WOBURN BASEBALL COACHING CLINIC

1. WOBURN BASEBALL COACHING CLINIC CATCH-THROW-KNOW-HIT-RUN

2. Purpose of this Clinic • To expand your current knowledge of the game of baseball • Skills and drills to help each individual player become a better baseball player • Achieve a life long love of the game

3. HOW

4. FUN!

5. KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE Who is watching and what they see and hear • Players • Parents • Umpires

6. Who is watching

7. KnowThe Field of Play • Diamond • The bases • Fowl Pole • Fielding positions 1-9

8. Fielders

9. Catching a Fly Ball CATCH-THROW-KNOW-HIT-RUN

10. Thumbs together – Two hands

11. Catching a Fly ball • Glove side foot forward • Square to the ball • Two hands - Thumb to Thumb

12. Catching a fly ball

13. Catching a fly ballPractice Drills • Throwing, Fungo, Tennis racket • Straight on • Drop step – open hips 45’s • Over the head • Tennis balls – two handed drill • Progress to more difficult

14. Example of Drills

15. Know Catching a fly ball • Square • Balance • Crow Hop/skip step • Cut Off – get the ball cut off - never wrong • Double Cut • Drop step • In the gap • Tag • Pre-thinking • Line drive • Fly ball • Popfly • Lead runner

16. Fielding a ground ball CATCH-THROW-KNOW-HIT-RUN

17. Fielding a Ground ball • Wide athletic base • Square to ball • Butt down (start low stay low) • Both hands out front • Funnel ball in – Gator

18. Funnel or Gator

19. Fielding a ground ball

20. Fielding a Ground ball Practice Drills • Throw, Fungo, Racquet • Straight ahead • Backhand • Forehand • One hop • Glove/No Glove • Reactionary ball • Two ball shuffle drill

21. Fielding a Ground ball Practice Drills • Warm up -Players receive fungo’s and drop into bucket (1 coach on 3rd base side & 1 coach on 1st base side) Catchers blocking drills

22. Fielding a Ground ball Practice Drills Get 1 and cover • 5-3-B then 2-5-3-bucket • 6-3-B then 2-6-3/5 -bucket • 4-3- B then 2-4-3/5 -bucket • 3 tag- B then…. 2-3-6-5 – bucket 2-5-4-3- bucket

23. KnowFielding a ground ball • Know the situation • Pre-Thinking • Square to play • Start low stay low • Funnel the ball in • 4 Seam grip • Separate – point –throw- follow your throw

24. Throwing CATCH-THROW-KNOW-HIT-RUN

25. Throwing • 4 Seam from all fielding positions • Separate throwing hand and glove, point glove at target, throw & follow

26. Playing Catch • Warm ups • Two knees • One Knee – throwing side knee down • Stand and twist • Catch • Long Toss • Quick Toss

27. Know for throwing • Grip – 4 seam – thumb under the ball • Pre-Think • Cutoff • Getting one • Double play • Force play VS. Tag

28. Throwing a ball

29. Throwing Drills • Playing catch • Wall ball • Fungos • Fielding and getting 1 • Three cone drill • Cutoff drill • 3-4 Player relay drill • 4 Player square drill

30. Three Cone Drill 4 seam facing cone 1 Start low stay low Release/Throw the ball at cone 2 Finish at cone 3

31. Three cone drill

32. Cutoff Drill Coach hits fly-ball/grounder to OF OF fields and throws to cutoff Cutoff relays to catcher Catcher fields and tags – ball in bucket

33. 3-4 Player Relay Drill Player throws the ball to middle player Middle player works on glove & throwing hand relationship, footwork and quick accurate throws

34. 4 Player hand/feet Drill Player throws the ball to around square Players works on glove & throwing hand relationship, footwork and quick accurate throws

35. Pitching CATCH-THROW-KNOW-HIT-RUN

36. Pitching • Balance – Balance- Balance • Everyone is a pitcher • Foul line balance drill • Head controls right and left • Glove controls up and down

37. KnowPitching • Stretch vs. Windup • Balance • Separate • Glove hand opposite and equal • Stride • Land and field • Slide step • Holding runners

38. KnowPitching • Head over shoulder, shoulders over hips, hips over knees and knees over feet • Rubber • Seams • Fastball and Changeup • Count • Follow-Through • Mechanics

39. Pitching - Grips 2 Seam fast ball grip 4 Seam fast ball grip

40. 2 & 4 Seam Fast balls

41. Pitching - Grips Circle Change grip Three finger Change up grip

42. Pitching Drills • Balance and hold • Stride plus five • Hockey puck • Fielding and covering • Backing up

43. Mechanics • From stretch: grip, balance, separate, throw • From windup: grip, step back, pivot, balance, separate, throw

44. Stride Plus Five From stretch, player takes normal pitching stride.. Then marks off 5 additional steps Second player stands at the location with glove as target Pitcher using a dish towel, uses normal pitching mechanics to strike target Object is to ensure proper balance – mechanics – follow -through

45. PitchersFielding drills • Balls hit to 1st base, Pitcher 1 up the line and inside of base, covers 1st base and receives ball from fielder • Alternate drill, ball hit to Pitcher 1 who fields the ball, steps and throws to first • Pitcher 2 fields the ball and throws to 2nd or 3rd, good tag at either base by fielder

46. Pitching

47. HittingBat Speed –Seeing the Ball -Confidence CATCH-THROW-KNOW-HIT-RUN

48. Catchers • Square to plate and pitcher at all times • Frame a pitch • Blocking drills • Throwing drills • Tag drills

49. HittingBat Speed –Seeing the Ball -Confidence • Bat size and selection (hold bat straight out) • Grip – in fingers • Plate coverage • Pre-pitch ritual • Stance • Weight • Contact • Follow through (pivot hips – face pitcher)

50. Grip Wrong Knocking knuckles