6U Baseball Practice Plan: 60 Minutes
Catch it, throw it, stop it. Short drills, short lines, and a game at the end.
60 minutes, start to finish
Sixty minutes is plenty at these ages. Attention spans are real. This is a glove and arm day: catch it, throw it, stop it. Short drills, short lines, and a game to close it out.
Start every drill on its easier version, and move up when it’s clean. Your league may call this level T-ball, coach pitch, farm, or rookie ball. The plan works the same for a 6U team or an 8U team. Not sure what 8U means? Here is how the age divisions work.
Where the 60 minutes go
| Start | Block | Min |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Warm-upDynamic warm-up and easy catch | 5 |
| 0:05 | OpenerFour-Seam Grip CheckThrowing | 5 |
| 0:10 | OpenerHop Into Ready PositionInfield | 5 |
| 0:15 | Water | 2 |
| 0:17 | Skill blockShort Hop BouncesInfield | 10 |
| 0:27 | Skill blockCharge and GoInfield | 10 |
| 0:37 | Skill blockBaseball Egg TossInfield | 10 |
| 0:47 | CloserGoalieInfield | 10 |
| 0:57 | Wrap upOne good thing, one to work on, hands in | 3 |
Swap a drill if one isn’t landing. Some days kids need a game, and that’s fine.
One setup, every practice
Warm-up, opener, skill blocks, closer, wrap up. Kids learn the rhythm, and you stop starting from scratch.
- OpenerGet them moving and touching a ball right away. Short drills, lots of reps, no lines.
- Skill blocksWhere the teaching happens. One focus per block. With two coaches, run them as stations.
- CloserEnd with some competition. A game with a winner, so they leave asking to play it again.
- Water and wrap upWater breaks double as coaching time. Wrap up with one thing we did well, one thing to work on, and hands in.
At 6U to 8U
- Short drills, 5 to 10 minutes each.
- Fundamentals and fun. Start every drill on its easier version.
- More games, fewer lines. If more than three or four kids are standing, split the group.
Where these drills come from
Every drill in this plan comes from the Drills That Work books, with the setup, coaching cues, and an easier and harder version for each. This page gives you the plan. The books give you the drills.
The closer is free
Goalie closes this plan, and the whole drill page is part of the free coach’s toolkit. It comes from Infield Drills That Work.
This is one of 18 plans in The Complete Playbook: every drill in the series, plans for 6U to 8U, 9U to 10U, and 11U to 12U, and blueprints for 60, 90, and 120 minute practices. Coming soon.
Common questions
Can I run this plan with parent helpers?
Yes. Two coaches is best and one works, so assistant coaches or parents who are willing to help make it easier.
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