Practice 1 – 07 Feb 18

Team Name
Red Sox
Location
Pinto Eston
Date
02/07/2018
Start Time
4:30
End Time
6:10
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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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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Throwing No Partner Throwing #1 stopwatch 4:40-4:50 timer 10 Minutes
No Partner Throwing is designed for the youngest players and run early in the season.  The set up and structure allow for safety as athletes will throw...Read More
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Quick Defense Buffet Drill stopwatch 4:50-5:00 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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  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Fundamentals: Hitting
stopwatch 5:05-5:20 timer 15 Minutes
Fundamentals: Ground Balls
stopwatch 5:20-5:35 timer 15 Minutes
Fundamentals: Pitching
stopwatch 5:35-5:50 timer 15 Minutes
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Baserunning Early Baserunning LIVE stopwatch 5:55-6:05 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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Finish Wiffle Dodgeball stopwatch 6:05-6:10 timer 5 Minutes
Wiffle Dodgeball is a wacky-fun drill.  There's some speed/agility value, but beyond that... we're having fun here.  With a keen eye placed on athlete-safety,...Read More
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"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?