2010 Snoqualmie Valley Little League Manager’s Meeting & Training Presented by: Jeff Mitchell.

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.


Why are you Coaching?

Define success:

Growth of players’ Playing Skills Maturity Character

Why do kids play? FUN, FRIENDS, RECREATION


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


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


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


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 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 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 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


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?


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!


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

2010 Snoqualmie Valley Little League Manager’s Meeting & Training Presented by: Jeff Mitchell.

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