Warm Up
The team will form two lines and take a short slow jog
Team Stretch:
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Arm Stretches
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R&L arm across the body, R&L arm behind the head
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Leg Stretches
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R&L standing quad (standing on one leg, while you are holding the other leg with your hand at the ankle), R&L side lunges, Toe touch (both feet on the ground, reach for your toes), R&L calf stretch (standing up with one leg straight and the other leg standing on your heel with toes up, reach for your toes)
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Dynamic Warm-Up
The team is lined up at the foul line in the outfield grass
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High knees through second base and back
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Butt kickers through second base and back
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Karaoke through second base and back facing infield both ways
Defense
Dailies
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Forehands and backhands
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Front short hops
Infield
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Middle fielders are lined up at middle infield depth and corners and pitchers are
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Coach will hit balls to all positions
Outfield
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Coach will hit (pop-fly, line drive or ground ball).
Offense
Pitchers and Catchers must get through the stations first. The rest of the team should be split into groups.
Stations:
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Tee Work
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Have the players hit into a net.
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The players should be hitting the ball in three different positions: inside, down the middle and outside.
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If the coach has any other warm up they’d like the players to do (just contact with the ball, extension, etc.) do those as well
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Bunting
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A coach is front tossing the ball to the batter.
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The batters main goal is to bunt the ball with mechanics taught in the practice plans
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Front Toss
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There must be a group of shaggers.
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During this station, the batter should focus on line drives or ground balls. No pop flys.
Defense
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Dailies
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Quick forehand and backhand one hop
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Front one hops
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Glove tosses
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Sun balls
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Infield
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Middle fielders are lined up by second base, corners and pitchers are lined up in between second and the foul line
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Coach will hit balls to all positions
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Outfield
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Coach will mix up how the balls are hit (pop-fly, line drive or ground ball).