8U – 90 Mins #8

Team Name
8U – 90 Mins #8
Location
Date
02/14/2017
Start Time
04:00 PM
End Time
5:30
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 3:45 (BELOW GOLD)
EARLY ACTIVITY Ground Ball Reps – No Throw and Flip stopwatch 3:45-4:00 timer 15 Minutes
Ground Ball Reps - No Throw + Flip is an infield drill used during Station Instruction or as an Early Activity.  One coach can easily entertain an entire...Read More
notes Notes:
Double play feeds today at practice. Enforce proper feed to earn point.
WARM UP Obstacle Course stopwatch 4:00-4:10 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:
Get creative and mix it up.
THROWING Throwing Progression stopwatch 4:10-4:20 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:
Two Knees, One Knee, Feet in Concrete.
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Double Play Feeds 2B
stopwatch 4:20-4:32 timer 12 Minutes
Underhand flip, overhand dart.
Foul Line Drill
stopwatch 4:32-4:45 timer 13 Minutes
Outfielder, Relay-Man, Bag-Man
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Fundamentals: Bunting
stopwatch 4:50-5:02 timer 12 Minutes
Pivot, bend knees, adjust hands.
How To Coach: Hitting #2
stopwatch 5:02-5:15 timer 13 Minutes
TEACH - ARMS
BASERUNNING Around the World – 3 Runners stopwatch 5:15-5:25 timer 10 Minutes
Around the World is a baserunning drill involving ALL aspects of baserunning.  This is a combination drill involving four athletes and all of the basepaths....Read More
notes Notes:
Home to 1st, Break to 2nd, Secondary and Score (2nd to home)
FINISH Wiffle Dodgeball stopwatch 5:25-5:30 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
notes Notes:
Who doesn't love dodgeball?!?
PITCH & CATCH How To Coach: Pitching #2 stopwatch 5:30-5:30 timer 0 Minutes
How to Coach: Pitching #2 is the second drill in Dugout Captain's series to teach Pitching as a skill.  Use with your team to coach-up multiple players,...Read More
notes Notes:
Lesson #2 - Finish moves to Finish (position #3) // 28-pitch bullpens
PRACTICE STARTS AT 04:00 PM (BELOW BLACK)

"If you want to be better, then give a better effort, have a better plan and choose a better attitude!"

– Seth M. Quealy (mental coach)

ATTITUDE

  •  Attitude and effort are two areas that never have slumps
  •  A great attitude naturally brings forth great effort
  •  Have fun. Be happy. Play hard