Practice No. 1

Team Name
Thunder
Location
JWP Field 7
Date
08/26/2019
Start Time
7:30
End Time
9:00
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 7:30 (BELOW GOLD)
PRACTICE STARTS AT 7:30 (BELOW BLACK)
Warm Up Dyn Warm Up 10U #1 stopwatch 7:30-7:40 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
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25% Jog, 50% Jog, Side Steps, Walking Lunges, Butt Kickers, Sprints
Throwing Long Toss – Time & Distance stopwatch 7:40-7:55 timer 15 Minutes
Many coach's believe that throwing is the most important drill in practice.  Why then, would catch play be cut short or rushed through?  Dugout Captain...Read More
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Quick Defense Catch & Pop stopwatch 7:55-8:05 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
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  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
2 Lines, 1 Coach
stopwatch 8:10-8:25 timer 15 Minutes
Cone & Tee Drill
stopwatch 8:25-8:40 timer 15 Minutes
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Baserunning Airplane Take Offs stopwatch 8:45-8:55 timer 10 Minutes
Airplane Take Offs is a simple Early Baserunning drill to teach young players an athletic first step movement.  While categorized under the title of...Read More
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Finish Bucket Free Throws stopwatch 8:55-9:00 timer 5 Minutes
Bucket Free Throws is a fun competition to finish practice with.  It is, as it sounds, the simple challenge of making a baseball into a bucket.  Just...Read More
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"There may be people that have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do."

– Derek Jeter, NY Yankees ('95-'14)

HARD WORK

  •  Working hard is a habit, and habits must be earned. DECIDE to work hard daily!
  •  Find a way. Won’t always feel like working hard. Compete, challenge another, grind.
  •  "Practice is what you make of it,” Raul Ibanez (1996-2014)