Dodgers Final Practice

Team Name
MB Pony All Star Green PA Division
Location
Begg
Date
04/30/2019
Start Time
4:00
End Time
5:03
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 3:45 (BELOW GOLD)
EARLY ACTIVITY Wiffle Cricket stopwatch 3:45-4:00 timer 15 Minutes
Wiffle Cricket is a drill used primarily as an Early Activity.  It involves only wiffle balls, so no athletes are throwing before being warm, and can...Read More
notes Notes:
Runner touches bases until ball returned to coach.
PRACTICE STARTS AT 4:00 (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP Dyn Warm Up 8U #1 stopwatch 4:00-4:10 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
notes Notes:
Challenge technique.
THROWING Structured Catch Play stopwatch 4:10-4:20 timer 10 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:
Compete to keep baseballs off of ground.
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Tennis Racquet Fly Balls
stopwatch 4:20-4:32 timer 12 Minutes
Running catches?
Rundown FlyBy’s
stopwatch 4:32-4:45 timer 13 Minutes
Support fundies, add football pattern.
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
How To Coach: Hitting #3
stopwatch 4:50-5:03 timer 13 Minutes
Put it together: Legs & Arms

"Be aggressive. Be more aggressive. Never be satisfied."

– Pete Rose, Cincinatti Reds ('63-'86)

AGGRESSIVE

  •  Dictate pace. Be the team that puts pressure on the opponent. Play quickly, throw strikes
  •  Process vs. Results - Go hard and let results take care of themselves
  •  We learn from aggressive mistakes. Cautious, passive mistakes waste time