8U – 120 Mins #9

Team Name
8U – 120 Mins #9
Location
Date
Start Time
04:00 PM
End Time
06:00 PM
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT (BELOW GOLD)
EARLY ACTIVITY Home Run Derby stopwatch - 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:
Backwards round to finish: RH hit lefty, LH hit righty.
PRACTICE STARTS AT 04:00 PM (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP Dyn Warm Up 8U #1 stopwatch - 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:
Consider any of your own material during Warm Ups.
EARLY BASERUNNING Secondary Breaks stopwatch - timer 5 Minutes
Secondary Breaks allow baserunners to practice secondary movements and also what will become the delay-steal.  They are to be run during Early Baserunning...Read More
notes Notes:
Shuffle, shuffle, go!
THROWING Long Toss – Time & Distance stopwatch - timer 10 Minutes
Many coach's believe that throwing is the most important drill in practice.  Why then, would catch play be cut short or rushed through?  Dugout Captain...Read More
notes Notes:
Catch Play into Long Toss - Note time and distance reached
QUICK DEFENSE Catcher Receiving stopwatch - timer 5 Minutes
Catcher Receiving is a Quick Defense drill for athletes learning how to receive the baseball and introduces doing so from a catcher's stance.  Run this...Read More
notes Notes:
Reinforce Catcher Fundamentals from Practice #7
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Separation Drills
stopwatch - timer 15 Minutes
Glove hand, top hand, add feet (POP!)
Ground Ball Put Outs
stopwatch - timer 15 Minutes
Be patient, this one is tough.
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
BP Reps: Front Toss
stopwatch - timer 15 Minutes
Support instruction at Cone&Tee Drill
Cone & Tee Drill
stopwatch - timer 15 Minutes
Need two tees or pool noodle.
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
BASERUNNING Fastest Man Standing stopwatch - timer 10 Minutes
Fastest Man Standing (FMS) involves a combination of sprint work and competition.  The sprint variations help to hold the focus of athletes and shift...Read More
notes Notes:
Begin with 8-10 sprints using Sprint Work variations (side start, seated, plank)
FINISH Life Lesson Discussion stopwatch - 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:
DRIVE
PITCH & CATCH How To Coach: Pitching #3 stopwatch - timer 0 Minutes
How to Coach: Pitching #3 is the third lesson in Dugout Captain's series designed to teach pitching.  The focus on this segment is on Position #2 / POWER....Read More
notes Notes:
Lesson #3 - Focus instruction on Position #2 (Power), distance, and direction // 32-pitches

"It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up."

– Vince Lombardi, Hall of Fame NFL Coach ('59-'69)

DRIVE

  •  Getting better takes hard work, determination, and a willingness to push through challenges
  •  Rule: No excuses, no whining, no complaining
  •  Get after it