BYA Rookie Preseason #4

Team Name
BYA Rookie
Location
Field 1
Date
04/24/2018
Start Time
12:00
End Time
13:30
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 11:45 (BELOW GOLD)
Early Activity Home Run Derby stopwatch 11:45-12:00 timer 15 Minutes
A fun Hitting Station or Early Activity Drill, Home Run Derby brings out coach's inner Chris Berman - back, back, back, back... GONE!  Designed to be...Read More
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PRACTICE STARTS AT 12:00 (BELOW BLACK)
Warm Up Wiffle Dodgeball stopwatch 12:00-12:10 timer 10 Minutes
Wiffle Dodgeball is a wacky-fun drill.  There's some speed/agility value, but beyond that... we're having fun here.  With a keen eye placed on athlete-safety,...Read More
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Throwing No Partner Throwing #3 stopwatch 12:10-12:25 timer 15 Minutes
No Partner Throwing is designed for the youngest players and run early in the season.  The set up and structure allow for safety as athletes will throw...Read More
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Quick Defense Ground Ball Quick Catch stopwatch 12:25-12:35 timer 10 Minutes
Ground Ball Quick Catch is a simple and effective drill to run during Quick Defense.  It helps to develop basic hands and feet baseball-athleticism and...Read More
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  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Live BP
stopwatch 12:40-12:55 timer 15 Minutes
Buffet Drill
stopwatch 12:55-13:10 timer 15 Minutes
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Baserunning Home to First stopwatch 13:15-13:25 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
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Finish Bucket Free Throws stopwatch 13:25-13:30 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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"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