Padres – #7 – 2/22/18

Team Name
PADRES
Location
Tamura Elementary
Date
02/22/2018
Start Time
4:00
End Time
5:05
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 4:00 (BELOW GOLD)
PRACTICE STARTS AT 4:00 (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP Dyn Warm Up 6U #1 stopwatch 4:00-4:05 timer 5 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
notes Notes:
Keep it to 5 minutes and "herd them cats"!
THROWING No Partner Throwing #3 stopwatch 4:05-4:15 timer 10 Minutes
No Partner Throwing is designed for the youngest players and run early in the season.  The set up and structure allow for safety as athletes will throw...Read More
notes Notes:
Time for upper body! Start with the glove arm.
BASERUNNING Base Hit Turns stopwatch 4:15-4:25 timer 10 Minutes
A Base Hit Turn is the action taken by a baserunner while rounding first after a base hit.  The ball has reached the outfield safely, which means the...Read More
notes Notes:
Review Home-to-First, then on to Base-Hit-Turns, then Doubles
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
SCRIMMAGE Scrimmage stopwatch 4:30-5:00 timer 30 Minutes
A scrimmage is a time for kids to put the hard work into action, and experience the pressure of competition.  Simulate game play by splitting into groups...Read More
notes Notes:
Everyone hits once and defense rotates through positions.
FINISH Bucket Free Throws stopwatch 5:00-5:05 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:
BODY LANGUAGE - Consider Dan Keller's 3 rules. No: whining, complaining, excuses

"The image that a player projects through his actions, gestures, and posture during competition."

– Dan Keller (Dugout Captain)

BODY LANGUAGE

  •  Fake it, until you make it
  •  Lead by example, your teammates will follow
  •  What are your team’s rules? (Suggestions: Head up, shoulders back, tall and proud)