Day 10 - Practice Plan

Review and Repetition.

Relay to Home; Cut and Redirecting throws to Second and Third Bases.

0:00-0:15       

Skill Building Warm-up

  1.  Receiving a Throw at 3B (tag) - Cover the Base w/Your Eyes

  2.   6-4 (Underhand Toss)

  3.   Receiving a Throw at 1B (force) - Cover the Base w/Your Eyes

[Catcher(s): Position specific work on the side]

0:15-0:30

Playing Catch Practice

Instruction

  • Batting - Lower Half Turn

  • Pitching & Throwing - Leg Drive at end of stride

 

No Bat Drills (p.3) / No Ball Drills (p.4)

 

PCP Routine

  1.   Pitching Practice

  2.   Position Player Throwing

  3.   Relay Footwork

 

Team Drills

0:30-0:40       

Drill: Base Running Through First Base

                  

         

0:40-1:00

Cut-Relay to Home (ball to RF) - Cut 3, 2

  • Mini Diamond

  • Players at all Positions.  Follow Def Movement and Responsibility Rules

  • Reminder: P, SS, 2B: Always move towards the ball

 

 

1:00-1:05 <Break>

1:05-1:40

Batting Practice - 12-Player Drill                                

  I. Live Batting (Full Field) 

     Tee Work

 

 II. Defense

     Play balls off the bat at a position

III. Skills Station

  • Pitching

  • Batting: Live Wiffle

 

1:40-2:00

Scrimmage

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BATTING

Instruction

Firm Front Side (Front Leg)

  • During the Switch Heels action the batter uses equal force with the Front leg as with the back leg.

  • When finished with driving the Front Heel back and down, the front leg remains Firm, resisting the forward force of the Back Leg.

  • The result of the front and back legs driving straight, in opposite directions, is the turn of the legs/hips.  Power generation for the swing comes from the strongest muscles in the body (Legs).

No Bat Drills

  • Switch Heels        x5 (Firm Front Side)

  • Sideways Karate  x5 (Firm Front Side)

  • Skip-a-Rock          x5 (Firm Front Side)

 

 

Tee Work

***All swings at a Tee, moving forward, should involve Rhythm***

  1. Switch Heels (Firm Front Side) x5

  2. Skip-a-Rock (Firm Front Side)

 

PITCHING & THROWING

Pitching Instruction

Leg Drive (& Pull) at end of Stride, leading into landing of Stride

  • Bring elbows up to Power Position while Striding out. It is important to get elbows up to shoulder level before landing stride foot.

  • With elbows at Power Position, and just before landing the stride foot:   (1) Drive forward, forcefully, with back Leg   (2) Pull glove elbow.

  • We want to land the stride: (1) with stride foot flat, (2) foot directed towards the catcher (doesn’t have to be perfectly straight),  (3) stride leg slightly bent, (4) glove elbow anchored,  (5) throwing-arm elbow just past the head.  

      (momentum will carry the body forward after completing the action)

 

No Ball Drills

Throwing

  • Wrist Action     6-7 seconds

 

Pitching

  1. Turn & Pull                                           x5  (Elbow to Belt …allow TILT)  

  2. Drive & Pull                                          x5  (Elbow to Belt …allow TILT) 

  3. Leg Drive (& Pull) at End of Stride    x7

Playing Catch Practice  

  • Stride & Throw: Timing of Leg Drive and landing of stride foot

 

Skills Station

  • Leg Drive (& Pull) at end of stride, leading into landing of Stride

 

Skill building Warm-up

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