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2010 Snoqualmie ValleyLittle LeagueManager’s Meeting & Training
Presented by: Jeff Mitchell
Agenda
Volunteer Form Team Medical Consent/Concussion First Aid training Season Preliminaries Game Day Protocols / Pregame routine Strategies for Effective & Impactful Coaching Game Strategies
Season Preliminaries Team Meeting Concussion & Medical Release Team Form Adult Volunteer Umpire Umpire Assignment Indoor Practices
Safety issues, care of property Rainouts
Practices Majors: NBE, Coast: SES, Minors: Opstad
Games – email: [email protected]
Preliminaries (Cont.) Practice & Game Schedules (John Day) Season Standings
Email results of game to: End of Season Tournaments SAFETY FIRST!
Practice under covered areas Any batting – helmets on EVERYONE Create a safe hitting zone
Coaches Resources: Jim Anderson, Jeff Mitchell, svll.net, eteamz.com,
Internet, books, videos, Tom Dedin clinic
Team Meeting
Introduce yourself & coaches Discuss your philosophy (briefly) Let parents know when & how to communicate with
you (issues, questions, concerns, feedback on their child) Ask for volunteers (volunteer form)
Parent coaching helpers, ump, scorekeeper, groundskeeper, scoreboard, equipment haul
Player Survey Positions they have played, would like to play, want to get
better at this year. What will make this season a success to them?
Game Day Protocols (Field Use)
Wet Fields Field closure lines (only for MANAGERS!)
North Bend: 888-5628 Snoqualmie: 831-5784, ext 50
If game is canceled, CALL YOUR UMP! If infield is questionable, stay off – no pregame
infield – Use the outfield Walking on them or working them with a rake doesn’t
drain the water – leave them alone
Game Day Protocols (Pregame – 6pm game start)
5:00 – 5:20 – Visitor in batting cage 5:20 – 5:40 – Home team in batting cage 5:00 – 5:35 – both teams can use the side of
the infield and outfield for warm-ups 5:35- 5:45 – visitors take infield 5:45 – 5:55 – home team takes infield 5:55 – plate meeting with Umpire in Chief 5:59 – Home pitcher warms-up 6:00 – Batter up!
Sample Pregame Routine (Visiting Team) 5:00 – 5:20 - Batting Stations
soft toss, whiffle balls, live in batting cage and bunt station (up against the dugout fence)
Players waiting to hit live play “Pepper” 5:00 – 5:30 – Players done hitting, warm-up in
outfield – play catch (TWO HANDS!) Infield “short-hops” on side of infield Coach hits ground balls on side Infield-Outfield Drill
5:35 – 5:45 – Take Infield 5:45 – 5:55 – Starting pitcher warms up outside
fence; team meeting to review game strategy or goal
Game Roster
Stats Template
Strategies for Effective & Impactful Coaching
How to be a truly successful youth baseball coach that makes an impact on the lives of your players.
Strategies for Effective & Impactful Coaching
Why are you Coaching?
Define success:
Growth of players’ Playing Skills Maturity Character
Why do kids play? FUN, FRIENDS, RECREATION
Strategies for Effective & Impactful Coaching
Keys to Successful CoachingThat YOU Control
BE PREPARED and ORGANIZED Be motivated and enthusiastic Be balanced – it’s called LITTLE League Demand Hustle – set the example Do everything with excellence or don’t do it!
Drills, taking pregame infield, taking the field between innings
Strategies for Effective & Impactful Coaching
Teach Your TeachersCoach Your Coaches Teach your volunteer coaches EXACTLY
how to run a drill, what you are emphasizing and how to “verbally” give adjustments to the kids
Use older, experienced players to help younger or less skilled players – partners in fielding shorthops, pepper, etc. Challenge these kids to be “leaders” by example
FIRST
Strategies for Effective & Impactful Coaching
Demand the BestHelp raise the bar of your players’ expectations and demands of themselves BALANCE!!! Focus on the things that players control:
Attitude Enthusiasm Effort (Hustle)
Help your players challenge themselves Don’t focus on batting avg., K’s, HR’s, wins
Strategies for Effective & Impactful Coaching
Great Teams PAY ATTENTION! Watch opposing pitchers
What is his “out” pitch? How does he start batters? Does he “tip” his pitches?
What’s the umpire’s strike zone like? Which defensive players aren’t paying attention? Is the third baseman standing too deep? Is second baseman out of position to cover on a
bunt? Have kids keep pitch count while on the bench
Game Strategies Moving your outfield & infielders Pitching – Location & change of speed
Lower levels: just being able to throw a strike Intermediate: ability to pitch inside & off speed Majors: move ball, work outside corner, change
speeds, work out of zone, pitch backwards Running game –
Being aggressive at all times on the bases Forces defense to be in a heightened state at all times
and to make plays NOT delaying the game by messing around
Game Strategies (cont.) Defense
Play for outs – outs are your friends Can’t get an out, limit them to one base
Middle of the field Catcher-pitcher-shortstop-centerfield
Vary types of pitchers – one slow, one fast; one tall, one shorter; right, then left;
Pitch calling – coach calls, but provide instruction to pitcher/catcher between innings about “why this pitch” was called or location, sequencing, etc.
Pregame Practice (at GAME SPEED) Every drill, every action, every attitude should
be conducted just as if it were in the game Full speed, with hustle between stations (at pick up)
– no “hacking” or goofing around in drills Upbeat, optimistic, light hearted, but not uptight
Hitting – Build up hitters’ confidence with drills Simulate “Live” hitting situations (new at bat, runner
on 3rd, runner on 2nd, 2 strikes) Challenge hitters’ weak spots
Strategies for Effective & Impactful Coaching
Strategies for DEVELOPING your TEAM Player survey – identify kids that have a goal
to play a position assign them “homework” and benchmarks to work toward
so that they can achieve their goal
“Sandwhiching” pitchers Use out of hand games to pitch new pitchers Start strong and finish strong (have your horse in reserve to
finish)
Strategies for Effective & Impactful Coaching
Strategies for DEVELOPING your TEAM (cont.) Weak Pitcher, STRONG Defense
Slow pitcher, strong 3B, SS, LF & CF Fast pitcher, strong 1B, 2B, RF, CF Accurate pitcher: strong SS, 2B & CF
Kids can only learn to hit by HITTING! Make your kids swing the bat! Don’t rely on bunting your weak hitters
It takes a great hitter to be a great bunter If you are going to bunt as a strategy, make sure that your
kids understand that you will ask EVERYONE to bunt Move a struggling hitter higher up in the order to get more
AB’s
Strategies for Effective & Impactful Coaching
Strategies for DEVELOPING your Players’ Confidence & Character Set individual Player Development Goals
Create an environment that encourages risk taking!!! Never punish or demean a kid who fails. They are going to fail more often
than they succeed!!! Preach that failure (when trying) is success!
If player A hits the bal 50% of the time, then the more swings he has and the more at bats he has, the more hits he will eventually get!
Set mini goals Losing big? Win this inning Struggling Pitcher – having fun is required – if not, get off the mound
Talk / Chatter Get your kids fired up and cheering for their team
Strategies for Effective & Impactful Coaching
LEGACY & MEMORIES
How do you want to be thought of? How do you want to be remembered? Is it a good thing to see families and players
that you’ve coached in the past? What positive memories are you going to
make from your youth sports involvement?
Strategies for Effective & Impactful Coaching
My Memories from 13 years of Little League The last picked player who got that big hit or made that big catch The kid whose mom was diagnosed with breast cancer right as
the season began – his struggles & his successes The kid who got his first two hits of the season in his last two at
bats of game #23! The most unlikely kid hitting a home run Other players hitting their first home runs My kids hitting their first home runs That 12 year old who shows up every year transformed physically Snow on opening day Shop vacuums on the Majors Field… The player who barely played LL and his mom made him write
himself a note of how much fun he was having, so he wouldn’t forget at signup time next year!
Strategies for Effective & Impactful Coaching
My Memories (cont.) The most goofy, hyper kid becoming a team leader The player who approached me during game 23 and said, “I’d like
to pitch”. And we let him… The grandparent of a player who went back to his home state and
started coaching LL again, because he saw how much fun we were having!
The shouts of “Hey Coach” and “Coach Jeff” that I hear throughout the community
A player when asked who is someone that is having a big impact in your life said, “Coach Jeff”
Coaching all 3 of my sons on one team
Questions?
www.svll.net [email protected] Cell: 425-260-6603
Softball Managers – Group up session
Equipment
Equipment Issue
Eric Howland Email: [email protected] Cell: 425-890-5485