ThursdayPractice5

Team Name

Pirates

Location

FISW

Date

03/01/2018

Start Time

5:00

End Time

6:08

EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 4:45 (BELOW GOLD)

Gathering Drill Wiffle Circle stopwatch

4:45-5:00

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

Notes:

Plastic balls. HELMETS. 3 batters at a time. 5 Swings each. Everyone else fields. FUN!

PRACTICE STARTS AT 5:00 (BELOW BLACK)

PACED Warm Up Dyn Warm Up 8U #1 stopwatch

5:00-5:08

8 Minutes

~ SEE "EXECUTION KEYS" BELOW FOR AGE-SPECIFIC SUGGESTION LIST ~ The Dynamic Warm Up is today's warm up routine. Gone are the days of standing in a...Read More

Notes:

4 lines of 3. High Knees. Stress baseball movements. Kick Butts. Side shuffle (low like an infielder). Skipping (high like an outfielder). Back pedaling (1st runner keeps others safe). Sprints with base-running tip

Structured Catch Structured Catch Play stopwatch

5:08-5:16

8 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:

Count how many times with no drops.

PLUNK THE PIRATE ThursdayPractice5 stopwatch

5:16-5:18

2 Minutes

Notes:

Everybody at same time. If you hit Pete parents clean up. If you don't kids clean up.

WATER BREAK (5min)

Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)

Bag Man & Relay Man

5:23-5:43

20 Minutes

Demo then do as competition with split squad: 5 fielders (LC, RC, 3B, SS, 2B), 5 runners, coach hitting fungos. How many runs before 3 outs then switch.

Mound Progression

5:43-5:53

10 Minutes

2 at a time into net.

WATER BREAK (5min)

Water Cup Sliding stopwatch

5:58-6:08

10 Minutes

Water Cup Sliding is a baserunning drill designed to train the fundamentals of a proper feet-first slide. Having the athlete hold water cups in both hands...Read More

Notes:

Sliding Practice