Yankees – 90 Mins #1

Team Name
Yankees
Location
KPB
Date
01/20/2021
Start Time
6:00
End Time
7:30
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 6:00 (BELOW GOLD)
PRACTICE STARTS AT 6:00 (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP Fundamentals: Dynamic Warm Up stopwatch 6:00-6:10 timer 10 Minutes
The Dynamic Warm Up is today's warm up routine.  Gone are the days of standing in a circle and yanking on arms and legs.  Best way to explain using common...Read More
notes Notes:
Establish Dynamic routine & pace. TEACH movements during practice #1.
THROWING Throwing Progression stopwatch 6:10-6:25 timer 15 Minutes
Throwing Progression is a series of three drills: Two Knee Catch, One Knee Catch, and Feet in Concrete.  All three are supported in the DC Library with...Read More
notes Notes:
Two Knees / One-Knee; Feet-in-Concrete; then into Catch-Play.
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Box Drills
stopwatch 6:30-6:45 timer 15 Minutes
TEACH: Four movements to fielding a GB
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Live BP
stopwatch 6:45-7:15 timer 30 Minutes
Live swings on field, instruction in cage.
BASERUNNING Home to First stopwatch 7:15-7:25 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:
Two movements: Home-to-First... followed by Base-Hit-Turns.
MENTAL / FINISH Life Lesson Discussion stopwatch 7:25-7:30 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:
HARD WORK - Establish a culture where working hard is cool.

"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)