Day 13 - Practice Plan
Review and Repetition …emphasis on Pitcher Defense
The daily, step-by-step development of the batting swing and pitching delivery continues.
Throwing skills emphasized.
Relay to Home, Ball Hit Past Outfielders.
0:00-0:15
Skill Building Warm-up
1-5
1-6
1-3
[Catcher(s): Position specific work on the side]
0:15-0:35
Playing Catch Practice
Instruction
Batting - Elbow to Elbow
Pitching & Throwing - Leg Lift
No Bat Drills / No Ball Drills
PCP Routine
Pitching Practice
Position Player Throwing
Relay Footwork
0:35-1:00
Team Drills
Group 1
Cut-Relay, Ball Past OF (6 players)
Group 2
Catch, Tag & Throw (full diamond) 5 players; (Catcher: 1:1 w/coach)
(set up a diamond in the OF using throw-down bases)
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
Elbow to Elbow (Bottom Hand Control)
The Elbow Drive takes place before the hands begin to work (there is some forward movement of the hands, to the area near the back armpit, as a result of the Elbow Drive)
Drill: Set-up in Switch Heels position. Drive back Elbow to Belt; moving the back elbow closer to the front elbow (‘Elbow to Elbow’).
Objective is to limit the movement of the Bottom Hand/Lead arm as much as possible.
No Bat Drills
Lower Half Turn x5
Elbow to Elbow x5
Sideways Karate x5 (Elbow to Belt)
Skip-a-Rock x5 (Both Hands)
Tee Work
Sideways Karate (Bottom Hand Direction - ‘Hands Inside the Ball’) x5
Skip-a-Rock (Bottom Hand - Snap bat past Bottom Hand HINGE) …until time to rotate
PITCHING & THROWING
Pitching Instruction
Leg Lift (optional…if kids use it, practice when drills below call for Stride)
Set Position with hands together, and centered, at chest.
Stride Foot comes up ...and back, to a point even with Drive Leg
Down a Slide
Stride foot goes down at approximately a 45 degree angle^
Just prior to landing, the stride foot ‘levels out’^ and reaches forward towards the catcher
^ The path of the stride foot is like going down a slide; a slide doesn’t shoot the rider into the ground, it levels out at the bottom.
No Ball Drills
Throwing
Wrist Action 6-7 seconds
Pitching
Turn & Pull x5
Drive & Pull x5
Stride (w/Drive & Pull at end of Stride, leading into landing of Stride) x5
Playing Catch Practice
Rhythm, 4-8-10 (Drive & Pull at end of stride, leading into landing of Stride)
Skills Station
Rhythm, 4-8-10 (Drive & Pull at end of stride, leading into landing of Stride)
