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Practice plans by grade
Kindergarten
Tee ball. Forty-five minutes, every kid touches the ball every two minutes, and nobody stands in the outfield waiting.
- Roll and catch in pairs, five minutes
- Tee swings, three stations
- Run the bases with a coach at every bag
- Fielding a rolled ball and throwing to a bucket
- Scrimmage: everyone bats, nobody is out
1st grade
Coach pitch begins. The pitch comes from a coach on one knee; the goal is contact and a run to first.
- Catch progression: underhand, then overhand
- Coach-pitch swings, ten each
- Ground balls to the glove side
- Force plays at first base
- Three-inning scrimmage
2nd grade
Still coach pitch, now with a real count. Players learn where to throw before the ball is hit.
- Two-ball catch for quick hands
- Soft toss into a net
- Backhand ground balls
- Relay throws in threes
- Situations: runner on first, one out
3rd grade
Kid pitch. Every player pitches this season, and the pitch count is 50 with two days of rest.
- Bullpen: fifteen pitches, then done
- Catcher stance and framing
- Bunt defense
- Batting practice off live arms
- Base running: leads and steals
4th grade
Positions start to settle. Infielders learn the double play; outfielders learn the cutoff.
- 4-6-3 and 6-4-3 at half speed
- Fly balls with a crow hop
- Cutoffs and relays from the outfield
- Hitting: two-strike approach
- Six-inning scrimmage with a lineup card
5th grade
The last in-house year before travel for many. Practice plans mirror what the travel coaches run.
- Pitching: fastball and changeup only
- Pickoffs and holding runners
- First-and-third defense
- Hitting: opposite field
- Full scrimmage, umpired by the 8th graders
Two equal columns
Half and half. Two things of equal weight, like in-house beside travel.
Practice plans by grade
3rd grade
Kid pitch. Every player pitches this season, and the pitch count is 50 with two days of rest.
- Bullpen: fifteen pitches, then done
- Catcher stance and framing
- Bunt defense
- Batting practice off live arms
- Base running: leads and steals
4th grade
Positions start to settle. Infielders learn the double play; outfielders learn the cutoff.
- 4-6-3 and 6-4-3 at half speed
- Fly balls with a crow hop
- Cutoffs and relays from the outfield
- Hitting: two-strike approach
- Six-inning scrimmage with a lineup card
5th grade
The last in-house year before travel for many. Practice plans mirror what the travel coaches run.
- Pitching: fastball and changeup only
- Pickoffs and holding runners
- First-and-third defense
- Hitting: opposite field
- Full scrimmage, umpired by the 8th graders
Practice plans by grade
4th grade
Positions start to settle. Infielders learn the double play; outfielders learn the cutoff.
- 4-6-3 and 6-4-3 at half speed
- Fly balls with a crow hop
- Cutoffs and relays from the outfield
- Hitting: two-strike approach
- Six-inning scrimmage with a lineup card
5th grade
The last in-house year before travel for many. Practice plans mirror what the travel coaches run.
- Pitching: fastball and changeup only
- Pickoffs and holding runners
- First-and-third defense
- Hitting: opposite field
- Full scrimmage, umpired by the 8th graders
Kindergarten
Tee ball. Forty-five minutes, every kid touches the ball every two minutes, and nobody stands in the outfield waiting.
- Roll and catch in pairs, five minutes
- Tee swings, three stations
- Run the bases with a coach at every bag
- Fielding a rolled ball and throwing to a bucket
- Scrimmage: everyone bats, nobody is out
Wide + rail
Two thirds, then a third. The main thing on the left, something short on the right.
Practice plans by grade
Kindergarten
Tee ball. Forty-five minutes, every kid touches the ball every two minutes, and nobody stands in the outfield waiting.
- Roll and catch in pairs, five minutes
- Tee swings, three stations
- Run the bases with a coach at every bag
- Fielding a rolled ball and throwing to a bucket
- Scrimmage: everyone bats, nobody is out
1st grade
Coach pitch begins. The pitch comes from a coach on one knee; the goal is contact and a run to first.
- Catch progression: underhand, then overhand
- Coach-pitch swings, ten each
- Ground balls to the glove side
- Force plays at first base
- Three-inning scrimmage
2nd grade
Still coach pitch, now with a real count. Players learn where to throw before the ball is hit.
- Two-ball catch for quick hands
- Soft toss into a net
- Backhand ground balls
- Relay throws in threes
- Situations: runner on first, one out
Practice plans by grade
1st grade
Coach pitch begins. The pitch comes from a coach on one knee; the goal is contact and a run to first.
- Catch progression: underhand, then overhand
- Coach-pitch swings, ten each
- Ground balls to the glove side
- Force plays at first base
- Three-inning scrimmage
2nd grade
Still coach pitch, now with a real count. Players learn where to throw before the ball is hit.
- Two-ball catch for quick hands
- Soft toss into a net
- Backhand ground balls
- Relay throws in threes
- Situations: runner on first, one out
Rail + wide
A third, then two thirds. The rail leads; use it when the short thing matters first.
Practice plans by grade
3rd grade
Kid pitch. Every player pitches this season, and the pitch count is 50 with two days of rest.
- Bullpen: fifteen pitches, then done
- Catcher stance and framing
- Bunt defense
- Batting practice off live arms
- Base running: leads and steals
4th grade
Positions start to settle. Infielders learn the double play; outfielders learn the cutoff.
- 4-6-3 and 6-4-3 at half speed
- Fly balls with a crow hop
- Cutoffs and relays from the outfield
- Hitting: two-strike approach
- Six-inning scrimmage with a lineup card
Practice plans by grade
4th grade
Positions start to settle. Infielders learn the double play; outfielders learn the cutoff.
- 4-6-3 and 6-4-3 at half speed
- Fly balls with a crow hop
- Cutoffs and relays from the outfield
- Hitting: two-strike approach
- Six-inning scrimmage with a lineup card
5th grade
The last in-house year before travel for many. Practice plans mirror what the travel coaches run.
- Pitching: fastball and changeup only
- Pickoffs and holding runners
- First-and-third defense
- Hitting: opposite field
- Full scrimmage, umpired by the 8th graders
Kindergarten
Tee ball. Forty-five minutes, every kid touches the ball every two minutes, and nobody stands in the outfield waiting.
- Roll and catch in pairs, five minutes
- Tee swings, three stations
- Run the bases with a coach at every bag
- Fielding a rolled ball and throwing to a bucket
- Scrimmage: everyone bats, nobody is out
Three equal columns
Thirds. Three short things side by side. On a phone they stack in order.
Practice plans by grade
Kindergarten
Tee ball. Forty-five minutes, every kid touches the ball every two minutes, and nobody stands in the outfield waiting.
- Roll and catch in pairs, five minutes
- Tee swings, three stations
- Run the bases with a coach at every bag
- Fielding a rolled ball and throwing to a bucket
- Scrimmage: everyone bats, nobody is out
1st grade
Coach pitch begins. The pitch comes from a coach on one knee; the goal is contact and a run to first.
- Catch progression: underhand, then overhand
- Coach-pitch swings, ten each
- Ground balls to the glove side
- Force plays at first base
- Three-inning scrimmage
Practice plans by grade
1st grade
Coach pitch begins. The pitch comes from a coach on one knee; the goal is contact and a run to first.
- Catch progression: underhand, then overhand
- Coach-pitch swings, ten each
- Ground balls to the glove side
- Force plays at first base
- Three-inning scrimmage
2nd grade
Still coach pitch, now with a real count. Players learn where to throw before the ball is hit.
- Two-ball catch for quick hands
- Soft toss into a net
- Backhand ground balls
- Relay throws in threes
- Situations: runner on first, one out
Practice plans by grade
2nd grade
Still coach pitch, now with a real count. Players learn where to throw before the ball is hit.
- Two-ball catch for quick hands
- Soft toss into a net
- Backhand ground balls
- Relay throws in threes
- Situations: runner on first, one out
3rd grade
Kid pitch. Every player pitches this season, and the pitch count is 50 with two days of rest.
- Bullpen: fifteen pitches, then done
- Catcher stance and framing
- Bunt defense
- Batting practice off live arms
- Base running: leads and steals
Half + two quarters
A half, then two quarters. One main thing and two small ones beside it.
Practice plans by grade
3rd grade
Kid pitch. Every player pitches this season, and the pitch count is 50 with two days of rest.
- Bullpen: fifteen pitches, then done
- Catcher stance and framing
- Bunt defense
- Batting practice off live arms
- Base running: leads and steals
4th grade
Positions start to settle. Infielders learn the double play; outfielders learn the cutoff.
- 4-6-3 and 6-4-3 at half speed
- Fly balls with a crow hop
- Cutoffs and relays from the outfield
- Hitting: two-strike approach
- Six-inning scrimmage with a lineup card
5th grade
The last in-house year before travel for many. Practice plans mirror what the travel coaches run.
- Pitching: fastball and changeup only
- Pickoffs and holding runners
- First-and-third defense
- Hitting: opposite field
- Full scrimmage, umpired by the 8th graders
Practice plans by grade
4th grade
Positions start to settle. Infielders learn the double play; outfielders learn the cutoff.
- 4-6-3 and 6-4-3 at half speed
- Fly balls with a crow hop
- Cutoffs and relays from the outfield
- Hitting: two-strike approach
- Six-inning scrimmage with a lineup card
5th grade
The last in-house year before travel for many. Practice plans mirror what the travel coaches run.
- Pitching: fastball and changeup only
- Pickoffs and holding runners
- First-and-third defense
- Hitting: opposite field
- Full scrimmage, umpired by the 8th graders
Practice plans by grade
5th grade
The last in-house year before travel for many. Practice plans mirror what the travel coaches run.
- Pitching: fastball and changeup only
- Pickoffs and holding runners
- First-and-third defense
- Hitting: opposite field
- Full scrimmage, umpired by the 8th graders
Kindergarten
Tee ball. Forty-five minutes, every kid touches the ball every two minutes, and nobody stands in the outfield waiting.
- Roll and catch in pairs, five minutes
- Tee swings, three stations
- Run the bases with a coach at every bag
- Fielding a rolled ball and throwing to a bucket
- Scrimmage: everyone bats, nobody is out