6U – 60 Mins #6

Team Name
Phillies
Location
London Bridge Park
Date
05/15/2018
Start Time
5:00
End Time
6:05
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 4:45 (BELOW GOLD)
EARLY ACTIVITY Wiffle Circle stopwatch 4:45-5:00 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
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Multiple hitters... SAFELY (leave space between)
PRACTICE STARTS AT 5:00 (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP BP Reps: Soft Toss stopwatch 5:00-5:10 timer 10 Minutes
In an attempt to keep this segment simple, BP Reps: Soft Toss is a station where a coach uses soft toss to get swings... and maybe even teach something!...Read More
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Same routine as practice plan #3
THROW Structured Catch Play stopwatch 5:10-5:20 timer 10 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
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USE HELP / 3 coaches = 4 athletes or 2 pairs each
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Ground Ball Competition
stopwatch 5:20-5:32 timer 12 Minutes
Lateral Movement. Use the POP! & FREEZE
Fundamentals: Fly Balls
stopwatch 5:32-5:45 timer 13 Minutes
Try using a tennis racquet with tennis balls.
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
BASERUNNING Heavy Ball Hitting stopwatch 5:50-6:05 timer 15 Minutes
Many athletes are scared to miss.  They concern themselves with making contact… rather than DRIVING the baseball.  At young ages, it’s especially...Read More
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NO BASERUNNING TODAY (we're hitting!)

"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!