Build a practice

Five tee swings per round with one cue rotation. Logs hard-hit rate.

Coach calls 'take' or 'swing' mid-toss; hitter executes correctly.

Standardized home-to-first run with light gates or stopwatch.

Bounce reaction ball to partner; track catches in 60 sec.

Standard dynamic warmup gating any throwing or speed work.

Short acceleration sprints with full recovery.

Three baserunning decision stations: primary lead, secondary read, tag-up.

Coach hits 3 grounders per round; fielder shows triangle approach + read.

Box-breath + cue word reset between pressure reps.

Pre/post weigh-in and urine-color self-check on heat-index days.

Short bullpen, 15 pitches with location targets, logs strike% and arm-zone count.

Tap-and-cover footwork to first base on a grounder to the right side.

10 mirror swings at home, one cue per round, no ball.

Towel squeezes and wrist curls at home, 3 sets, no equipment beyond a towel.

Eye-tracking drill with a tossed ball of yarn — no equipment that can break things.

Drop-step + cross-over to a tagged spot, 8 reps each direction.

Coach fungoes line drives; OF calls 'in/out/over' at release.

2B feeds SS at the bag, SS pivots and throws to 1B. 8 reps.

5 sac-bunts from front toss, target zone is fair territory near 3B line.

OF → cutoff → tag base. 3 reps each side.

20 low pitches, catcher works the bottom-of-zone receive.

3 short-hop balls in a row: left, right, middle. 4 rounds.

Coach hits live; defense reacts to runners and outs. 6 scenarios.

Hit / field / throw / mobility stations, 3 min each, 1 min rotation.

Partner flashes hand signals; you react with footwork. 30 reps.

5 tee swings driving the ball to the opposite field.

Partner rolls 20 short-hops; fielder uses bare hand or alligator-style glove.

Build from 30ft to comfortable max distance, then come back in. ~25 throws.

Tee placed at three heights to groom an on-plane bat path. Logs hard-hit rate.

Hitter calls a number/color on the incoming ball before swinging. Logs read accuracy.

Arm-action checkpoint: take the ball back so the dog behind you can see it.

Two-hand ground-ball technique: glove down, top hand snaps shut like an alligator mouth.

Teams line up 20-40 ft apart and race a ball up and back with quick transfers.

Curved 'banana' path to round first and read the play for an extra base.

Two players track a ball between them and loudly call it until it's caught.

Partner tosses from the side; hitter drives line drives into a net.