First Practice

Team Name
Location
colt field
Date
08/29/2017
Start Time
5:30
End Time
6:40
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 5:30 (BELOW GOLD)
PRACTICE STARTS AT 5:30 (BELOW BLACK)
Warm Up Dyn Warm Up 6U #1 stopwatch 5:30-5:40 timer 10 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
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Throwing 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
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Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Waiter Tray Receiving
stopwatch 5:50-6:05 timer 15 Minutes
Two Spot Receiving
stopwatch 6:05-6:20 timer 15 Minutes
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Baserunning Touch ‘Em All stopwatch 6:25-6:35 timer 10 Minutes
Touch 'em All is an introductory baserunning drill designed to promote field awareness and familiarity with the bases.  Run early in the season for beginning...Read More
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Finish Relay Races stopwatch 6:35-6:40 timer 5 Minutes
Relay Races are a baseball friendly version of the standard relay race. Let's not make this more complicated that it is. Two equal lines, everybody runs,...Read More
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"Be aggressive. Be more aggressive. Never be satisfied."

– Pete Rose, Cincinatti Reds ('63-'86)

AGGRESSIVE

  •  Dictate pace. Be the team that puts pressure on the opponent. Play quickly, throw strikes
  •  Process vs. Results - Go hard and let results take care of themselves
  •  We learn from aggressive mistakes. Cautious, passive mistakes waste time