Day 12 - Practice Plan
Review and Repetition.
The daily, step-by-step development of the batting swing and pitching delivery continues.
First & third Defense.
0:00-0:15
Skill Building Warm-up
21 Gb Weave
Running through first base (Full Speed; let’s put pressure on the fielders Every Gb this year!!)
Wild Pitch/Passed Ball Communication
0:15-0:35
Playing Catch Practice
Instruction
Batting - Hands
Pitching & Throwing - Leg Drive at End of Stride
No Bat Drills / No Ball Drills
PCP Routine
Pitching Practice
Position Player Throwing
Catch, Tag, Power Position
0:35-0:55
Team Drills
First and Third Defense
0:55-1:00 <Break>
1:00-1:35
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
1:35-2:00
Scrimmage
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BATTING
Instruction
Lower Half Turn
The legs make the first movement in the swing. They start before the upper body.
Drill: Batter in their stance with hands in position as if holding a bat. Batter Turns Back, then Switches Heels (at half speed). Objective: Switch Heels with little, or No, upper body movement.
No Bat Drills
Lower Half Turn x5
Switch Heels x5 (Rhythm)
Skip-a-Rock x5 (Hands together)
Tee Work
Sideways Karate (Bottom Hand ‘Inside the Ball’)
Skip-a-Rock (Snap bat past Bottom Hand HINGE)
***both using Rhythm*
PITCHING & THROWING
Pitching Instruction
Leg Drive at end of Stride, leading into landing of Stride
(see Pitching Info: Practices #10 & #11)
No Ball Drills
Throwing
Wrist Action 6-7 seconds
Pitching
Turn & Pull x5
Drive & Pull x5
Leg Drive (& Pull) at End of Stride x7
Playing Catch Practice
Timing of Leg Drive and Landing Foot
Skills Station
Leg Drive (& Pull) at end of stride, leading into landing of Stride
