1st Practice

Team Name
1st Practice
Location
WMS
Date
03/23/2021
Start Time
5:30
End Time
7:25
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 5:30 (BELOW GOLD)
PRACTICE STARTS AT 5:30 (BELOW BLACK)
Warm Up Dyn Warm Up 8U #2 stopwatch 5:30-5:40 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:
Cones, High Knees, Sprints, Buttkickers, backpedal, shuffle 3x
Throwing No Partner Throwing #1 stopwatch 5:40-5:55 timer 15 Minutes
No Partner Throwing is designed for the youngest players and run early in the season.  The set up and structure allow for safety as athletes will throw...Read More
notes Notes:
Take Knee, wrist, elbow, full throw, in concrete
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
3 Step Hitting
stopwatch 6:00-6:15 timer 15 Minutes
3 cones, load, stride on ball of foot, swing, balance
Four Corner Receiving
stopwatch 6:15-6:30 timer 15 Minutes
Two Spot Receiving
stopwatch 6:30-6:30 timer 0 Minutes
How to Coach: Ground Balls #1
stopwatch 6:30-6:45 timer 15 Minutes
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Baserunning Home to First stopwatch 6:50-7:05 timer 15 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:
Two cones, break down Kick dirt, look right, 4 at home, 5 at second, 5 at short, fence in front
Ground Ball Competition stopwatch 7:05-7:20 timer 15 Minutes
Ground Ball Competition is a fun infield drill designed to for repetitions and competition. The desired instruction or execution requirements can be enforced...Read More
notes Notes:
two teams of seven at 2nd and short hit balls and make play at home. count number that hit target.
Finish EFFORT / Life Lesson stopwatch 7:20-7:25 timer 5 Minutes
EFFORT How do you get better at anything? Practice! Baseball coaches are famous for saying two things and never go into a slump: Effort an Attitude. I...Read More
notes Notes:
Effort/Attitude.