<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>PracticeField: new resources</title><description>Complete youth sports practice plans, drills, season curricula, and coaching tools for volunteer coaches.</description><link>https://example.com/</link><item><title>Charging Slow Rollers</title><link>https://example.com/drills/charging-slow-rollers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/drills/charging-slow-rollers/</guid><description>Infielders learn to attack slowly hit balls: sprint, break down into fielding position through the ball, and throw on the move, the play that separates infielders who wait from infielders who take outs away.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fly Ball Priority Calls</title><link>https://example.com/drills/fly-ball-priority-calls/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/drills/fly-ball-priority-calls/</guid><description>Fielders in pairs and triangles learn the calling system that prevents collisions and dropped balls: an early, loud, repeated MINE, the partner&apos;s clear GO, and the priority rules for who calls off whom.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Alligator Ground Balls</title><link>https://example.com/drills/alligator-ground-ball-intro/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/drills/alligator-ground-ball-intro/</guid><description>The youngest fielders learn ground balls through the alligator: glove flat on the dirt as the bottom jaw, bare hand snapping shut on top as the alligator eats the ball, taught from rolled balls before anything bounces.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Home to First Sprint-Throughs</title><link>https://example.com/drills/home-to-first-sprint-through/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/drills/home-to-first-sprint-through/</guid><description>Baserunning&apos;s first lesson taught as a track meet: explode from the box, run a straight line through first base, hit the front of the bag, and break down beyond it, with times on a stopwatch making improvement visible.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Infield Positions Walkthrough</title><link>https://example.com/drills/infield-positions-walkthrough/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/drills/infield-positions-walkthrough/</guid><description>New teams learn where everyone stands and why: players walk each infield position, learn its territory and its job in one sentence, then test it with coach-rolled balls and a rotating everyone-plays-everywhere circuit.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Outfield Crow Hop Throws</title><link>https://example.com/drills/outfield-crow-hop/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/drills/outfield-crow-hop/</guid><description>Outfielders learn the crow hop, the little skip that turns a catch into a powerful, accurate long throw, built from standing hops to catch-and-throw reps to a distance ladder that measures the payoff.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quick Hands Transfer Race</title><link>https://example.com/drills/quick-hands-transfer-race/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/drills/quick-hands-transfer-race/</guid><description>Partners race the clock to complete catch-transfer-throw cycles, shrinking the time between glove and release, the hidden skill behind every double play and every runner thrown out by a step.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rounding the Bases</title><link>https://example.com/drills/rounding-bases-technique/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/drills/rounding-bases-technique/</guid><description>Runners learn the banana route: swing out before the base, cut the inside corner with the left foot, and lean into the turn, turning a square diamond into a fast curve, taught base by base and finished with a full-circuit relay.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Situational Scrimmage, Coach Pitch</title><link>https://example.com/drills/situational-scrimmage-coach-pitch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/drills/situational-scrimmage-coach-pitch/</guid><description>A controlled scrimmage where the coach pitches, every inning starts with a called situation (runner on second, one out), and play freezes for ten-second teaching moments, so game learning happens at triple the rate of a real game.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Soft Toss Hitting Station</title><link>https://example.com/drills/soft-toss-station/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/drills/soft-toss-station/</guid><description>The classic high-volume hitting station run correctly: a kneeling tosser feeds from the side at 45 degrees, the hitter drives balls into a fence or net, and small daily swing goals replace vague advice.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Swing Path Mirror Work</title><link>https://example.com/drills/swing-path-mirror/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/drills/swing-path-mirror/</guid><description>Slow-motion swing training with no ball at all: hitters build the sequence of load, stride, turn, and finish in front of a mirror, a shadow, or a partner&apos;s eyes, with freeze checkpoints that make the invisible parts of the swing visible.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Throwing Accuracy Target Game</title><link>https://example.com/drills/throwing-accuracy-target-game/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/drills/throwing-accuracy-target-game/</guid><description>Throwers earn points hitting chest-high targets at increasing distances, turning accuracy into a scored ladder game where the strike zone of a teammate&apos;s glove becomes the only thing that counts.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Catch and Shoot Footwork</title><link>https://example.com/drills/catch-and-shoot-footwork/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/drills/catch-and-shoot-footwork/</guid><description>Shooters learn to arrive at the catch ready to rise: the inside-foot hop and the 1-2 step taught as two doors into the same shot, with hands showing a target and feet already turning to the basket before the ball lands.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dribble Knockout</title><link>https://example.com/drills/dribble-knockout-protect/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/drills/dribble-knockout-protect/</guid><description>Everyone dribbles inside a shrinking area while trying to knock away everyone else&apos;s ball, the classic protect-and-attack game that teaches low dribbling, body shielding, and scanning, with a no-elimination twist that keeps every player playing.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Red Light, Green Light Dribbling</title><link>https://example.com/drills/dribble-red-light-green-light/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/drills/dribble-red-light-green-light/</guid><description>Every player dribbles down the court on GREEN and freezes in a live-dribble stance on RED, learning ball control, heads-up dribbling, and the protected pause that replaces picking up the ball in panic.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Free Throw Routine Builder</title><link>https://example.com/drills/free-throw-routine-builder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/drills/free-throw-routine-builder/</guid><description>Every player designs a personal free-throw routine of three repeatable pieces, then grooves it under rising pressure: alone, counted, then with the whole team&apos;s scrimmage stakes riding on one shot.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Give and Go Finishing</title><link>https://example.com/drills/give-and-go-finish/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/drills/give-and-go-finish/</guid><description>The oldest play in basketball taught as a repeatable pattern: pass to a partner, cut hard to the basket, receive the return, and finish the layup, built from choreography to live defense in five stages.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Full-Court Dribble Relay</title><link>https://example.com/drills/full-court-dribble-relay/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/drills/full-court-dribble-relay/</guid><description>Teams race the length of the court in dribbling relays with a required move at each cone, converting speed-dribbling, hand changes, and control-under-fatigue into a competition kids will demand every week.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mikan Drill</title><link>https://example.com/drills/mikan-drill/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/drills/mikan-drill/</guid><description>The classic close-finishing loop: alternating baby hooks and layups from each side of the rim without letting the ball touch the floor, building soft touch, footwork rhythm, and ambidextrous finishing in the game&apos;s highest-value zone.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Outlet and Go Transition</title><link>https://example.com/drills/outlet-and-go-transition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/drills/outlet-and-go-transition/</guid><description>Rebound, outlet pass to the wing, and sprint the floor: the three-player fast-break pattern taught as a repeatable loop, teaching young teams to turn defensive rebounds into layups before the defense exists.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Monkey in the Middle Passing</title><link>https://example.com/drills/monkey-in-the-middle-passing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/drills/monkey-in-the-middle-passing/</guid><description>Two passers keep the ball from one defender using pass fakes, pivots, and eyes, learning that the pass beats the defender through deception and timing, never through height or hope.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Two-Ball Dribbling Series</title><link>https://example.com/drills/two-ball-dribbling/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/drills/two-ball-dribbling/</guid><description>Players dribble two basketballs at once through a stationary series and then on the move, overloading both hands so the weak hand catches up and the strong hand stops needing the eyes at all.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2v2 Half-Court Games</title><link>https://example.com/drills/two-v-two-half-court/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/drills/two-v-two-half-court/</guid><description>The best small-sided game in basketball: two on two in the half court with check-ups and take-back rules, where every player touches the ball constantly and every possession contains a screen, a cut, or a drive decision.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Zigzag Defensive Slides</title><link>https://example.com/drills/zigzag-defensive-slides/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/drills/zigzag-defensive-slides/</guid><description>Defenders slide a zigzag course up the court, changing direction at every cone with a drop step and never crossing their feet, then repeat it shadowing a live dribbler, building the footwork that keeps a defender between the ball and the basket.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cross and Finish Runs</title><link>https://example.com/drills/cross-and-finish-runs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/drills/cross-and-finish-runs/</guid><description>Wide players deliver balls across the goal while runners attack the near post and far post on timed runs, teaching both halves of soccer&apos;s most reliable goal: the cross and the finish that meets it.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>End Zone Possession Game</title><link>https://example.com/drills/end-zone-possession-game/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/drills/end-zone-possession-game/</guid><description>Teams score by passing to a teammate arriving in the opponent&apos;s end zone, replacing goals with a target that rewards possession, forward runs, and timed through passes, in the best small-sided game for teaching attacking movement.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Goalkeeper Ready Position and Hands</title><link>https://example.com/drills/goalkeeper-ready-hands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/drills/goalkeeper-ready-hands/</guid><description>The first goalkeeper session any team keeper needs: the ready position, the W catch for high balls, the scoop for low balls, and safe falling, taught with tosses before any real shots.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>4v1 Possession Grid with Transfer</title><link>https://example.com/drills/possession-grid-4v1-transfer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/drills/possession-grid-4v1-transfer/</guid><description>Two connected squares where four attackers keep the ball from one defender, then transfer it to the far square when the pressure gets tight, teaching when to keep and when to switch the play.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sharks and Minnows</title><link>https://example.com/drills/sharks-and-minnows/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/drills/sharks-and-minnows/</guid><description>Dribblers cross the grid while one or two sharks try to kick their balls out, teaching shielding, scanning, and dribbling under real pressure inside the most requested game in youth soccer.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pressure and Cover 2v2 Defending</title><link>https://example.com/drills/pressure-cover-defending-2v2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/drills/pressure-cover-defending-2v2/</guid><description>Two defenders learn the partnership that all team defending is built on: the first defender pressures the ball while the second covers behind at an angle, communicated out loud on every pass.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>