HMB Joe’s – 90 Mins #1 – 2/12/19
Team Name
HMB Joe’s – 90 Mins #1 – 2/12/19
Location
Smith #1
Date
02/12/2019
Start Time
4:00
End Time
4:00
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 1:15 (BELOW GOLD)
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

Practice #1 of Early Activity: Make sure ALL know that it's cool to be early.
~ 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

Break the ice, encourage high fives, and get the focus away from Mom & Dad.
Tagging Up
1:40-1:45
5 Minutes


DC recommends running Tagging Up during Early Baserunning. Use final 4-6 sprints and review tagging up fundamentals. EXECUTION - First athlete jogs...Read More

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

Start with Feet-in-Concrete than move into Structured-Catch-Play.
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Fundamentals: Ground Balls
1:55-2:07
12 Minutes


Teach four fundamental steps of the Ground Ball. Finish with reps.
Fundamentals: Fly Balls
2:07-2:20
13 Minutes


Dropstep, crossover, go. Finish with safe reps and gauge talent.
WATER BREAK (5min)
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
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

Front of bag, either foot, break down, look right (#kickdirtoncoach).
Life Lesson discussions provide the opportunity to briefly talk about the characteristics of a champion. Use the Dugout Captain suggestions for each...Read More

HARD WORK - It's a way of practicing!
PRACTICE STARTS AT 4:00 (BELOW BLACK)
"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)