Practice-7-dbacks-2019

Team Name
D.Backs
Location
Field 1
Date
05/05/2019
Start Time
11:00
End Time
12:05
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 10:45 (BELOW GOLD)
EARLY ACTIVITY Wiffle Cricket stopwatch 10:45-11:00 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:
Point for touching other base, before ball returned to coach.
PRACTICE STARTS AT 11:00 (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP Basketball Lines stopwatch 11:00-11:10 timer 10 Minutes
Basketball Lines - Rekindle your inner hoops player and get "on the line."  A simple change-of-direction move to train agility and condition athletes....Read More
notes Notes:
RELAY RAAAAAAACE!!
THROW Feet In Concrete stopwatch 11:10-11:20 timer 10 Minutes
Feet in Concrete 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
notes Notes:
Feet locked, get full torso twist // Then Structured-Catch-Play
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Double Play Feeds SS
stopwatch 11:20-11:32 timer 12 Minutes
Have fun with it! Underhand flip / Overhand dart
Lying Down Wiffle Catch
stopwatch 11:32-11:45 timer 13 Minutes
Waiter-Trays also good drill for today.
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
BASERUNNING Water Cup Sliding stopwatch 11:50-12:00 timer 10 Minutes
Water Cup Sliding is a baserunning drill designed to train the fundamentals of a proper feet-first slide. Having the athlete hold water cups in both hands...Read More
notes Notes:
NEED: Cups, water, save place to slide
MENTAL / FINISH Life Lesson Discussion stopwatch 12:00-12:05 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:
BODY LANGUAGE - What are your 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)