Spiders Practice 1

Team Name
Spiders Practice 1
Location
MB
Date
09/24/2020
Start Time
4:00
End Time
6:00
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 3:50 (BELOW GOLD)
EARLY ACTIVITY Wiffle Circle stopwatch 3:50-4:00 timer 10 Minutes
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 Notes:
Hellos, Rules, Virtual High Fives
PRACTICE STARTS AT 4:00 (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP Obstacle Course stopwatch 4:00-4:10 timer 10 Minutes
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 Notes:
Yoga - led by Liv
THROWING: 2 Groups Structured Catch Play stopwatch 4:10-4:20 timer 10 Minutes
Playing catch is the most important "drill" you will ever run as a coach! Structured Catch Play is more than just a drill.  It's actually more of an organized,...Read More
notes Notes:
Start with Feet in Concrete then move into Structured Catch Play
QUICK D: 2 Groups Four Corner Receiving stopwatch 4:20-4:30 timer 10 Minutes
Four-Corner Receiving is a drill to work on catching the baseball (basic receiving for beginning baseball players).  It is easy to execute, safe for beginning...Read More
notes Notes:
Take inventory of where the athletes are at skill-wise.
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Airplane Take Offs
stopwatch 4:35-4:45 timer 10 Minutes
Running
How To Coach: Hitting #1
stopwatch 4:45-4:55 timer 10 Minutes
Cage
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Fundamentals: Ground Balls
stopwatch 5:00-5:10 timer 10 Minutes
Field, Throw to Net
Fundamentals: Fly Balls
stopwatch 5:10-5:20 timer 10 Minutes
Throw to Catch
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Live BP Live BP stopwatch 5:25-5:55 timer 30 Minutes
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 Notes:
Groups of 2-3 rotating stations: 1B/2B, SS/3B, OF, Hitting
FINISH Life Lesson Discussion stopwatch 5:55-6:00 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
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Wrap Up

"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)