- Jul 3, 2021
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So, first practice is in the books and I think it went fairly well. I'm working on practice plans for the upcoming practices, but I'm struggling to find ways to safely get the pitchers more reps with live batters. We only have one field and there isn't a batting cage with it. This is 12U, so pitching will be key and we have a few players who have never hit fastpitch before so they need the reps with a pitcher. How have the rest of you found a way to rotate this time into typical practices without the rest of the team standing around?
Second question, how do you teach defensive responsibilities without talking too much? I would like to use the Ball, Base, Backup mindset found here (http://www.baseballpositive.com/defensive-positional-responsibilities) unless there's better options. I want them to learn by doing, not by listening to me ramble through scenarios between reps. I can try to break it down into bite-sized drills, but the problem is, out of 14 players (yes I know that's too many, but it was either carry 14 or 2 girls didn't play this fall), I only have 4 that listed the outfield as one of the positions they want to learn and play, and only one of them was set on the outfield. The rest all want to play infield. That shouldn't have surprised me as much as it did.
The feedback everyone provided in my last post was excellent. I appreciated every bit of it. Now I'm just looking to learn and make iterative improvements where I can, not unlike what I'm asking them to do on the field!
Second question, how do you teach defensive responsibilities without talking too much? I would like to use the Ball, Base, Backup mindset found here (http://www.baseballpositive.com/defensive-positional-responsibilities) unless there's better options. I want them to learn by doing, not by listening to me ramble through scenarios between reps. I can try to break it down into bite-sized drills, but the problem is, out of 14 players (yes I know that's too many, but it was either carry 14 or 2 girls didn't play this fall), I only have 4 that listed the outfield as one of the positions they want to learn and play, and only one of them was set on the outfield. The rest all want to play infield. That shouldn't have surprised me as much as it did.
The feedback everyone provided in my last post was excellent. I appreciated every bit of it. Now I'm just looking to learn and make iterative improvements where I can, not unlike what I'm asking them to do on the field!