Diamondbacks – 9/22/20 – 60 Mins #5

Team Name
Diamondbacks – 9/22/20 – 60 Mins #5
Location
Kappock Field
Date
09/22/2020
Start Time
3:30
End Time
4:35
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 3:15 (BELOW GOLD)
Early Activity Wiffle Cricket stopwatch 3:15-3:30 timer 15 Minutes
Wiffle Cricket is a drill used primarily as an Early Activity.  It involves only wiffle balls, so no athletes are throwing before being warm, and can...Read More
notes Notes:
Three highest point leaders lead Warm-Up lines.
PRACTICE STARTS AT 3:30 (BELOW BLACK)
Baserunning as Warm Up Around the World – 3 Runners stopwatch 3:30-3:40 timer 10 Minutes
Around the World is a baserunning drill involving ALL aspects of baserunning.  This is a combination drill involving four athletes and all of the basepaths....Read More
notes Notes:
Quick Dynamic Session... then to baserunning!
Throw Catch & Pop stopwatch 3:40-3:50 timer 10 Minutes
Catch & Pop is a Quick Defense drill to drill the athletic movement of an infielder catching and getting rid of the ball. This movement is used all...Read More
notes Notes:
Structured-Catch-Play followed by Catch-&-Pop.
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Ground Ball Put Outs
stopwatch 3:55-4:07 timer 12 Minutes
Tough Drill: Round of force plays followed by round of tag plays
Side-to-Side Bucket Fly Balls
stopwatch 4:07-4:20 timer 13 Minutes
Fly Ball Reps + Communication
HITTING Live BP stopwatch 4:20-4:35 timer 15 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:
** Could use two tees or two soft-toss stations (IF SAFE)

"Missed more than 9000 shots. 26 potential game-winners. Lost 300 games. “Failed” over and over. THAT is why I succeed!"

– Michael Jordan

NO FEAR (of failure)

  •  Play free! Failure is a bruise, not a tattoo.
  •  Learn from your mistakes (embrace them, don't endorse them)
  •  Grow, grow, grow - Always learn, always improve, always push ahead.