8U – 60 Mins #10

Team Name
Maryland Terrapins
Location
Eisenhower Field
Date
05/25/2021
Start Time
5:00
End Time
NaN:NaN
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 4:45 (BELOW GOLD)
EARLY ACTIVITY Wiffle Circle stopwatch 4:45-5:00 timer 15 Minutes
Wiffle Circle is an Early Activity drill that can be run during the 15-minutes prior to practice start time.  It can also be ran as a pre-game drill...Read More
notes Notes:
How's your curveball?
PRACTICE STARTS AT 5:00 (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP Dyn Warm Up 8U #2 stopwatch 5:00-5:10 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:
Ad-lib as appropriate.
THROWING Long Toss Competition stopwatch 5:10-5:20 timer 10 Minutes
Long Toss Competition is a fun throwing competition to run at the end of a throwing segment.  Teach, then throw, finish by competing.  This helps to...Read More
notes Notes:
Long toss, finish with Competition.
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Double Play Feeds 2B
stopwatch 5:20-5:32 timer 12 Minutes
Reverse Pivot = BIG POP!
3 Step Hitting
stopwatch 5:32-5:45 timer 13 Minutes
Back foot stance / Front Foot Stance / Front Foot Stride - THAT'S IT!
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
BASERUNNING Fastest Man Standing stopwatch 5:50-6:00 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: Sprint Work / Finish: Fastest Man Standing
FINISH How To Coach: Pitching #4 stopwatch 6:00-6:05 timer 5 Minutes
How to Coach: Pitching #4 is the fourth lesson in Dugout Captain's series designed to teach pitching.  This segment works to take the rules learned...Read More
notes Notes:
Closer or farther free throw line?
PITCH & CATCH How To Coach: Pitching #4 stopwatch 6:05-NaN:NaN timer Minutes
How to Coach: Pitching #4 is the fourth lesson in Dugout Captain's series designed to teach pitching.  This segment works to take the rules learned...Read More
notes Notes:
HTC Pitching #4 - Distance & Direction (1-2-1-3) // 36-pitch bullpens

"Lock in! Watch, listen, think... right here, right now."

– Dan Keller (Dugout Captain)

FOCUS

  •  Understand the why and how behind each drill at practice.
  •  Hear, don’t just listen
  •  Focus Reset Button for competition: Routine to follow when focus has slipped.