Cubs Practice #2
Team Name
2021 MB Angels
Location
Field 15
Date
02/04/2022
Start Time
4:30
End Time
6:30
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 4:15 (BELOW GOLD)
Water Balloon BP can be run as a side station during batting practice, or as an Early Activity. Because of a high fun-factor, you WILL have smiles on...Read More
Notes:
Compete to see who can hit the balloon shards the farthest.
PRACTICE STARTS AT 4:30 (BELOW BLACK)
The Dynamic Warm Up is today's warm up routine. Gone are the days of standing in a circle and yanking on arms and legs. Best way to explain using common...Read More
Notes:
Explain Dynamic principles. Teach Dynamic exercises.
DC recommends running Tagging Up during Early Baserunning. Use final 4-6 sprints and review tagging up fundamentals. EXECUTION - First athlete jogs...Read More
Notes:
Shuffle, shuffle, go. Shuffle, shuffle, read (go... maybe?!)
Throwing Progression is a series of three drills: Two Knee Catch, One Knee Catch, and Feet in Concrete. All three are supported in the DC Library with...Read More
Notes:
Three throwing drills: Two-Knees / One-Knee / Feet-in-Concrete.
Catch & Pop is a Quick Defense drill to drill the athletic movement of an infielder catching and getting rid of the ball. This movement is used all...Read More
Notes:
Remember: Catch... then... Pop. Careful feet don't get too far in front of hands.
WATER BREAK (5min)
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
How to Coach: Ground Balls #1
5:05-5:20 15 Minutes
Ready position, fielding triangle, exit footwork.
WATER BREAK (5min)
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
WATER BREAK (5min)
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
Notes:
Both moves again: Home-to-First followed by Base-Hit-Turns.
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
Notes:
Short free throw line early in the season.
"Goal Example: Hit .400 this season. Goals earn us two big things: 1) Achievement; and, 2) Personal Development"
– Dan Keller (Dugout Captain)
GOALS
- Achievement: ego, game ball, all-star team (stuff easily forgotten)
- Development: Physical (improved swing, more power, better eye) + Character (work ethic, persistence, adversity)
- Setting goals is a skill, skills take practice. We start today: What are OUR team goals?