In this post I will teach you 19 baseball objectives and how you should use them to organize your next baseball practice plans.  I have these 19 objectives broken down for you on a daily basis.  

All together, there are 19 specific objectives you must coach for your team to be successful and prepared.  

Usually, a high school baseball team is allowed to train Monday through Friday when not in season. Then most teams add on a Saturday workout in the Spring. The beauty of this practice plan organization is it seamlessly flows from off-season practice (5 days a week) to in-season practice (6 days a week).

I will break down the daily organization of high school baseball practice plans as follows:

• Monday - Wednesday - Friday 

• Tuesday - Thursday

• Saturday 

With 3 decades of coaching experience and 24 years of coaching baseball, I have seen what works and what does not. Moreover, my mentor Edward "Hodie" Garica (Victoria Stroman HS Texas State Champion) shared this with me and I have used it ever since.

I have used this practice template and turned around a rural high school that averages 4 wins a year into a back-to-back District Champion with 20+ wins after one year and left a legacy where the program still wins!

I also used this daily practice organization plan when I took over a large city team that had finished in last place the year before. Implementing this plan we won 20+ games and a district championship in my first year. I also led to the building of a new sports complex and this program still has success.

The 19 Weekly Things You Must Do to Organize Efficient High School Baseball Practice Plans are:

1. Stretching routine

2. Mental focus routine

3. Running

4. Throwing

5. Warm-Up Drills 

6. Individual Drills

7. Group Simulations / Group Drills

8. Position Simulations / Team Drills

9. Multiple Defensive Workout / Drill Series

10. Infield / Outfield Pre-Game Routine

11. Hitting and Bunting Practice

12. Signals

13. Baserunning

14. Pick-Off Plays

15. Hit and Run Drill

16. Squeeze, Sacrifice, and Slash Drill

17. Bunt Defense

18. Special Situations

19. Intrasquad Game

 Let's dive in! 

Monday - Wednesday - Friday

Stretching – the best way to avoid pulled muscles is to go through your stretching before any workout. There are several ways to get this done based on the time available for practice. If you are working during a 50-minute baseball class, the best process would be to have a "Quick Cal" which takes under 5 minutes to complete. 

The closer you get to the season you may start teaching your "Normal" stretching routine which may include "static" and "dynamic" routines. Finally, you might also have a weight room routine to prepare the body for lifting.

Mental Concentration – this is where the players will shut everything out, focusing on the present environment with no distractions. Train to keep everything in front of you and in perspective. 

There are several to make this happen. 

One manner is to have the players stand "in attention" and control their breathing while slowing their breathing to control their mind. 

The other way is to have the team line up and throw the ball back and forth in unison. From the distance it should look like one person playing catch, the ball should hit the glove at all the same time, be thrown at all the same time, and be caught again. 

It takes time to make this happen properly, but I would say this is the best way to get the team to focus on what is important at that time.

Running– varied distances and times. This time in practice is simply getting the legs loose, blood pumping, and working on acceleration. One way I have done this is to have the players line up on the foul line and simulate a regular lead and when ready break as if stealing a base sprinting for 90'; then repeat on the way back. Continue an "x" number of reps. You can also run bases, run poles, or sprints of any distance desired.

Throwing– pitchers with pitchers or with catchers. Catchers with catchers or with pitchers. Infielders with infielders. Outfielders with outfielders. Each will have their routines.

Warm-up drills – defensive warm-up drills for infielders, outfielders, pitchers, and catchers.

Group simulation – infielders, outfielders, pitchers, and catchers. Each position will complete a series of simulations or play baseball "on air." They will visualize the correct actions and execute them.

Position simulation – covers any and everything that can happen in a game. Individual effort.

Multiple Defensive Workout – outfielders together with their coach. Infielders at their positions, pitchers on the mound, and catchers behind the plate.

Outfield / Infield Workout – pregame workout. In practice, outfielders throw to all bases and put in all situations.

Hitting and bunting practice - the segment says it all - hit and bunt.

Tuesday - Thursday

On Tuesday and Thursday, the high school baseball practice plans will have the same building blocks which will include stretching, mental concentration, running, and throwing. After these daily routines are completed, the practice will include:

Signals - Several ways to teach signals. 

The first way is having the coach verbalize what they are and then physically showing the team what they look like. 

The second way to teach signs is for the coach to call out a sign and have every member of the team physically show the sign back to the coach. 

The third manner in teaching signals is breaking the team into groups and having the players quiz themselves. 

It is also a great idea to have the player acknowledge they got the sign by tipping their head, touching the bill of the cap, or some body movement where the coach knows the player got the sign.

Base running – all bases – all situations – steals with catcher throwing

Pick off plays – all bases and situations

Hit and Run – set the pitching screen to the side of first base

Squeeze, sacrifice, and slash drill.

Bunt Defense – all bases and situations

Saturday

Stretching

Running

Throwing

Infield / Outfield Pregame Intrasquad Scrimmage

Resources for Better Baseball Practice Plans

• Baseball Curriculum

• Baseball Install Plan

• Competitive Offensive Drills

• Complete Baseball Program Manual

• Defensive Drill Series Bundle

Let's Wrap It Up!

You now have access to numerous to create your baseball practice plans. 

I hope this article gives you some insight on how to best prepare your baseball practice plans.  Mix and match to fit your team's needs but always return to the objectives!  Get this done and your team will be prepared to compete!

Now I’d like to turn it over to you:

What’s the #1 tip from this post that you want to try first?

Based on what you have read, how are you going to structure your weekly baseball practice plans?

Or maybe you have a question about something you read.

Either way, let me know by leaving a comment below right now.