PK’s Custom Practice Plan 1

Team Name
Indians
Location
Valencia Valley
Date
02/26/2019
Start Time
4:00
End Time
5:30
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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If anyone shows up early
PRACTICE STARTS AT 4:00 (BELOW BLACK)
Warm Up PK’s Custom Practice Plan 1 stopwatch 4:00-4:10 timer 10 Minutes
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Stretching
Throwing Structured Catch Play stopwatch 4:10-4:25 timer 15 Minutes
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
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Starting with on one knee. Finishing with shuffle throw long toss really focusing on throw finish.
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Quick Defense How to Coach: Ground Balls #1 stopwatch 4:30-4:40 timer 10 Minutes
This is the first step in teaching Ground Balls to your athletes. Conceptually, the goal of How To Coach: Ground Balls #1 is to begin training ground ball...Read More
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Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
How to Coach: Ground Balls #2
stopwatch 4:40-4:55 timer 15 Minutes
Ground Ball Put Outs
stopwatch 4:55-5:10 timer 15 Minutes
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Baserunning Home to First stopwatch 5:15-5:25 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
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Incorporating dropped third strike drill?
Finish Fundamentals: Hitting stopwatch 5:25-5:30 timer 5 Minutes
Use Fundamentals: Hitting as an introduction to hitting mechanics.  With footage pulled from a Dugout Captain coaching clinic, this is an overview of...Read More
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Short fundamentals review then hitting stations: Live BP, Hitting tee, heavy balls, pitching machine