10U – 90 Mins #2 Minor A Rays 1/20/21

Team Name
Minor A Rays
Location
Field 3
Date
01/20/2021
Start Time
5:30
End Time
7:00
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 5:15 (BELOW GOLD)
Wiffle Cricket stopwatch 5:15-5:30 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
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PRACTICE STARTS AT 5:30 (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP Fundamentals: Dynamic Warm Up stopwatch 5:30-5:40 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:
25, 50, 75(2), SIDE SHUFFLE (L/R), BUTT KICK, HIGH KNEE, WALKING LUNGE, BACK PEDAL, 100
THROWING One Knee Catch stopwatch 5:40-5:50 timer 10 Minutes
One Knee Catch is a throwing drill typically done as part of the Throwing Progression (a routine to follow while warming the arm up).  Depending on...Read More
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HOLD POSITION BEFORE & AFTER THROW. WATCH FOR HAND BACK AND GLOVE POINT, RECEIVERS SHOW BIG TARGET
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Tennis Racquet Fly Balls
stopwatch 5:50-6:02 timer 12 Minutes
Broken movements / full go / focus on feet.
Fundamentals: Ground Balls
stopwatch 6:02-6:15 timer 13 Minutes
RIGHT LEFT SHUFFLE SHUFFLE THROW
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
BP Reps: Soft Toss
stopwatch 6:20-6:32 timer 12 Minutes
Deliberate arm swing to learn anticipation.
How To Coach: Hitting #1
stopwatch 6:32-6:45 timer 13 Minutes
BASERUNNING Base Hit Turns stopwatch 6:45-6:55 timer 10 Minutes
A Base Hit Turn is the action taken by a baserunner while rounding first after a base hit.  The ball has reached the outfield safely, which means the...Read More
notes Notes:
Review Home-to-First, followed by Base-Hit-Turns.
FINISH Bucket Free Throws stopwatch 6:55-7:00 timer 5 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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Two shots each. Made shot = Candy prize.

"Goal Example: Hit .400 this season. Goals earn us two big things: 1) Achievement; and, 2) Personal Development"

– Dan Keller (Dugout Captain)

GOALS

  •  Achievement: ego, game ball, all-star team (stuff easily forgotten)
  •  Development: Physical (improved swing, more power, better eye) + Character (work ethic, persistence, adversity)
  •  Setting goals is a skill, skills take practice. We start today: What are OUR team goals?