4/17/24 12U 6th – 90 Mins #6

Team Name
Griswold 12U 6th
Location
Baseball Fields
Date
04/17/2024
Start Time
5:30
End Time
7:00
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 5:15 (BELOW GOLD)
Early Activity Home Run Derby stopwatch 5:15-5:30 timer 15 Minutes
A fun Hitting Station or Early Activity Drill, Home Run Derby brings out coach's inner Chris Berman - back, back, back, back... GONE!  Designed to be...Read More
notes Notes:
Mike Trout vs. Bryce Harper? Show coach your best batting stance imitation.
PRACTICE STARTS AT 5:30 (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP Obstacle Course stopwatch 5:30-5:40 timer 10 Minutes
Obstacle Course is a Warm Up drill is designed for fun.  Run this early in the season to help break the ice and get kids to loosen up and smile.  The...Read More
notes Notes:
Even the big kids like a relay race when it involves the dizzy bat!
THROW Throwing Progression stopwatch 5:40-5:50 timer 10 Minutes
Throwing Progression is a series of three drills: Two Knee Catch, One Knee Catch, and Feet in Concrete.  All three are supported in the DC Library with...Read More
notes Notes:
Throwing-Progression into Long-Toss (push distance and extend time there).
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Foul Line Drill
stopwatch 5:50-6:02 timer 12 Minutes
Each executes: Outfielders / RelayMan / BagMan
Double Play Turns SS
stopwatch 6:02-6:15 timer 13 Minutes
Right / Left / Shuffle & Click / Throw
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Live BP
stopwatch 6:20-6:32 timer 12 Minutes
Two Stations: Live on field // Reps in foul territory (cages)
Fundamentals: Bunting
stopwatch 6:32-6:45 timer 13 Minutes
Move up and down with the legs.
BASERUNNING Leads & Breaks stopwatch 6:45-6:55 timer 10 Minutes
Leads & Breaks is run either at the beginning (Early Baserunning) or end of practice (Baserunning).  It involves sprint work infused with leadoff...Read More
notes Notes:
Two Coaches, Two Groups: (1) Bases - Tagging Up @ 3rd Base (2) Leads & Breaks @ foul line.
MENTAL / FINISH Bucket Free Throws stopwatch 6:55-7:00 timer 5 Minutes
Bucket Free Throws is a fun competition to finish practice with.  It is, as it sounds, the simple challenge of making a baseball into a bucket.  Just...Read More
notes Notes:
Double Play Feed Shots - Underhand / Dart / Backhand Flip
PITCH & CATCH How To Coach: Pitching #4 stopwatch 7:00-7:00 timer 0 Minutes
How to Coach: Pitching #4 is the fourth lesson in Dugout Captain's series designed to teach pitching.  This segment works to take the rules learned...Read More
notes Notes:
Review #'s. Focus: Distance, Direction, 1-2-1-3 // 32-pitch workout

"The most important quality I look for in a player is accountability. You've got to be accountable for who you are. It's too easy to blame things on someone else."

– Lenny Wilkens (HOF NBA Coach)

ACCOUNTABILITY

  •  The unwillingness to quit, the determination to find a solution, or the desire to complete a task. Get it done!
  •  The effort to get the project or task done when the first, second and third tries all go unsuccessful. Think responsibility 2.0!
  •  The champion holds himself accountable for the performance of the group and finds a way to push everyone towards success and accomplishment. Responsibilities can and will change, accountability does not!