8/5 Practice Plan

Team Name
Gremlins
Location
Sand Creek Elementary
Date
08/06/2017
Start Time
1:00
End Time
2:45
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 0:45 (BELOW GOLD)
Early Activity Wiffle Circle stopwatch 0:45-1:00 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:
3 hitters and 2 stations, everyone else fields balls
PRACTICE STARTS AT 1:00 (BELOW BLACK)
Warm Up Obstacle Course stopwatch 1:00-1:10 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:
bear crawl, shuffle, hop, skip, dizzy bat, sprint and high 5
Throwing Structured Catch Play stopwatch 1:10-1:25 timer 15 Minutes
Playing catch is the most important "drill" you will ever run as a coach! Structured Catch Play is more than just a drill.  It's actually more of an organized,...Read More
notes Notes:
break them up in 3 groups
Quick Defense Two Spot Receiving stopwatch 1:25-1:35 timer 10 Minutes
Two-Spot Receiving is a drill for athletes learning how to receive the baseball.  The belt is the deciding line, determining whether an athlete will catch...Read More
notes Notes:
same 3 groups
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Fundamentals: Fly Balls
stopwatch 1:40-1:55 timer 15 Minutes
How to Coach: Ground Balls #2
stopwatch 1:55-2:10 timer 15 Minutes
How To Coach: Hitting #1
stopwatch 2:10-2:25 timer 15 Minutes
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Baserunning Base Hit Turns stopwatch 2:30-2:40 timer 10 Minutes
A Base Hit Turn is the action taken by a baserunner while rounding first after a base hit.  The ball has reached the outfield safely, which means the...Read More
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Finish Trash Can Toss stopwatch 2:40-2:45 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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