AYRA 8U Travel | At-Home Training

HITTING

⚾ STANCE

✦ Feet wider than shoulders
✦ Knees bent, athletic position
✦ Hands back, ready to fire
✦ Hands close to ear

⚡ LOAD

✦ Sink weight back
✦ Stay balanced
✦ Coil & explode through the ball

These are the drills your player should practice at home. Watch the video, copy the drill. 10 minutes, 3x per week.

1. STOP-ON-CONTACT DRILL

Freeze at contact point. Check: hands inside? Back elbow down?

2. SLIDE-STEP DRILL

One leg, load, swing. Builds balance and bat speed.

3. STOP-ON-CONTACT DRILL

Standard tee, focus on the 4 fundamentals. Quality over quantity.

4. TIMING DRILL

Track the ball, time your swing. Parent tosses from the front.

5. THE HOLD DRILL

See all 4 cues in action. The full swing, start to finish.

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REMEMBER THE 4 CUES

Wide Stance — Feet wide, knees bent

Sink & Turn — Load back, stay balanced

Stay Inside — Hands inside, opposite field

Swing HARD — Attack the ball!

THROWING

1 Stretch Both Arms

First throwing move: spread both arms out wide like a bird. Creates power and momentum.

2
Flick Your Wrist Start close (10ft), elbow at 90°, snap your wrist to finish. Builds arm speed.
3
Lead Arm Pulls Your front arm pulls back hard to create power. Throwing arm follows through.

At-Home Drills

WRIST FLICKS

Partners 10ft apart, elbow at 90°, flick with wrist only.

ONE-KNEE THROWS

Throwing-side knee down, isolates upper body rotation.

TARGET CATCH

Aim for partner's chest. Count chest-catches out of 10.

Video Demos

FIELDING

1
Butt Down, Glove Out Athletic position. Butt low, glove out front on the ground. Every pitch.
2
Field Through the Ball Don't stop on it — play through. Your momentum carries you toward your target.
3
Shuffle & Throw Field, shuffle your feet toward target, then throw. Good footwork = accurate throws.
4
Charge It! Be aggressive — charge the ball, don't wait for it to come to you.

At-Home Drills (Same as Practice)

SELF-SHORT HOPS

Toss ball in front of yourself, field the hop. Builds soft hands.

ROLLED GROUNDERS

Parent rolls grounders from 15-20ft. Get low, field clean, throw back.

FOOTWORK DRILL

Field, shuffle toward target, throw. Practice the whole sequence.

Video Demos

DRILL 1

DRILL 2

DRILL 3

DRILL 4

DRILL 5

DRILL 6

WHAT PRACTICE LOOKS LIKE

1-HOUR INDOOR FORMAT

Every practice follows the same structure so kids know what to expect and can get into a rhythm.

0:00 - 0:10

Warm-Up

Dynamic stretches + throwing

0:10 - 0:46

3 Stations

12 min each, rotate

0:46 - 1:00

Team Game

Fun competition

THE 3 STATIONS

BP / Front Toss Tee Work Fielding

Every player rotates through all 3 stations every practice.

WARM-UP ROUTINE

Do this before any practice or game at home. Takes 5-10 minutes.

High Knees — Down & back

Butt Kicks — Down & back

Shuffle Steps — Both directions

Arm Circles — Arms out, rotate shoulders

Tricep Stretch — Both arms, 10 sec each

Wrist Flicks — Partner, 10 ft apart

Throwing from Knees — 15-20 ft, focus on form

HOW PARENTS CAN HELP

PRACTICE 10 MINUTES, 3X PER WEEK

Short, focused sessions beat long inconsistent ones. Pick one skill per session.

USE THE SAME CUES WE USE AT PRACTICE

Consistency helps kids learn faster. Here's exactly what to say:

Hitting: Wide stance, Sink & turn, Stay inside, Swing HARD

Throwing: Stretch both arms, Flick wrist, Spread like bird, Lead arm pulls

Fielding: Butt down glove out, Field through, Shuffle & throw, Charge it!

END ON A GOOD REP

Always finish practice on a successful swing, catch, or throw. Keeps it fun and builds confidence.

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