pll coaches clinic 2011
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Slide deck from 4/9/2011 Portland Little League Coaches Clinic.TRANSCRIPT
Coaches Clinic
Saturday, April 9th, 2011
Bruce Thivierge
Weekend Schedule
Today’s Agenda 9am – 11am General issues, housekeeping items Coaching 101 Review – Player Placement, Evals, Etc
**BREAK** Web Resources, Info Training Aids, Equipment Summary, Q&A, Discussion
2011 Board of Directors
A Few Words From the President
Scott Dinnis
Opening Day Saturday, April 30th (rain date Sunday,
May 1st) Schedule is still in the works Pitch, Hit and Run competitions for BB
Minors and Majors Divisions Photographs Lunch
2011 SponsorsBig Dog’s BB-cue
Bordonaro’s
Brownstone Barbers
Butler Const.
Cavaliere’s Bakery
Chris Cote’s Golf
Kronholm Ins.
Liberty Bank
Mormile Chiropractic
OS of CC
Portland Auto
Portland Paint and Hardware
Standard Knapp
T&S Oil
Top Dog
Tri-Town
YMCA Camp Ingersoll
District 9 All Stars - 2011
2011 All Star Dates
Boys 9/10 6/30-7/11
Boys 11/12 7/5-7/17
Boys 13/14 7/14-7/19
Softball: TBD
Composite BatsDan Flynn
http://www.littleleague.org/media/newsarchive/2011/Jan-Apr/LLBBBatInfo-3-18-11.htm
QUESTIONS SO FAR?
“Coaching 101”
Why Are You Here?
Coaching 101
Coaches roles and responsibilities
“At the start of every season local leagues look for quality
people to fill the most important role in their
program: the Coach.” -Al Price
Coaching 101
Coaches roles and responsibilities
“The heart of Little League is what happens between the adult manager/coach and
player. It is the manager more than any other individual who controls the situation in which the players may be benefited. Improving the level of leadership in this vital area must be a
continuing effort. ” –Little League
Coaching 101
“Touches and swings”
Coaching 101
Communication
Coaching 101 Communication
Manager
Players
ParentsDirector
Coaches
Teams
Sponsor
Coaching 101 Communication
Get help! Your coaches Team parents Me
Coaching 101
Managing players Sportsmanship Skills “layers” Winning Losing Teachable
moments
Managing parents Communicate Reach out Assign jobs Give them drill
ideas for home League help
Coaching 101
Managing practice
Practice makes perfect.
-Vince Lombardi
PERFECT
Coaching 101
Managing practice Run a tight ship “Respect, hustle, equipment”...structure
your practices Plan your work, work your plan Consistent message between coaches Have enough help (for games too!) Stations maximize touches and swings
Coaching 101Managing practice Keep practicing after games start Weaknesses in games Think outside the box, push yourself to
learn Try drills yourself Practice with your own kids Lean on, learn from other coaches Always try to end practice with
something fun!
Coaching 101
Drills The Ripken Way More later….
http://www.amazon.com/Coaching-Youth-Baseball-Ripken-Way/dp/0736067825/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1302352006&sr=8-1
Coaching 101Sister Teams
Reach out to a team in the division below you
Invite to a practice Have fun!!
QUESTIONS SO FAR?
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.
Player Placement - BB
“Age appropriate” placement for all BB divisions
Re-draft of Majors BB Division – 2nd year
Evaluation process, where we are and where we are headed
Player information “database” Coaches feedback critical!
Player placement
INSTRUCTIONAL BB
MINORS BB
MAJORS BB
6 AND 7 8
8 9 10
10 11 AND 12
Evaluation Process, Player Data Single day evals 20 minute look at each player Many factors can effect (i.e. winter rust)
Evaluation Process: A Better Way Coach feedback
Regular season Clinics Tournaments, All Stars Fall Ball
Total number of “seasons” played in past year
Number of years in prior division
Emotional maturity/readiness to move to next level
Grade level Parents input/special
requests
What we need is a player “report card”!
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.
QUESTIONS SO FAR?
Web Resources
Web Resources
Little League website Little League coaches website PLL site PLL coaches site Kenny Buford Youtube Many, many more!
Web ResourcesLittle League website www.littleleague.org
Web ResourcesLittle League coaches website
www.littleleaguecoach.org
Web ResourcesPortland Little League website
www.portlandctlittleleague.org
Web ResourcesPortland Little League coaches website
http://pllcoaches.wordpress.com/
Web ResourcesYoutube http://www.youtube.com/
Web Resources
Resources you find or use…
Please send them to me and I will add to the “Links” page on the Coaches site.
QUESTIONS SO FAR?
Training Aids, Equipment
Training Aids, Equipment
Rose Hill Training Area Batting cages Training mounds Pitching machines
Indoor Gear Sets Ideas for indoor work
Hitting Nets Other ideas, requests?
Training Aids, EquipmentRose Hill – Batting Cages
Training Aids, EquipmentRose Hill Training Area
Training Aids, EquipmentRose Hill - Training Mounds
The four pitching mounds/areas break out as follows:
1. One is a softball pitching area
2. One is a Little League Minor/Majors regulation mound
3. Two are for Jr's and Sr's as they are regulation mounds
Training Aids, EquipmentRose Hill – New Pitching Machine
Jugs Pitching Machine
http://jugssports.com/
“Curveball Machine”
Operating instructions attached to unit.
Training Aids, EquipmentIndoor Equipment and Training Ideas Winter clinics very successful Indoor equipment bags (2)
Indoor baseballs, tennis balls, wiffle balls Swift stick Hitting tents
Drills No live pitching/hitting except for wiffle balls Station work Pitchers, catchers, throwing drills Hitting games, home run derby
QUESTIONS SO FAR?
Summary, Q&A, Discussion General issues, housekeeping items Coaching 101 Review – Player Placement, Evals, Etc Web Resources, Info Training Aids, Equipment