Astros #3 2/28/18

Team Name
AA
Location
DLL
Date
02/28/2018
Start Time
04:00
End Time
5:36
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 3:40 (BELOW GOLD)
Dyn Warm Up 8U #1 stopwatch 3:40-3:45 timer 5 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 Notes:
Warm Up
Early Baserunning LIVE stopwatch 3:45-4:00 timer 15 Minutes
Dugout Captain's Dan Keller leads a young team through the Early Baserunning portion of practice. This is nothing more than adding baserunning fundamentals...Read More
notes Notes:
Coach Signs- Home to First, Second to Home
PRACTICE STARTS AT 04:00 (BELOW BLACK)
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Fundamentals: Hitting
stopwatch 4:00-4:06 timer 6 Minutes
No swing tack ball #, pitch selection
Fundamentals: Ground Balls
stopwatch 4:06-4:21 timer 15 Minutes
Slow Roll, Bare Hand, Hops, Tag + Throw
Fundamentals: Fly Balls
stopwatch 4:21-4:36 timer 15 Minutes
Pop Ups, glove under chin, glove foot fwd, 2 hands, INFRONT BEHIND
One Knee Catch
stopwatch 4:36-4:51 timer 15 Minutes
One knee catch, Feet in concrete, shield tap tap tap
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Long Toss Competition stopwatch 4:56-5:01 timer 5 Minutes
Long Toss Competition is a fun throwing competition to run at the end of a throwing segment.  Teach, then throw, finish by competing.  This helps to...Read More
notes Notes:
Hobbit, Rock, Giant. Pick up balls while setting up next stations.
Olympics – Outfield stopwatch 5:01-5:06 timer 5 Minutes
Offered during the Olympics practice, the outfield station involves a movement-based fly ball competition.  Although the Olympics are designed to bring...Read More
notes Notes:
Relay Race, HANDS UP
Scrimmage stopwatch 5:06-5:21 timer 15 Minutes
A scrimmage is a time for kids to put the hard work into action, and experience the pressure of competition.  Simulate game play by splitting into groups...Read More
notes Notes:
2 small fields, SS, 2, LF, RF ONLY
Scrimmage stopwatch 5:21-5:36 timer 15 Minutes
A scrimmage is a time for kids to put the hard work into action, and experience the pressure of competition.  Simulate game play by splitting into groups...Read More
notes Notes:
1 large field, coach hit, live ball

"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?