8U – 90 Mins #1 LETS GET STARTED

Team Name
8U – 90 Mins #1 LETS GET STARTED
Location
HOME
Date
8/1/2019
Start Time
6:30
End Time
6:30
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 5:05 (BELOW GOLD)
EARLY ACTIVITY Wiffle Circle stopwatch 5:05-5:20 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:
1-4 athletes = 1 hitter / 5-7 athletes = 2 hitters / 8+ athletes = 3 hitters
WARM UP Obstacle Course stopwatch 5:20-5:30 timer 10 Minutes
Obstacle Course is a Warm Up drill is designed for fun.  Run this early in the season to help break the ice and get kids to loosen up and smile.  The...Read More
notes Notes:
Break the ice, build relationships, draw out smiles!
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Fundamentals: Hitting
stopwatch 5:30-5:42 timer 12 Minutes
(1) Stride & Load, (2) Contact, (3) Finish
How To Coach: Hitting #1
stopwatch 5:42-5:55 timer 13 Minutes
TEACH - Legs first
Hula Hoop Throwing
stopwatch 5:55-6:10 timer 15 Minutes
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
BASERUNNING Home to First stopwatch 6:15-6:25 timer 10 Minutes
Home-to-First coaches the correct way to run through the first base bag.  As part of Baserunning or Conditioning, this drill can be run near the end...Read More
notes Notes:
Front of bag, either foot, break down, look right.
MENTAL / FINISH Life Lesson Discussion stopwatch 6:25-6:30 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:
HARD WORK - Establish a culture of hard work
PRACTICE STARTS AT 6:30 (BELOW BLACK)

"There may be people that have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do."

– Derek Jeter, NY Yankees ('95-'14)

HARD WORK

  •  Working hard is a habit, and habits must be earned. DECIDE to work hard daily!
  •  Find a way. Won’t always feel like working hard. Compete, challenge another, grind.
  •  "Practice is what you make of it,” Raul Ibanez (1996-2014)