Fall CP – Practice #7

Team Name
Fire Cardinals
Location
Wheaton Forest #2
Date
10/12/2021
Start Time
5:30
End Time
6:44
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 5:15 (BELOW GOLD)
EARLY ACTIVITY Wiffle Circle stopwatch 5:15-5:30 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
notes Notes:
How's your curveball?
PRACTICE STARTS AT 5:30 (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP Dyn Warm Up 8U #2 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:
Structured Catch Play stopwatch 5:40-5:55 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
notes Notes:
Pre-set pairs.
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Wiffle Circle
stopwatch 5:55-6:07 timer 12 Minutes
Divide into two groups.
Ground Ball Competition
stopwatch 6:07-6:19 timer 12 Minutes
Scrimmage Scrimmage stopwatch 6:19-6:39 timer 20 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:
Begin with 8-10 sprints using Sprint Work variations (side start, seated, plank)
FINISH Bucket Free Throws stopwatch 6:39-6:44 timer 5 Minutes
Bucket Free Throws is a fun competition to finish practice with.  It is, as it sounds, the simple challenge of making a baseball into a bucket.  Just...Read More
notes Notes:
Closer or farther free throw line?

"Lock in! Watch, listen, think... right here, right now."

– Dan Keller (Dugout Captain)

FOCUS

  •  Understand the why and how behind each drill at practice.
  •  Hear, don’t just listen
  •  Focus Reset Button for competition: Routine to follow when focus has slipped.