Bats – 120 Mins – Practice #1

Team Name
Northside Bats
Location
CRF
Date
09/14/2019
Start Time
1:00
End Time
3:00
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 0:45 (BELOW GOLD)
EARLY ACTIVITY 2 Lines, 1 Coach stopwatch 0:45-1:00 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 1:00 (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP Basketball Lines stopwatch 1:00-1:10 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 1:10-1:20 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 1:25-1:35 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 1:35-1:45 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 1:45-1:55 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 2:00-2:15 timer 15 Minutes
default
Fieldwork - coach bats to fielders with 1 runner
Bats – 120 Mins – Practice #1
stopwatch 2:15-2:25 timer 10 Minutes
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BP in cage, on deck batter runs for fieldwork
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Bats – 120 Mins – Practice #1 stopwatch 2:30-2:50 timer 20 Minutes
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notes Notes:
Scrimmage - split team evenly - kid pitch volunteers
BASERUNNING Home to First stopwatch 2:50-2:55 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 2:55-3:00 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)