8U – 120 Mins #3
Team Name
Navy Blue AA Rookie
Location
Chichester Field 4
Date
02/14/2017
Start Time
9:00
End Time
11:00
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 8:45 (BELOW GOLD)
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

Sammy Sosa & Mark McGwire - shrink the yard and inflate HR #'s
PRACTICE STARTS AT 9:00 (BELOW BLACK)
~ 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

Age appropriate exercise suggestions.
Four-Corner Receiving is a drill to work on catching the baseball (basic receiving for beginning baseball players). It is easy to execute, safe for beginning...Read More

Warm up their catching. 3 or 4 lines. Toss ball to L/R shoulder and L/R hip.
One Knee Catch is a throwing drill typically done as part of the Throwing Progression (a routine to follow while warming the arm up). Depending on...Read More

Broken throwing first with One-Knee. Train arm path with raised glove-side knee. Catch Play after...
A descriptive segment highlighting Dugout Captain practice absolute #5 - Quick Defense. This segment is run immediately after Throwing and before taking...Read More

Grounder, catch, fly ball - all in a row. 3 lines
WATER BREAK (5min)
Positions and Movements
9:35-9:45
10 Minutes


Positions and Movements is a beginning drill to introduce young ballplayers to the positions... and movements... of this wonderful game. Like a game...Read More

Catcher-Bryant; Pitcher-Sanders; 3B-Green; SS-Bryant; 2B-Sanders 1B-Green; LF-Bryant CF-Sanders RF-Green. Melissa/Sarah as baserunner
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
WATER BREAK (5min)
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
WATER BREAK (5min)
Home to First
10:45-10:55
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

Break down after running through bag.
Life Lesson discussions provide the opportunity to briefly talk about the characteristics of a champion. Use the Dugout Captain suggestions for each...Read More

SELF-CONFIDENCE
"Confidence comes from being prepared."
– John Wooden
SELF CONFIDENCE
Confidence is earned: Hard work = Improved skill = Confidence
Team Culture - Expect to Win vs. Not to Lose
Look the Part - Posture, Body Language, Self-Talk