Practice #5B

Team Name
UCSB Gauchos
Location
Sports Complex
Date
03/13/2019
Start Time
4:00
End Time
5:30
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 3:45 (BELOW GOLD)
EARLY ACTIVITY Home Run Derby stopwatch 3:45-4:00 timer 15 Minutes
A fun Hitting Station or Early Activity Drill, Home Run Derby brings out coach's inner Chris Berman - back, back, back, back... GONE!  Designed to be...Read More
notes Notes:
Points per base touched. Put out means rotate to defense.
PRACTICE STARTS AT 4:00 (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP Dyn Warm Up 8U #1 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:
Running
THROWING Structured Catch Play stopwatch 4:10-4:20 timer 10 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
notes Notes:
Pop, chest, throw.
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Dueling Fungoes
stopwatch 4:20-4:32 timer 12 Minutes
Mass ground balls. Consider safety of all participants.
Waiter Tray Receiving
stopwatch 4:32-4:45 timer 13 Minutes
Carry the pizza tray / palm turns up.
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
BP Reps: Soft Toss
stopwatch 4:50-5:02 timer 12 Minutes
Drill on field, defense making plays each swing. Hitter to run on 6th swing.
Fundamentals: Pitching
stopwatch 5:02-5:15 timer 13 Minutes
Everyone gets chance to learn pitching!
BASERUNNING Around the World – 3 Runners stopwatch 5:15-5:25 timer 10 Minutes
Around the World is a baserunning drill involving ALL aspects of baserunning.  This is a combination drill involving four athletes and all of the basepaths....Read More
notes Notes:
1. Home to First; 2. Break to 2nd; 3. Secondary & Go (2nd-Home)
FINISH Life Lesson Discussion stopwatch 5:25-5:30 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

"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.