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Annual Clinic and Hall of Fame Luncheon

Clinic Schedule and Speaker’s Outlines

[JANUARY 2017 CLINIC SCHEDULE UPDATED:] December 16, 2016

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 20:

2:00 pm REGISTRATION BEGINS

3:00 pm MIKE STOCKTON, WILLIAM JEWELL (INFIELD PLAY & BETTER PRACTICE IDEAS)

4:00 pm KEVIN MOULDER, MURRAY STATE (PREPARING PITCHERS FOR THE SEASON)

4:45 pm – 4:55 pm VISIT VENDORS

5:00 pm SCOTT NASBY, DRURY UNIVERSITY (EFFICIENT ROUTINES: EXIT VELOCITY AND PITCH

RECOGNITION)

5:45 pm -5:55 pm VISIT VENDORS

6:00 pm NATHAN THOMPSON, MISSOURI STATE (OF PLAY)

7:00 pm TODD ZELL, MSHSAA, NEW PITCH COUNT PROTOCOLS FOR 2017, Q&A

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9:00 am GENE STEPHENSON (HITTING WITH A PURPOSE)

9:45 am – 9:55 am

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10:00 am GENE STEPHENSON (DEVELOPING WINNING PEOPLE TO PRODUCE WINNING TEAMS)

11:00 am NATHAN BEUSTER, LINDENWOOD (THROWING PROGRAMS & BULLPEN ROUTINES)

NOON ANNUAL HALL OF FAME AWARDS LUNCHEON – TBD - KEYNOTE SPEAKER

3:00 pm RUSTY KUNTZ, KANSAS CITY ROYALS 1B COACH, (BASERUNNING)

3:45 pm – 3:55 pm VISIT VENDORS

4:00 pm VANCE WILSON, AA ROYALS MANAGER, NORTHERN ARKANSAS NATURALS (CATCHING)

5:00 pm STEVE LUEBBER, AA ROYALS PITCHING COACH, NORTHERN ARKANSAS NATURALS

(PROTECTING YOUR PITCHERS)

6:00 pm BUSINESS MEETING/ELECTIONS AND PRE-SEASON RANKINGS

7:00 pm RAFFLE PRIZES/CLOSING REMARKS

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RAFFLE AND CLOSING REMARKS***

MHSBCA COACHING CLINIC January 20-21, 2017

*All speakers, topics and schedule times are tentative and subject to change*

“The Essentials”

Laying a defensive foundation in practice that translates into success during games.

Mike Stockton, Head Baseball Coach - William Jewell College, Liberty, MO

I. Turner Classic Movies

A. What are the “Essentials?”

B. Define them for your program

C. Give them nicknames

D. Routines, focus & habits

E. Good at what you practice

II. Throwing Program

A. The game is catch and throw

B. Unison catch/Johnny O drill

C. No talking

D. Bad throw – you chase the ball and replace your partner

III. Quick Feet Catch

IV. Short Hop Catch

A. Infielders – 3 sets of 10 / includes catchers

B. Outfielders – use crowhop

C. Pitchers – 3 sets of 10

V. Partner Drills

A. 555 – Outfield Essential

- Routine ground balls

- Routine fly balls

- Do or die ground balls

B. 3 Ball – Infield Essentials

C. Pitchers Essentials

- Bunts to 3B

- Picks at 1B

- Picks at 2B

D. Catchers Essentials

- Stretching

- Hands up and on your knees

- Blocking – 5 at you, 5 right, 5 left

- Rapid fire – catch 10 balls in a row with no glove

- Quick feet to 2B

VI. Peanut Butter & Jelly

A. Defensive Drills – PFP, Pick-offs & Bunt D

VII. Next Segment

VIII. Who’s in charge of practice? Who’s in charge of games?

Murray State University Kevin Moulder

Preparing Your Pitching Staff For The Start Of The Season

Setting Expectations

The Plan

The warm up -Exactly how you do it when you are at practice -Dynamic warm up -3 Min arm circles -Band Work -Extra Stretches -Weighted Balls Throwing -Rest Toss -Stretch Toss -Long Toss

Changeup Catch 50’s

Weight Room! Do’s/Don’ts Conditioning Distance vs Sprints? Nutrition **Supplements** Testing -Shoulder stability -Range of motion -Weight, body fat -Conditioning

Team Practice How much time do we have? What do you want/need from them What’s important? Opening day? Conference opener? Postseason? Etc Windup vs Stretch Bullpens # of pitches Batters Attack Mode! Counts The Best Pitching Coach in the Country What Should We Throw? -Everything you’ll ask them to do in a game! -What’s important to you? Competitive Pens -Make it fun Postgame/pen routine PFP

ScottNasbyDruryUniversity

“Efficient Routines: Pitch Recognition and Exit Velocity”

1. Buildingacultureofefficiency

a. Rostersize

b. Limitationsonspace/time

c. Movingwithpaceandpurpose

2. Efficientroutines

a. Pitchrecognition

i. Coloredballs

ii. Changeinvelocity

iii. Changeinslots

iv. Pitchinginpatterns

v. Standinginonbullpens

vi. Video

b. Exitvelocityprogram

i. Why?1. Verbagehaschanged(Exitvelo/LaunchAngle/Topofcage)

2. TrainingandShowcasingvsPlaying

ii. 8weekprogram

iii. Whatyouneed:weightedbats,radargun,medballs,cagetime3-4daysaweek

iv. Weekbyweekbreakdown.

c. Getting“buyin”onroutinesfromyourplayers

i. Accountability

ii. Goals:attainable,measurable,realistic

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OUTFIELD PLAY NATE THOMPSON

MISSOURI STATE BASEBALL

Knowledge-The Mental System

*100% Commitment

*Great Anticipation

*Clear Communication

*Aggressive, yet Savvy

Skills-The Physical Process

*Throwing Progression/Fundamental/Drills, Long Toss Program

*Ground Ball Drills

*Fly Ball Drills

*Live Reads

Head Coach Gene Stephenson

NCAA Division I Baseball: 1989 National Championship, Wichita State University

Shockers

NCAA Division I Baseball: 1980-2013 (34 years) won 26 Missouri Valley Conference

Championships, 7 College World Series appearances and 4 College World Series Finals

NCAA Division I Record: 1982-2013: led all levels of NCAA Baseball, most academic

All-America baseball student-athletes (27)

NCAA Record: one of five head coaches at any level of NCAA Baseball in history with

1500 or more career wins

NCAA Division I Record: 2013, first NCAA Division I Head Baseball Coach to reach

milestone of 1800 all-NCAA Division I wins (or at any NCAA Baseball level) and

winningest program 36 years at any NCAA Baseball level, 1978-2013

NCAA Division I Record: 36-season career average of 51 wins per season to achieve

total of 1,837 all-NCAA Division I wins by a head coach

NCAA Division I Record: head coach career winning percentage of .735 over 36

seasons

NCAA Division I Record: 1982, most wins in a single college baseball season at any

NCAA level: 73 wins

NCAA Division I Records: briefest time span by a head coach to reach major wins

thresholds of 500, 700, 800, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400, 1500, 1600, 1700, 1800

NCAA College World Series: 7 appearances, 3 of which - runner up

20 Missouri Valley Conference Regular Season Championships: spanning 1985-2010 (in

MVC, no regular season titles were possible prior to 1985)

18 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Championships: spanning 1980-2013

28 NCAA Regional Appearances: spanning 1980-2013

Hitting with a Purpose

The 5 C’s

I. Cwikness

II. Control

III. Consistency

IV. Confidence

V. Concentration

Developing Winning People to Produce

Winning Teams – The 5 D’s

I. Deserve

II. Desire

III. Dream

IV. Discipline

V. Dimension

Throwing Programs, Bull Pen Routines and Everything in Between

1. Throwing Programs

a. It is impossible to further yourself as a pitcher without furthering yourself as a thrower

b. Create an environment that allows for daily growth

c. Not all arms are created equal

d. Five thoughts on daily throwing for pitchers

2. Bull Pens

a. Must be charted to be productive

b. Keep track of measurables

i. Overall strike percentages

ii. Strike percentages for each pitch

iii. Consecutive strikes/quality pitches

iv. Where misses are

v. Number of times missed 3 in a row

vi. Effective working velocities for each pitch

c. Create one to two goals for each pitcher at least a day prior to pen

i. Get pitchers excited to get up off the mound and compete in bull pen

d. Types of bull pens

i. Execution

ii. Competition

iii. Pitch Development

iv. Counts

1. 0-0 Counts

2. 1-1 Counts

3. 0-2 Counts

v. Exploration

e. Bull pen training aids

3. Flat ground work

a. Mechanical work

i. Dry run drills

ii. Net throwing drill

b. Pitch development

i. Fastball command

ii. Breaking balls

iii. Change up

c. Running game

i. Establish vision

ii. Varying break patterns

iii. Picks

d. Pitch sign stealing prevention

i. Have pitchers at every base looking in

E-mail- nbeuster@lindenwood.edu

Rusty Kuntz

Kansas City Royals Firstbase Coach

Baserunning

Leads

o Set-up

o Break (Footwork)

Types of Leads

o Primary

o Secondary

Types of Steals

o Straight

o Delay

o Walking

OUTLINE OF CATCHING PRESENTATION

FOCUS OF PRESENTATION IS TO COVER MAIN AREAS BUT MORE IMPORTANLY OFFER TIPS ON

IMPROVING WHAT THE COACHES ALREADY KNOW AND TEACH.

-PHILOSOPHY ON CATCHING

-RECEIVING

-IMPACT ON WINS AND LOSSES

-TECHNIQUE

-DRILLS

-BLOCKING

-WHY CATCHERS STRUGGLE

-TECHNIQUE

-DRILLS

-THROWING

-TECHNIQUE

-IMPROVING TIMES

-LEADERSHIP

-THINGS TO FOCUS ON WITH CATCHERS

-BEING AN EFFICIENT LEADER BEHIND THE PLATE

Steve Luebber

Kansas City Royals

Northwest Arkansas Naturals Pitching Coach

Arm Care – Protecting Pitchers

Typical Faults of Young Pitchers/Throwers

o Grips

o Arm slots

o Direction

3 Pros and Cons of Long Toss

o Off season

o In season