60 Minutes – 1st Practice (5/5/18)

Team Name
60 Minutes – 1st Practice (5/5/18)
Location
Foster Elementary
Date
05/05/2018
Start Time
3:00
End Time
4:00
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 3:00 (BELOW GOLD)
PRACTICE STARTS AT 3:00 (BELOW BLACK)
Warm Up Dyn Warm Up 6U #1 stopwatch 3:00-3:05 timer 5 Minutes
Dynamic Warm Up 6U is a movement-based warm up routine specific to athletes age 6+.  The Dynamic Warm Up is today's warm up routine.  Gone are the...Read More
notes Notes:
RUN 25% / 50% / 75% / 75%; SHUFFLE LEFT/RIGHT; BUTT KICKS; HIGH KNEES; SPRINT; EARLY BASERUNNING; SET UP 3 LINES WITH 3 CONES IN EACH LINE
Warm Up Wiffle Dodgeball stopwatch 3:05-3:15 timer 10 Minutes
Wiffle Dodgeball is a wacky-fun drill.  There's some speed/agility value, but beyond that... we're having fun here.  With a keen eye placed on athlete-safety,...Read More
notes Notes:
Use 9 cone box with 5 players on either side and half balls with either team; for undetermined amount of time players try to throw balls to the other side; team with more balls on their side at end loses
Throwing Structured Catch Play stopwatch 3:15-3:30 timer 15 Minutes
Playing catch is the most important "drill" you will ever run as a coach! Structured Catch Play is more than just a drill.  It's actually more of an organized,...Read More
notes Notes:
Before throwing do 2-spot receiving. Glove on hand at belt height. Up is THUMBS; Down in PINKIES; Coach throws 4 balls rotate high and low per turn; then change to randowm high/low in later roundsTHROWERS ACROSS FROM RECEIVERS; THROWERS "POP", RECEIVERS "CHEST" (HANDS OUT THUMBS UP); THROWERS "THROW" (EASY)
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Hitting Fundamentals: Hitting stopwatch 3:35-3:40 timer 5 Minutes
Use Fundamentals: Hitting as an introduction to hitting mechanics.  With footage pulled from a Dugout Captain coaching clinic, this is an overview of...Read More
notes Notes:
Pos 0: Feet Spread/Lift Hands; Pos 1: Stride Foot, Load Bat; Pos 3: Finish/Follow-through; Pos 4: Drop Bat - Encourage kids to spread feet and swing hard
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
2 Lines, 1 Coach
stopwatch 3:40-3:50 timer 10 Minutes
2 Lines; Set-up back cones for playerson-deck; front cones for LIVE; coach rolls ball to players LEFT and RIGHT; Player throws ball to screen or helping parent
Live BP
stopwatch 3:50-4:00 timer 10 Minutes