Practice 2

Team Name
Sparks 2020
Location
East Berlin Lions Club
Date
06/29/2020
Start Time
6:30
End Time
7:50
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 6:30 (BELOW GOLD)
PRACTICE STARTS AT 6:30 (BELOW BLACK)
Warm Up Dyn Warm Up 8U #1 stopwatch 6:30-6:40 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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RUN 25 / 50 / 75 / 75% BUTT KICKERS HIGH KNEES SIDE SHUFFLE R / L BEAR CRAWLS WALKING ARM CIRCLES (5 SM / 5 MED / 5 L) WALKING ARM CIRCLES BACKWARD (15) SPRINT 75 / 100
Throwing Throwing Progression stopwatch 6:40-6:55 timer 15 Minutes
Throwing Progression is a series of three drills: Two Knee Catch, One Knee Catch, and Feet in Concrete.  All three are supported in the DC Library with...Read More
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1) Arm up, glove under elbow focus on grip, follow through like a free throw- 5 throws each.
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
2 Lines, 1 Coach
stopwatch 7:00-7:10 timer 10 Minutes
EXECUTION – Divide the athletes into two lines, allowing for maximum repetitions while keeping as many kids as possible active. Consider positioning the ground ball lines to involve actual 2B and SS infield positions.
How To Coach: Hitting #1
stopwatch 7:10-7:20 timer 10 Minutes
The focus of this drill is getting to a strong and athletic stride position. Coach Malec consistently refers to this as an athletic base and uses the analogy of stretching a rubber band. Start – Begin individual swings with the athlete’s feet close together. The ‘narrow feet’ feeling is distinctly different than what the athlete feels after the stride. Step / Stride – Stride and load out to an athletic base. This is the “rubber band feeling,” which is be more heavily emphasized in Part #2 and #3 Push Test – Use the push test to check for stability. Athlete should be strong at this ‘loaded’ position. Swing & Finish – Once the athlete has passed a stability test, instruct the athlete to swing aggressively and hold the finish.
Fundamentals: Fly Balls
stopwatch 7:20-7:30 timer 10 Minutes
Use Tennis Balls
Four Corner Receiving
stopwatch 7:30-7:40 timer 10 Minutes
1) Use tennis balls. 2) Catch with glove hand but no glove. 3) Fingers up above waist, fingers down below waist
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Finish Bucket Free Throws stopwatch 7:45-7:50 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:

"There may be people that have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do."

– Derek Jeter, NY Yankees ('95-'14)

HARD WORK

  •  Working hard is a habit, and habits must be earned. DECIDE to work hard daily!
  •  Find a way. Won’t always feel like working hard. Compete, challenge another, grind.
  •  "Practice is what you make of it,” Raul Ibanez (1996-2014)