Harvest Field 101

Team Name
Rocket City Stars
Location
Harvest Field
Date
05/28/2020
Start Time
5:30
End Time
7:50
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 5:15 (BELOW GOLD)
Early Activity Dyn Warm Up 14U #1 stopwatch 5:15-5:30 timer 15 Minutes
~ SEE "EXECUTION KEYS" BELOW FOR AGE-SPECIFIC SUGGESTION LIST ~ The Dynamic Warm Up is today's warm up routine.  Gone are the days of standing in a...Read More
notes Notes:
Throwing to warm up arms, First things first. (Pray)
PRACTICE STARTS AT 5:30 (BELOW BLACK)
Warm Up Basketball Lines stopwatch 5:30-5:50 timer 20 Minutes
Basketball Lines - Rekindle your inner hoops player and get "on the line."  A simple change-of-direction move to train agility and condition athletes....Read More
notes Notes:
Run .6 miles around the track. Basketball Lines
Early Short Hop Gauntlet stopwatch 5:50-6:05 timer 15 Minutes
Short Hop Gauntlet is an advanced infield drill working short hops and quick hands.  This drill involves a number of steps leading up to a fun competition...Read More
notes Notes:
Pair up 15' apart, short hop, 2 hops, 3 hops. gauntlet everybody on one side comp.
Throwing Baseball Basics stopwatch 6:05-6:20 timer 15 Minutes
Baseball Basics is a practice segment scheduled to provide you, the coach, with the opportunity to introduce what's to come!  Teach your team the basics...Read More
notes Notes:
Four Cone at Short Stop to first base rotation
Quick Defense Backhand Flips stopwatch 6:20-6:35 timer 15 Minutes
Backhand Flips is a great drill to run during Quick Defense.  Before using an backhand flip during Station Instruction, running Backhand Flips as a Quick...Read More
notes Notes:
2 lines, Short and 2nd base hit to either side backhand flip to 2nd throw to 1st
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Pitching Instructors – Why Use Phases?
stopwatch 6:40-6:55 timer 15 Minutes
Rotate Pitchers
Catcher Receiving
stopwatch 6:55-7:10 timer 15 Minutes
Rotate Catchers
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Live Batting Practice Live BP stopwatch 7:15-7:45 timer 30 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:
Coach Pitching rotate hitters.
Finish What is: Baserunning & Conditioning stopwatch 7:45-7:50 timer 5 Minutes
A descriptive segment highlighting Dugout Captain practice absolute #7 - Baserunning / Conditioning.  This segment is run late in practice because of...Read More
notes Notes:
Rock,Paper, Sissors relay Game.

"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)