8U – 60 Mins #6
Team Name
8U – 60 Mins #6
Location
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Date
09/12/2018
Start Time
4:00
End Time
5:05
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 3:45 (BELOW GOLD)
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
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Lift and separate to drop bombs
PRACTICE STARTS AT 4:00 (BELOW BLACK)
Coach's Tip - Positive LanguageRead More
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Maintain known structure. Mix in new movements.
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
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Follow Structured-Catch-Play principals, get to extended distance (for set amount of time)
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
WATER BREAK (5min)
Pulled from Dan Keller's presentation at the 2018 ABCA Convention in Indianapolis. This excerpt highlights several key philosophical principles of successful...Read More
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Challenge: Teach pitchers part #1 & get each athlete 20-pitch bullpen
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!)
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
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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