10U – 90 Mins #8 Minor A Rays 3/24/21

Team Name
Minor A Rays
Location
Field 3
Date
03/24/2021
Start Time
5:30
End Time
7:07
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 5:15 (BELOW GOLD)
EARLY ACTIVITY Home Run Derby stopwatch 5:15-5:30 timer 15 Minutes
A fun Hitting Station or Early Activity Drill, Home Run Derby brings out coach's inner Chris Berman - back, back, back, back... GONE!  Designed to be...Read More
notes Notes:
No throws - Infielders to make ball piles behind positions.
PRACTICE STARTS AT 5:30 (BELOW BLACK)
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Heavy Ball Hitting
stopwatch 5:35-5:55 timer 20 Minutes
Involve live fly ball if appropriate
Field Goal Hitting
stopwatch 5:55-6:15 timer 20 Minutes
WARM UP Dyn Warm Up 10U #2 stopwatch 6:15-6:25 timer 10 Minutes
~ SEE "EXECUTION KEYS" BELOW FOR AGE-SPECIFIC SUGGESTION LIST ~ The Dynamic Warm Up is today's warm up routine.  Gone are the days of standing in a...Read More
notes Notes:
10U appropriate movements suggested.
BASERUNNING Tagging Up stopwatch 6:25-6:27 timer 2 Minutes
DC recommends running Tagging Up during Early Baserunning.  Use final 4-6 sprints and review tagging up fundamentals. EXECUTION - First athlete jogs...Read More
notes Notes:
(1) Tagging up @ third base (2) Leads & Breaks @ Warm Up Cones
THROWING Throwing Progression stopwatch 6:27-6:37 timer 10 Minutes
Throwing Progression is a series of three drills: Two Knee Catch, One Knee Catch, and Feet in Concrete.  All three are supported in the DC Library with...Read More
notes Notes:
Two-Knee-Catch, One-Knee-Catch, Feet-in-Concrete... followed by catch play.
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Foul Line Drill
stopwatch 6:37-6:52 timer 15 Minutes
Bucket or Live fly ball
No Goals – GB Competition
stopwatch 6:52-7:02 timer 10 Minutes
FINISH Wiffle Dodgeball stopwatch 7:02-7:07 timer 5 Minutes
Wiffle Dodgeball is a wacky-fun drill.  There's some speed/agility value, but beyond that... we're having fun here.  With a keen eye placed on athlete-safety,...Read More
notes Notes:
A little bit of pay back for coach...

"If you want to be better, then give a better effort, have a better plan and choose a better attitude!"

– Seth M. Quealy (mental coach)

ATTITUDE

  •  Attitude and effort are two areas that never have slumps
  •  A great attitude naturally brings forth great effort
  •  Have fun. Be happy. Play hard