I am trying to switch up my practice schedule this year because I have been doing the same type of routine for a while now and I need a little change-up.
Anyone have any good practice schedules?
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Yes, do not make JV and Fresh shag the whole 2 hours. Our non varsity players shag the whole practice, they get no time int he cages or any other development.
And please, oh please, don't have the starting catcher shag balls at home plate and flip them to the hitter, usually the HC.
go to you-tube and type in Game-like Drills for Efficient baseball practice.....it should come up with a link titled that by Iowa Western CC. We introduced this last year to our HS kids, we modified to fit what we needed of course, but the kids seemed to like it
How about have pitcher only players do a throwing program instead of shag? Does that sound like a good idea? I know let's have PO's shag everyday all week and then pitch 100% for 7 innings.
Coach,
Webball has tons of drills and options that you can use for practices. I have not been there for awhile but you should check it out.
Coach, in addition to above, have your practice mapped out to the 5 minute increments for everyone before practice. Refer to the plan during practice, then at least you know if you are on schedule, behind, etc. It keeps a sense of urgency going for the whole practice.