Game Day Routine – 8U

Team Name
Colorado Bighorns 8U
Location
N/A
Date
09/20/2018
Start Time
4:10
End Time
5:00
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 3:55 (BELOW GOLD)
EARLY ACTIVITY Wiffle Circle stopwatch 3:55-4:10 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
notes Notes:
Wiffle swings for any athletes that show up early.
PRACTICE STARTS AT 4:10 (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP Dyn Warm Up 8U #1 stopwatch 4:10-4:20 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
notes Notes:
Game Day warm up routine
THROWING Structured Catch Play stopwatch 4:20-4:30 timer 10 Minutes
Playing catch is the most important "drill" you will ever run as a coach! Structured Catch Play is more than just a drill.  It's actually more of an organized,...Read More
notes Notes:
Catch play is an opportunity to focus the mind.
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
2 Lines, 1 Coach
stopwatch 4:30-4:37 timer 7 Minutes
Ground ball reps
Side-to-Side Bucket Fly Balls
stopwatch 4:37-4:45 timer 8 Minutes
Fly ball reps
PREGAME Fundamentals: Ground Balls stopwatch 4:45-4:55 timer 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 Notes:
PREGAME INFIELD / OUTFIELD ROUTINE
FINISH Life Lesson Discussion stopwatch 4:55-5:00 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
notes Notes:
Game day discussion / Goals & approach / Opponent review