Sharks 3/25 Practice #2
Team Name
Sharks
Location
Norbuck
Date
03/18/2019
Start Time
6:00
End Time
7:26
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 5:45 (BELOW GOLD)
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:
1-4 athletes = 1 hitter / 5-7 athletes = 2 hitters / 8+ athletes = 3 hitters
PRACTICE STARTS AT 6:00 (BELOW BLACK)
Two Knee Catch 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:
Work on throwing technique - reach, cobra (arm back, shield, tap/tap/tap opposite thigh; Quickly and safely gauge the skill level of throwers.
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:
Obstacle (2 teams) Quick Feet Ladder (2 ladders)- one to 1st base (team 1), one to 3rd base (team 2); Bat Forehead Spin (3 times), then long toss ball to outfield; Shuffle feet back to home plate - its a race to see which team finished 1st (Break the ice, build relationships, draw out smiles!)
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
DC recommends running Tagging Up during Early Baserunning. Use final 4-6 sprints and review tagging up fundamentals. EXECUTION - First athlete jogs...Read More
Notes:
Teach concept of tagging up
Live BP is a catch-all drill for "batting practice." For Dugout Captain practice plans, this drill can mean using a different device (tee, soft toss,...Read More
Notes:
1 at bat per player - count balls / strikes and run on 1st hit; rotate each of 3 groups - 1 group at time ready to hit in dugout
"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)