Tee Ball #2 4-11-19

Team Name
Elmira
Location
Perkins
Date
04/11/2019
Start Time
6:00
End Time
6:55
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 5:50 (BELOW GOLD)
WARM UP Touch ‘Em All stopwatch 5:50-6:00 timer 10 Minutes
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
notes Notes:
Gotta teach the bases at least once. Stomp and yell! Andy Runs while Todd sets up hitting drill.
PRACTICE STARTS AT 6:00 (BELOW BLACK)
Hitting basics Hitting Grip and Stance stopwatch 6:00-6:10 timer 10 Minutes
Hitting Grip & Stance is an introductory hitting.  For those athletes with little to no plan, this drill provides structure to both stance and grip....Read More
notes Notes:
We will go over this with 4 kids at a time and move into Cone & Tee drill while Falishia runs a grounder drill, then rotate through them.
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Falishia and a parent to shag balls. Same Drill as PP#1. Review: Fielding Triangle, Alligator Mouth, Ankle Eye
Cone & Tee Drill
stopwatch 6:22-6:35 timer 13 Minutes
Todd & Andy= Two Tees. Feet first, then grip.
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
BASERUNNING Home to First stopwatch 6:40-6:50 timer 10 Minutes
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 Notes:
If the kids were running bases pretty good we will introduce running threw first. Otherwise we will run "Touch em' all again.
FINISH Life Lesson Discussion stopwatch 6:50-6:55 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
notes Notes:
Life Lesson Discussion - SPORTSMANSHIP

"Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn."

– John Maxwell, Author

SPORTSMANSHIP

  •  Win with class, lose with pride. Either way, have a good time!
  •  Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
  •  Beat your opponent in such a way that he wants to compete with you again.