"spice up a boring practice drill"! please add the age level(s) you use them for...
(inspired by an earlier thread)
couple we use:
"find the grass game" basically like playing real ball or intrasquad scrimmage) with a couple caveats; if a batter hits the ball to the grass (past the infield) in the air it's a homerun, batter hits it and it skips or rolls to the grass it's a double. just a fun way to end practice, we usually play two innings and let our girls play all kinds of new positions as we dont use outfielders for this game - it's more of an emphasis on whacking that ball good!
level: 12U: & 10U..........can also be used for 14U
talked about this one in the earlier thread:
"around the Horn Game"
divide into two equal teams. you need all infield positions except for pitcher for team A, and a team B for baserunners.
one team (A) starts in the infield and one team (B) starts by running the bases.
a coach will start the game by hitting a ground ball to short. the short stop (team A) then throws to 1st base. the 1st baseman must snag -touch their base and then throw to the 3rd basemen, who also must touch 3rd before throwing to the 2nd basemen. The 2nd baseman must catch and also touch 2nd before firing the ball home. OH, did i mention a baserunner from the other team (team B) is flying around the bases the same second the coach put the ball in play to short? this is where the fun and skill building and baserunning come into play! whatever the skill there are usually several close plays at home (for asfety, just make it a force out at home an not a tag play/,,i prefer no sliding if not needed. once all players have ran, switch out and the infielders run and runners go to play infield.
level: 12U: & 10U..........could also probably be used for 14U
please submit some more ideas on "How to Spice up a practice" thank you!
(inspired by an earlier thread)
couple we use:
"find the grass game" basically like playing real ball or intrasquad scrimmage) with a couple caveats; if a batter hits the ball to the grass (past the infield) in the air it's a homerun, batter hits it and it skips or rolls to the grass it's a double. just a fun way to end practice, we usually play two innings and let our girls play all kinds of new positions as we dont use outfielders for this game - it's more of an emphasis on whacking that ball good!
level: 12U: & 10U..........can also be used for 14U
talked about this one in the earlier thread:
"around the Horn Game"
divide into two equal teams. you need all infield positions except for pitcher for team A, and a team B for baserunners.
one team (A) starts in the infield and one team (B) starts by running the bases.
a coach will start the game by hitting a ground ball to short. the short stop (team A) then throws to 1st base. the 1st baseman must snag -touch their base and then throw to the 3rd basemen, who also must touch 3rd before throwing to the 2nd basemen. The 2nd baseman must catch and also touch 2nd before firing the ball home. OH, did i mention a baserunner from the other team (team B) is flying around the bases the same second the coach put the ball in play to short? this is where the fun and skill building and baserunning come into play! whatever the skill there are usually several close plays at home (for asfety, just make it a force out at home an not a tag play/,,i prefer no sliding if not needed. once all players have ran, switch out and the infielders run and runners go to play infield.
level: 12U: & 10U..........could also probably be used for 14U
please submit some more ideas on "How to Spice up a practice" thank you!
so go ahead and list 'em....;-)
