A’s Practice #4

Team Name
Location
Calero
Date
03/08/2020
Start Time
5:00
End Time
6:00
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 4:45 (BELOW GOLD)
Wiffle Circle Wiffle Circle stopwatch 4:45-5:00 timer 15 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
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PRACTICE STARTS AT 5:00 (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP Home to First stopwatch 5:00-5:10 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
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Review last practice, with goal of 100% success rate stepping on the base
THROWING No Partner Throwing #1 stopwatch 5:10-5:20 timer 10 Minutes
No Partner Throwing is designed for the youngest players and run early in the season.  The set up and structure allow for safety as athletes will throw...Read More
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Need enough balls to set up individual buckets or ball piles.
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Right, left, shuffle throw (clean up footwork, then speed up)
Heavy Ball Hitting
stopwatch 5:32-5:45 timer 13 Minutes
Swing HARD to blast balloons!
FUN Bucket Free Throws stopwatch 5:45-5:55 timer 10 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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Underhand, overhand, hook shots - move that bucket close to the line.
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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Life Lesson Discussion - BE AGGRESSIVE

"Be aggressive. Be more aggressive. Never be satisfied."

– Pete Rose, Cincinatti Reds ('63-'86)

AGGRESSIVE

  •  Dictate pace. Be the team that puts pressure on the opponent. Play quickly, throw strikes
  •  Process vs. Results - Go hard and let results take care of themselves
  •  We learn from aggressive mistakes. Cautious, passive mistakes waste time