6U – 45 Mins #1

Team Name
Mets
Location
Pershing Field
Date
05/05/2021
Start Time
5:15
End Time
6:00
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 5:00 (BELOW GOLD)
EARLY ACTIVITY Wiffle Circle stopwatch 5:00-5:15 timer 15 Minutes
Wiffle Circle is an Early Activity drill that can be run during the 15-minutes prior to practice start time.  It can also be ran as a pre-game drill...Read More
notes Notes:
1-4 athletes = 1 hitter, 5-7 athletes = 2 hitters, 8+ athletes = 3 hitters
PRACTICE STARTS AT 5:15 (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP Obstacle Course stopwatch 5:15-5:25 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:
1. Bear walk to 1st. 2. Side step to 2nd. 3. Bunny hop to 3rd. 4. Dizzy Bat (5), Run to home & High Five. Break the ice, bring out smiles, force high-fives.
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Feet In Concrete
stopwatch 5:25-5:30 timer 5 Minutes
Spread - Tap & Shield
Two Spot Receiving
stopwatch 5:30-5:35 timer 5 Minutes
Up - Thumbs & Down - Pinkies
Hitting Grip and Stance
stopwatch 5:35-5:45 timer 10 Minutes
1. Feel Fire 2. Grab Thumb 3. Thumbs Up 4. Back Shoulder (1. No bat 2. Bat 3. Ball on T)
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
BASERUNNING Home to First stopwatch 5:50-5:55 timer 5 Minutes
Home-to-First coaches the correct way to run through the first base bag.  As part of Baserunning or Conditioning, this drill can be run near the end...Read More
notes Notes:
Front of bag, either foot, break down, look right. Run back along fence. (2nd Rd - Go to 2nd)
MENTAL / FINISH Baseball Basics stopwatch 5:55-6:00 timer 5 Minutes
Baseball Basics is a practice segment scheduled to provide you, the coach, with the opportunity to introduce what's to come!  Teach your team the basics...Read More
notes Notes:
Discussion: Field, positions, dugout etiquette, team rules

"There may be people that have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do."

– Derek Jeter, NY Yankees ('95-'14)

HARD WORK

  •  Working hard is a habit, and habits must be earned. DECIDE to work hard daily!
  •  Find a way. Won’t always feel like working hard. Compete, challenge another, grind.
  •  "Practice is what you make of it,” Raul Ibanez (1996-2014)