Day Four – D.Backs – Play hard, have fun!

Team Name
D.Backs
Location
FIELD #3
Date
04/07/2019
Start Time
1:30
End Time
2:35
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 1:15 (BELOW GOLD)
EARLY ACTIVITY Home Run Derby stopwatch 1:15-1:30 timer 15 Minutes
A fun Hitting Station or Early Activity Drill, Home Run Derby brings out coach's inner Chris Berman - back, back, back, back... GONE!  Designed to be...Read More
notes Notes:
Set up near the fence & consider using tee.
PRACTICE STARTS AT 1:30 (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP Backyard Clean Up stopwatch 1:30-1:40 timer 10 Minutes
Backyard Clean up is an activity run during the 15-minute window before practice.  As it is completely centered on fun, Backyard Clean Up could fill any...Read More
notes Notes:
Get your smile muscles loose
THROW Hula Hoop Throwing stopwatch 1:40-1:50 timer 10 Minutes
Hula Hoop Throwing is a drill designed to work on basic throwing mechanics.  Highlights include stepping with the opposite foot and utilizing a proper...Read More
notes Notes:
Cones guide the steps of the feet ("Ankle Eye")
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
How to Coach: Infield #2 (Training)
stopwatch 1:50-2:02 timer 12 Minutes
Review broken movements. R & L become POP!
Four Corner Receiving
stopwatch 2:02-2:15 timer 13 Minutes
Challenge with pace, distance, unpredictability.
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
BASERUNNING Fundamentals: Sliding stopwatch 2:20-2:30 timer 10 Minutes
Fundamentals of Sliding is a drill designed to introduce athletes to the proper way to execute a feet-first slide.  Safety is paramount to sliding and...Read More
notes Notes:
Figure Four technique: Hands up, foot tucked behind opposite knee.
MENTAL / FINISH Ground Ball Competition stopwatch 2:30-2:35 timer 5 Minutes
Ground Ball Competition is a fun infield drill designed to for repetitions and competition. The desired instruction or execution requirements can be enforced...Read More
notes Notes:
Two teams compete for points.

"Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn."

– John Maxwell, Author

SPORTSMANSHIP

  •  Win with class, lose with pride. Either way, have a good time!
  •  Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
  •  Beat your opponent in such a way that he wants to compete with you again.