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     Work is usually thought of as not fun, and so the word comes to mean something unpleasant. Too many times we think of school work as work when in fact it is often fun.  Many jobs are also fun, but many workers get  used to complaining so much about work that they fail to experience the fun.  The word teamwork, though, has less of a sense of "job" and should always be fun.  But teamwork requires the whole team to work before it pays off in the fun of winning.  We all know that "it doesn't matter whether we win or lose...," but we also know that it's more fun to win, especially when we do it as a team.  So when there is practice, the whole team should be there because it's fun and it builds winning teams.  You may not always be in a mood to practice, but be there for your teammates who are so they may improve with your help, even if it's only to chase after their home runs.  Also, who can help running to play a hit ball or trying their hardest to hit a pitched ball?  Sometimes the most productive practices are the ones to which you were reluctant to attend.
     Learning through reading is often considered work, but the work that you put into this learning pays off in fun.  Reading is FUNdamental.  For your team and your knowledge of the game, it is recommended that you read everything in this site, and share your comments for it's development.

Remember: Team practice is primarily for the Team to improve.
You still need to practice on your own.  Do it with your teammates whenever possible.

The Practice

     There are several ways to design a practice, but only one way to participate: with your whole being intent on improving your skills.  Sometimes the most enjoyable practices, and the ones where you improve the most, are the ones you really didn't want to attend.  

Stations is a good method of practice when you have a good number of players.  It gives all players more reps at every part of the game.  It's also great for getting other teams in the same league to participate in what works out to be a practice clinic.  How it works is you break the players down in equal groups, and set up different training stations about the field.  If, for example, it's a 2-hour session and you have 6 stations set up, the players would rotate every 20 minutes in order to get to every station once.  The diagram below illustrates one example of how to set up stations on a field.  Getting other coaches to set up a practice station to impart their knowledge to help others is what learning baseball is all about.  It's recommended to vary the stations from session to session, and it's often better only to have pitchers and catchers in the Pitching station.  If there aren't enough players or coaches for six stations, set up three.  After every one has rotated to all three, set up 3 more.  Situational drills and coverage assignments are good to go over in groups too.

 Baseball builds character; be part of the construction crew.

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