise, not a tattoo.
  •  Learn from your mistakes (embrace them, don't endorse them)
  •  Grow, grow, grow - Always learn, always improve, always push ahead.