Farm #9

Team Name
Dragons
Location
River Glen Park
Date
03/31/2021
Start Time
4:00
End Time
5:15
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 3:50 (BELOW GOLD)
EARLY ACTIVITY Home Run Derby stopwatch 3:50-4:00 timer 10 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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PRACTICE STARTS AT 4:00 (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP Dyn Warm Up 8U #1 stopwatch 4:00-4:05 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
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Consider any of your own material during Warm Ups.
THROWING Throwing Progression stopwatch 4:05-4:15 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
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Two Knee, One Knee, Feet in Concrete, Power Position
BASERUNNING Early Baserunning LIVE stopwatch 4:15-4:25 timer 10 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
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Home to First only. Then moving onto 2nd to watch for 3rd base coach.
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Live BP
stopwatch 4:25-4:35 timer 10 Minutes
into net or backstop: Front Toss
Ground Ball Put Outs
stopwatch 4:35-4:45 timer 10 Minutes
Waiter Tray Receiving
stopwatch 4:45-4:55 timer 10 Minutes
Fly balls
Ground Ball Competition stopwatch 4:55-5:10 timer 15 Minutes
Ground Ball Competition is a fun infield drill designed to for repetitions and competition. The desired instruction or execution requirements can be enforced...Read More
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FINISH Life Lesson Discussion stopwatch 5:10-5:15 timer 5 Minutes
Life Lesson discussions provide the opportunity to briefly talk about the characteristics of a champion.  Use the Dugout Captain suggestions for each...Read More
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DRIVE - Discussion notes below

"It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up."

– Vince Lombardi, Hall of Fame NFL Coach ('59-'69)

DRIVE

  •  Getting better takes hard work, determination, and a willingness to push through challenges
  •  Rule: No excuses, no whining, no complaining
  •  Get after it