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Forest Hill Baseball Coaches Clinic
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Responsibilities
• Provide a safe physical environment.• Be an effective and positive communicator.• Teach the skills, strategies, and rules of
baseball.• Direct the players in competition.• Be a role model.
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Five Tools of and Effective Coach
• Comprehension– Know the basic rules, strategies, and skills
• Outlook– What are you seeking as a coach?
• Affection– Concern for the kids you coach
• Character– Be a model of appropriate behavior
• Humor– Ability to laugh at ourselves & with the players
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Communicating as a Coach Sending Effective Messages
• Verbal Messages– Be positive & honest– State it clearly & simply– Say it loud and say it again– Be consistent
• Non-Verbal Messages– Facial Expressions– Body Language
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Communicating as a Coach Receiving Skills
• Attention!– Want to hear what others are saying to you– Focus on verbal & non-verbal clues
• Listen Carefully
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Communicating as a Coach Other You Will Communicate With
• Parents– Team Meeting– Ask for volunteers
• Spectators– Do not respond to negative comments from the stands
• Umpires– Treat with respect– Don’t shout or make nasty remarks
• Opposing Coach– Get to know the other coach– Don’t get into personal feud! This is about the kids not you.
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Player Safety
• Pre-Game Warm-Up• Equipment and Facility Inspection• Use Appropriate Bats and Balls• Introduce a Protective Cup• Designate an Area for Warm-Up• Assign a Coach/Parent to Bench Duty• Keep Their Heads in the Game• Teach the Proper Fundamentals
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Player Safety
• Heat– Provide plenty of water breaks
• Severe Weather– Lighting Policy
• Be Prepared– First Aid Kit Located in field box and concession
stand– Buy one for yourself
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First Aid Kit
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Emergency Steps
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Minor InjuriesScrapes and Cuts
• Stop bleeding by applying pressure with clean dressing & elevate it
• Cleanse wound• Protect the wound with gauze or bandage• If bleeding is not controlled, contact medical
personnel
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Minor InjuriesBloody Nose
• Have player sit and lean slightly forward• Pinch nostrils shut• If bleeding continues after several minutes,
seek medical attention
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Minor InjuriesStrains and Sprains
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Serious InjuriesHeat Exhaustion & Heat Stroke
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Serious InjuriesHeat Exhaustion & Heat Stroke
• Treatment for Heat Exhaustion– Rest in cool, shaded area– Drink cool water– Apply ice to neck, back or stomach
• Treatment for Heatstroke– Send for emergency help immediately– Rest in cool area– Apply cool, wet towels– Ice packs to armpits, neck, back, stomach and legs
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Setting Reasonable Expectations
• Goals for All Ages– Are the kids having fun?– Are the kids improving?– Are the kids learning?
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Setting Reasonable ExpectationsAge Specific Goals
• 5-6 Age Group Goals– Learn the basics• Which direction to run• Runners must touch the bases• How to record outs
– Catch ball in air; throw to 1st, or tag runners
• Running past 1st base• Scoring a run• 3 outs constitute an inning
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Setting Reasonable ExpectationsAge Specific Goals
• 5-6 Age Group Goals– Throwing Mechanics• Turn body; point front shoulder toward target• Keep elbow above shoulder• Step toward target• Release the ball
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Setting Reasonable ExpectationsAge Specific Goals
• 5-6 Age Group Goals– Tracking• Follow ball with eyes to glove• Use two hands to catch and field• Try and catch ball out in front of the body
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Setting Reasonable ExpectationsAge Specific Goals
• 5-6 Age Group Goals– Hitting• How to hold and swing bat• Batting Safety
– When not to swing bats; wearing batting helmets
• Hitting off tee• Hitting softly tossed balls
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Setting Reasonable ExpectationsAge Specific Goals
• 5-6 Age Group Goals– Learning Positional Play• What happens if ball is hit to your buddy• Let him field it
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Setting Reasonable ExpectationsAge Specific Goals
• 7-8 Age Group Goals– Learn the basic rules• Force outs• Tagging up• Baserunning
– When you don’t have to run– Not running into or past teammates
• Balls & Strikes
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Setting Reasonable ExpectationsAge Specific Goals
• 7-8 Age Group Goals– Throwing Mechanics• 4-seam grip• Point the front shoulder, step, throw• Introduce concept of generating momentum toward
the target & follow the throw
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Setting Reasonable ExpectationsAge Specific Goals
• 7-8 Age Group Goals– Catching & Fielding• Thrown and hit balls• Fingers up vs. Fingers down• See the glove and the ball• Use two hands• Forehands & Backhands• Underhand flip• 1st Base Fundamentals• Crossover & Drop Steps
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Setting Reasonable ExpectationsAge Specific Goals
• 7-8 Age Group Goals– Hitting• Choosing the right bat• Proper grip• Hitting pitched balls• Introduce drill work
– Tee work– Soft Toss– Short Toss
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Setting Reasonable ExpectationsAge Specific Goals
• 7-8 Age Group– Learning Positional Play• Learn the positions and areas each player should cover• Cover a base when the ball is not hit to you• Basics of cutoffs & relays
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Teaching Baseball Skills at Practice
• Small groups– Use buzzwords– Demonstrate the skill– Explain why it is important
• Observe your players– Note when they do well
• Bring the players together to talk about what they learned• Ask players to demonstrate what they learned at the end
of the drill• Add competition
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Sample Practice Plan for 7-8
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Skills – HittingGrip
• Loose grip in fingers with middle knuckles aligned.
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Skills – HittingStance
• Must be comfortable• Feet shoulder width apart; slight bend in
knees• Bat head can reach outside portion of plate
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Skills – HittingWeight Shift & Stride
• “Go back to go forward”• Short soft stride toward pitcher
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Skills – HittingFollow-Through
• Can be one or two-handed• If other aspects are in place, occurs
automatically
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Drills – HittingTee Drill
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Drills – HittingSoft Toss
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Hitting DrillsFront Toss
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Hitting DrillsFree Hitting
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Skills - Baserunning
• Run through 1st touching front part of bag on infield hits.
• Think double on all outfield hits.• Use inside portion of bag when rounding 1st.
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Skills – SlidingBent-Knee
• Start 10-12’ from bag• Slide straight to bag• Extend one leg toward the bag & bend the
other• Slide on rear, not your side• Tuck your chin to chest• Keep hand up
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Skills – ThrowingGrip (Four Seam)
• Index & Middle finger next to “horseshoe” across the four seams
• Thumb under the ball
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Skills - Throwing
• Throwing side parallel to target• Step toward target• Point glove elbow at target as throwing arm
moves back and up• Ball is away from target
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Skill - Throwing
• Elbow stays at or above shoulder• Keep glove in front of the body
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Skills - Throwing
• As shoulders rotate & the arm starts towards the target, keep the fingers “behind the ball”
• Reach out towards the target• Follow-through to opposite knees
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Drills – Throwing21
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Drills – ThrowingOne-Knee
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Skills – Pitching“Five Links of the Chain”
• Feet– Pitch from the stretch – simple
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Skills – Pitching“Five Links of the Chain”
• Balance Position– Lift leg to about waist high– Butt slightly pointed to catcher– Drive toward the plate
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Skills – Pitching“Five Links of the Chain”
• Power Position– Ball is taken down, out, and up.– Hand on top of the ball– Front shoulder pointed at catcher– Stride to home
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Skills – Pitching“Five Links of the Chain”
• Rotation– Occurs when arm and weight come forward– Hand shift from being on top of the ball to behind
it– Elbow above shoulder in “L” shape– Back foot comes forward after ball is released
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Skills – Pitching“Five Links of the Chain”
• Follow-Through– Should take care of itself if previous links occur– Should finish in good fielding position
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Pitching DrillsPower Position Drill
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Pitching DrillsBalance Drill
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Pitching Drills1-2-3 Toe Tap
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Skill – Catching the Ball
• Shoulders square to target• Feet shoulder width apart• Knees bent• Thumbs up
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Skill – Catching the Ball
• Use two hands – throwing thumb on glove• Small step to the ball• Catch ball in the middle of body
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Skill – Fielding Ground Balls
• Get in a ready position• Wide base, Butt Down, Hands out in Front
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Drills – Ground BallsRolled Ground Balls
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Drills – Ground BallsThrowing After the Catch
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Skill- Fly Balls
• Use two hands, throwing hand on outside of glove thumb
• Catch the ball above your head
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Drills – Fly BallsThrown Fly Balls
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Drills – Fly BallsDrop-Step Drill
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Drills – Fly BallsPass Patterns
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