Black Cap - Hitting
Black Cap – Hitting With a coach standing in front of the player at 8 feet and throwing underhand from his knees (toss), simply ask the player to hit the ball. The ball must be hit in fair territory, rolling or in the air. This must be done 3 times out of 5 attempts...
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Black Cap - Receiving
Black Cap – Receiving With a partner or coach standing in front of the player at 10 feet, throw the ball in the air at approximately 15 feet. Look for players who will catch the ball using both hands. To succeed, the player must catch 3 fly balls out of the 5 balls thrown...
Black Cap - Throwing
Black Cap – Throwing With a partner or a coach standing in front of the player at a distance of 25 feet, the player is asked to throw the ball. Accuracy is not important at this stage, only that the play be able to throw the distance. Ball has to travel in the air...
Black Cap - Fundamental Movement Skills
Black Cap - Fundamental Movement Skills - Coordination – 10 jumping jacks without stopping Drill: Jack-of-all-trades Goal: Introduce players to the importance of coordination in baseball. Description: Stand with feet together, knees slightly bent, and arms to sides. Jump while raising arms and separating legs to sides...
Black Cap - Baserunning
Black Cap - Baserunning – Able to run 2 bases and stopping at the final base Drill: Stop and Go Goal: Introduce players to deceleration when reaching a base safely. Description: Distribute players at the 4 bases. At the coach’s signal, have the first player at each base to run full speed towards the next base...