- Jun 1, 2015
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This coming softball season will be my first season in 5 years of coaching where I (legitimately) have an assistant coach - a former player of mine is volunteering to be an assistant coach for my team. Previously I've run practices all on my own, but now that I have someone willing to step in, I was curious how coaches on the DFP forum run practices with two available coaches.
My thoughts were (for a 2 hour practice) were something like the following:
> First 15 minutes: Cardio and ground ball work
> 30-40 minutes: Group Work #1 - Split the girls into 2 groups (1 per coach). Each group would spend 15 minutes or so with a coach in different spots of the field before switching - each coach with a different skill/drill (perhaps infield working on getting leads/stealing and outfield hitting off of tees)
> 30-40 minutes: Group Work #2 - Same idea as before, working on 2 different skills (perhaps infield working on situational plays and outfield working on backing up fly balls/ground balls)
> Last 15 minutes: Game-scenario work/mini-"Scrimmage" type activity
Having an assistant will open up more drills and work to me, but as weird as it sounds, I'm not used to having someone to help, so I'm looking for more plans I can have that will optimize our time. It's likely for the first 2/3rds of the preseason I'll only practice once a week, so I want to maximize the experience/practice. Any thoughts/ideas would be GREATLY appreciated.
My thoughts were (for a 2 hour practice) were something like the following:
> First 15 minutes: Cardio and ground ball work
> 30-40 minutes: Group Work #1 - Split the girls into 2 groups (1 per coach). Each group would spend 15 minutes or so with a coach in different spots of the field before switching - each coach with a different skill/drill (perhaps infield working on getting leads/stealing and outfield hitting off of tees)
> 30-40 minutes: Group Work #2 - Same idea as before, working on 2 different skills (perhaps infield working on situational plays and outfield working on backing up fly balls/ground balls)
> Last 15 minutes: Game-scenario work/mini-"Scrimmage" type activity
Having an assistant will open up more drills and work to me, but as weird as it sounds, I'm not used to having someone to help, so I'm looking for more plans I can have that will optimize our time. It's likely for the first 2/3rds of the preseason I'll only practice once a week, so I want to maximize the experience/practice. Any thoughts/ideas would be GREATLY appreciated.