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Fundamentals should be primarily function of all practices with strategy play worked in. 2008 Mini Minor Station Training: Station 1 Stretching/Agility: Before every practice 5 minutes of stretching and agility should be performed Stretching: Arm circles Jumping jacks Shoulder Stretches Runners Stretch Agility: Slow knees Lunges Quick knees Frankenstein Shuffles Cross Overs Sprints Station 2 Throwing: Knee Wrist Snaps (Partner up girls, glove knee up, brace elbow with glove, snap throw) Knee Throws (Same as above except full follow thru with hands touching ankle) Open Bucket Throw (From distance have girls throw into bucket flat on ground using snap and follow thru from above) Speed Throwing (Partner up girls, throw to one another practice rotation and quickness of throw) Game Star Drill Station 3 Catching: Partner Tennis Ball Toss (Partner up girls, without gloves have girls bounce 1 tennis ball to partner) 2 Tennis Ball Toss (Same as above except each girl has a tennis ball and bounce pass to one another as they get accustom go faster) Catching Reaction Drill (Break girls up into a couple groups. One at a time throw softballs to the left and right and have them react with a catch) Game Line catch Station 4 Fielding: Side to Side Toss (Set up parameters and quickly roll softball to players without gloves. Time each girl for 20-30 seconds) Run-Through (Have girls line up in a straight line and coach bounce tennis balls to players without gloves. Players first step is forward and challenge them with left to right) 2 coach fielding drill (2 coaches at home plate one hitting to girls positioned at 3rd base the other hitting to girls positioned at 1st base. Girls field and drop in bucket) Game Crisscross Station 5 Outfield: Straight Fly Ball Toss (Coach tosses fly ball and works with players position of the catch ready to throw) Head Down/Shoulders (One at a time player lines up in front of coach with head down. Coach tosses ball up in the air and calls out ball. After player locates and catches ball, coaches throws over left then right shoulder) Sideline to Sideline (Players line up at 3rd base, player runs to SS position while coach throws fly ball, player then runs around 2nd while coach throws, then around 1st base. Key is for coach to toss ball on the run) Game 500 Station 6 Sliding Instruction: Station 7 Pitching: All pitching drills should be done in a small group with coach or adult as catcher Wrist Snaps (From close distance, girls will only snap wrist to simulate finish thru Ts (From a T position, player rotates and finishes with a snap) Xs (Same as above except from a X position) Full Motion Game - Spots Station 8 Baserunning: Run through 1st (Line up girls at home plate run through 1st base) Feet Position on Base (Show proper stance with front foot on right corner of base and right leg back) Base Rounding (Position girls on 1st or 2nd , have them run 2 bases focusing on rounding corner of base) Game 2nd/Home team partners race Station 9 Hitting Position and Safety: Knocking knuckles Stance position at home plate Position of bat Dropping bat (can use circle to illustrate) Simulate swing and drop Station 10 Bunting: Illustrate bat placement at 45 degree angle Pitch ball to players for bunt practice 1st/3rd ball placement Game Set up objects in front, towards 1st, toward 3rd and have bunter place ball Station 11 Tee Drills: Straight Tee hitting Top/Bottom (Place large waffle balls on top of one another have player hit bottom ball. 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