Find a brick or cement wall that’s wide and tall enough, set yourself up with an ipod and set a time limit.  ie “I’m going to spend 25 minutes at the wall today.”    Once you set your time, decide to make the most of the time you have.

Do 3 sets of everything you do.

ie.

3x (30 catches right hand, 30 catches left hand)

3x (30 quicksticks overhand righty, 30 quicksticks overhand lefty)

3x (30 sidearm righty with a cradle, 30 sidearm lefty with a cradle)

3x(30 sidearm righty quicksticks, 30 sidearm lefty quicksticks)

3x (30 weakside catches/reverse throws righty, 30 weakside catches/reverse throws lefty)

There are many more examples of skills you can practice, like over the shoulder catches, behind the back, around the world, one handed…..but this should be plenty to get you started.

If 30 catches is too much or too little, adjust it to a point that you can handle while still challenging yourself.

Whenever you practice, push yourself so that it’s not a waste of time,  If you push yourself and challenge your body and mind, you will always be improving.  Little steps….you can’t reach your ultimate goal overnight.  It’s going to take lots of little consistent steps to get there.

Any questions, tips, comments, PLEASE POST!

“Practice doesn’t make perfect.  Perfect practice makes perfect.  If you’re not going to practice perfectly don’t practice at all.”

….Going through the motions is a waste of time…..

LAXimum Performance will be hosting Winter Training Sessions for grades 5-8 and 9-12 at St. Anthony’s High School in the new Indoor Turf Stadium.  Sessions will run through December and January.  Keep checking the website, dates will be posted next week.

Remember, even as little as 20 minutes a day of wall ball and intensive stickwork can make a difference.  If you make the effort to make the time, you will reap the benefits come lax season!