Practice #6

Team Name
Yankees
Location
Skytower Park
Date
02/24/2019
Start Time
1:00
End Time
3:00
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 0:45 (BELOW GOLD)
Early Activity Ground Ball Reps – No Throw and Flip stopwatch 0:45-1:00 timer 15 Minutes
Ground Ball Reps - No Throw + Flip is an infield drill used during Station Instruction or as an Early Activity.  One coach can easily entertain an entire...Read More
notes Notes:
Easy on instruction, underhand flips coming Practice #7
PRACTICE STARTS AT 1:00 (BELOW BLACK)
Warm Up Dyn Warm Up 6U #2 stopwatch 1:00-1:10 timer 10 Minutes
~ SEE "EXECUTION KEYS" BELOW FOR AGE-SPECIFIC SUGGESTION LIST ~ Dynamic Warm Up 6U is a movement-based warm up routine specific to athletes age 6+.  The Dynamic...Read More
notes Notes:
Repeat of last practice's warm up exercises.
Early Baserunning Airplane Take Offs stopwatch 1:10-1:20 timer 10 Minutes
Airplane Take Offs is a simple Early Baserunning drill to teach young players an athletic first step movement.  While categorized under the title of...Read More
notes Notes:
Feet outside shoulders, knees bent, fingers wiggling.
Throwing Two Knee Catch stopwatch 1:20-1:30 timer 10 Minutes
Two Knee Catch is a throwing drill typically done as part of the Throwing Progression (a routine to follow while warming the arm up).  Depending on...Read More
notes Notes:
Broken movements, focus on glove. Careful with athletes on knees. Check out Structured Catch Play...
Quick Defense Ground Ball Quick Catch stopwatch 1:30-1:40 timer 10 Minutes
Ground Ball Quick Catch is a simple and effective drill to run during Quick Defense.  It helps to develop basic hands and feet baseball-athleticism and...Read More
notes Notes:
Easy pace at first. GB, Quick Catch, GB, Quick Catch... rotate.
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
Scrimmage
stopwatch 1:45-2:45 timer 60 Minutes
Stop game to teach. Replay and do-over's legal!
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Mental / Finish Bucket Free Throws stopwatch 2:50-3:00 timer 10 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:
Be sure to take time to discuss scrimmage notes.

"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!