6U – 60 Mins #1

Team Name
6U – 60 Mins #1
Location
Bell Roper
Date
03/03/2023
Start Time
4:30
End Time
5:35
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 4:30 (BELOW GOLD)
PRACTICE STARTS AT 4:30 (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP Obstacle Course stopwatch 4:30-4:40 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:
Break the ice, bring out smiles, force high-fives. 1. Bear crawls, run back, skip to the bat/ball. Dizzy bat 5 times, then throw the ball to the coach. Skip back and high five the next teammate to go.
THROW Hula Hoop Throwing stopwatch 4:40-4:50 timer 10 Minutes
Hula Hoop Throwing is a drill designed to work on basic throwing mechanics.  Highlights include stepping with the opposite foot and utilizing a proper...Read More
notes Notes:
Use hula hoops to make throwing fun, observe skill levels.
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
How to Coach: Infield #1 (Training)
stopwatch 4:50-5:02 timer 12 Minutes
KEEP HULA HOOPS! Start ball in glove & focus on footwork.
Hitting Grip and Stance
stopwatch 5:02-5:15 timer 13 Minutes
FEET: Right-Left-Right into stance (RH Hitter)
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
BASERUNNING Home to First stopwatch 5:20-5:30 timer 10 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.
MENTAL / FINISH Baseball Basics stopwatch 5:30-5:35 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)