We revised the intial agenda and completed the following drills:
- Warm-ups (stretching, jogging and throwing)
- Throwing drill--around the bases
- Relays
- Ground balls
- Pitcher covering first base
- Primary and secondary leads from first base
I thought our players grasped the concepts of the relay drill and did a nice job executing those mechanics. Some players are still reverting back to bad habits when fielding ground balls---and we'll run through this drill many, many times in the upcoming weeks. Pitchers learned how to cover first base properly, but the timing of the toss from the first baseman still needs quite a bit of work. Some players are having trouble grasping when to take the primary and secondary leads--while others are very slow to react. We will work through these baserunning drills many more times as well. It's important that our team learns to excel at baserunning.
The team's next practice is Thursday, March 20th from 6:00 until 7:15 pm at the Sportsplex Gym #3.
Conducting an effective team practice on a basketball court is not easy. But, we'll try to make the best of it. The agenda for tonight's practice includes:
- Stretching (as usual)
- Throwing warm-ups (as usual)
- Jogging (as usual)
- A throwing drill
- Covering first base
- Charting pitches
- Primary and secondary lead offs
