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)
EARLY ACTIVITY Wiffle Cricket stopwatch 5:15-5:30 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:
Points per base touched. Put out means rotate to defense.
PRACTICE STARTS AT 5:30 (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP Dyn Warm Up 8U #1 stopwatch 5:30-5:40 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:
RUN 25 / 50 / 75; BUTT KICKERS, HIGH KNEES, SIDE SHUFFLE, BEAR CRAWLS, ARM CIRCLES,SPRINT 75 / 100
THROWING Structured Catch Play stopwatch 5:40-5:50 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:
Pop, chest, throw.
Fundamentals: Ground Balls stopwatch 5:50-6:05 timer 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
notes Notes:
triangle stance, alligator hands, exit footwork: RF ankle eye, left foot + wings out, shuffle + throw
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Ground Ball Put Outs
stopwatch 6:05-6:20 timer 15 Minutes
force out vs. tag; plays at 1B, 2B, 3B, Home.
Wiffle Circle
stopwatch 6:20-6:35 timer 15 Minutes
Few pitches each, then add competition -- farthest hit.
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Scrimmage stopwatch 6:40-6:55 timer 15 Minutes
A scrimmage is a time for kids to put the hard work into action, and experience the pressure of competition.  Simulate game play by splitting into groups...Read More
notes Notes:
6 v 6 (same groups as before)
FINISH Life Lesson Discussion stopwatch 6:55-7:00 timer 5 Minutes
Life Lesson discussions provide the opportunity to briefly talk about the characteristics of a champion.  Use the Dugout Captain suggestions for each...Read More
notes Notes:
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.