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“Taking Your Practice
to the Next Level”
Jack Leggett
Head Coach
Clemson University
Video footage credit: youtube.com
“Coaching”
What I’ve Learned Along the Way
 Still the same now as it was 33 years ago
 Kids see – Hard work reaps results
 Fundamentals – Still the key
 Honesty with your players
 Know where they stand and their role
 Pride is Pride
 No Shortcuts to Success
 You win as much by your players Playing Hard (hustle, toughness) as you
do by talent.
 Execute and Handle the Bunt Game, Turn Double Plays, Play Defense, Run
Bases
 Must change with the times and adjust according to your team’s abilities
Successful Players Are – Coachable
• Want to Learn
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so you have to teach
• Tough mentally and physically
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so you have to challenge them
• Competitive in everything they do
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so you must compete
• Consistent in everything they do
• so you must Repeat
• Work Hard
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so you have to push them to their limits
• Love to Win
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so you must play to win in practice
• Hustle
• so you must expect hustle in practice
• Want Discipline
• so you must demand excellence
Practice Organization
Team Goals
• Promises
• Develop and Improve players
– Hard work / repetition / agilities
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Develop Mentally and Physically Tough players
Competitive Spirit and Attitude (instill competition in practice)
Develop Tradition ( academics, dress, plate)
Great Hitting Team, Bunting Team / pitching / defense / execution /
Baserunning
Best Hustling Team – Must Hustle in Practice
Demand excellence, discipline , and perfection in practice
Put a stamp on your team
Attention to Detail
Practice Organization
Team Goals
• Finish off games
• You get what you ask for
• Have a great pitching and defensive team
Team drills in practice:
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Rundowns
Cut-offs / relays
Priorities
1st and 3rd defense
Pickoffs
Live game situations
• Develop Teamwork/unselfishness (develop pride in execution)
• Develop base running and pressure games on offense
(Incorporate into practice, talk to them, work on fundamentals, get stronger, believe)
Practice Organization
After Goals are set
• Incorporate Goals into practice
• Plan out each practice (visualize it, explain it)
• Work on weaknesses and accent strengths
• Set Priorities
– Build from previous practice
– Don’t try too much
• Players come to practice with a plan!
Practice Organization
Pre-Practice Routine
• Pre Practice pride/duties
• Run to fence, touch sign, stretch
• Pre-practice running routine (structure, discipline)
• Throwing-drills / Long Throwing
• Bunt Station / cages
• Meet as team
• Explain practice (goals, issues to be addressed, +/- from
previous practice)
Utilize every free minute before/during/after!!!
Drills
1. Pre-Practice Fundamentals
- Bunt Station Click to watch video
- Throwing drills Click to watch video
- Cages-Drills
- Stretching Routine
2. Competitive Drills
- Compete in Practice
Drills
3. Square Drill
- switch positions - stop watch
- repetition
- DP’s
- game like
- new themes
+/-
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
3-1 / 4-3 / 5-4 / 6- Fungo
4- fungo / 5-3 / 6-4
5- fungo / 6-3 / 4-6 / 3-6
6-4-3 / 5-4-3 / 4-6-3 /3-6-3
Unassisted DP’s
Click to watch video
SS
SS
2B
2B
C
C
3B
3B
1B
1B
P/P
F
F
F
F
* Must have catch up men for fungo hitters
Drills
4. BP on Field Routine / Themes
1.
HITTING
C Pohl 1B
C Nester 1B
C Ward
Epps LF/RF
2.
BASERUNNING
Miller SS/3B
Freeman 2B
Paulsen 1B
Stolz 3B/SS
3.
DEFENSE
Schaus L/R
Lamb C/R
Boyd R/L
Johnson C
Hitting
Base Running
2- SAC
1st Base Hit / Run (1-3) Steal (1-2)
2- Hit/Run
Delay (1-2)
2- Move Over
------------------2 – Man on 3rd, infield back 2nd Base Apply Rule (2-4)
1 – Base Hit bunt
Hang out
---------------Tag Up
1- Squeeze
------------------1- 5 opposite (hard)
3rd Base Down Angle Contact (3-4)
---------------Heads up Line Drive
5- Free (Gap to Gap)
Tag to Score
Bunt on way out
---------------3 – Competition round
4.
DEFENSE
Sanders 2B/SS
Mounce 1B/OF
Widmann SS/2B
Hinson 3B
Defense
Infielders
to 1st / DP’s
+/- System
Pitchers
PFP’s
(stay away from OF’s)
Outfielders
Angles
Cro-Hops
Fundamentals
Communication
+/- Whistle Cut-Offs
Drills
Batting Practice
3D
3D
3D
3D
4D
4D
2
4D
4D
22
2
screen
L-Screen
screen
Click to watch video
1 1
1 1
HH
Drills
5. Play Ball Live Off Bat
- +/- system
6. Defense for Sprints
- +/- in Batting Practice
Drills
7. Ground Ball Scrimmage
• +/- system
• Compete
Scoring System
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GB thru infield
Beat out GB
LD that hits dirt
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RF
LF
Error on Defense
Lack of 100% Hustle
Lack of Baserunning
fundamentals
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Turn a Double Play
Rules:
- One base at a time
- Any fly balls = an out / and chase ball or pole
- 2 foul balls = an out
- 2 consecutive GB’s at L Screen = Hit
- 3 outs per inning
- Sprint Everywhere
- ? Infield Only or Full Team
CF
2B
SS
3B
1B
P
LS
H H
Drills
7. Ground Ball Scrimmage
a. Left-Side GBS
SS
SS
SS
3B
3B
3B
1B
Click to watch video
LS
H H
OF / C = Hitters
Times to 1st Base
Drills
7. Ground Ball Scrimmage
a. Right-Side GBS
2B
2B
2B
2B
1B
1B
Click to watch video
P
LS
H H
OF / C = Hitters
Times to 1st Base
Drills
7. Ground Ball Scrimmage
a. Middle GBS
2B
SS
1B
C
H H
C
Click to watch video
8. Bunt Scrimmage
Drills
- Times to 1st base
Click to watch video
Emphasis:
a. Location – Pressure on Defense
b. Learning to Defend the Bunt
c. Defensive communication
SS
2B
3B
(B,B,B)
1B
P
H H
Drills
9. Execution Scrimmage
Emphasis:
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Click to watch video
with signs
with situations
Priorities
Hit and Run scrimmage
RR
R
R
R
R
C
H
Drills
10. Automatic Scrimmage
a. 1st base (options)
b. 1st and 2nd Base (0 outs) (options)
c. 2nd base (0 outs) (options)
d. 3rd base (inf. Back) (options)
e. 2nd and 3rd Base (0 outs) (options)
Click to watch video
RR
R
R
R
R
Options
Bunt
Hit & Run
BH Bunt
Steal
BP
H
Drills
11. BP Scrimmage
- Live Game Situations
- Compete
- Keep Score
- Emphasis on Hustle and Conditioning
Drills
12. Emphasis in Scrimmages
When you scrimmage:
- BP Scrimmage
- Regular Scrimmage
- Use Scoreboard
- Game Uniforms
- Bunt defense to start inning
- Throw in 1st and 3rd defense plays
- No fear of being thrown out on bases
- Use 1-1 count
- Steal / Situations
- Steal Between Innings
Drills
13. Outfield Square Drill
CF
LF
RF
SS
1B
Left Field – 2 / 3 / 4
3B
Click to watch video
Round 1 – Red
Center Field – 3 / 4 / 2
Round 2 – Blue
Right Field – 4 / 2 / 3
Round 3 – Green
Drills
14. Emphasis in Scrimmages
Teach them how to:
- Hustle on to field
- Throw ball around infield after K / HR
- Take a walk (Hustle)
- Have them have a plan in mind
- Touch 2nd base on Fly balls
- Recognize Execution / Unselfishness
- Body Language on bench
- Practice as they expect to play
Drills
15. Emphasis in Scrimmages
- Strike Out policy
- No Strikeouts
- No Strikeouts looking
- No strike outs with men in scoring pos.
- Consequences to all
Drills
16. No Fear of Failure Scrimmage
- Stealing
- Extra-base Hits
- Balls in Dirt
Emphasis:
- Aggressiveness
- Baserunning
- Stealing
- Defense alertness
- Holding runners on
Drills
17. Short Inning Scrimmages
- 2 inning games
- 3 inning games
- 1 inning games
Compete for consequences
Drills
18. Perfect pre-game infield / PFP
- sprints for mishandled balls
19. Pre-Practice PFP Click to watch video
In-Practice PFP Click to watch video
Naked PFP Click to watch video
- Control the situations
20. Two-Strike AB’s
- Toughness
- Live Pitching
Drills
21. Cut – Offs Relays
- vs. Live Runners (use pitchers)
CF
- No Doubles / No Triples
LF
RF
SS
CHALLENGE THE DEFENSE
Click to watch video
2B
3B
1B
Fungo
P
R
C
Drills
22. 1st and 3rd Offense vs. 1st and 3rd Defense
SS
2B
3B
1B
R
R
P
C
Drills
23. Bunt Offense vs. Bunt Defense
SS
R
2B
1B
R
3B
R
P
H
C
Closing Remarks