Practice #3

Team Name
Dodgers
Location
Freedom Park
Date
02/12/2019
Start Time
19:30
End Time
21:00
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 19:15 (BELOW GOLD)
Early Activity Wiffle Cricket stopwatch 19:15-19:30 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:
Three highest point leaders lead Warm-Up lines.
PRACTICE STARTS AT 19:30 (BELOW BLACK)
Warm Up Dyn Warm Up 12U #2 stopwatch 19:30-19:40 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:
Structure and familiarity should decrease time spent at Warm Up.
Throw Quick Catch Competition stopwatch 19:40-19:50 timer 10 Minutes
Quick Catch Competition is an execution drill to finish the throwing segment.  It helps to train throwing accuracy, baseball athleticism (hands working...Read More
notes Notes:
Structured-Catch-Play followed by Long-Toss-Competition.
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Double Play Feeds 2B
stopwatch 19:50-20:02 timer 12 Minutes
Goal = 25+ gb's per athlete.
Side-to-Side Bucket Fly Balls
stopwatch 20:02-20:15 timer 13 Minutes
Fly Ball Reps + Communication
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Live BP stopwatch 20:20-20:45 timer 25 Minutes
Live BP is a catch-all drill for "batting practice."  For Dugout Captain practice plans, this drill can mean using a different device (tee, soft toss,...Read More
notes Notes:
3 stations
Baserunning Fundamentals: Sliding stopwatch 20:45-20:55 timer 10 Minutes
Fundamentals of Sliding is a drill designed to introduce athletes to the proper way to execute a feet-first slide.  Safety is paramount to sliding and...Read More
notes Notes:
Figure 4
Mental / Finish Life Lesson Discussion stopwatch 20:55-21:00 timer 5 Minutes
Life Lesson discussions provide the opportunity to briefly talk about the characteristics of a champion.  Use the Dugout Captain suggestions for each...Read More
notes Notes:
NO FEAR - PLAY FREE!

"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.