First Practice!

Team Name
Indians
Location
Peterson Elementary
Date
02/07/2018
Start Time
4:00
End Time
5:00
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 3:50 (BELOW GOLD)
WARM UP Obstacle Course stopwatch 3:50-4:00 timer 10 Minutes
Obstacle Course is a Warm Up drill is designed for fun.  Run this early in the season to help break the ice and get kids to loosen up and smile.  The...Read More
notes Notes:
Break the ice, bring out smiles, force high-fives.
PRACTICE STARTS AT 4:00 (BELOW BLACK)
MENTAL / Opening Baseball Basics stopwatch 4:00-4:15 timer 15 Minutes
Baseball Basics is a practice segment scheduled to provide you, the coach, with the opportunity to introduce what's to come!  Teach your team the basics...Read More
notes Notes:
Discussion: Field, positions, dugout etiquette, team rules
THROW Hula Hoop Throwing stopwatch 4:15-4:25 timer 10 Minutes
Hula Hoop Throwing is a drill designed to work on basic throwing mechanics.  Highlights include stepping with the opposite foot and utilizing a proper...Read More
notes Notes:
Use hula hoops to make throwing fun, observe skill levels.
BASERUNNING Home to First stopwatch 4:25-4:35 timer 10 Minutes
Home-to-First coaches the correct way to run through the first base bag.  As part of Baserunning or Conditioning, this drill can be run near the end...Read More
notes Notes:
Front of bag, either foot, break down, look right.
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
How to Coach: Infield #1 (Training)
stopwatch 4:40-4:50 timer 10 Minutes
KEEP HULA HOOPS! Start ball in glove & focus on footwork.
Hitting Grip and Stance
stopwatch 4:50-5:00 timer 10 Minutes
FEET: Right-Left-Right into stance (RH Hitter)

"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)