- Practice is applying what you learned - Training is learning how to improve something or do something new ## Practise - Practice is what we universally call anything that involves throwing, hitting, throwing a bullpen, taking ground balls and fly balls, etc. - Practice is defined as, “Repeated exercise in or performance of an activity or skill so as to acquire or maintain proficiency in it”. - Most practices are just designed to engrain or imprint a player’s current level of skill, so they can just perform that skill more routinely. ### The Practise-Only Problem - The issue is that this is often the only development a player receives.  There is little or no portion of their time dedicated to training. - Practice is defined as, “Repeated exercise in or performance of an activity or skill so as to acquire or maintain proficiency in it”. - Practice is about getting enough reps in so you can perform your skill instinctively. - Practice is often the same old routine. - Practice is often about being efficient. - Practice is often about looking good. ## Training - Training is defined as, “The act, process, or method of one that seeks to improve skill, knowledge, or experience in a certain area” - Training would be things like working to increase bat speed, throwing velocity, running speed, fielding range, etc. - Training is about being able to perform that skill better than you could before. - Training is about improvement. - Training is about change and adaptation. - Training often looks ugly. ## Questions - The unit of practise is repetition? - The unit of training is newness? ## Sources - https://www.texasbaseballranch.com/blog/practice-vs-training/#:~:text=Practice%20and%20Training%20are%20terms,they%20are%20not%20the%20same.&text=Practice%20is%20applying%20what%20you,can%20perform%20your%20skill%20instinctively.