8U – 90 Mins #2

Team Name
8U – 90 Mins #2
Location
Date
02/06/2017
Start Time
04:30 PM
End Time
4:30
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 3:12 (BELOW GOLD)
THROWING Feet In Concrete stopwatch 3:12-3:22 timer 10 Minutes
Feet in Concrete 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:
Follow with normal catch play.
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Fundamentals: Ground Balls
stopwatch 3:22-3:34 timer 12.5 Minutes
GB overview - Ready Pos / Approach / Field Triangle / Exit Footwork (followed by reps)
Dropstep, Crossover, Go
stopwatch 3:34-3:46 timer 12.5 Minutes
Footwork focus, slow at first. Finish with great plays.
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
BP Reps: Soft Toss
stopwatch 3:51-4:03 timer 12.5 Minutes
Guarantee swings. Support instruction.
How To Coach: Hitting #1
stopwatch 4:03-4:15 timer 12 Minutes
BASERUNNING Base Hit Turns stopwatch 4:15-4:25 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:
Review Home to First, then Base Hit Turns
MENTAL / FINISH Bucket Free Throws stopwatch 4:25-4:30 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:
Prizes for made shot?
PRACTICE STARTS AT 04:30 PM (BELOW BLACK)

"Goal Example: Hit .400 this season. Goals earn us two big things: 1) Achievement; and, 2) Personal Development"

– Dan Keller (Dugout Captain)

GOALS

  •  Achievement: ego, game ball, all-star team (stuff easily forgotten)
  •  Development: Physical (improved swing, more power, better eye) + Character (work ethic, persistence, adversity)
  •  Setting goals is a skill, skills take practice. We start today: What are OUR team goals?