February 3 to 5, 2006 Participant Resource

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19th Annual
Best Ever
Baseball Clinic
2006
February 3 to 5, 2006
Rennaisance Toronto Airport Hotel
Participant Resource Package
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2006 Best Ever Baseball Clinic
Welcome to the 2006 Best Ever Baseball Clinic
It is with great pleasure I welcome all coaches and baseball enthusiasts to the 19th Annual Best Ever
Baseball Clinic. This year’s clinic promises to deliver interesting baseball topics in a practical,
informative and fun format where participants can get useful baseball drills and engage in great
discussions in small and large group settings.
In my role as Director of Coach and Player Development for Baseball Ontario, I have had discussions
with hundreds of coaches about what they need to help them become the best coaches possible. A
common need or theme arising from those discussions is: “How do I run effective practices?” Or, “How
do I practice specific game situations?”
Out of consideration of these and other questions came the theme for this year’s BEC: Baseball . . . How
To Practice It.
The roster of speakers at this year’s event will cover in detail the practical application of many common
baseball situations from pre-season indoor workouts, to pre-game and pre-practice preparation, positionspecific infield and outfield practice plans, proper batting practice, pitching for young players as well as
practicing technique and Pitcher Fielding Position drills (PFPs), and an insightful perspective on coaching
young athletes. As well, there is the Exhibitor’s Hall that features many long-time Baseball Ontario
sponsors and some new contributors as well.
Participants at this year’s clinic will see changes not only to the baseball part of the clinic, but to the
venue itself. We feel that the Rennaisance Toronto Airport Hotel will be an excellent venue for the new
format. As well, this Participant Resource Package will allow coaches to not only follow the program,
but keep notes in an organized manner for future reference. And finally, Baseball Ontario is thrilled to
have the Toronto Blue Jays as our premier sponsor for this event. As a result, all participants will receive
two free tickets to a Blue Jays game in April or May. Please go to the Blue Jays booth to acquire your
ticket voucher.
This event is made possible by the hard work of many people behind the scenes. I would like to thank
Jenn Gaudet and Mary-Ann Smith from the Baseball Ontario office in Cambridge for their efforts with
registration, promotion and the web page dedicated to the BEC. Many thanks to Dirk Drieberg from
Vaughan and Mark Orton from Oshawa for the overall administration of this event and handling of the
Exhibitor’s Hall and the acquisition of sponsors.
While the topics addressed at this year’s BEC are by no means exhaustive, I hope they are a great start to
providing coaches with the tools to become better at their passion. Please fill out the survey at the back of
this Participant Resource Package so we can begin planning the 20th Annual Best Ever Baseball Clinic,
and customize it to your needs!
Yours in Baseball,
Wayne Parro
Director of Coach and Player Development
Baseball Ontario
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February 3 to 5, 2006
Rennaisance Toronto Airport Hotel
Clinic Theme:
BASEBALL . . . How to Practice It
SPEAKERS:
Pete Caliendo
Hitting mechanics are just part of
development of a hitter
Practicing indoor for real game situations
Remo Cardinale
Pitching: 12 year olds and below
Pitcher's Fielding Practice – PFPs
Around the Bases
Rick Johnston
Bunting and the Short Game
Functional Batting Practice
Ken Joyce
Infield Practice Planning and Execution
Outfield Practice Planning and Execution
Jonathan Mathews
Practicing the Corners
First and Third Defence
Mike McRae
11 Common Pitching Misconceptions . . .
and how to correct them
The critical components of a solid delivery
. . . and how to implement them into a
throwing program
Marc Picard
Pre-game and pre-practice preparation –
Proper Run, Stretch, Throw Routines
Absolute Catching Drills
Doug Wilton
Coaching is Teaching – The Art of Teaching
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Pete Caliendo
Pete brings unmatched experience and expertise to the development of
baseball skills to all players and coaches. His vast knowledge and worldwide
presence has earned Pete immeasurable respect within the baseball
community.
Currently, Pete is President of Caliendo Sports International, a worldwide
baseball company that trains individuals, teams, coaches and deals in
professional baseball operations worldwide.
As Director of Baseball Operations and Coach for the Schaumburg Flyers, a
professional independent team, Pete had over 20 players sign with major
league organizations along with making the playoffs. As Player procurement
Director for the North Shore Spirit, Pete put together the full roster of 22
players that went on to the Northeast World Series.
As a skill development coach, Pete provided more than 200 youth coaches
training programs throughout the world. He is a large proponent of having a
national certification program for all volunteers in baseball. To support this
knowledge base, he has produced 5 baseball instructional tapes (“Coaching
Made Easy) used as a benchmark resource by coaches across the country. Pete
presented at the National High School Coaches Clinic as well as 12 additional
Association Clinics and has presented in 15 separate countries.
Internationally renown, he served as the Pan Am Baseball Association
Director, an organization that won 3 gold medals in the Pan Am Games,
including the Gold over Cuba. His experience also includes coaching the
Belgium Baseball Federation National Team, 1999 Team USA, a team with
professionals that competed in Australia’s Intercontinental Cup, serving as the
International Baseball Federation’s technical commissioner and served as
USA Athletes International’s Baseball Operations Director. While living in
Europe, Pete became an associate scout with the Toronto Blue Jays for
European professional baseball.
He completed his European tour as T-5 Sports Agency’s worldwide Baseball
Operations Director prior to returning to the U.S. as a Coach and Baseball
Operations Director with the Schaumburg Flyers, Independent Professional
Baseball Team based in Illinois. Following that stint, Pete became Calgary’s
Professional Baseball President, a Northern League organization.
Pete has also coached in the United States with the Mickey Owen Baseball
School, Doyle Baseball and the Billy Williams Baseball School.
An active community supporter, and as the President of Caliendo Sports
International, the Italian American Association awarded him the prestigious
“David Award” recognizing business excellence.
Pete’s BEC Topics:
Hitting mechanics are just part of development of a hitter
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Remo Cardinale
Remo Cardinale joins Baseball Canada’s national team program for another
tour of duty in 2005, taking the reins as field manager of Team Canada at the
XXXVI Senior World Cup qualification tournament in Bradenton, Fla.
Since his foray into Canadian amateur baseball coaching in 1982, Cardinale
has worked in various roles at the local, provincial and national levels. His
efforts have not gone unnoticed, as he has coached teams at four world
championships and eight national championships. Such competitions include
the IBAF World Cup tournaments in 1998 (Italy) and in 2003 (Cuba), where
he served as pitching coach for Team Canada on both occasions.
Before guiding Team Ontario to a silver medal at the Canada Summer
Games in 2001, Cardinale held the position of pitching coach for various
Baseball Canada national junior and senior teams from 1995 to 2000.
Between 1989 and 1994, he helped mold young, developing Canadian
baseball players at all levels as pitching coach and manager of the Ontario
provincial team. His own personal baseball playing experience aided him as
he began his career as an Instructor, helping him parlay his amateur pitching
background into a successful coaching acumen.
The second Canadian amateur player signed by the Toronto Blue Jays in
1977, Cardinale spent two seasons pitching in the Blue Jays’ minor league
system. Now the top pitching instructor at The Baseball Zone indoor training
facility in Mississauga, Ont., Cardinale also remains an active coach for the
Mississauga North Baseball Association.
He was recognized for his coaching accomplishments as the 2001 winner of
Baseball Canada’s Lionel Ruhr Award, given to the association’s coach of
the year. He has since continued his work as both a coach and instructor, as
he is fully certified as a Baseball Ontario course clinician for Levels I, II and
III.
He has three children – daughters Natalie and Kristina and son Michael.
Remo’s BEC Topics:
Pitcher's Fielding Practice – PFPs Around the Bases
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Rick Johnston
Rick Johnston oversees all baseball operations and is Head Instructor at The
Baseball Zone in Mississauga (www.thebaseballzone.ca). Rick has more than
30 years experience in elite baseball as a player, coach and instructor. As a
player, Rick has played in numerous international tournaments as a member
of the Canadian National Team. Included in these are such competitions as:
the 1988 Seoul Olympics; the 1987 & 1991 Pan American Games; 1985 &
1987 Intercontinental Cups; and the 1988 International Cup. He has also
played at the Canadian Senior Championships as well as being a league award
winner and record holding member of championship teams with the Toronto
Maple Leafs of the Inter-County Baseball League. Rick also attended and
excelled in baseball at Cuyahoga Community College in Ohio and at the
University of British Columbia as an original member of the National
Baseball Institute.
As a coach, Rick has an equally impressive array of experiences having
coached various levels of elite youths up to Major League Baseball players.
He has been both field manager and hitting coach for various Team Canada
and Team Ontario youth teams, has coached and managed in Croatia and
France, has been the manager at the University of Toronto, and has been a
guest coach at the Toronto Blue Jays’ spring training camp. He has also
served as a scout for the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Most recently, Rick has managed for four years in the Inter-County Baseball
League for Toronto and Brantford and was named Manager of the Year three
of those seasons. He also guided Ontario’s entry to a Gold Medal in the 2005
Canada Summer Games as the team’s Manager.
Rick seamlessly parlayed these extensive experiences into a successful career
as Executive Director of Total Concept Baseball, Inc. (TCB). In its four years
of operation, TCB built a top-flight reputation in Southern Ontario as being
the top choice among individuals and teams seeking elite baseball instruction.
Working with a team of experienced coaches, Rick’s TCB program helped
enhance the careers of many young players in the fundamental areas of
hitting, pitching and fielding. Among the many pupils of the program are one
of only six Canadians ever drafted in the first round of the MLB draft, as well
as over 100 other professionals, draftees and players on college scholarship.
Rick is an OBA course clinician for Levels I, II & III and in 2002 became the
first-ever Canadian asked to speak on a technical subject at the 15th Annual
Best Ever Coaches Clinic.
Rick’s BEC Topics:
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Ken Joyce
Ken’s credentials include: Manager, Lansing Lugnuts (Toronto Blue Jays)
2005; Manager, Charleston Alley Cats (Toronto Blue Jays) 2004; Hitting
Coach, New Haven Ravens (Toronto Blue Jays) 2003; Hitting Coach,
Medicine Hat Blue Jays (Toronto Blue Jays) 2002; numerous other
professional coaching positions dating back to 1994 and college coaching
positions dating back to 1988. Among Ken’s baseball achievements are:
Toronto Blue Jays Bobby Mattick Player Development Award Recipient,
2004; Selected as Northern Division Manager of South Atlantic League AllStar Game, 2004; and inducted into the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame, 2001.
Ken and his wife Janet have two children, Tommy 6 and Jill 4 and make their
home in Portland, Maine.
Ken’s BEC Topics:
Jonathan Mathews
Jonathan is current a member of the coaching staff at Indian Hills College in
Iowa. He has also been a manager in the Minnesota Twins’ minor league team
in Elizabethton, as well as a coach with the Twins’ “A” team in Ft. Myers. He
has also held a position as volunteer coach at the University of Iowa. His
college playing experience started at Indian Hills in 1990 In 1992 he helped
the team reach the Junior College World Series and was named Academic All
American in his sophomore year. From 1992-1994 he played baseball at the
University of New Orleans. Was named Academic All American two
consecutive years. In 1994-1995 he was drafted and signed by the Colorado
Rockies and played in the Northwest League for the Bend Rockies.
Jonathan’s BEC Topics:
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Mike McRae
Mike began his career by becoming the first head coach at Brock University.
From there, the Niagara Falls, Ontario, native joined Niagara’s staff as a
hitting instructor in 1996-97 before moving to Winthrop University in Rock
Hill, S.C., from 1997-98. From 1998-2001, McRae served as an assistant
coach at Maine, where he was responsible for the 12-man pitching staff.
He also served as an assistant coach for the Canadian National Youth Team,
which competed in the World Championships in 1996 and 1997 and as a guest
coach for the Toronto Blue Jays during their 1997 spring training.
McRae was a four-year letterwinner at Colby College and captained the 1991
team. He also lettered as a goalie on the Colby College hockey team. McRae
earned his undergraduate degree from Colby in 1991 and his master’s degree
in education from Niagara in 1993.
McRae and his wife, Michelle, reside in Niagara Falls, with their children,
Madison and Mason.
Mike’s BEC Topics:
The critical components of a solid delivery . . . and how to implement them into a throwing program
11 Common Pitching Misconceptions . . . and how to correct them
Marc Picard
Marc has been a teacher at Pickering HS since 1985; Manager – 2 time
Prentice Cup Champions (1998-2003); Manager – Windsor Selects Juveniles
– 1984-1990, 6 Time National Champions; Coach – Windsor Select Juniors –
1991, National Junior Champions; Ontario Youth Team Manager – 19891992, 1998-2000, 3 Times National Champions; Canada Summer Games
Manager 1993 and 1997, Gold and Silver medal; New York Yankee Eastern
Canada Scout from 1991 to 1999; Coaching Instructor for Baseball Ontario,
Level 1 through Level 3; currently Manager of Team Ontario 17’s.
Marc’s BEC Topics:
Pre-game and pre-practice preparation – Proper Run, Stretch, Throw Routines
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Doug Wilton
Doug has been a coach as long as he can remember (30 years). He coached
high school basketball for 10 years immediately after leaving high school and
he has coached Paralympic World Record holders. Of course, Doug has
coached every baseball age from T-ball to Midget. Doug is a career teacher
and currently is the Principal at an elementary school in Markham, Ontario.
He feels that he really did not learn how to coach well, that is teach, until he
became a teacher. Teaching skill, technique, theory etc. is no different than
teaching the 3 Rs. Teaching must be planned, reinforced and assessed – and
after all this, it’s not really about your teaching, it’s about their learning.
Have you ever been angry at a player that did not remember a sign, or a strategy
from one practice/game to the next? We know that kids only remember 20% of what
they hear, and will only retain it for a short time if not reinforced, so why should we
be surprised when they “forget.” We blame them for not paying attention, but often
we haven’t taught them properly. We also know that the best way for kids to learn is
to teach/demonstrate to others. Do we ever do that in a positive way?
So what does this mean for your baseball practices especially around the area of
teaching skills, techniques, strategy, signs, plays….? What do you know about how
your kids learn e.g., learning problems, attention deficit, visual vs tactile vs auditory
learners? Have you ever given a kid 5 or 6 things to think about when in the batter’s
box or when working on their windup – system overload? Teaching is an art!
Doug lives in Pickering, Ontario with wife Mary, son Eric and daughter
Lindsay.
Doug’s BEC Topics:
Coaching is Teaching – The Art of Teaching
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2006 BEST EVER CLINIC – EVENT SCHEDULE
DATE
TIME
SPEAKER
TOPIC
7:00 pm – 7:20 pm
OPENING REMARKS
INTRODUCTIONS AND THE NEW NCCP PROGRAM
7:20 pm – 8:00 pm
Mike McRae
The critical components of a solid delivery . . . and how to
implement them into a throwing program
8:00 pm – 8:40 pm
Remo Cardinale
8:40 pm – 9:20 pm
Marc Picard
9:20 pm – 10:00 pm
Jonathan Mathews
10:00 pm – 10:40 pm
Rick Johnston
9:00 am – 9:40 am
Pete Caliendo
9:40 am – 10:20 am
Ken Joyce
10:20 am – 11:00 am
Doug Wilton
Coaching is Teaching
11:00 am – 11:20 am
George Birch
BASEBALL ONTARIO AWARDS PRESENTATIONS
February 3
BREAK OUT SESSIONS:
Cardinale / McRae: Macintosh 1 Room from 11:20 am to 12:05 pm & 12:35 pm to 2:00 pm
February 4
11:20 am – 2:00 pm
Caliendo / Johnston: Ambrosia III & IV Room from 11:20 am to 12:05 pm & 12:35 pm to 2:00 pm
Joyce / Mathews: Macintosh 2 Room from 11:20 am to 12:35 pm & 1:05 pm to 2:00 pm
Picard / Wilton: Spartan Room from 11:20 am to 12:35 pm & 1:05 pm to 2:00 pm
February 5
2:00 pm – 2:40 pm
Mike McRae
11 Common Pitching Misconceptions . . . and how to correct
them
2:40 pm – 3:20 pm
Remo Cardinale
3:20 pm – 4:00 pm
Ken Joyce
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
HOT STOVE DISCUSSION
ALL SPEAKERS
9:00 am – 9:40 am
Marc Picard
Pre-game and pre-practice preparation – Proper Run, Stretch,
Throw Routines
9:40 am – 10:20 am
Jonathan Mathews
10:20 am – 11:00 am
Pete Caliendo
11:00 am – 11:40 am
Rick Johnston
11:40 am – 12:00 pm
WRAP UP
COMMENTS AND NEXT SEASON
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Mike McRae
The critical components of a solid delivery . . .
and how to implement them into a throwing program
1. Balance & Posture: *head and eyes must be level
* balance & posture is essential throughout the delivery
* balance = maintaining correct posture throughout the delivery
* achieved by tightening core, being on balls of feet
2. Hip & Shoulder Separation / Create torque
* torque is created by separation of upper & lower halfs (hips and shoulders)
* elite can approach 90 degrees of separation
* use lower half to deliver arm, takes stress of shoulder
* good hip rotation keeps head on line with target
* poor hips causes head to lean and stear the ball
3. Active Glove side
* firm up the front side hand and turn in the elbow
* go to the glove; do not pull
* must brace front side to create whip-like action (ie. bullwhip, fly fishing)
* achieved through different styles, methods
4. Proper sequence of body movements
*late hip rotation
*shoulders rotate after hips (creates torque)
*throwing arm delivers ball
*firm and turn the glove side to create the whip-like action of the throwing arm
*out of sequence = risk of injury
=loss of posture and command
5. Rhythm & Tempo
* individualized; each pitcher must find optimum body speed
* slow body = slow arm = slow fastball
* get your body in motion to create hand speed
* example of riding no-hands on bicycle
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Remo Cardinale
Full vs Set Windup
Stance
Balance Point
Throwing & Landing
Follow Through
Holding Runners
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Marc Picard
1) Receiving/ Framing Drills
1) Barehand Flips
2) 2 Ball Barehand Flips
3) 3 Man Drill
4) 2 X4 Drill
5) Close the Gap drill
6) Rapid Fire Drill
7) Backhand Flips
2) Blocking Drills
1) 3 Ball Dry Blocks
2) 5 Ball Dry Blocks
3) Short Hop Blocks
4) Narrow the Distance Drill
5) Beat the ball to the ground Drill
6) Block and recover drill
3) Pop Up Drills
1) Multiple Ball pop ups
2) Somersault Drills
4) Conditioning Drills
1) Pre-practice warm up Drills
2) Mirror Drill
3) Multiple Ball Bunt Drill
4) 4 Corner Throwing
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Jonathan Mathews
I.
Develop a philosophy
C. Progression teaching throughout
A. Emphasis on defense
B. Checklist for each position
II.
Corner Positioning
D. Double Play Depth
A. Back
B. Half way
E. No Doubles
C. In
III.
A. Third Base
1. Ground ball fielding technique
Fundamentals
B. First Base
1. Footwork around bag
2. Throwing footwork
2. Throws in dirt
3. Backhands
3. Feeds to pitcher
4. Slow rollers
4. Double play feeds
5. Pop fly priorities
5. Bunts
6. Pop fly priorities
IV.
How to Practice It (Drills)
A. Indoor Drills
4. Fungos
1. Short hops
2. Four corners
3. Knee drill
4. Slow roller box
B. Outdoor Drills
1. Good Morning America
a.
At you
b.
Glove side
c.
Backhand
d.
Count hops
e.
Back to hitter
2. Throws in dirt (thrown and fungoed)
3. Slow rollers
V.
A. Figure 8
Throwing Program
E. Regular Catch
B. Back Side
F. 90 Feet
C. Take Away
G. Quick Catch
D. Take Away Shuffle
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Rick Johnston
A. Objectives/Philosophy
B. Coach Responsibility
1. Uncover and Tap into talent pool
2. Sell the importance of this part of the game
3. Eliminate the false sense of security
4. Teaching to prepare
C. Benefits of The Short Game
1. As it relates to the team and run creation
2. As is relates to the individual
D. Types of Bunts
1. Sacrifice
2. Bunt for a Hit-Drag/Push
3. Safety Squeeze
4. Suicide Squeeze
5. Bunt and Run
6. Run and Bunt
7. Fake Bunt-Slash
8. Fake Bunt
E. Why Bunt? Fake
1. To get on base
2. To move a runner
3. To score a runner
4. To draw and read
F. Technical Aspects/Critical Teaches
1. Sacrifice – establish plate position, show early, bunt a strike, get it down on grass
2. Bunt for Hit – establish plate position, show late, bunt to trouble zone, release late
3. Safety Squeeze – establish plate position, later then the sacrifice, get a strike, keep away from pitcher
4. Suicide Squeeze – get sign, no double take, show late, you better make contact, looks are not important
5. Bunt and Run – get ball down or make contact, similar to hit and run, good bunter poorer hitter
6. Run and Bunt – make third baseman field ball, more designed for runner
7. Fake Bunt-Slash – you better have the right guy, shorten trigger, short swing
8. Fake Bunt – fake drag and read movements, sets up other offensive plays
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Pete Caliendo
Once you have your players perfected in the fundamentals of the game then it is time to put them through the
real test of game situations. This must be done prior to the season to not only prepare them for the real thing
but also to see which players can handle the real game pressure.
If the fundamentals have been taught then we can perform each task at game speed without worrying about
injuries. Football players prepare at game situation so when the real thing occurs they can react and reduce
the risk of injuries.
4 corner throwing with a stop watch
Double plays with a stop watch
Ground balls with a stop watch
Pitching home with a stop watch
Pick offs with a stop watch
Swing and run with a stop watch
Outfielder catch to pop with a stop watch
Ground balls with runners running down the line
Double plays with a runner sliding
Quick hands pop drill
Hitting
Warm up hitting, opposite field
High speed tracking
Soft toss curve, change and fb
Count hitting from up close, react
Live pitchers, get guys out
Bunting situations at high speed with counts
As a coach you must identify the game situations which occur the most in games and which ones your
players need the most work on. This will be determined by the number of players, coaches and equipment
you have at practice.
Runner close to 1st down the line, 1b man takes throws from a coach, throws are at him, dirt, r-l, tags,
etc, runner is running down the line, if you have an umpire he can make calls, if not have players
rotate, they need to understand how difficult this call is so they respect the umpires more. Make your
players make the call loud.
DP, runner is sliding, 2nd and ss take the throw from a pitcher, set up who gets the throw before the
pitch.
3rd, play at home, runner reacts at 3rd, ball hit r-l-at him, squeeze.
Pitcher throws home, second catcher, or first, 1st base down the line, use a runner that does not know
what the pitcher is going to do, runner must dive back, also work on break for second.
Catcher pass ball, use pitcher covering home runner coming down the line, if umpire place behind
home if not place a player with a mask.
Pitcher ball hit to first, runner running, cover 1st base.
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Ken Joyce
1. Set-Up A. Stance – Set/Ready
B. Moving to Ball – Charging/Crossovers
C. Fielding Technique (soft hands)
D. Set-Ready Drill (no glove, with glove)
E. Circle Drill
2. Square Drill A. Infield In (work footwork to throw to plate)
B.
Infield back
1.
right at them
2.
glove side
3.
backhand side
3. Mass Infield Drill - A. Set-up (2 fungo hitters)
B. 1st Round
1.
6-4-3 DP’s (w/short 1st baseman & screen)
2.
5 to 3 (balls in all directions)
C.
2nd Round
1.
2.
5-3 slow rollers
D.
3rd Round
1.
2.
6-3 (balls in all directions)
E.
4th Round
1.
3-6-3 DP’s
2.
4-2 (infield in)
3.
3rd baseman work pop-ups & tag plays
F.
5th Round
1.
4-3 (balls in all directions)
2.
6-5 (balls in 5.5 hole w/R on 2nd)
G.
6th Round – (one fungo)
1.
Slow Rollers (one after another around the infield)
4. Cut-offs & Relays A. Stance
1.
Upper half square to OF’er, lower half turned
2.
Move feet to meet ball, catch at chest level on glove side
B. Relay Drill
5. Fly Balls A. Balls in the Infield (know priority system)
B. Balls in Foul Territory (know your surroundings)
C. Balls in OF (attack aggressively)
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Coaching is Teaching
Doug Wilton
It’s not about your teaching, it’s about their learning
1.
How we retain information
2.
What must be learned (focus on each)
a) physical skills
b) strategies
c) promote self esteem
d) baseball etiquette
3.
Different kids have different learning styles
4.
Some Principles/Factors of Learning (accountability, questioning, engagement, brain, higher level
thinking…
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Mike McRae
11 Common Pitching Misconceptions . . . and how to correct them
1. Teaching every pitcher ONE specific model of how to throw the baseball
2. Lengthening our arm path
3. Believing there is nothing we can do or should do about arm action
4. Throwing less and resting more
5. Limiting throwing and long toss
6. Pitchers spending the greatest amount of their time at practice shagging balls in the outfield, running
poles, or hitting fungos.
7. Jogging long distances to build our legs and to give our pitchers better endurance
8. Slowing down and pausing at the top in order to throw a strike
9. Balance is the ability to hold your lift leg at the top
10. Pulling or tucking our glove to our side in order to speed up our throwing arm
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Remo Cardinale
Importance of Pitcher’s Defensive Responsibilities
Hit Back to Pitcher, man on 3rd, man on 2nd, RHP vs LHP
Fielding Bunts Correctly
Covering 1B — 3—1, 4-1, 4-3
Double Play — 1-6-3, 1-4-3, 3-6-1
Field Bunts To 3B
Base Loaded 1-2 Less Than 2 Out
Base Coverages
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Ken Joyce
1. Set-Up A. Stance – Set/Ready
B. Timing of Stance
C. Quick Turns – Staying Athletic
2. Quick Feet Drills A. Quick Turns – coach points direction to turn
B. Toss – coach tosses after step-up & turn
C. Wrong Turn – coach throws opposite side of turn
D. 2 Ball Drill – coach throws a ball to each side
3. Ground Balls –
A. No Runner on Base (field like Infielder)
B. Backhand (catch ball in web)
C. Reverse Pivot to Glove Side
D. Get Around Balls to Each Side
E. Charge with Runners On Base
F. Do or Die at the Plate
4. Fly Balls –
A. Catch with no Movement (2 hands)
B. Glove Side – player must get around the ball
C. Tag Plays – player must get in position to throw
D. Sun Balls
5. Line Drives –
A. Front
B. Side to Side
C. Over Head & Shoulders
6. Throwing –
A. Fence Pick-Ups – stationary balls, thrown/hit balls
B. Throws to Relay Man (hit cut-off man at waist so he can meet the ball)
C. Throws to Cut-off Man (throw low enough for ball to be cut)
D. Throws to Bases (no short-hops)
7. Fence Play –
A. Ball-Fence-Ball (read where ball is going to end up)
B. Communication at Wall (2 players)
C. Wall Jump (stay to side) – find wall 1st
8. Long Fungo –
A. Fly Balls
B. Line Drives
C. 45° Line Drives
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~ OUTFIELD SITUATIONS ~
1. No Doubles – Manager’s preference when to go no doubles (most often done from 8th inning on with
tying or winning run at the plate). Make sure no ball gets over your head!
2. Throw to 2nd Base – When in no doubles…always throw to 2nd base; on bloop single or soft ground ball
single…throw to 2nd base; when runners on base are not important…throw to 2nd base.
3. Cut-Offs & Relays – (Nobody on 1st base) ball to be thrown to 3rd base, be sure to hit the relay man at
the waist (so he can go meet the ball at chest level), (Runner on 1st base) ball to be thrown to home plate, be
sure to hit relay man.
4. Runner on 1st base – Play a little deeper with 2 outs and the middle of the order at the plate (3, 4, 5, 6
hitters).
5. Outfield In – Always play in with winning run on 3rd base…take away the line drive and bloop single,
play shallow enough to throw runner out on fly ball (any ball over head will score run anyway).
6. Winning Run on 2nd base – OF play in to give best chance to throw runner out at home plate (know your
arm & runner’s speed).
7. Foul Ball – (With runners on base) know the speed of the runners & the importance of the runners to
determine if to catch or drop fly ball.
8. Intentional Walk – Overplay to the opposite side of the hitter, all OF’s should shade toward RF for
righties, LF for lefties (anticipate bad pitch that hitter hits).
9. Twi-Light Fly Balls – OF’s remind infielders to help track and point out any fly balls hit.
10. Fly Ball Communication – CF over LF & RF, all OF’s over all IF’s…remember to call out “I’ve got it,
I’ve got it, I’ve got it” & wave arms as visual if crowd is too noisy.
11. Communication Help – Opposite OF can help with communication by calling player’s name repeatedly.
12. Throws to Bases – make sure to make accurate throws to all bases, do not short hop any of the infielders
at a base…if throw is to arrive on a hop, make it a one hop from the waist to the feet.
13. Outfield Throws – Pre-game throws and depth in OF should be determined by how your arm feels that
day, do not overthrow when sore.
14. Ball Over OF’s Head – (More than one runner on base) Fly balls or line drives that make OF’s go back
toward fence should be thrown to 2nd base to keep runners on 1st from advancing (keeping the double play
in order).
15. Full Count with 2 Outs – Base runners are going on the pitch, OF’s signal each other before the pitch
with hand circle to remind each other.
16. Ground Balls in OF – (In gaps & down lines) OF’s should field ball & come up throwing as if runner is
advancing…do not wait to see what runner does.
17. Pitcher Changes – OF’s stay in their positions during changes, do not sit or kneel down.
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~ OUTFIELD BACK-UP COVERAGE ~
1. Stolen Base – (2nd or 3rd base) Move in a direct line to base after ball hits catcher’s mitt.
2. Ball in Dirt – (WP or PB) Anticipate flight of ball, check runner, and step toward next base.
3. Bunt Plays – (1st, 2nd, & 3rd base) Cover all bases, ball-bag-you; anticipate where ball is going to be
thrown (know what bunt play is on).
4. Cut-Offs & Relays – CF always to the ball, LF & RF either to the ball or in opposite direction to back-up
a base.
5. Pick-Offs at Bases – Watch the pitcher, infielders & the catcher, anticipate picks and take step in
direction of throw to the base.
6. Ground Ball to IF’s – Charge hard in (anticipate ball getting through the infield), RF’er should take steps
toward RF line after fielder catches & throws to 1st.
7. Ball to OF – (Line drive, ground ball, fly ball) back each other up on all balls to OF…remember to look
for CF’s chest or back if you are in LF or RF. If CF’s chest is to you, go with him after ball. If CF’s back is
to you, head away from him to foul line to back up throw (ball-bag-you).
8. Communication – One OF call for ball (I’ve got it, I’ve got it, I’ve got it) while the other OF’er looks for
base runner position on bases to communicate (tag or halfway).
9. Fly Ball to Wall – One OF cover (go for the ball) the other back up the play on grass area (not getting too
close to wall).
10. Be Active – OF’s should be involved in every play of every game, do not be a spectator in the OF, get
involved by anticipating and moving on all plays.
* Videotape OF’s from behind plate to give them visual feedback on their performance *
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ALL SPEAKERS
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ALL SPEAKERS
Marc Picard
Pre-game and pre-practice preparation –
Proper Run, Stretch, Throw Routines
1) Dynamic vs. Static Stretching
2) Agility/Speed Drills
a) ladder drills
b) cone drills
c) running drills
d) ball drills
3) Surgical Tubing Drills
4) Long Toss-How long, how far?
5) Sprints vs. Poles
6) Post-practice/game stretching
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Jonathan Mathews
I.
II.
Game Situation
A.
Score of the game?
B.
Inning of the game?
C.
Where are they in the line-up?
Potential Plays
A.
B.
Throw through
1.
Pitcher
2.
1B
3.
2B
4.
SS
5.
3B
6.
Catcher
2nd baseman breaking straight in
1.Positional responsibilities
C.
Shortstop breaking straight in
1. Positional responsibilities
D.
Throw back to pitcher
E.
Fake to 2nd – Check runner
F.
Hold
1.
III.
IV.
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Positional responsibilities
Forced Balk Play
A.
Philosophy- Get an out vs. Damage Control
B.
Positional Responsibilities
1.
Pitcher
2.
2nd Baseman
3.
Shortstop
How to Practice It
A.
Controlled atmosphere
B.
Progression teaching
C.
One situation at a time
Pete Caliendo
Once you have developed good hitting mechanics then you must have a good month prior to the season of
training your swing for real game situations. Of course this will change every individual situation.
“The swing should be natural, smooth and powerful with eloquent balance”
Teach young hitters to hit the other way with power.
Learn to be a zone hitter with certain counts
Learn to hit outside the zone in certain counts
Be mentally prepared to hit every pitch thrown
All essentials in becoming a better hitter
Mechanics
Visual
Quickness
Balance
Ability to recognize speed, location and pitch, before you can use you’re hitting mechanics you have
to be able to identify the type of pitch being delivered, its velocity and location. This must all be
calculated from the release to the half way point (approximately 2 tenths of a second) before you start
your swing.
Ability to decide and react, then you have to train in a way that allows you to see and react according
to what you determine the pitch, speed and location. At first you train for velocity, then location and
then pitch, after you have mastered these areas then you mix it up to work on quick decision and
reaction skills.
Call out location, as some one tosses you the ball you call out location, outside, inside, middle, down
and in, up and away, etc.
Call out location and pitch, then you all out location and pitch.
Hitting process
Training to see pitches at higher speeds then pitchers throw, working on identifying the pitch, then
trying to hit this speed with your timing.
Soft toss, toss from the side, just to get lose, toss the ball in 3 zones, in, out and middle. Look for a
player that bends his front knee to much, is off balance from a side view. Once you have corrected
any in balance then you go to the next drill.
Bp practice, toss from out front underhand, treat it like Batting practice, first 10 pitches hit to the
right field line, then right, then right center, then center, then left center, left and finally down the left
field line. The next round hit pitches to location.
Front toss, curve, change, FB. Toss the ball underhand from the front, using different pitches. First
throw all fastballs, then all curves, then all changes. Then fast balls to certain locations, curves to one
location and changes to one location, then mix the pitch and location.
Overhand close, same distance, about 40 feet, toss overhand, work on timing; continue the pattern
above when it comes to pitches.
Overhand farther, finally work your way to regular distance and throw overhand with different
pitches.
Pitcher throwing game situation. Now you put in your pitchers to try and get hitters out.
Learn to be mentally prepared to hit every pitch till you do not like the pitch
Learning to hit outside the zone, 0-2, 1-2, 2-2, and 3-2.
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Rick Johnston
A. Organization of the Practice
B. Time lines – large percentage of practice time – organization is critical
C. Coach, Assistant coaches roles
1. Throwing BP – must throw strikes
2. Using Catchers
3. Fungoes – weak side and dead area
D. Equipment needs
1. Screens
2. Balls – all types and lots
3. Machines
4. Cages
E. Types of Batting Practice
1. Offensive - four groups if possible - hit, shag, baserunning, stations
2. Defensive – play out all balls
3. Situational – develop you team offense
4 Team - play your defense against an offense
5 Competitive – points based on batted balls, place players in groups of three
6. Tee/Toss – Break the field in half, lots of swings and GB’s
F. Station work (You will need a coach to over see or else their will be problems)
1. Tees, toss, etc.
2. Shadow/Dry
3. Bunting – Build your short game, don’t let hitters go through motions
4. Drill Specific/Player Specific – drill success rate needs to be 60% or better
5. Medicine balls
6. Rotation time lines –
four groups of three x 12 plus pickup and change over=close to 60 minutes daily
G. Player Grouping
1. Rats or Gorillas
2. Hitters can hit off of each other
H. Rainy Day Batting Practice
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BASEBALL ONTARIO
2006 BEST EVER CLINIC SURVEY
1.
Very Poor
Poor
Good
Very Good
Excellent
Very Poor
Poor
Good
Very Good
Excellent
No Opinion
Did Not
Attend in 2005
Overall, taking everything into consideration, how would
you rate the 2006 Best Ever Clinic?
Comments:
2. In terms of “value”, please rate the 2006 Best Ever Clinic
on the following:
Exchange of Ideas
Opportunity to Learn New Drills
Upgrading of overall baseball knowledge
Opportunity to see Suppliers
Networking/Make New Contacts
OVERALL
Comments:
Much
Worse Same
Worse
3.
Much
Better
How would you compare the 2006 Best Ever Clinic relative to
the 2005 Best Ever Clinic?
Much
Worse
4.
Better
Worse
Same
Better
Much
Better
No
Opinion
In your opinion, compared to previous years (other than
2005), was the 2006 Best Ever Clinic…?
Comments:
5.
Very Poor
Poor
Good
Very Good
Excellent
Very Poor
Poor
Good
Very Good
Excellent
In your opinion, was the scheduling/organization of the
various events at the 2006 Best Ever Clinic…?
Comments:
6. In terms of “value”, please rate the 2006 Best Ever Clinic
on the following:
Pre-Clinic Communication
Registration at Event
Location (i.e., GTA)
Hotel (Rennaissance)
Breakouts
Speakers
Trade Show
Comments:
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Very Poor
Poor
Good
Very Good
Excellent
Very Poor
Poor
Good
Very Good
Excellent
Too Low
About Right
Too High
Never
1 in 2-3 wks
1 per week
More freq.
Rep/Select
Assist. Coch
HL
Head Coach
HL
Assist. Coach
Other
7. Please provide your rating on the Renaissance Hotel for
each of the following:
Location
Parking
Main Hall
Breakout Rooms
Trade Show Hall
External amenities (Restaurants, etc.)
Comments:
8. Which statement best describes your impressions of each of
the Speakers at the 2006 Best Ever Clinic:
Peter Caliendo
Remo Cardinale
Rick Johnston
Ken Joyce
Jonathan Mathews
Mike McRae
Parc Picard
Doug Wilton
Comments:
9.
With regard to the Best Ever Clinic, is the cost of Registration to attend?
Comments:
10. With respect to the Baseball Ontario Website, how often did you visit it
for information on the 2006 Best Ever Clinic?
Comments:
Rep/Select
Head Coach
11. Please indicate your coaching status for the 2006 season
Please indicate the number of years coaching baseball
Please indicate the number of years attending the Best Ever
OPTIONAL — Name:
Phone Number:
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, INCLUDING TOPICS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE COVERED AT THE NEXT BEC:
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February 3 to 5, 2006 Participant Resource

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