Transcript Forest Hill Baseball Coaches Clinic

Forest Hill Baseball
Coaches Clinic
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.
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
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
Communicating as a Coach
Receiving Skills
• Attention!
– Want to hear what others are saying to you
– Focus on verbal & non-verbal clues
• Listen Carefully
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.
Player Safety
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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
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
First Aid Kit
Emergency Steps
Minor Injuries
Scrapes 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
Minor Injuries
Bloody Nose
• Have player sit and lean slightly forward
• Pinch nostrils shut
• If bleeding continues after several minutes,
seek medical attention
Minor Injuries
Strains and Sprains
Serious Injuries
Heat Exhaustion & Heat Stroke
Serious Injuries
Heat 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
Setting Reasonable Expectations
• Goals for All Ages
– Are the kids having fun?
– Are the kids improving?
– Are the kids learning?
Setting Reasonable Expectations
Age 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
Setting Reasonable Expectations
Age Specific Goals
• 5-6 Age Group Goals
– Throwing Mechanics
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Turn body; point front shoulder toward target
Keep elbow above shoulder
Step toward target
Release the ball
Setting Reasonable Expectations
Age 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
Setting Reasonable Expectations
Age 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
Setting Reasonable Expectations
Age Specific Goals
• 5-6 Age Group Goals
– Learning Positional Play
• What happens if ball is hit to your buddy
• Let him field it
Setting Reasonable Expectations
Age 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
Setting Reasonable Expectations
Age 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
Setting Reasonable Expectations
Age Specific Goals
• 7-8 Age Group Goals
– Catching & Fielding
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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
Setting Reasonable Expectations
Age Specific Goals
• 7-8 Age Group Goals
– Hitting
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Choosing the right bat
Proper grip
Hitting pitched balls
Introduce drill work
– Tee work
– Soft Toss
– Short Toss
Setting Reasonable Expectations
Age 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
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
Sample Practice Plan for 7-8
Skills – Hitting
Grip
• Loose grip in fingers with middle knuckles
aligned.
Skills – Hitting
Stance
• Must be comfortable
• Feet shoulder width apart; slight bend in
knees
• Bat head can reach outside portion of plate
Skills – Hitting
Weight Shift & Stride
• “Go back to go forward”
• Short soft stride toward pitcher
Skills – Hitting
Follow-Through
• Can be one or two-handed
• If other aspects are in place, occurs
automatically
Drills – Hitting
Tee Drill
Drills – Hitting
Soft Toss
Hitting Drills
Front Toss
Hitting Drills
Free Hitting
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.
Skills – Sliding
Bent-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
Skills – Throwing
Grip (Four Seam)
• Index & Middle finger next to “horseshoe”
across the four seams
• Thumb under the ball
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
Skill - Throwing
• Elbow stays at or above shoulder
• Keep glove in front of the body
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
Drills – Throwing
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Drills – Throwing
One-Knee
Skills – Pitching
“Five Links of the Chain”
• Feet
– Pitch from the stretch – simple
Skills – Pitching
“Five Links of the Chain”
• Balance Position
– Lift leg to about waist high
– Butt slightly pointed to catcher
– Drive toward the plate
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
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
Skills – Pitching
“Five Links of the Chain”
• Follow-Through
– Should take care of itself if previous links occur
– Should finish in good fielding position
Pitching Drills
Power Position Drill
Pitching Drills
Balance Drill
Pitching Drills
1-2-3 Toe Tap
Skill – Catching the Ball
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Shoulders square to target
Feet shoulder width apart
Knees bent
Thumbs up
Skill – Catching the Ball
• Use two hands – throwing thumb on glove
• Small step to the ball
• Catch ball in the middle of body
Skill – Fielding Ground Balls
• Get in a ready position
• Wide base, Butt Down, Hands out in Front
Drills – Ground Balls
Rolled Ground Balls
Drills – Ground Balls
Throwing After the Catch
Skill- Fly Balls
• Use two hands, throwing hand on outside of
glove thumb
• Catch the ball above your head
Drills – Fly Balls
Thrown Fly Balls
Drills – Fly Balls
Drop-Step Drill
Drills – Fly Balls
Pass Patterns
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