8U – 90 Mins #1

Team Name
Hotrods
Location
Willow
Date
04/05/2021
Start Time
6:00
End Time
6:00
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 3:13 (BELOW GOLD)
EARLY ACTIVITY Wiffle Circle stopwatch 3:13-3:28 timer 15 Minutes
Wiffle Circle is an Early Activity drill that can be run during the 15-minutes prior to practice start time.  It can also be ran as a pre-game drill...Read More
notes Notes:
1-4 athletes = 1 hitter / 5-7 athletes = 2 hitters / 8+ athletes = 3 hitters
WARM UP Obstacle Course stopwatch 3:28-3:43 timer 15 Minutes
Obstacle Course is a Warm Up drill is designed for fun.  Run this early in the season to help break the ice and get kids to loosen up and smile.  The...Read More
notes Notes:
Break the ice, build relationships, draw out smiles!
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Baseball Basics
stopwatch 3:43-3:58 timer 15 Minutes
Field, equipment, positions, dugout etiquette, team rules.
No Partner Throwing #1
stopwatch 3:58-4:13 timer 15 Minutes
How To Coach: Hitting #1
stopwatch 4:13-4:28 timer 15 Minutes
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Fundamentals: Hitting
stopwatch 4:33-4:45 timer 12 Minutes
(1) Stride & Load, (2) Contact, (3) Finish
How To Coach: Hitting #2
stopwatch 4:45-5:00 timer 15 Minutes
No Partner Throwing #2
stopwatch 5:00-5:15 timer 15 Minutes
Ground Ball Quick Catch
stopwatch 5:15-5:30 timer 15 Minutes
Four Corner Receiving
stopwatch 5:30-5:45 timer 15 Minutes
BASERUNNING Home to First stopwatch 5:45-5:55 timer 10 Minutes
Home-to-First coaches the correct way to run through the first base bag.  As part of Baserunning or Conditioning, this drill can be run near the end...Read More
notes Notes:
Front of bag, either foot, break down, look right.
MENTAL / FINISH Life Lesson Discussion stopwatch 5:55-6:00 timer 5 Minutes
Life Lesson discussions provide the opportunity to briefly talk about the characteristics of a champion.  Use the Dugout Captain suggestions for each...Read More
notes Notes:
HARD WORK - Establish a culture of hard work
PRACTICE STARTS AT 6:00 (BELOW BLACK)

"There may be people that have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do."

– Derek Jeter, NY Yankees ('95-'14)

HARD WORK

  •  Working hard is a habit, and habits must be earned. DECIDE to work hard daily!
  •  Find a way. Won’t always feel like working hard. Compete, challenge another, grind.
  •  "Practice is what you make of it,” Raul Ibanez (1996-2014)