Welcome Coaches

1. Welcome Coaches

2. Vision • My goal is to create a program where players: • Have fun • Compete • Learn the game of baseball, and other life lessons that come from the game • Put Chanhassen baseball back on the map!

3. Philosophy • Family first • Academics • Baseball • There are many ways to play this game! Aggressive, Aggressive, Aggressive!

4. Philosophy continued • Look to make the players better every time you take the field • Don’t put too much stress on winning at the younger levels • Try to have players play as many positions as possible (don’t pigeonhole a player) • Have players hustle everywhere, all the time, it’s the Storm Way! • Make baseball fun with competitive drills

5. Hitting • Teaching tips (everyone hits differently!) • Stance • Be on balls of your feet (hit on 2x4) • Balanced • Load • Get to a position to swing • Stride (optional) • Swing – “Explode!” • Down angle Don’t get caught up in all the gimmicks! Don’t be afraid to SWING THE BAT! Make the kids learn their pitch!

6. Fielding • Tips to teach: • Athletic stance “ready position” • Be on your toes (balls of your feet) • Glove up and open • Righty- • Right - left - field, right – left (step in front) – throw • Lefty • Left – right- field, left – right (step in front) - throw

7. Pitching • Fastball and change-up! • Don’t become a one pitch pitcher! • Work on becoming a fielder after pitching • PFPs- pitcher fielding practice • CJ can add more to this!

8. Base running • Teaching Tips: • Be aggressive! • Put the pressure on the defense! • We go hard ALL THE TIME (Storm Way!)

9. Base running • Base running (this would be conditioning so work hard!!) • Single – sprint through 1st base, breakdown and look over right shoulder – looking for pass balls • Single w/round- round like you are going for second! Put the pressure on the OF! • Double – working on rounding first base with a good turn – hit CORNER of base! • Triple – focus on your rounds, inside corners of base/ work on tagging up! • Leads off first – work on your jump/ work on tagging up! • Leads off second –work on your jump/ work on tagging up! • Leads off third- be in FOUL territory!

10. Bunt Defense Bunt Defense • Key is COMMUNICATION! • Everything should be covered • 3 plays: • (situation will dictate what we want to do) • Runner on first • Runner past second • Wheel Bunt Offense Runner on 1st – Bunt to 1st Runner gets on 2nd- Bunt to 3rd

11. Sacrifice Bunting • DO NOT SQUARE HIPS exposing your lower half! • Level bat ASAP and stay on top! • Catch the ball keeping head down! • Hand placement

12. Practice Plan Option 1 Option 2 Warm-up (15-20 min) Indy (15 min) INF – Mass Grounders 21 outs (20 min) Hitting (20-30 min) Stations Recap (15 min) Lift (30 min) Push ups / Sit ups • Warm-up (15-20 min) • Indy (15 min) • Bunt D&O/1st & 3rd • INF/OF (10 min) • Work in gaps/double cuts/etc. • Hitting (35 minutes) • Groups • Stations, hitting on field, base running • Recap (15 min) • Lift (30 min) • Push ups / Sit ups

13. Hudl Website:www.hudl.com Email address: chanyouthbb@gmail.com Password: chanyouthbb12

14. Questions • Anything? • Come out to practice anytime! Please do not hesitate to call or email: Phone-952-556-3658 Email- bahnc@district112.org