custom practice plan

Team Name
Indians
Location
Valencia Valley
Date
02/26/2019
Start Time
4:00
End Time
5:30
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 3:45 (BELOW GOLD)
Early Activity Wiffle Circle stopwatch 3:45-4:00 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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PRACTICE STARTS AT 4:00 (BELOW BLACK)
Warm Up custom practice plan stopwatch 4:00-4:10 timer 10 Minutes
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Stretching
Throwing Structured Catch Play stopwatch 4:10-4:25 timer 15 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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Starting with on one knee. Finishing with shuffle throw long toss really focusing on throw finish.
Quick Defense Ground Ball Put Outs stopwatch 4:25-4:35 timer 10 Minutes
Ground Ball Put Outs brings into play the novel concept of recording OUTS!  At some point, athletes need to be taught how to execute force plays and tag...Read More
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We can modify this as we see fit, but I like the part about receiving a ball at second and the tagging part.
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
How to Coach: Ground Balls #2
stopwatch 4:55-5:10 timer 15 Minutes
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Baserunning Home to First stopwatch 5:15-5:25 timer 10 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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Incorporating dropped third strike drill?
Finish Fundamentals: Hitting stopwatch 5:25-5:30 timer 5 Minutes
Use Fundamentals: Hitting as an introduction to hitting mechanics.  With footage pulled from a Dugout Captain coaching clinic, this is an overview of...Read More
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Short fundamentals review then hitting stations: Live BP, Hitting tee, heavy balls, pitching machine