- Baseball is a Game of Movement -

Day 10

(-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

Outfielders Shallow enough to use UH Toss (arms are not warm, so we don’t want to throw overhand)
These drills also give outfielders reps at fielding ground balls (‘Fast, Slow, Fast’ also applies to ground balls in the OF)
Reminder: Cover the Base with Your Eyes

0:15-0:30

Playing Catch Practice

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

1. ‘No Bat’ Drills

2. ‘No Ball’ Drills

3. Play Catch

4. ‘1-6’ Footwork and Throw (Medium-Fast) 40’

0:30-0:50

3 Groups: OF Hit Cut

OF: Fast, Slow, Fast when fielding ground balls
Runner (‘Pitcher’): Move Towards Ball; set up 10’ from Base Line
Set-up: OF depth, so they are throwing ~50’ after fielding the ground ball. Balls to CF, Runner (‘Pitcher’) sets up half way between the pitcher rubber and the Second Base Bag
Runner (‘Pitcher’): Turn Glove Side; One strong shuffle, in a Power Position, straight towards Home Plate

A group working with each of the 3 outfield positions: LF, CF, RF

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: 5-3 (Fast-Faster) / 3-6 (Step Across; Medium-Fast)

1:10-1:30

Scrimmage

Encourage Base Runners to go 2 bases on balls to the OF anytime they have a reasonable chance.
We especially want runners on second base to attempt to score on balls to the Outfield.
Most balls to RF, or between CF and RF, the base runner can go First to Third.