At all levels of baseball one of the most important things to do is make sure your practices do not drag on. A lot of times coaches go into practice with an idea of what they want to do but they do not assign a specific order or time frame to each task. I know this because this is what I used to do and some of the practices I would run would drag on or spend way to much time on one area.
A clearly defined practice plan will make life easier for a coach and his assistants, at all levels. One thing I have learned over the past 8 years of being in business and coaching is that organization is the key and a thorough practice plan will allow you to be organized.
Below is a sample practice plan we used this season for extra players who were not in the scrimmage game we were running. We thought having the kids actually working on fundamentals and getting extra swings until we made position switches would be more beneficial than sitting on the bench. This practice plan allows you to move from one drill to the next with very little lag time between drills. As always make sure the kids are hustling between each fundamental, and the most important thing to do is stick to the time frame.
September 27, 2010
“Perfection is possible if you accept nothing less”-Lou Holtz
Fundamental 1: 6:00 minutes
C/1B:catcher fielding bunt throwing to 1st (2:00min) catcher fielding strike 3 in dirt, working inside and outside with 1st baseman (2:00min) 1st baseman half force plays and half tag plays at home (2:00min)
SS/2B/3B/OF: Fly ball communication (coach throwing from behind pitchers mound) 6:00min
Fundamental 2: 6:00 minutes
C/3B: catchers fielding bunt and throwing to 3rd 1.5 minutes force 1.5 minutes tags, 3B 1.5 minutes force plays at home and 1.5 minutes tag plays at home (hit catcher in left knee)
SS/2B/1B: Double Plays (coach rolling hitting ground balls from side of mound all flip plays) 3:00 minutes 4-6-3/3:00minutes 6-4-3 (2B use proper footwork around bag. Left foot to bag, step across with right while catching the ball.
OF: Fence Communication (coach throwing ball)
Fundamental 3: 6:00 minutes
3B/C/1B: Double Plays 5-2-3 and 3-2-3Coaching hitting from home plate
SS/2B/OF: Outfield throwing to 2B. Hit ball to all fields work on lining up cut off man and throwing through him
Hitting- Cage work (Split in to two groups)
Hitter and thrower need a helmet on
Seated Front Toss
Round 1
*7 swings oppo
Round 2
*6 swings middle
Round 3
*6 swings Gap to Gap
Tee Work:
2 Rounds Each Hitter
6 High Tee
6 Low Tee
2 Rounds Each Hitter
5 Out
5 Middle
5 In
