Practice March 27 – 90 Minutes
Team Name
Practice March 27 – 90 Minutes
Location
Field 3 -- Pan Pacific Park
Date
03/27/2018
Start Time
5:45
End Time
7:30
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 5:45 (BELOW GOLD)
PRACTICE STARTS AT 5:45 (BELOW BLACK)
~ 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:
3 Cones 5-7 yds apart. Jog (25%,50%,75%);Side Shuffle; Butt Kickers;High Knees;Lunges;Run backward;Sprints (100%)
No Partner Throwing is designed for the youngest players and run early in the season. The set up and structure allow for safety as athletes will throw...Read More
Notes:
Each kid gets 4-6 wiffle, tennis, soft toss balls. One cone per kid; Goals to coach their form and to get them to trow far.
Ground Ball Quick Catch is a simple and effective drill to run during Quick Defense. It helps to develop basic hands and feet baseball-athleticism and...Read More
Notes:
3 lines of 3-4 kids; 1 coach each line with 3-4 balls; each kid catches and fields a ground ball twice. Work on form with your group
WATER BREAK (5min)
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
How to Coach: Pitching #1
6:25-6:40 
15 Minutes
6:25-6:40 15 Minutes
Work on form as a group and then let each kid execute with 4-5 pitches to the coach
How To Coach: Hitting #2
6:40-6:55 15 Minutes
6:40-6:55 15 Minutes
Last week we worked on legs; this drill works on arms and swing.
WATER BREAK (5min)
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:
Same baserunning drill as last week; run through home toward coach 12-15 ft past first; see video for cone set up
"Lock in! Watch, listen, think... right here, right now."
– Dan Keller (Dugout Captain)
FOCUS
Understand the why and how behind each drill at practice.- Hear, don’t just listen
- Focus Reset Button for competition: Routine to follow when focus has slipped.