8U – 120 Mins #8

Team Name
8U – 120 Mins #8
Location
Date
Start Time
04:00 PM
End Time
06:00 PM
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT (BELOW GOLD)
EARLY ACTIVITY Ground Ball Reps – No Throw and Flip stopwatch - timer 15 Minutes
Ground Ball Reps - No Throw + Flip is an infield drill used during Station Instruction or as an Early Activity.  One coach can easily entertain an entire...Read More
notes Notes:
Double play feeds today at practice. Enforce proper feed to earn point.
PRACTICE STARTS AT 04:00 PM (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP Obstacle Course stopwatch - timer 10 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:
Get creative and mix it up.
EARLY BASERUNNING Change of Direction stopwatch - timer 5 Minutes
Change of Direction is an Early Baserunning drill working athleticism.  Execute these movements to finish up the warm up and get heart rates up.  While...Read More
notes Notes:
Touch and Go!
THROWING Throwing Progression stopwatch - 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 Knees, One Knee, Feet in Concrete.
QUICK DEFENSE Ground Ball Quick Catch stopwatch - timer 5 Minutes
Ground Ball Quick Catch is a simple and effective drill to run during Quick Defense.  It helps to develop basic hands and feet baseball-athleticism and...Read More
notes Notes:
GB, Quick Catch, GB, Quick Catch... Rotate!
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Double Play Feeds 2B
stopwatch - timer 15 Minutes
Underhand flip, overhand dart.
Bag Man & Relay Man
stopwatch - timer 15 Minutes
Closer to bag = Bagman, Farther = Relayman
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Fundamentals: Bunting
stopwatch - timer 15 Minutes
Pivot, bend knees, adjust hands.
How To Coach: Hitting #2
stopwatch - timer 15 Minutes
TEACH - ARMS
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
BASERUNNING Around the World – 3 Runners stopwatch - timer 10 Minutes
Around the World is a baserunning drill involving ALL aspects of baserunning.  This is a combination drill involving four athletes and all of the basepaths....Read More
notes Notes:
Home to 1st, Break to 2nd, Secondary and Score (2nd to home)
FINISH Wiffle Dodgeball stopwatch - 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:
Who doesn't love dodgeball?!?
PITCH & CATCH How To Coach: Pitching #2 stopwatch - timer 0 Minutes
How to Coach: Pitching #2 is the second drill in Dugout Captain's series to teach Pitching as a skill.  Use with your team to coach-up multiple players,...Read More
notes Notes:
Lesson #2 - Finish moves to Finish (position #3) // 28-pitch bullpens

"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