LL Sec 4 & NCOA Weekend Positioning Clinic - Saturday - Day #1

Important Notes: Please review attached map for possible clinic locations within the park. If the fields are wet, we will be using black top parking areas, hallways or covered areas near the gym & cafeteria areas.

Saturday, 02/14/09 – 2009 LL Sec 4 & NCOA Mechanics Clinic

Day Leader: Dan Blower

Student Group Leaders: Dan Blower, Gordon Davidson & Bill Stein

7:45 - 8:00 Warm-ups

8:00 – 8:15 Basic 8 Demos/Practice (Ball, Strike, Safe, Out, Fair, Foul, Time, Play)
8:15 – 9:00 Group Demos
9:00 – 12:00 Rotation #1

9:00 – 10:00 Session #1
10:00 – 11:00 Session #2
11:00 – 12:00 Session #3

B1: (Location: Infield Area) (Application: 60ft & 90ft mechanics)
Instructors: Rod Nishi (Lead) with Paul Hironaka & Todd Hinricks

BU Starting Position “A” Establishment
Ground ball on infield (no runners on base)
• Left side of the infield – 90 degree angle
• Right side of the infield (normal) – two steps fair
PU movements by priority
PU movement on ground balls on infield (no one on base)

P1: (Location: Outfield Area) (Application: 60ft & 90ft mechanics)
(This session uses a split station format – a & b below)
Instructors: P.J. Schnider (Lead) with John Rosse & Greg Houser

P1a: (Location: Baseball field) (Application: 60ft & 90ft mechanics) (approx. 30 min)
Specialty plate mechanics
• Brush plate (demo)
• Clearing bat (demo)
• Fair-foul (demo)
• Clearing F2

P1b: (Location: Baseball field) (Application: 60ft & 90ft mechanics) (approx. 30 min)
Pivot basics steps:
• Basic 3-step pivot line drill practice 3-step,
• Walk thru,
• Jog thru
Basic Pivot technique:
• Pivot
Advance pivot - detailed technique: (Maybe work towards)
• Pause/read/react
• Placement
• Timing
• Adjustments
• Reads

C1: (Asphalt plate template area) (Application: 60ft & 90ft mechanics)
Instructors: John Ewart (Lead) with Gary Schmidt, Kevin Swinhart & Paul Thatcher

Concentrate on: Lower half stance:
• H/T/H/T,
• width,
• balance over feet,
• comfort,
• squat
• signal & voice strike
Concentrate on: Routine/sequence of pitch cycle:
• Step in H/T/H/T,
• Squat into set position,
• Pitch track,
• Stand-up with signal & call,
• Step back relax

12:00 – 12:30 Lunch

12:30 – 12:45 Basic 8+ Practice (Ball, Strike, Safe, Out, Fair, Foul, Time, Play)
12:45 – 1:30 Group Demos
1:30 – 4:00 Rotation #2

1:30 – 2:20 Session #1
2:20 – 3:10 Session #2
3:10 – 4:00 Session #3

B2: (Location: Infield Area) (Application: 60ft & 90ft mechanics)
Instructors: Paul Thatcher (Lead) with Kevin Swinhart & P.J. Schnider

PU positioning on grounders on the infield:
• Move up 1st base line
• Move up 3rd base line
• Stay home

Special plays on infield from starting position A:
• F1 covers
• F3 covers unassisted
• Right side “pressure”
• Pull foot toward RF corner
• Pull foot toward home plate with “swipe” tag
• Pop-up around starting position A
• Clear F3 on pop-up down RF line

B5: (Location: Outfield Area) (Application: 90ft mechanics)
Instructors: Greg Houser (Lead) with John Ewart & Gary Schmidt

“Trouble” ball to BU’s area with no runners on base:
• Line drill
• Practice drill
Starting position B & C:
• Pick-off/steal
• Ground ball – “working area”

C2: (Asphalt plate template area) (Application: 60ft & 90ft mechanics)
Instructors: Paul Hironaka (Lead) with Todd Hinricks, Rod Nishi & John Rosse

Watch: Lower half stance basics
• H/T/H/T,
• width,
• balance over feet,
• comfort,
• squat
• signal & voice strike
Watch: Routine/sequence:
• step into H/T/H/T,
• squat into set position,
• pitch track,
• stand-up with signal & call,
• Step back relax
Concentrate on:
• Upper half stance basics/alignment:
• Waist
• Torso
• Head

4:00 – 4:15 Basic 8 & Wrap-Up

Location