8U – 60 Mins #3

Team Name
8U – 60 Mins #3
Location
Date
06/24/2021
Start Time
6:00
End Time
7:20
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 5:45 (BELOW GOLD)
EARLY ACTIVITY Home Run Derby stopwatch 5:45-6:00 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:
Sammy Sosa & Mark McGwire - shrink the yard and inflate HR #'s
PRACTICE STARTS AT 6:00 (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP Dyn Warm Up 8U #1 stopwatch 6:00-6:10 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:
Age appropriate exercise suggestions.
THROWING Feet In Concrete stopwatch 6:10-6:20 timer 10 Minutes
Feet in Concrete 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
notes Notes:
CREATE FOCUS - Only throw on coach's verbal
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Four Corner Receiving
stopwatch 6:20-6:32 timer 12 Minutes
Waiter-Trays also good receiving drill to combo
How To Coach: Hitting #2
stopwatch 6:32-6:45 timer 13 Minutes
Lesson #1 was LEGS. This (#2) is ARMS.
Structured Catch Play
stopwatch 6:45-7:00 timer 15 Minutes
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
BASERUNNING Relay Races stopwatch 7:05-7:15 timer 10 Minutes
Relay Races are a baseball friendly version of the standard relay race. Let's not make this more complicated that it is. Two equal lines, everybody runs,...Read More
notes Notes:
Teach the Figure 4: Hands up and foot tucked behind opposite knee.
FINISH Life Lesson Discussion stopwatch 7:15-7:20 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:
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