Baseball Coach Concentration and Energy Drill Reference
A quick reference guide for baseball coaches featuring structured focus and energy drills to run during practice.
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COACH DRILL REFERENCE — Concentration, Focus & Energy
5 Focus Drills • 6 Energy Drills • Run these every practice
FOCUS DRILLS — Building the Weather System & ARC Reset
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DRILL
HOW TO RUN IT
WHEN TO USE
F1
2-Minute Drill
Call "2-Minute Drill!" — players give maximum focused effort for exactly 2 minutes. Debrief: "What did you focus on? What did you say to yourself?" Their answers become in-game tools.
Any time practice loses energy or focus
F2
ARC Before Every Rep
Before every ground ball, pitch, or swing: Eyes to anchor → hard exhale → cue word → execute. Same routine. Every. Single. Rep. Add simulated adversity (noise, distractions) to level up.
All positions — every practice
F3
Storm Simulation + Weather Check
Create pressure: bases loaded, 2 outs, coaches yelling. When you see Stormy body language — FREEZE. Call: "Weather check!" Each player names their state aloud. Player ARCs out loud. Then resume.
2x per week from Week 3 on
F4
Cue Word Reps
Player's WIN cue word on helmet/wristband tape. Say it before every rep — out loud in practice, silently in games. When you see drift, point to the tape: "What's WIN right now?" Hitters: See it | Pitchers: Hit the mitt | Fielders: My feet
Batting practice & fielding drills
F5
Visualization Walk-Through
3 minutes pre-practice. Players stand at their position, eyes closed. Coach narrates: "See the pitch. Ball hit to your left. See your feet move. Glove. Throw. Hear the pop." Open eyes: "That just happened in your mind. Now make it happen for real."
Pre-practice, 3x per week min.
ENERGY DRILLS — Managing Flat / Charged / Wired
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DRILL
HOW TO RUN IT
WHEN TO USE
E1
Energy Check & Group Reset
Coach calls: "Energy check — 1 to 10, what's our energy?" Team calls out a number together. Below 7: 10 seconds of maximum noise — claps, chants, calls. Then immediately back to the drill. No number below 7 is acceptable.
Start of practice; between drills
E2
Body Language Sprint ★
Players jog to their position with ZERO energy — slumped, head down, shuffling. Whistle: FREEZE. "Look at yourselves. THIS is what I saw." Then: hard exhale, chin up, sprint same route with MAXIMUM energy. Debrief. Repeat 3x.
Weekly; mid-game if body language drops
E3
Dugout Energy Drill
Team comes off after a simulated half-inning. Coach secretly grades bench energy 1-10. Lead-off hitter can't step in the box until the bench earns an 8. Watch for: vocal support, clapping, positive chatter, body language.
Weekly between-inning simulations
E4
Up/Down-Regulate Drill
FLAT → UP-REGULATE: 10 hard claps, 5 explosive jumps, loud cue word, walk to spot like you own it. | WIRED → DOWN-REGULATE: 6-2-8 breath (inhale 6, hold 2, exhale 8), drop shoulders, quiet cue word, one slow deliberate walk to position.
Warm-up; any time energy is off
E5
Walk-Up Routine Builder
Each hitter builds a 4-step routine: (1) On-deck: energy check — Flat, Charged, or Wired? (2) Adjust up or down. (3) Walk to box with deliberate, confident steps. (4) In box: eyes to anchor, exhale, cue word, dig in. Build in BP so it's automatic in games.
Batting practice — Phase 2 onward
E6
Between-Inning Reset Run
Third out made → everyone sprints off — no walking, no jogging. Before sitting, say ONE energy word to a teammate. Last player to sit does 5 pushups (light and fun — no punishment energy). Same every inning. It becomes a ritual.
Every inning transition — automatic
QUICK COACH CALLS
"Weather check!"
Player names focus state
"What's WIN right now?"
Player gives one-word focus
"ARC it. Eyes to anchor."
Triggers the 6-second reset
"Energy check — 1 to 10."
Team rates collective energy
"Up-regulate. Clap, cue, go."
Moves Flat player to Charged
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About the author
Scott K. Wilder is the founder of Game Ready Mindset™, a program and platform for teams and athletic programs, working with players, position groups, and teams in baseball, soccer, softball, and volleyball. He holds a Master’s from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology (now Sofia University), an MBA from New York University, and a Master’s in International Studies and Conflict Resolution from The Johns Hopkins University, with coaching credentials from Georgetown University, Brian Cain’s MPM Program, the National Federation of High Schools, and FC Barcelona Football Club. He is the author of Millennial Leaders, Find What Energizes You (just published), and Compete in Any Weather.