Fall CP – Practice #5
Team Name
Fire Cardinals
Location
Wheaton Forest #2
Date
09/28/2021
Start Time
5:30
End Time
7:00
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 5:15 (BELOW GOLD)
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

Points per base touched. Put out means rotate to defense.
PRACTICE STARTS AT 5:30 (BELOW BLACK)
~ 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

RUN 25 / 50 / 75; BUTT KICKERS, HIGH KNEES, SIDE SHUFFLE, BEAR CRAWLS, ARM CIRCLES,SPRINT 75 / 100
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

Pop, chest, throw.
Fundamentals: Ground Balls
5:50-6:05
15 Minutes


Fundamentals: Ground Balls is a drill designed to assist both coach and player to understand the complete ground ball process, as one would watch on...Read More

triangle stance, alligator hands, exit footwork: RF ankle eye, left foot + wings out, shuffle + throw
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
WATER BREAK (5min)
Life Lesson discussions provide the opportunity to briefly talk about the characteristics of a champion. Use the Dugout Captain suggestions for each...Read More

New rules -- strikeouts
"Missed more than 9000 shots. 26 potential game-winners. Lost 300 games. “Failed” over and over. THAT is why I succeed!"
– Michael Jordan
NO FEAR (of failure)
Play free! Failure is a bruise, not a tattoo.
Learn from your mistakes (embrace them, don't endorse them)
Grow, grow, grow - Always learn, always improve, always push ahead.