Cubs Practice 1

Team Name
Cubs Practice 1
Location
MB
Date
03/01/2019
Start Time
4:00
End Time
5:05
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 4:00 (BELOW GOLD)
PRACTICE STARTS AT 4:00 (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP Obstacle Course stopwatch 4:00-4:05 timer 5 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:
Break the ice, bring out smiles, force high-fives.
Structured Catch Play stopwatch 4:05-4:10 timer 5 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:
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
How to Coach: Infield #1 (Training)
stopwatch 4:10-4:20 timer 10 Minutes
Start ball in glove & focus on footwork.
Two Spot Receiving
stopwatch 4:20-4:30 timer 10 Minutes
FEET: Right-Left-Right into stance (RH Hitter)
How To Coach: Hitting #1
stopwatch 4:30-4:40 timer 10 Minutes
Live BP
stopwatch 4:40-4:50 timer 10 Minutes
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
BASERUNNING Home to First stopwatch 4:55-5:00 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:
Front of bag, either foot, break down, look right.
MENTAL / FINISH Baseball Basics stopwatch 5:00-5:05 timer 5 Minutes
Baseball Basics is a practice segment scheduled to provide you, the coach, with the opportunity to introduce what's to come!  Teach your team the basics...Read More
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Discussion: Field, positions, dugout etiquette, team rules

"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)