I am an assistant on a 12U travel team. I am not happy with our head coach's practice plans. They tend to be quite loose and not very time bound. We often spend most of practice doing activities in lines where girls are waiting more than they are active. We get mired in drills and can spend 20-25% of practice on a very niche skill like base stealing. I want to make an alternative proposal, but I wanted to get input from people more experienced than me.
A few questions for the group:
1) Do you use small groups across stations to reduce wait time? Or move as a team?
2) How long do you stick with an activity?
3) How consistent are you with drills? Do you change a lot or stay consistent practice to practice?
4) What is the right mix between fundamentals and applied skills for intermediate players?
Any input on the questions above or example practice plans would be much appreciated.
A few questions for the group:
1) Do you use small groups across stations to reduce wait time? Or move as a team?
2) How long do you stick with an activity?
3) How consistent are you with drills? Do you change a lot or stay consistent practice to practice?
4) What is the right mix between fundamentals and applied skills for intermediate players?
Any input on the questions above or example practice plans would be much appreciated.