All-Star Practice #2

Team Name
8U All-Stars
Location
Pinto Temple
Date
06/04/2018
Start Time
4:30
End Time
6:15
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 4:15 (BELOW GOLD)
Early Activity Home Run Derby stopwatch 4:15-4:30 timer 15 Minutes
A fun Hitting Station or Early Activity Drill, Home Run Derby brings out coach's inner Chris Berman - back, back, back, back... GONE!  Designed to be...Read More
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Early Activity
PRACTICE STARTS AT 4:30 (BELOW BLACK)
Warm Up Dyn Warm Up 8U #1 stopwatch 4:30-4:40 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
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Warm-Up
Throwing Quick Catch Competition stopwatch 4:40-4:50 timer 10 Minutes
Quick Catch Competition is an execution drill to finish the throwing segment.  It helps to train throwing accuracy, baseball athleticism (hands working...Read More
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Throwing
Quick Defense Buffet Drill stopwatch 4:50-4:55 timer 5 Minutes
The Buffet Drill is most effectively run as a Quick Defense drill and combines four movements of baseball athleticism into a fun, quick activity.  Run...Read More
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Quick Defense
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Ground Ball Put Outs
stopwatch 5:00-5:30 timer 30 Minutes
Infield
Dropstep, Crossover, Go
stopwatch 5:30-5:30 timer 0 Minutes
Outfield
Live BP
stopwatch 5:30-5:30 timer 0 Minutes
HItting
Fix Stride Direction
stopwatch 5:30-5:30 timer 0 Minutes
Pitching/Catching
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Five Feeds Drill
stopwatch 5:35-6:05 timer 30 Minutes
Infield
Foul Line Drill
stopwatch 6:05-6:05 timer 0 Minutes
Outfield
Live BP
stopwatch 6:05-6:05 timer 0 Minutes
Hitting
How to Coach: The Change Up
stopwatch 6:05-6:05 timer 0 Minutes
Pitching/Catching
Baserunning Base Hit Turns stopwatch 6:05-6:14 timer 9 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
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Baserunning
Finish Love the Game / Life Lesson stopwatch 6:14-6:15 timer 1 Minutes
Love the Game One of Dan Keller's "Big 3" keys to advancing in the game Perhaps the biggest ingredient to success is to love the game. Baseball is hard....Read More
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Finish