Practice #7

Team Name
Yankees
Location
Skytower Park
Date
02/25/2019
Start Time
4:00
End Time
6:00
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 3:45 (BELOW GOLD)
Early Activity Wiffle Circle stopwatch 3:45-4:00 timer 15 Minutes
Wiffle Circle is an Early Activity drill that can be run during the 15-minutes prior to practice start time.  It can also be ran as a pre-game drill...Read More
notes Notes:
Is a screen available to place in between hitters?
PRACTICE STARTS AT 4:00 (BELOW BLACK)
Warm Up Obstacle Course stopwatch 4:00-4:10 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
notes Notes:
Short competition to break up monotony of couple weeks of practice.
Early Baserunning Home to First stopwatch 4:10-4:15 timer 5 Minutes
Home-to-First coaches the correct way to run through the first base bag.  As part of Baserunning or Conditioning, this drill can be run near the end...Read More
notes Notes:
Run this at the Warm Up Cones. Break down and look right!
Throwing Catch & Pop stopwatch 4:15-4:25 timer 10 Minutes
Catch & Pop is a Quick Defense drill to drill the athletic movement of an infielder catching and getting rid of the ball. This movement is used all...Read More
notes Notes:
Verbal: Stay behind the ball. Catch first, then pop.
Quick Defense Four Corner Receiving stopwatch 4:25-4:30 timer 5 Minutes
Four-Corner Receiving is a drill to work on catching the baseball (basic receiving for beginning baseball players).  It is easy to execute, safe for beginning...Read More
notes Notes:
Pace up! Athletes can catch, drop, reset to ready position.
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Double Play Feeds SS
stopwatch 4:35-4:50 timer 15 Minutes
Underhand flip / Overhand dart
Fundamentals: Cuts and Relays
stopwatch 4:50-5:05 timer 15 Minutes
Big X, vocal, turn glove-side.
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
BP Reps: Front Toss
stopwatch 5:10-5:25 timer 15 Minutes
Find that barrel with trajectory of toss.
How To Coach: Hitting #1
stopwatch 5:25-5:40 timer 15 Minutes
TEACH - Legs first
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Baserunning Home to First stopwatch 5:45-5:55 timer 10 Minutes
Home-to-First coaches the correct way to run through the first base bag.  As part of Baserunning or Conditioning, this drill can be run near the end...Read More
notes Notes:
Kick dirt on coach! Then, continue with Base Hit Turns.
Mental / Finish No Goals – GB Competition stopwatch 5:55-6:00 timer 5 Minutes
GroundBalls - No Goals is a station drill for use after ground ball fundamentals have been introduced.  This drill is designed to train and develop infield...Read More
notes Notes:
BODY LANGUAGE - What are team rules?

"The image that a player projects through his actions, gestures, and posture during competition."

– Dan Keller (Dugout Captain)

BODY LANGUAGE

  •  Fake it, until you make it
  •  Lead by example, your teammates will follow
  •  What are your team’s rules? (Suggestions: Head up, shoulders back, tall and proud)