Practice 3 – 14 Feb

Team Name
Red Sox
Location
Pinto Eston
Date
02/14/2018
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 Structured Catch Play stopwatch 4:40-4:50 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
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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)
Heavy Ball Hitting
stopwatch 5:05-5:20 timer 15 Minutes
How to Coach: Ground Balls #1
stopwatch 5:20-5:35 timer 15 Minutes
How To Coach: Pitching #2
stopwatch 5:35-5:50 timer 15 Minutes
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Baserunning Airplane Take Offs stopwatch 5:55-6:05 timer 10 Minutes
Airplane Take Offs is a simple Early Baserunning drill to teach young players an athletic first step movement.  While categorized under the title of...Read More
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Finish Relay Races stopwatch 6:05-6:10 timer 5 Minutes
Relay Races are a baseball friendly version of the standard relay race. Let's not make this more complicated that it is. Two equal lines, everybody runs,...Read More
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"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