SJCLL A Nationals 1/31

Team Name
SJCLL A Nationals 1/31
Location
Marco 1
Date
01/31/2020
Start Time
4:30
End Time
5:55
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 4:15 (BELOW GOLD)
Early Activity Wiffle Circle stopwatch 4:15-4:30 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:
Coach Grant or another Coach will get them some early hacks (no instruction)
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
notes Notes:
Coach Cheo will lead while Asst Coaches take one line each, and supervise and guide.
Quick Defense Two Spot Receiving stopwatch 4:40-4:50 timer 10 Minutes
Two-Spot Receiving is a drill for athletes learning how to receive the baseball.  The belt is the deciding line, determining whether an athlete will catch...Read More
notes Notes:
Coach Cheo will combine this with a 3 level game (LEVEL 1: NO GLOVE... block the (wiffle) ball with catching hand. LEVEL 2: NO GLOVE... catch the (wiffle) ball with proper mechanics. LEVEL 3: WITH GLOVE... catch the baseball with proper mechanics. Players advance 3 correct reps.
Throwing Hula Hoop Throwing stopwatch 4:50-5:05 timer 15 Minutes
Hula Hoop Throwing is a drill designed to work on basic throwing mechanics.  Highlights include stepping with the opposite foot and utilizing a proper...Read More
notes Notes:
Coach Cheo will lead while 2 Asst Coaches take a line each and 2 Asst Coaches monitor the hulas and baseballs.
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Fundamentals: Hitting
stopwatch 5:10-5:20 timer 10 Minutes
Coach will lead a mini hitting clinic.
Live BP
stopwatch 5:20-5:40 timer 20 Minutes
3 groups: 1 live hitter, fielders, and tee station. One Coach with the Live hitter will hit off the tee for today... 3-5 swings, hitter runs hard thru 1st base on the last one. 1 Coach at Tee station with 2 hitters, 5-8 swings, first few test their mechanics for warmup, then points for proper mechanics and/or barreling the baseball. 2-3 coaches with the fielders... 1 Coach in the outfield practicing ground balls/flyballs in between swings (with proper mechanics- keep track with points?)... 1-2 Coaches in the infield rolling ground balls in between (1 point for not letting it by them, 2 points for fielding it cleanly). ROTATE: off the live hitter... from live hitter to fielding to tee. Fielders rotate numerically according to position number.
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Finish Home Run Derby stopwatch 5:45-5:55 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
notes Notes:
FASTEST HR DERBY EVER - 2 OUTS EACH. PICK A FENCE. IF IT DOESN'T GO OVER, IT'S AN OUT. DO OR DIE. MOST HR WINS.