Thursday - February 23, 2012

Tee Work

Contact Position x 10

Power Position x 5
High Tee x 10
High Strike x 5
Middle of Zone x 10
Low x 5
Very Low x 5
In x 10
Low In x 5
Fastball & Changeup - 10

Front Flips

Away x 10
Middle (Driving them away) x 10
Middle x 10
In x 20
Hit em where they are pitched x 10
Fastball Change-up x 10

Front Overhand Toss
50 Balls mix in changeup

BP

100 Balls

JUGGS Small Ball Machine
50 Fastballs

Pitching Lesson with Chris Nygaard 4:00 - 4:45

Catching Workout with Raol 6:30 - 7:30

Wednesday - February 22, 2012

Today we started off with the Juggs Small Ball Machine.  We are going to try and incorporate this in our routine on a more regular basis.  Sway really likes using this machine and since the balls are so small he has to really focus on his vision in order to hit.  Vision has been our focus lately as it is something he needs to get better at! 

 

JUGGS Small Ball Machine

100 Balls - Fastballs

25 Balls - Curveballs

 

Tee Work

50 Balls with Danny Smith

Front Flips

50 Balls - Flipped by Danny Smith

BP

50 Balls - Thrown by Danny Smith (Righty)

Tuesday - February 21, 2012

Tee Work 

Contact Position x 10

Power Position x 10

High Tee x 10

High Strike x 10

Middle of Zone x 20

In x 10

Low In x 10

Fastball & Changeup - 20

Front Flips

Away x 30

Middle (Driving them away) x 30

Middle x 30

In x 20

Hit em where they are pitched x 20

Fastball Change-up x 10

Softballs x 25 - Working on Driving through them

BP

130 Balls

 

Flyballs

50

Sunday - february 19, 2012

Tee Work 

Middle x 100

Soft Toss

20 Balls ( Half Fast Balls/ Half Changeups)

Front Flips

Hit them where they are pitched x 100

BP

100 Balls

 

Catching Workout (1 hour and 15 Min.)

Workout with Raul and CV Vargas  

Receiving, Transfers, Footwork and Explosiveness. 

Saturday - February 18, 2012

Tee Work 

Contact Position x 10

Power Position x 5

High Tee x 5

High Strike x 15

Middle of Zone x 40

Fastball & Changeup - 30

Soft Toss

20 Balls ( Half Fast Balls/ Half Changeups)

Front Flips

Away x 30

Middle (Driving them away) x 30

Middle x 30

In x 20

Hit em where they are pitched x 20

BP

160 Balls

Friday - February 17, 2012

Tee Work 

Contact Position x 10

Power Position x 5

High Tee x 5

High Strike x 10

Middle of Zone x 40

Fastball & Changeup - 30

Soft Toss

20 Balls ( Half Fast Balls/ Half Changeups)

Front Flips

Away x 25

Middle (Driving them away) x 25

Middle x 25

In x 10 

Hit em where they are pitched x 20

BP

150 Balls

 

Pitching Lesson with Chris Nygaard 45 Minutes

Thursday - February 16, 2012

Tee Work 

Contact Position x 10

Power Position x 5

High Tee x 5

High Strike x 10

Middle of Zone x 40

Fastball & Changeup - 30 (Sway did really good on this today) 

Soft Toss

40 Balls ( Half Fast Balls/ Half Changeups)

Much better at controlling his Body and keeping his hands back on the change ups today!  

Front Flips

Away x 20

Middle (Driving them away) x 20

Middle x 20

In x 10 

Hit em where they are pitched x 10

BP (Thrown by Danny Smith)

150 Balls

 

Long Toss with Jordan Kaplan

10 Min

Bullpen

50 Pitches today Fastball / Changeup

Note: Jordan Kaplan caught for him.  He was working with him on Glove Side Tuck and pulling down.  That is the biggest thing he needs to do better. 

Wednesday - February 15, 2012

Tee Work 

Contact Position x 10 - Wood Bat

Contact Position x 10 - Game Bat

Power Position x 5 - Wood Bat

Power Position x 5 - Game Bat

High Tee x 10

High Strike x 10

Middle of Zone x 40 - Wood and Game Bat Mix

Change Ups x 30 THIS IS A NEW DRILL 

Note: we are going to work on each day.  Goal is to Load and Stride to Power position and pause (Staying Back) then hitting.  Sway did really well at this today for the first time doing it. 

Soft Toss

50 Balls***( Half Fast Balls/ Half Changeups)

Note: this is a new drill similar to the one above where I pause and make him get to Power position and wait simulating how you would wait on a change up or off speed pitch.  

Short Toss (Overhand)

50 Balls - Mixing in change ups

Note: On this drill I throw overhand about 20' away and mix in underhand change ups.  

Front Flips

Away x 20

Middle (Driving them away) x 20

Middle x 20

In x 20 

Hit em where they are pitched x 20

BP

100 Balls

Sunday - February 12, 2012

USSSA - UFC IV in Plant City

1 Hour of hitting before our games today.  Team meet at Eagle Lake Cages early in the AM.

We played Wesley Chapel Storm and Sway was 1-3.  I thought he caught very well and did a good job controlling the run game.  We wound up beating Wesley Chapel pretty badly.

Our second game we faced the Meteors in the semi final.  Sway hit the ball very well this game but 2 were caught in the outfield.  He did have a big double in the top of the 6th inning to start a rally that would eventually tie the game.  We wound up losing by one run in the bottom of the 6th inning.  It was a great game and could have gone either way. 

Saturday - February 11, 2012

USSSA - UFC IV in Plant City
We played the Tampa Titans and Tied them in Pool Play.
We then Played The Bandits and beat them pretty badly.
Sway did not hit very well day 1 of the tournament.  He saw a lot of change ups in fastball counts.  It is something that we need to work on more.

After our two games the whole team headed back to Eagle Lake Cages and hit for two hours.

Tee & Batting Practice.  Sway hit about 100 Balls total.

Thursday - February 9, 2012

Pitching Workout (W. Jordan Kaplan)
50 Wall Flips - Working on Staying on top and through the ball and getting true backspin
50 Pitch Bullpen - Working on Front side glove tuck and pulling down. 
20 Slide Steps
20 Picks to First
10 Picks to Second

Tee Work (w/ Michael Kaplan)
80 Balls

Flips (Change Ups)
50

Viera Majors Practice with Jordan Kaplan
Sway worked out with Jordan's team tonight Infield / Outfield Practice

Wednesday - February 8, 2012

Sway worked really hard today.  We are preparing for UFC IV - NIT (Open 46/65) this weekend.

Tee Work (Half Wood / Half game bat)
Contact Position x 10
Power Position x 5
Middle of Zone x 30
Low Zone x 30
In x 10

 

Front Flips
Away x 25
Middle  x 25
In x 10
Away, Middle, In x 20

Hit them where they are pitched x 20

 

After I did the above workout with him, he worked out with JT Smith.

Tee Work

Middle of Zone x 60

In x 20

Left Handed x 15

Front Flips

80 Balls - from Danny Smith

BP

160 Balls - From Danny Smith

Pitching Work

Review with Jordan Kaplan Pick move to second & Slide Step for 10 Min

50 Wall Flips per Chris Nygaard - working on staying on top of ball.

Fly Balls 

x 40

Tuesday - February 7, 2012

Sway worked out with JT Smith today.  His Dad Danny spent about an hour hitting with the boys. 


Tee Work
Middle of Zone - 80

Front Flips
80 Balls

Batting Practice
80 Balls

Pitching Lesson with Chris Nygaard - 7:00-7:45

Monday - February 7, 2012

Tee Work (Done with Wood Bat)
Contact Position x 10 Balls
High Tee x 5
Middle of Zone - 80


Front Flips (20' away)
Away x 80 balls
Middle x 80 Balls
In x 25 Balls

Batting Practice
100 Balls

Pitching
50 Pitch Bullpen



Catching Workout
Receiving x 50 Balls with All Star Practice Mitt
25 Balls Primary
25 Secondary
25 Balls Secondary with Footwork for Throwdown
Blocking x 25 Balls

Additional 50 Balls off Tee with Wes Piersal from Rockledge High School

Sunday - February 5, 2012

Practice in Eagle Lake with Team Avalanche 1-2:30

I am on my way to pickup Sway after a weekend of practice with The Avalanche. 

Saturday - February 4, 2012

Practice in Eagle Lake with Team Avalanche 430 - 730.

Worked on Open base stuff.  Picks, Leads, etc...  We have some things to work on to get him ready for Open bases.

Sway stayed over so that he could practice again with them on Sunday.  From the looks of these pictures sent to me it looks like he had a great time after practice at the bowling alley.

Friday - February 3, 2012

One Hand Isolation Work
Lead Arm x 30  Balls
Back Arm x 30

Tee WorkContact Position x 10 Balls
Power Position x 5 Balls
High Tee x 5
Middle of Zone - 30
Low in Zone x 10
Left Handed x 25

Additional Tee work done with Ian Kalman - 100 Balls Middle

Front Flips (20' away)
Away x 50 balls
Middle x 50 Balls
In x 40 Balls

Batting Practice
150 Balls

Note: Sway did a very good job today on recognizing balls in and pulling them but still keeping his hands inside the ball.  We have been doing a lot of work on making sure his front shoulder does not turn in to much and it has really helped  him with turning on the ball in and also getting better extension through the ball after contact.  He is also doing a great job of keeping his head behind the ball.  He seems to be generating a lot more bat speed too due to training with wood a lot.

Wednesday - Febrauary 1, 2011

Today Sway had a rigorus workout schedule.  He was really mature tonight and worked hard with ME, Corey, & CV.  He hit the ball with an incredible amount of Pop tonight.  I can see that he is getting a lot stronger with all of our work with the wood bats lately. 

Tee Work
Contact Position x 15 Balls
Power Position x 5 Balls
Middle of Zone - 50
Low in Zone x 10
In x 20

Front Flips
100 Balls (Hit them where they are pitched)

Batting Practice
150 Balls

Infield Workout with Corey Slavick 6-645
Worked on Footwork, Triangle (Fielding Ball out in front), Hands drills, etc. 


Catching Workout (with CV Vargas) 8:15 - 9:00

• Receiving
• Tennis Ball  Bare Hand Receiving Drill 40 Balls (With All Star Training Mitt)
• In, Middle Away
•  Real Balls x 50 Balls
• In, Middle, Away Throw Down to Second x 35 Balls 
• Focus on Footwork and Staying low
• Blocking Routine (20 Min Routine)
• Perfect Bloc 
• Receive / Mix in Block 
• Work on Block then Pop up / perfect foot work.
• Footwork Drills and Staying Low

Tuesday - January 31, 2012

Tee Work
Contact Position x 10 Balls
Power Position x 5 Balls
Middle of Zone - 60
Low in Zone x 20
Very Low Tee x 5
In x 20
Left Handed x 20

Front Flips
100 Balls (Hit them where they are pitched) 

Batting Practice
100 Balls