ThursdayPractice2

Team Name
Pirates
Location
FISW
Date
02/08/2018
Start Time
5:00
End Time
5:50
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 4:45 (BELOW GOLD)
Gathering Drill Wiffle Circle stopwatch 4:45-5:00 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
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Plastic balls. HELMETS. 3 batters at a time. 5 Swings each. Everyone else fields. FUN!
PRACTICE STARTS AT 5:00 (BELOW BLACK)
PACED Warm Up Dyn Warm Up 8U #1 stopwatch 5:00-5:10 timer 10 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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4 lines of 3. High Knees. Stress baseball movements. Kick Butts. Side shuffle (low like an infielder). Skipping (high like an outfielder). Back pedaling (1st runner keeps others safe). Sprints with base-running tip
Throwing Structured Catch Play stopwatch 5:10-5:19 timer 9 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
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See how many times the whole line can go no drops.
PLUNK THE PIRATE ThursdayPractice2 stopwatch 5:19-5:20 timer 1 Minutes
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Everybody at same time. If kids hit Pete parents clean up. If they don't, kids clean up.
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Infield Ground Ball Quick Catch stopwatch 5:25-5:35 timer 10 Minutes
Ground Ball Quick Catch is a simple and effective drill to run during Quick Defense.  It helps to develop basic hands and feet baseball-athleticism and...Read More
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3 groups
Baserunning Home to First stopwatch 5:35-5:40 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
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Kick dirt on Pete the Pirate.
Baserunning Base Hit Turns stopwatch 5:40-5:45 timer 5 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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Home to 1st. Taking aggressive turns on a single. Listen to coach.
Bucket Free Throws stopwatch 5:45-5:50 timer 5 Minutes
Bucket Free Throws is a fun competition to finish practice with.  It is, as it sounds, the simple challenge of making a baseball into a bucket.  Just...Read More
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