First Monday

Team Name
First Monday
Location
Riddle
Date
09/27/2018
Start Time
4:00
End Time
6:15
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 3:45 (BELOW GOLD)
Early Activity Home Run Derby stopwatch 3:45-4:00 timer 15 Minutes
A fun Hitting Station or Early Activity Drill, Home Run Derby brings out coach's inner Chris Berman - back, back, back, back... GONE!  Designed to be...Read More
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PRACTICE STARTS AT 4:00 (BELOW BLACK)
Warm Up Around the World – 3 Runners stopwatch 4:00-4:10 timer 10 Minutes
Around the World is a baserunning drill involving ALL aspects of baserunning.  This is a combination drill involving four athletes and all of the basepaths....Read More
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Throwing Throwing Progression stopwatch 4:10-4:25 timer 15 Minutes
Throwing Progression is a series of three drills: Two Knee Catch, One Knee Catch, and Feet in Concrete.  All three are supported in the DC Library with...Read More
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Quick Defense Ground Ball Quick Catch stopwatch 4:25-4:35 timer 10 Minutes
Ground Ball Quick Catch is a simple and effective drill to run during Quick Defense.  It helps to develop basic hands and feet baseball-athleticism and...Read More
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  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Buffet Drill
stopwatch 4:40-4:55 timer 15 Minutes
Waiter Tray Receiving
stopwatch 4:55-5:10 timer 15 Minutes
BP Reps: Front Toss
stopwatch 5:10-5:25 timer 15 Minutes
Live BP
stopwatch 5:25-5:40 timer 15 Minutes
First Monday
stopwatch 5:40-5:55 timer 15 Minutes
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2 Batter Infield
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Baserunning Fastest Man Standing stopwatch 6:00-6:10 timer 10 Minutes
Fastest Man Standing (FMS) involves a combination of sprint work and competition.  The sprint variations help to hold the focus of athletes and shift...Read More
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Finish Wiffle Dodgeball stopwatch 6:10-6:15 timer 5 Minutes
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
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"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