8U – 60 Mins #5 – 4/2/19

Team Name
8U Reds
Location
Field
Date
04/02/2019
Start Time
5:15
End Time
6:30
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 5:00 (BELOW GOLD)
EARLY ACTIVITY Wiffle Circle stopwatch 5:00-5:15 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:
True early activity at 5:00 - Practice will start 5:15 putting players in position.
PRACTICE STARTS AT 5:15 (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP Ground Ball Put Outs stopwatch 5:15-5:30 timer 15 Minutes
Ground Ball Put Outs brings into play the novel concept of recording OUTS!  At some point, athletes need to be taught how to execute force plays and tag...Read More
notes Notes:
Force plays and tag plays.
THROWING Bag Man & Relay Man stopwatch 5:30-5:45 timer 15 Minutes
Bagman & Relayman is designed to introduce and teach two significant things: Cut & Relay Fundamentals and Roles & Responsibilities. Don’t...Read More
notes Notes:
Teach bag man and relay man (BIG X, shout "relay!, relay!" - always turn glove side to make throw)
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Scrimmage
stopwatch 5:50-6:30 timer 40 Minutes
10 players in fielding positions. Extras will bat and run bases. Rotate out players so all get to bat and run bases.

"Missed more than 9000 shots. 26 potential game-winners. Lost 300 games. “Failed” over and over. THAT is why I succeed!"

– Michael Jordan

NO FEAR (of failure)

  •  Play free! Failure is a bruise, not a tattoo.
  •  Learn from your mistakes (embrace them, don't endorse them)
  •  Grow, grow, grow - Always learn, always improve, always push ahead.