That's a problem. You need at least on more coach that can fungo.
Practice Plan
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"Nose to the knuckles", I am stealing that line.
The greatest thing I learned in 20+ years is Rome was not built in a day, so practice plans are going to evolve over a season.
@Cornbread touched on this. First week you may teach the every days for 15-20 minutes correcting form. Maybe then force-out/tag-out technique or just explain drills or throwing form. As the players pick things up the plan evolves and you move on.
I suggest spending time creating a schedule with milestones. For example:
Week 1 - individual skills like just plain ground ball fielding, catching, tagging, throwing technique. Teach every days or some core skills you want to focus on all season.
Week 2 - variations of drills flips, on the run, one handed, outfield do or die, base running
Week 3 - Paired skills so now the underhand flip and throw to first with a force out using proper technique. OR outfield into a relay.
Week 4 - ball priority, or first and thirds, run downs...
Etc...
As the season goes on you keep a few fundamentals (I do every days and a throwing progression) but focus on practice on things that that went poorly in your previous games or new team concepts.
Also a back to basics practice my need to happen every once in a while so don’t be afraid to jump back to an old plan for a day here and there.
Hope this helps
CoC
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@Cornbread touched on this. First week you may teach the every days for 15-20 minutes correcting form. Maybe then force-out/tag-out technique or just explain drills or throwing form. As the players pick things up the plan evolves and you move on.
I suggest spending time creating a schedule with milestones. For example:
Week 1 - individual skills like just plain ground ball fielding, catching, tagging, throwing technique. Teach every days or some core skills you want to focus on all season.
Week 2 - variations of drills flips, on the run, one handed, outfield do or die, base running
Week 3 - Paired skills so now the underhand flip and throw to first with a force out using proper technique. OR outfield into a relay.
Week 4 - ball priority, or first and thirds, run downs...
Etc...
As the season goes on you keep a few fundamentals (I do every days and a throwing progression) but focus on practice on things that that went poorly in your previous games or new team concepts.
Also a back to basics practice my need to happen every once in a while so don’t be afraid to jump back to an old plan for a day here and there.
Hope this helps
CoC
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This is a funny story...I am a loud guy by nature and when I get excited my voice gets louder. So at my 1st 7U practice for my Son's team I was explaining something to them and a kid raises his hand and says "You are too loud..."
We must be twins...
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my input would be to work on the things you identify in games as needing improvement, or new things you want them to try in games.
generally, the first X times someone or a group of someones tries something new, it does not work as anticipated. gotta get those throwaway reps out in practice if possible.
generally, the first X times someone or a group of someones tries something new, it does not work as anticipated. gotta get those throwaway reps out in practice if possible.
Here is a great thread to develop your everydays
https://www.discussfastpitch.com/th...nt-things-for-an-infielder-to-do.38039/page-9
https://www.discussfastpitch.com/th...nt-things-for-an-infielder-to-do.38039/page-9
