Wednesday - October 5th, 2011

Heavy Bag work
Hand Position Drills from Power Position to Contact (Focusing on Connection @ Contact)

Tee Work

• Contact Position x 10 Balls
• Power Position x 10 Balls
• High Tee x 10 Balls
• Target Hitting x 40 Balls (Second Tee 30' in front with Ball on it raised about 3' in air.  Trying to Drive balls off the Tee)  - Provides a very detailed level of focus to our Tee work.  Working Balls middle to Low in Zone on this today.
• Softball Dimple Balls x 10 - Working on getting through the much heavier balls

Front Flips (15' away)

• Away x 25 Balls
• Middle (driving them away) x 10
• Middle (driving them middle) x 10
• Middle (Pull) x 10
• In x 10
• Change ups (flip with arch) x 10
• Hit them where they are pitched x 25

Batting Practice
20 @ Bats (Live Counts)
5 @ Bats (2 strike hitting)
5 @ Bats mixing in Change ups
5 @ Bats (SITTING FASTBALL) - if he gets a changeup he is taking.  This is something new I am going to start working on him and teaching him how to SIT certain pitches.  It is advanced for an 8 year old, but we have to start somewhere. 

20 Pushups
Receiving & Blocking Workout with CV Vargas

1. Receiving & Framing
2. Receiving & Framing - w/ Man on
3. Blocking - Rolling
   1. Left
   2. Right
   3. Center
4. Perfect Block Drill
5. Side to Side Blocking Drill
6. Went outside and worked on Quick Transfer Drill
   1. Catch, Turn, Secure the Ball, Power Seperate - With NO FOOT WORK
   2. 60 Second Drill
7. Block no Block Drill
8. Finish with Receiving off Machine.  45' Away 50 Balls @ 50MPH.  All Middle.