Practice 1

Team Name
Practice 1
Location
MH1
Date
09/25/2019
Start Time
4:00
End Time
5:05
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 4:00 (BELOW GOLD)
PRACTICE STARTS AT 4:00 (BELOW BLACK)
Practice 1 stopwatch 4:00-4:03 timer 3 Minutes
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Talk to parents while kids run - emphasize the season goals of the kids learning (not winning) and parent involvement. All parents are welcome to participate. The more parents that help out, the more active the kids will be.
Warm Up Practice 1 stopwatch 4:03-4:10 timer 7 Minutes
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Teach 4 count exercises. Jumping jacks, Peck-fly-overhead, arm circles, squats, knee blocks, push ups, sit-ups
Name Toss Practice 1 stopwatch 4:10-4:20 timer 10 Minutes
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Stand in circle - Say your name and throw ball to new kid. After 5 mins, say name of kid and throw ball to them.
Catch Practice 1 stopwatch 4:20-4:25 timer 5 Minutes
notes Notes:
Standard Catch to warm up for first practice. Future practices will be more directed at improvement.
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Practice 1 stopwatch 4:30-4:30 timer 0 Minutes
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Assessment of players - 2 1/2 mins each. Throwing, Catching, Fielding, Hitting, Running
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
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stopwatch 4:30-4:40 timer 10 Minutes
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Fielding Practice - Hit ball to player and have them throw to side (first base).
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stopwatch 4:40-4:50 timer 10 Minutes
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Batting Practice - Batting off tee into net for 5 mins. Then 5 mins of batting wiffle balls soft toss.
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stopwatch 4:50-5:00 timer 10 Minutes
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Pop Flies - Depending on kids comfort and ability at 10ft: Start with wiffle ball for hand/eye coord, then move onto tennis ball, then hard ball.
Finish Practice 1 stopwatch 5:00-5:05 timer 5 Minutes
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Positive Mental Attitude - Explain how you need to be positive and find the positive in what each player does. Use words like nice try, good swing, you almost got it, way to get in front of it.