First Practice Wed 2/27

Team Name
First Practice Wed 2/27
Location
FFN
Date
02/27/2019
Start Time
4:00
End Time
5:00
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 3:45 (BELOW GOLD)
Early Activity Wiffle Circle stopwatch 3:45-4:00 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
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PRACTICE STARTS AT 4:00 (BELOW BLACK)
Warm Up Obstacle Course stopwatch 4:00-4:05 timer 5 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:
Bear Crawl, Side Shuffle Back, 2 Leg Hops, 5 Bat Spins, Sprint Back
Throwing Throwing Progression stopwatch 4:05-4:15 timer 10 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
notes Notes:
2-knee (focus = glove) 1-knee (focus = throwing arm and glove arm) feet in concrete (standing, no stride) finish with long toss
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Home to First
stopwatch 4:15-4:25 timer 10 Minutes
Run through bag, hit front of bag, break down, look right
Fundamentals: Ground Balls
stopwatch 4:25-4:35 timer 10 Minutes
Ready Position (palms open), Approach (go get it) Fielding Triangle (gator hands) Exit Footwork (right, left, shuffle = pop)
Fundamentals: Fly Balls
stopwatch 4:35-4:45 timer 10 Minutes
Dropstep, crossover, go get it
How To Coach: The Crow Hop
stopwatch 4:45-4:55 timer 10 Minutes
Field (glove outside leg), Step Step, Crow Hop, Leti it Rip
Finish Relay Races stopwatch 4:55-5:00 timer 5 Minutes
Relay Races are a baseball friendly version of the standard relay race. Let's not make this more complicated that it is. Two equal lines, everybody runs,...Read More
notes Notes:
Two lines. Must pick up baseball and return it and high-5 next player before next player takes off.