8U – 90 Mins #6

Team Name
8U – 90 Mins #6
Location
Date
09/05/2017
Start Time
4:00
End Time
5:30
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 3:45 (BELOW GOLD)
EARLY ACTIVITY Home Run Derby stopwatch 3:45-4:00 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
notes Notes:
Lift and separate to drop bombs
PRACTICE STARTS AT 4:00 (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP Dyn Warm Up 8U #2 stopwatch 4:00-4:10 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:
Maintain known structure. Mix up movements.
THROWING How to Coach: Pitching #1 stopwatch 4:10-4:20 timer 10 Minutes
How to Coach: Pitching #1 is the first drill in Dugout Captain's series to teach Pitching as a skill.  Use with your team to coach-up multiple players,...Read More
notes Notes:
4:1 coaching ratio means coach can focus on 2 throwers at time.
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
How to Coach: Infield #3 (Training)
stopwatch 4:20-4:32 timer 12 Minutes
Side Shuffle & POP!
Tag Plays
stopwatch 4:32-4:45 timer 13 Minutes
Find the bag. Straddle, slap-tag, and show!
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
3 Step Hitting
stopwatch 4:50-5:02 timer 12 Minutes
Legs first; limit steps.
Fundamentals: Catcher
stopwatch 5:02-5:15 timer 13 Minutes
Glove, footwork, stance.
BASERUNNING Tagging Up stopwatch 5:15-5:25 timer 10 Minutes
DC recommends running Tagging Up during Early Baserunning.  Use final 4-6 sprints and review tagging up fundamentals. EXECUTION - First athlete jogs...Read More
notes Notes:
(1) Breaks down foul line (2) Secondary & Go (1st -> 2nd))
FINISH Bucket Free Throws stopwatch 5:25-5:30 timer 5 Minutes
Bucket Free Throws is a fun competition to finish practice with.  It is, as it sounds, the simple challenge of making a baseball into a bucket.  Just...Read More
notes Notes:
Tournament time: Make it to stay in, one winner.
PITCH & CATCH How to Coach: Pitching #1 stopwatch 5:30-5:30 timer 0 Minutes
How to Coach: Pitching #1 is the first drill in Dugout Captain's series to teach Pitching as a skill.  Use with your team to coach-up multiple players,...Read More
notes Notes:
Challenge: Teach pitchers part #1 & get each athlete 20-pitch bullpen

"The most important quality I look for in a player is accountability. You've got to be accountable for who you are. It's too easy to blame things on someone else."

– Lenny Wilkens (HOF NBA Coach)

ACCOUNTABILITY

  •  The unwillingness to quit, the determination to find a solution, or the desire to complete a task. Get it done!
  •  The effort to get the project or task done when the first, second and third tries all go unsuccessful. Think responsibility 2.0!
  •  The champion holds himself accountable for the performance of the group and finds a way to push everyone towards success and accomplishment. Responsibilities can and will change, accountability does not!