Infield Dailies (10 Min)

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• Dailies are performed by two players that are 5-7 feet apart

• If the players are having difficult feeding to each other and it's not efficient, have the coaches step in

  • Grounder 

  • Short hop

  • Forehand

Catching Competition  (15 Min)

• Warm up by tossing balls to players in various locations

• After a good warm up, toss each player from a comfortable distance 10 balls

• Award a player 1 point for a ball that touches their glove and 2 points for a catch

• Reward players with a prize (i.e. a small piece of candy)

Agility Competition  (10 Min)

• Player starts at front left cone with their glove and shuffles laterally to the right in an athletic position

• Once past the front right cone, the player sprints forward until past the cone ahead

• Once past, the player shuffles to the left

• When the player reaches the front of the ladder, they move forward with quick feet stepping one foot in each

• When player exits the ladder they use the proper footwork to enter the second ladder breaking down into a fielding position and extending the glove to the ball

Hitting Competition  (30 Min)

• Tee

  • Athletic stance with no stride approach

  • Feet positioned straight or slightly inward with weight on the inside

  • Feet are positioned just outside the shoulders with equal weight on each

  • Position the tee and the middle contact point and have the player take a full swing

  • Focus on staying athletic through to extension with chin staying down

  • Have the player take a full swing finishing high at the shoulder

  • Move the tee to inside and outside contact points

  • Make necessary adjustments to a player’s swing

• Soft Toss

  • Coach kneels to the side and slightly in front of batter

  • Coach slowly tosses the ball to batters strike zone

  • Batter swings through with focus points above

• After a good warm up…

• COMPETITION.. 

• Players setup at home plate

• Have the players take 10 swings off of front toss

• Award a point for every ball the player makes contact with

Throwing  (15 Min)

• Players start throwing to each other

• Knee wrist snaps with glove

• Regular throws starting close and slowly move back.

• Add a competition for fun having the players attempt to throw into a bucket from 10-12 feet

• The focus is on elevating the ball with a proper release point and wrist snap

Pitching (20 Min)

• Wrist snaps restraining pitching arm shoulders stay isolated

• L Drill

  • Glove pointed to target

  • Body is open with glove shoulder facing target

  • Pitching arm is straight up with ball

  • Feet are positioned at a 45 degree angle towards target

  • Back heel starts raised

  • Player takes a small step with the front foot

  • Then the back leg drives towards the target

  • Back knee finished close to front knee

  • Glove arm and pitching arm drive down together

  • Wrist snap to target

• Knee Arm Circle (Right Handed Pitcher)

  • Right knee is on the ground at a 90 degree angle to the target

  • Left leg is extended to the target

  • Glove and front shoulder are facing target

  • Pitching arm is elevated above and out over the body

  • Player starts by driving the pitching arm down in a circular path

  • The ball is snapped toward the target by the hip

• Full Motion