Bats – 120 Mins – Practice #1

Team Name
Bats – 120 Mins – Practice #1
Location
CRF
Date
09/11/2019
Start Time
5:30
End Time
7:30
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 5:15 (BELOW GOLD)
EARLY ACTIVITY 2 Lines, 1 Coach stopwatch 5:15-5:30 timer 15 Minutes
2 Lines, 1 Coach is a simple name for a simple drill.  Options include running this drill as an Early Activity, or during station instruction.  Coach...Read More
notes Notes:
It's cool to be early! Sit on bucket, roll grounders, kids throw to net/coach
PRACTICE STARTS AT 5:30 (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP Basketball Lines stopwatch 5:30-5:40 timer 10 Minutes
Basketball Lines - Rekindle your inner hoops player and get "on the line."  A simple change-of-direction move to train agility and condition athletes....Read More
notes Notes:
2 rows of 3 cones, base to #1 & back, base to #2 and back to base - high five
Life Lesson Discussion stopwatch 5:40-5:50 timer 10 Minutes
Life Lesson discussions provide the opportunity to briefly talk about the characteristics of a champion.  Use the Dugout Captain suggestions for each...Read More
notes Notes:
Intros/admin - Intros, Team name, practice/game sched, equip fit glove/bat
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
EARLY BASERUNNING Airplane Take Offs stopwatch 5:55-6:05 timer 10 Minutes
Airplane Take Offs is a simple Early Baserunning drill to teach young players an athletic first step movement.  While categorized under the title of...Read More
notes Notes:
Helicopter vs plane taking off - 1st base to 2nd - Stay low and go!
THROWING Structured Catch Play stopwatch 6:05-6:15 timer 10 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:
Start w/Feet in Concrete then thrower "Set!", catcher "Chest!", "Throw!"
QUICK DEFENSE Four Corner Receiving stopwatch 6:15-6:25 timer 10 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:
Glove on or off - four position points - announce at first, then random
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Bats – 120 Mins – Practice #1
stopwatch 6:30-6:45 timer 15 Minutes
default
Fieldwork - coach bats to fielders with 1 runner
Bats – 120 Mins – Practice #1
stopwatch 6:45-6:55 timer 10 Minutes
default
BP in cage, on deck batter runs for fieldwork
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Bats – 120 Mins – Practice #1 stopwatch 7:00-7:20 timer 20 Minutes
Read More
notes Notes:
Scrimmage - split team evenly - kid pitch volunteers
BASERUNNING Home to First stopwatch 7:20-7:25 timer 5 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:
Race to/through first reading 1st base coach cue / "in a pickle"
FINISH Life Lesson Discussion stopwatch 7:25-7:30 timer 5 Minutes
Life Lesson discussions provide the opportunity to briefly talk about the characteristics of a champion.  Use the Dugout Captain suggestions for each...Read More
notes Notes:
HARD WORK

"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)