Practice #1

Team Name
Practice #1
Location
Villa Hills
Date
03/12/2021
Start Time
4:45
End Time
6:30
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 4:45 (BELOW GOLD)
PRACTICE STARTS AT 4:45 (BELOW BLACK)
Early Activity Ground Ball Reps – No Throw and Flip stopwatch 4:45-5:00 timer 15 Minutes
Ground Ball Reps - No Throw + Flip is an infield drill used during Station Instruction or as an Early Activity.  One coach can easily entertain an entire...Read More
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Warm Up Obstacle Course stopwatch 5:00-5:10 timer 10 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
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Throwing Two Knee Catch stopwatch 5:10-5:25 timer 15 Minutes
Two Knee Catch is a throwing drill typically done as part of the Throwing Progression (a routine to follow while warming the arm up).  Depending on...Read More
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Quick Defense Two Spot Receiving stopwatch 5:25-5:35 timer 10 Minutes
Two-Spot Receiving is a drill for athletes learning how to receive the baseball.  The belt is the deciding line, determining whether an athlete will catch...Read More
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  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
3 Step Hitting
stopwatch 5:40-5:55 timer 15 Minutes
Coach the lower half first. Have girls center hands and pull back as they stride.
Olympics – Infield
stopwatch 5:55-6:10 timer 15 Minutes
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Baserunning Airplane Take Offs stopwatch 6:15-6:25 timer 10 Minutes
Airplane Take Offs is a simple Early Baserunning drill to teach young players an athletic first step movement.  While categorized under the title of...Read More
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Finish Trash Can Toss stopwatch 6:25-6:30 timer 5 Minutes
Trash Can Toss is primarily fun.  The coaching relevance to this drill is a "do or die" play from the outfield.  This means that the winning run is...Read More
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"Missed more than 9000 shots. 26 potential game-winners. Lost 300 games. “Failed” over and over. THAT is why I succeed!"

– Michael Jordan

NO FEAR (of failure)

  •  Play free! Failure is a bruise, not a tattoo.
  •  Learn from your mistakes (embrace them, don't endorse them)
  •  Grow, grow, grow - Always learn, always improve, always push ahead.