8U - San Diego Hawks Baseball
Note: Players officially "age up" Labor Day weekend, but within Hawks Baseball we consider the new age program to begin in August with our Fall program.
Note: Players officially "age up" Labor Day weekend, but within Hawks Baseball we consider the new age program to begin in August with our Fall program.
Additional Program Information
8U (Cherry)
We are an "earn it" program and we will have both our 8U (Kid Pitch) and 8U (Machine Pitch) players as part of our 8U (Fall 2024) TeamSnap team. This roster will grow to where we end up with 2 teams of great families and players that want to learn / grow as part of our 2024/25 program.
8U (Kid Pitch)
8U (Navy) : Machine Pitch ---> Kid Pitch
Other questions / answers / notes:
8U (Cherry)
- This team will compete in Kid Pitch games throughout the 2024/25 season.
- Coaching Staff : Doug Cherry, Jack Archie
We are an "earn it" program and we will have both our 8U (Kid Pitch) and 8U (Machine Pitch) players as part of our 8U (Fall 2024) TeamSnap team. This roster will grow to where we end up with 2 teams of great families and players that want to learn / grow as part of our 2024/25 program.
8U (Kid Pitch)
- Coach Mark (Hawks Founder) will be leading this team to start the season, as I ramp up the rest of the coaching staff. I'll also be using this team as a place where I can implement what I have learned doing nothing but youth baseball the last 8 years --- and create a set of levels / rubrics for youth players that define steps on the ladder of player / skills development.
- Players during practices will be grouped based on their current skills & mental development as a coachable baseball player.
- Coaching Staff : Mark Strauch, Bret Nielsen, Tom Glenn, Andrew Zaletski
8U (Navy) : Machine Pitch ---> Kid Pitch
- Based on readiness and current skills, the players not selected for the more advanced Kid Pitch team / game will have opportunities for game action. As the entire roster develops their skills (especially pitching), there will be additional kid pitch opportunities for all players with the goal of transitioning to all kid pitch games.
- Players that are behind in terms of skills development based on defined metrics may get less playing time in games, to support a competitive environment for games against other programs.
- Coaching Staff : TBD
- General Manager / Lineup Strategy : Mark Strauch
Other questions / answers / notes:
- We will do a modified schedule where we do 2 events one week and 3 events the next week, alternating.
- We will play other travel ball programs, and have fun / success growing a team.
- All players will be asked to ramp up either as a pitcher or a catcher. Never too early to be working on one / both at home too.