April 17 Practice

Team Name
Royals
Location
Pan Pacific Park Field 3
Date
04/17/2018
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
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PRACTICE STARTS AT 6:00 (BELOW BLACK)
Warm Up Dyn Warm Up 8U #1 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
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Throwing Lying Down Wiffle Catch stopwatch 6:10-6:25 timer 15 Minutes
Lying Down Wiffle Catch is primarily used as a Quick Defense drill designed to assist young players in “getting the glove up.” Falling underneath...Read More
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Along with playing catch to warm up their arm
Quick Defense Buffet Drill stopwatch 6:25-6:35 timer 10 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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Shuffle step throw, ground ball, short toss, and football pass
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Ground Ball Put Outs
stopwatch 6:40-6:55 timer 15 Minutes
Fundamentals: Cuts and Relays
stopwatch 6:55-7:10 timer 15 Minutes
How To Coach: Pitching #3
stopwatch 7:10-7:25 timer 15 Minutes
BP Reps: Front Toss
stopwatch 7:25-7:40 timer 15 Minutes
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Baserunning Around the World – 3 Runners stopwatch 7:45-7:55 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
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Run to first, lead off/stealing 2nd, shuffle, shuffle running to home from 2nd base.

"Some people succeed because they are destined to, but most people succeed because they are determined to."

– Henry van Dyke (1852-1933)

DETERMINATION

  •  The road to athletic greatness is not marked by perfection, but the ability to constantly overcome adversity and failure
  •  Tough times never last, but tough people do
  •  What are we determined to do as a team?