- Baseball is a Game of Movement -

Day 9

(-0:10-0:00)    Pre-practice

Whiffle Ball Batting:  Check: ‘Head Over Back Knee’ after each swing

[Coach(es) may choose to pick out One aspect of the swing, for a given player, to work on during their swings]

 

 

0:00-0:15           

Skill Building Warm-up

  1. Receiving a Throw at Third Base (tag) [‘Cover Base w/Eyes’]

  2. 4-6 Play (UH Toss)

  3. Base Running Through First Base (Eyes on the front of the base the entire way; do not look to the side)

 

 

0:15-0:30

Playing Catch Practice

 

Reminder: Head Over Back Knee (check after each drill repetition)

1. ‘No Bat’ Drills

  • Switch Heels

  • Sideways Karate Chop

  • Bottom Hand Drill

  • Skip-a-Rock

 

2. ‘No Ball’ Drills

  • Wrist Action

  • Drive & Pull

  • Drive & Snap (Momentum)

 

3. Play Catch

 

4. Replay the Ball (& Throw: 50’, Medium-Fast)

 

 

0:30-0:50

Reminder: Difference between a Force Out and Tag situation at a base 

 

3 Groups

Reminder: ‘Cover Base w/Your Eyes’ on Every play

These drills also give outfielders reps at fielding ground balls (‘Fast, Slow, Fast’ also applies to ground balls in the OF)

  1. 7-5 Force Play (SS runs towards the ball)

  2. 8-4 Force Play (SS runs towards the ball)

  3. 9-3 Force Play (2b runs towards the ball)

 

 

0:50-0:55          <Break>

 

 

0:55-1:10

Batting / Ground Balls   (Two Groups of 6)

  • Group 1:   Whiffle Batting & Tee Work - Reminder: Head Over Back Knee (check after each Swing)

  • Group 2:   5-4 (Medium-Fast)  /  6-3 (Fast-Faster)

 

 

1:10-1:30

Scrimmage

Teach: Tag up Rule

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