8U – 60min – Insko Practice #3

Team Name
WeePee
Location
S of Track
Date
02/06/2017
Start Time
5:30
End Time
7:05
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 5:15 (BELOW GOLD)
EARLY ACTIVITY Home Run Derby stopwatch 5:15-5:30 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 5:30 (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP Dyn Warm Up 8U #1 stopwatch 5:30-5:40 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 Throwing Progression stopwatch 5:40-5:50 timer 10 Minutes
Throwing Progression is a series of three drills: Two Knee Catch, One Knee Catch, and Feet in Concrete.  All three are supported in the DC Library with...Read More
notes Notes:
CREATE FOCUS - Only throw on coach's verbal
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Four Corner Receiving
stopwatch 5:50-6:02 timer 12 Minutes
Waiter-Trays also good receiving drill to combo
Wiffle Circle
stopwatch 6:02-6:15 timer 13 Minutes
Lesson #1 was LEGS. This (#2) is ARMS.
Ground Ball Reps – No Throw and Flip
stopwatch 6:15-6:30 timer 15 Minutes
How To Coach: Hitting #3
stopwatch 6:30-6:45 timer 15 Minutes
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
BASERUNNING Base Hit Turns stopwatch 6:50-7:00 timer 10 Minutes
A Base Hit Turn is the action taken by a baserunner while rounding first after a base hit.  The ball has reached the outfield safely, which means the...Read More
notes Notes:
Teach the Figure 4: Hands up and foot tucked behind opposite knee.
FINISH Wiffle Dodgeball stopwatch 7:00-7:05 timer 5 Minutes
Wiffle Dodgeball is a wacky-fun drill.  There's some speed/agility value, but beyond that... we're having fun here.  With a keen eye placed on athlete-safety,...Read More
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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