90 Minutes

Team Name

Diamondbacks

Location

Dorsey Field

Date

02/28/2018

Start Time

3:30

End Time

5:00

EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 3:20 (BELOW GOLD)

Warm Up Legs Dyn Warm Up 8U #1 stopwatch

3:20-3:30

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:

PRACTICE STARTS AT 3:30 (BELOW BLACK)

Warm Up Arms 2 Lines, 1 Coach stopwatch

3:30-3:40

10 Minutes

2 Lines, 1 Coach is a simple name for a simple drill. Options include running this drill as an Early Activity, or during station instruction. Coach...Read More

Notes:

Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)

Fundamentals: Catcher

3:40-3:55

15 Minutes

Teach team to catch

How to Coach: Pitching #1

3:55-4:10

15 Minutes

Teach team to Pitch

Finish How To Coach: Hitting #3 stopwatch

4:10-4:25

15 Minutes

How to Coach: Hitting #3 is the third session in DC's How to Coach: Hitting series. Session #3 brings the fundamentals together so that the LEGS (Session...Read More

Notes:

Catcher put on gear. Pitchers pitching to batters. Batters read pitches

WATER BREAK (5min)

Fielding Fundamentals: Ground Balls stopwatch

4:30-4:40

10 Minutes

Fundamentals: Ground Balls is a drill designed to assist both coach and player to understand the complete ground ball process, as one would watch on...Read More

Notes:

Rotate kids through infield

Catching Fundamentals: Fly Balls stopwatch

4:40-4:50

10 Minutes

Essentially, this is the How-To of catching a fly ball. Run as a drill during Station Instruction, Fundamentals: Fly Balls is an introduction into outfield...Read More

Notes:

Break them into groups of 3 in the outfield

Cut-Off Bag Man & Relay Man stopwatch

4:50-5:00

10 Minutes

Bagman & Relayman is designed to introduce and teach two significant things: Cut & Relay Fundamentals and Roles & Responsibilities. Don’t...Read More

Notes:

Rotate Center, SS and Second