Fielding Practice
Team Name
Fielding Practice
Location
Peachtree Ridge Park
Date
01/22/2018
Start Time
1:00
End Time
3:00
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 0:45 (BELOW GOLD)
Wiffle Dodgeball is a wacky-fun drill. There's some speed/agility value, but beyond that... we're having fun here. With a keen eye placed on athlete-safety,...Read More
Notes:
MOUTH CLOSED, EYES UP
PRACTICE STARTS AT 1:00 (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
Notes:
Jog 25%, 50% 75%x2, Side Shuffle, Butt Kickers, High Knees, Walking Lunge, Backpedal, Sprint 100%
Airplane Take Offs is a simple Early Baserunning drill to teach young players an athletic first step movement. While categorized under the title of...Read More
Notes:
Stay low first 3-4 steps
Feet in Concrete is a throwing drill typically done as part of the Throwing Progression (a routine to follow while warming the arm up). Depending on...Read More
Notes:
Keep feet still, twist at torso, good arm extension and follow through
The Buffet Drill is most effectively run as a Quick Defense drill and combines four movements of baseball athleticism into a fun, quick activity. Run...Read More
Notes:
3 Cones; Long toss, grounder, quick catch, football pass
WATER BREAK (5min)
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Five Feeds Drill
2:20-2:35 15 Minutes
Under hand to 1, reverse pivot to 2, side arm to 1, backhand to 2, throw to bucket at home
WATER BREAK (5min)
Offered during the Olympics practice, the baserunning station involves up to five sprints for each athlete. Armed with a stopwatch and a score sheet...Read More
Notes:
Home to 1st twice, Home to 2nd, Home to 3rd, Home to Home. Add times up.
Trash Can Toss is primarily fun. The coaching relevance to this drill is a "do or die" play from the outfield. This means that the winning run is...Read More
Notes:
Throw to bucket from ss to home.
"There may be people that have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do."
– Derek Jeter, NY Yankees ('95-'14)
HARD WORK
- Working hard is a habit, and habits must be earned. DECIDE to work hard daily!
- Find a way. Won’t always feel like working hard. Compete, challenge another, grind.
- "Practice is what you make of it,” Raul Ibanez (1996-2014)