Practice is defined as doing or repeating a pattern, or polishing a skill. What we are trying to do is polish the skill. custom is the tires that make the vehicle go. custom is the oil that makes the engine run. You will be shaping young minds on your new endeavor. Some of the youngsters you get might be stepping onto the field for the first time in their lives. It is quite possible you will get kids who do not have any potential to make contact with a baseball or have any idea how to judge a fly ball. As a coach, it is foremost that you provide an informative environment to learn a new skill and found an productive program for developing that skill.
The informative environment is something we will be covering in part seven with baseball drills. Developing these skills happens in the running and planning of practices. In today's high tech, instant satisfaction, high-energy world, every person is always in a hurry. I advise setting up a consistent custom schedule. You will find it can be highly beneficial for every person involved. Chances are when the season starts you will not have your game times yet but you will have an idea of which nights you will be playing.
One of the advantages of deciding your custom program as soon as possible is so you can get the fields locked up. At the beginning of the year before the games start, you will want to get in as much custom as possible. Typically, practices can be for 2 to 6 weeks before your first games are scheduled. I would advise that you would want to custom at least 1 and a half to 2 hours per session. Any longer than that, depending on the age of the kids, you risk losing their attention. After a week or two of practice, you will get a feel for how long you can custom before the learning curve takes a belly flop into home plate. This is something you need to be in tune with as a coach in order to maximize your time while you have their full attention.
