The document summarizes the agenda for a coaches clinic covering various topics to help coaches in their roles. It includes reviewing player placement and evaluations, discussing coaching responsibilities and best practices, and reviewing available resources like drills, equipment, and websites. Time is allotted for questions and discussion at the end to address any outstanding issues.
27. Player placement Goal : To place players in the division that best allows them to learn, develop as players and have a successful and fulfilling baseball season with PLL.
Welcome and thank you! 9:15-9:30 Overview, Review Agenda, Timeline, Material, Topics for the session. Also "housekeeping" items “ Scanning" station for Drivers Licenses Pass out volunteer forms to fill out Distribute training materials (packets) Coaches shirts Introductions: Board members present Eric last, Eric speaks Clinic starts
Teaching skills in "layers", adding complexity a little at a time Teaching kids how to lose "Teachable moments": stop the game, stop the practice and instruct Reaching out to parents for help Parent drills for home: wiffle ball pitching and hitting play catch Toss grounders, flies 10 or 15 minutes after dinner increases touches and swings and really helps!
Let your team – and their parents – know which methods you will be using to communicate schedule changes and updates during the season Whichever methods you choose, stick with them. Strive to keep your players – and their parents – informed all season long. You may need to be flexible (i.e. some do not have email) Players: expectations, goals Parents: EVERYTHING Other teams in your division: thru director usually Coaches: your team coaches and also managers from other teams (usually thru director) Directors: practice and games schedules, division specific rules, questions Sponsor: new this year, still working this out. Consider adding to your mailing list.
NO GRUMPY COACHES!! Get some help. Team parents. I have a list but you should reach out yourself. Things they can do: handle your phone calls or text messages to team, emails, distribute uniforms, bring team water in summer, etc, etc
Teaching skills in "layers", adding complexity a little at a time Teaching kids how to lose "Teachable moments": stop the game, stop the practice and instruct Reaching out to parents for help Parent drills for home: wiffle ball pitching and hitting play catch Toss grounders, flies 10 or 15 minutes after dinner increases touches and swings and really helps!
Practice correctly. This can be a challenge if you’re understaffed.
Meet with coaches, communicate, be on the same page, one has to know what you’re doing, don’t be SHY!
Think outside the box! Don't get stuck in the same old drill routine! TRY THINGS! Actually DO the things you are trying to teach so you know what you're saying PRACTICE with your own kids, try drills, techniques for teaching, see what works and what doesn't Rely on other coaches, work together, learn from each other
Different than last year, no pairings. Find a team and hook up! Up to you guys what you do with this! Suggestions: Bring younger players (and their coaches) up to your practices Help out with a practice Joint practices Attend a game together as a team, this works as a drill Have older players help out at Instructional games (ump, coach, etc) Assist with scrimmages Wiffle ball games Sky is the limit! Try to at least do 1 thing together.
“ Age appropriate”
Discussion of “age appropriate” and what we really mean by that Put players where they have the best chance to succeed!
Ratings based on 20 minute evaluation in the gym in mid-winter Many kids not successful, not ready for move Results in: Reduced playing time Developing pitchers and/or catchers lose a year, may not see much action Results a bad experience for the child, not an environment they can be successful in Some left and did not return
1000 coaches total in 4 sessions Jan 25-27 at Petco Park.
Code is- 111111 Coach must enter his email and create a password as well.
Adding more content all the time Schedules: directors let me know if you want this Calendar Links Meeting minutes Forms
Drills sorted by category Will add more stuff as we go, I’m behind on this
Training idea: send links to youtube videos to your team, have them watch either to prepare for something you have coming up at a practice or to reinforce something you taught at a practice. Kids love youtube videos
Code is- 111111 Coach must enter his email and create a password as well.
Code is- 111111 Coach must enter his email and create a password as well.
Code is- 111111 Coach must enter his email and create a password as well.
