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Objectives
Program Goals and Objectives
1. To Improve and develop the skills necessary to be a successful baseball player.
2. To prepare players for high school baseball programs.
3. To teach the strategy of the game of baseball.
4. To foster an understanding of commitment to team, self-discipline and sportsmanship.
A variety of skill-building drills will be implemented during practice and pre-game warm-ups to develop the habits and muscle memory necessary to improve baseball skills: bunting, tee and whiffle hitting, infield and outfield drills, base running, throwing and pitching/catching drills. Conditioning for baseball will be a vital component of the program, particularly during pre-season. Positive sportsmanship will be encouraged and expected. Negative comments toward teammates and opposing players will not be tolerated. Parents should be positive support for their sons and his teammates at all times and realize that the coaches will do the coaching during practices and games. Most of the coaching and skill building will occur at practices. Practice is like the class work, individual work with dad/mom or lessons from a professional is the homework and the games are the tests. In our opinion and in the opinion of most other professional coaches we have consulted with over the years, it is too late to offer many coaching tips when a player approaches the batter’s box or pitchers mound. Practices are a vital aspect of the program. All players are expected to be at all practices and games, except for reasonable excuses. A phone call or prior verbal notification to the head coach or assistant coach is expected. If a player cannot make practice or game due to illness or for one of the following reasons which be can all agree to prioritize ahead of baseball: 1. Religious Commitment 2. Family Commitment 3. School Commitment. In fairness to all who are at the practices/games, and excused absence from a practice will generally result in the player not starting the following game (coach discretion). Also due to the nature of the game and the fact that repetitions are important, a player who misses a number of practices/games in succession will be gradually worked back into his starting position (if he is a starter), usually taking about as much time to work back in as he was gone.
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