BATTING FOCUS Inside/Outside, High and Low Pitches

CBA PRACTICE – Week #3

JANUARY 19 - 26, 2015

Practice Plan & Drills

PLAYER’S NAME: ______

DATE(S) & TIME: ______

AT CBA: ______

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BATTING FOCUS – Inside/outside, high and low pitches

BATTING DRILLS:

Drill #1 : TEE DRILL – INSIDE/OUTSIDE – HIGH and LOW
Swings: 120 SWINGS

Need two tees set up inside and outside... Inside Tee is set up at the front corner of the plate closest to the batter, outside tee is set up on the outside back corner of the plate.

Start by setting them up waist high – hit 20 inside, 20 outside

Next set them up chest high (top of your strike zone) hit 20 inside, 20 outside

Next set them up low (bottom of your strike zone) hit 20 inside, 20 outside

Drill #2: TEE WORK - BAT CONTROL
Swings: 72 SWINGS

Set up the Tee and complete the series of swings 3 times each at the 4 locations (high/inside, low/inside, high/outside, low/outside)

1)Swing and stop at contact (twice)

2)Swing and stop at the point of extension (twice)

3)Full swing (twice)

Drill #3: Batting Cage – WEAR HELMET – SEE THE BALL
Swings: 50 Pitches

Step into the batters box of the cage, and with no swinging, set up as if you are going to take a full swing, but your goal is to watch the ball all the way until it hits the black mat behind you… It sounds goofy, but you actually have to practice watching the ball into the zone…

Drill #4: TEE WORK - YOUR PICK – Something you need to work on mechanically
Swings: 50 SWINGS

Pick what TEE drill will best help what you need to correct. Write in the comments section which drill you chose!! If you aren’t sure which drill you should/could be doing.. ask Troy

WHAT DRILL DID YOU DO?______

Drill #5: Batting Cage – WEAR HELMET – INSIDE/OUTSIDE
Swings: 80 SWINGS

Keep the machine as fast as it goes – move between standing inside and outside to work on the two types of pitches. Inside should be pulled, outside should be hit to opposite field. (40 of each: Inside/Outside)

Drill #6 Batting Cage - WEAR HELMET – BUNTING/SLAPPING

Find your name and complete what is next to it:

SYDNEY– 50 drag bunt slaps, 50 running slaps (full swing)

JESSIE– 30 running bunts to the right, 30 running bunts to the left, 30 running bunts straight (should land between 1st, 3rd and pitcher)

ELLEN – 30 bunt to get on base (rotate 3 locations), 30 drag bunt slaps, 40 running slaps (full swing)

PAIGE– 25 bunt to get on base (right), 25 bunt to get on base (left), 50 running slaps from the left

OLIVIA – 30 running bunts to the right, 30 running bunts to the left, 30 running bunts straight (should land between 1st, 3rd and pitcher)

CAMI – 25 bunt to get on base (right), 25 bunt to get on base (left), 50 running slaps from the left

JAMIE – 25 bunt to get on base (right), 25 bunt to get on base (left), 50 running slaps from the left

ASHLEY - 30 running bunts to the right, 30 running bunts to the left, 30 running bunts straight (should land between 1st, 3rd and pitcher)

NINA - 30 running bunts to the right, 30 running bunts to the left, 30 running bunts straight (should land between 1st, 3rd and pitcher)

SARAH - 30 bunt to get on base (rotate 3 locations), 30 drag bunt slaps, 40 running slaps (full swing)

ELLE - 50 drag bunt slaps, 50 running slaps (full swing)

KAYLA - 30 running bunts to the right, 30 running bunts to the left, 30 running bunts straight (should land between 1st, 3rd and pitcher)

SIGNATURES:

Date #1:

PLAYER SIGNATURE: ______

CBA STAFF SIGNATURE: ______