Wednesday - October 26, 2011

Tee Work
Contact Position x 10
Power Position x 10
High Tee x 10 - Hit Target
Middle of Zone x 20 - Hit Target 2 times
Low x 20 - Hit Target 1 time
Very Low x 15
Middle Away x 10
Low Away x 15
In x 10

NOTE: All done with a wood bat.

Additional Tee work into Sock Net x 25 Balls

Front Flips
40 Balls Away  - Distance 20'
40 Balls Middle driving them away - Distance 20'
60 Balls (Hit them where they are pitched) - Working on picking up location early and driving them to appropriate field. - Distance 25' 
25 Balls - Middle & Inside Pulls

BP
60 Balls BP.

NOTE:  This was the best round of BP, Flips, & Tee work I have ever seen him do to date.  He hit the ball with such authority and was staying inside of everything.  I was trying to work middle to middle away in the zone and he was consitently driving the ball hard the other way on low line drives.    When I would challenge him inside he was turning on those pitches, but still keeping his hands inside and not getting long.  There were very few mistakes in BP.  Good Plate discipline to not chasing balls out of the zone!  All the Hard work is really starting to show.  Very proud of him...

Catching Workout with CV Vargas

Receiving Progression (Both Primary & Secondary Positions)

• Framing with Bare Hand (Tennis Balls)
• Middle
• Inside
• Away
• Framing with Training Glove (All Star Catchers Trainer)
• Middle
• Inside
• Away
• Framing with Regular Glove
• Middle
• Inside
• Away

Blocking - 30 Min Workout

• Roll Drill - Progression of all diff balls
• Regular Blocking - Tennis Balls
• Regular Blocking - Real Balls

Note - Blocking is something that Sway is very good at in practice, but he is not taking it into games.  After CV talking with him it is due to him being a little scared to do it during games.  This is completely natural for an 8 year old and we are both working on making him more confident to trust his equipment.  It will come especially with the amout of work he puts into it.  Receiving, footwork, and arm are very advanced for his age.  Blocking is our next challenge!