Shetland #1
Team Name
Cardinals
Location
Field 4S
Date
02/13/2017
Start Time
4:30 PM
End Time
5:34
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 4:30 (BELOW GOLD)
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
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1) Bear Crawl (to white cone) 2) Side Shuffle (back to red cone) 3) Two-Leg Hops to Skips (to blue cone) 4) 5 Dizzy Bat Spins 5) Sprint Back to Line 6) High-5 to send the next player
Hula Hoop Throwing is a drill designed to work on basic throwing mechanics. Highlights include stepping with the opposite foot and utilizing a proper...Read More
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1) Feet Planted 2) "Ankle Eye" Step 3) Left-Right-Left | show coach 4-seam grip before throwing
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
How to Coach: Ground Balls #1
4:46-4:56
10 Minutes
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Ready Position: Right, Left, Hands Open | Fielding Triangle: Right-Left Hands | Exit Footwork: Pop - Throw!
Two Spot Receiving
4:56-5:06
10 Minutes
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Two goals: Assess talent, drill receiving | Receiving high: thumbs - Receiving low: pinkies
Hitting Grip and Stance
5:06-5:16
10 Minutes
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Grip: Left-Right-Barrel Up- Back Shoulder | Stance: Right-Left-Right
WATER BREAK (5min)
Touch 'em All is an introductory baserunning drill designed to promote field awareness and familiarity with the bases. Run early in the season for beginning...Read More
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Teach kids to run the bases in order. Advance one base at a time, stomp and the base and yell the base name when they get there.
Life Lesson discussions provide the opportunity to briefly talk about the characteristics of a champion. Use the Dugout Captain suggestions for each...Read More
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Life Lesson Discussion. Topic = HARD WORK.
PRACTICE STARTS AT 4:30 PM (BELOW BLACK)
"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)