Dodgers Final Practice

Team Name
MB Pony All Star Green PA Division
Location
Begg
Date
04/30/2019
Start Time
5:30
End Time
6:50
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 5:10 (BELOW GOLD)
EARLY ACTIVITY Wiffle Cricket stopwatch 5:10-5:25 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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2 Coaches -- Runner touches bases until ball returned to coach.
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
PRACTICE STARTS AT 5:30 (BELOW BLACK)
THROWING Structured Catch Play stopwatch 5:30-5:40 timer 10 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
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Compete to keep baseballs off of ground.
Buffet Drill stopwatch 5:40-5:50 timer 10 Minutes
The Buffet Drill is most effectively run as a Quick Defense drill and combines four movements of baseball athleticism into a fun, quick activity.  Run...Read More
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2 Lines, 1 Coach stopwatch 5:50-6:05 timer 15 Minutes
2 Lines, 1 Coach is a simple name for a simple drill.  Options include running this drill as an Early Activity, or during station instruction.  Coach...Read More
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Competition to 1st base in the net
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Tennis Racquet Fly Balls
stopwatch 6:05-6:20 timer 15 Minutes
each of us takes a group
Heavy Ball Hitting
stopwatch 6:20-6:35 timer 15 Minutes
rotate between heavy ball hitting off t
Water Balloon BP
stopwatch 6:35-6:35 timer 0 Minutes
water balloon hitting
How To Coach: Hitting #3
stopwatch 6:35-6:35 timer 0 Minutes
hitting balls off t
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Olympics – Baserunning
stopwatch 6:35-6:50 timer 15 Minutes

"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