Practice #1

Team Name
Practice #1
Location
cga
Date
11/12/2018
Start Time
4:00
End Time
6:00
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 3:45 (BELOW GOLD)
EARLY ACTIVITY Wiffle Cricket stopwatch 3:45-4:00 timer 15 Minutes
Wiffle Cricket is a drill used primarily as an Early Activity.  It involves only wiffle balls, so no athletes are throwing before being warm, and can...Read More
notes Notes:
Hit = Points per base (& Hit again) / Out = Rotate to defense
PRACTICE STARTS AT 4:00 (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP Dyn Warm Up 10U #2 stopwatch 4:00-4:10 timer 10 Minutes
~ 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
notes Notes:
No rushing, but work to shave time off of warm up with familiarity.
EARLY BASERUNNING Secondary Breaks stopwatch 4:10-4:15 timer 5 Minutes
Secondary Breaks allow baserunners to practice secondary movements and also what will become the delay-steal.  They are to be run during Early Baserunning...Read More
notes Notes:
Shuffle, shuffle, go.
THROWING Long Toss Competition stopwatch 4:15-4:25 timer 10 Minutes
Long Toss Competition is a fun throwing competition to run at the end of a throwing segment.  Teach, then throw, finish by competing.  This helps to...Read More
notes Notes:
They loved it last time - do it again. Structured Catch Play + Long Toss Comp.
QUICK DEFENSE Backhand Flips stopwatch 4:25-4:30 timer 5 Minutes
Backhand Flips is a great drill to run during Quick Defense.  Before using an backhand flip during Station Instruction, running Backhand Flips as a Quick...Read More
notes Notes:
Double play turns coming from the 2B position. Finish THAT drill with THESE flips.
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Tag Plays
stopwatch 4:35-4:50 timer 15 Minutes
Straddle, slap tag, & show.
Double Play Feeds 2B
stopwatch 4:50-5:05 timer 15 Minutes
Underhand flips, reverse pivot, backhand flips.
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
No Goals Competition
stopwatch 5:10-5:25 timer 15 Minutes
Soft toss wiffle balls.
BP Reps: Front Toss
stopwatch 5:25-5:40 timer 15 Minutes
Work oppo field hitting by tossing to the outer half of plate.
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
BASERUNNING Water Cup Sliding stopwatch 5:45-5:55 timer 10 Minutes
Water Cup Sliding is a baserunning drill designed to train the fundamentals of a proper feet-first slide. Having the athlete hold water cups in both hands...Read More
notes Notes:
Two Groups: (1) Water Cup Sliding; (2) Bases / Switch halfway.
FINISH Bucket Free Throws stopwatch 5:55-6:00 timer 5 Minutes
Bucket Free Throws is a fun competition to finish practice with.  It is, as it sounds, the simple challenge of making a baseball into a bucket.  Just...Read More
notes Notes:
Short range tourney-style - make it to stay in.
PITCH & CATCH How to Coach: Pitching #1 stopwatch 6:00-6:00 timer 0 Minutes
How to Coach: Pitching #1 is the first drill in Dugout Captain's series to teach Pitching as a skill.  Use with your team to coach-up multiple players,...Read More
notes Notes:
How-to-Coach #1 - Focus on balance point // 20-pitch bullpens for all pitchers

"The most important quality I look for in a player is accountability. You've got to be accountable for who you are. It's too easy to blame things on someone else."

– Lenny Wilkens (HOF NBA Coach)

ACCOUNTABILITY

  •  The unwillingness to quit, the determination to find a solution, or the desire to complete a task. Get it done!
  •  The effort to get the project or task done when the first, second and third tries all go unsuccessful. Think responsibility 2.0!
  •  The champion holds himself accountable for the performance of the group and finds a way to push everyone towards success and accomplishment. Responsibilities can and will change, accountability does not!