8U – 60 Mins #6

Team Name
8U – 60 Mins #6
Location
fgdh
Date
09/12/2018
Start Time
4:00
End Time
5:05
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 3:45 (BELOW GOLD)
EARLY ACTIVITY Home Run Derby stopwatch 3:45-4:00 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:
Lift and separate to drop bombs
PRACTICE STARTS AT 4:00 (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP Positive Language stopwatch 4:00-4:10 timer 10 Minutes
Coach's Tip - Positive LanguageRead More
notes Notes:
Maintain known structure. Mix in new movements.
THROWING Long Toss – Time & Distance stopwatch 4:10-4:20 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:
Follow Structured-Catch-Play principals, get to extended distance (for set amount of time)
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Handling Umpires
stopwatch 4:20-4:32 timer 12 Minutes
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Review POP, add lateral movement (center the baseball)
Teaching Competition
stopwatch 4:32-4:45 timer 13 Minutes
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Find bag, place feet, straddle/swipe/show
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
PITCHING Coaching Pitchers Philosophy stopwatch 4:50-4:50 timer 0 Minutes
Pulled from Dan Keller's presentation at the 2018 ABCA Convention in Indianapolis. This excerpt highlights several key philosophical principles of successful...Read More
notes Notes:
Challenge: Teach pitchers part #1 & get each athlete 20-pitch bullpen
BASERUNNING Heavy Ball Hitting stopwatch 4:50-5:00 timer 10 Minutes
Many athletes are scared to miss.  They concern themselves with making contact… rather than DRIVING the baseball.  At young ages, it’s especially...Read More
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NO BASERUNNING TODAY (we're hitting!)
FINISH Bucket Free Throws stopwatch 5:00-5:05 timer 5 Minutes
Bucket Free Throws is a fun competition to finish practice with.  It is, as it sounds, the simple challenge of making a baseball into a bucket.  Just...Read More
notes Notes:
Tournament time: Make it to stay in, one winner.

"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