8U – 90 Mins #10 Mine

Team Name
Kenmore Cardinals
Location
Prentiss
Date
05/02/2019
Start Time
6:00
End Time
7:55
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 5:45 (BELOW GOLD)
EARLY ACTIVITY Wiffle Circle stopwatch 5:45-6:00 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:
How's your curveball?
PRACTICE STARTS AT 6:00 (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP Dyn Warm Up 8U #2 stopwatch 6:00-6:10 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:
Jog and Stretch
BASERUNNING Fastest Man Standing stopwatch 6:10-6:20 timer 10 Minutes
Fastest Man Standing (FMS) involves a combination of sprint work and competition.  The sprint variations help to hold the focus of athletes and shift...Read More
notes Notes:
Begin with 8-10 sprints using Sprint Work variations (side start, seated, plank)
THROWING One Knee Catch stopwatch 6:20-6:30 timer 10 Minutes
One Knee Catch is a throwing drill typically done as part of the Throwing Progression (a routine to follow while warming the arm up).  Depending on...Read More
notes Notes:
One Knee Catch -- Feet in Cement -- Pop, Chest, Throw
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Bag Man & Relay Man
stopwatch 6:30-6:42 timer 12 Minutes
Toss predictably. Quicker tosses. Then unpredictable.
Ground Ball Competition
stopwatch 6:42-6:55 timer 13 Minutes
Compete!
Double Play Feeds 2B
stopwatch 6:55-7:10 timer 15 Minutes
Throws to First and Second
8U – 90 Mins #10 Mine
stopwatch 7:10-7:25 timer 15 Minutes
default
Dropstop, Crossover, Go
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Live BP
stopwatch 7:30-7:55 timer 25 Minutes
Live Arm + Live Arm Wiffle
PITCH & CATCH How To Coach: Pitching #4 stopwatch 7:55-7:55 timer 0 Minutes
How to Coach: Pitching #4 is the fourth lesson in Dugout Captain's series designed to teach pitching.  This segment works to take the rules learned...Read More
notes Notes:
Lesson #4 - Distance & Direction (1-2-1-3) // 36-pitch bullpens

"Lock in! Watch, listen, think... right here, right now."

– Dan Keller (Dugout Captain)

FOCUS

  •  Understand the why and how behind each drill at practice.
  •  Hear, don’t just listen
  •  Focus Reset Button for competition: Routine to follow when focus has slipped.