2009 Play Ball! Minnesota Coaches Conference

Conference Schedule

7:00 a.m.— 8:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast Carriage Hall A & B

8:00 a.m.—8:10 a.m. Welcome and Introductions Kevin Smith, Twins Executive Director of Public Affairs Carriage Hall A & B

8:10 a.m.—9:00 a.m. Harmon Killebrew Remarks and Q & A Carriage Hall A & B

9:15 a.m.—10:15 a.m. Breakout Session #1 Carriage Hall A—“Softball Hitting” by John Tschida Carriage Hall B—“Baseball Hitting” by Brian Raabe Harvest Room—“Team Defensive Drills” by Scott Leius Garden City Room—“Baserunning” by Paul Molitor

10:30 a.m.—11:30 a.m. Breakout Session #2 Carriage Hall B—“Baseball Hitting” by Brian Raabe Harvest Room A—“Strength and Conditioning” by Chris Hartman Harvest Room B & C—“Softball Pitching” by Angie Waldoch Garden City Room—“Baserunning” by Paul Molitor

11:45 a.m.—12:30 p.m. Lunch and Door Prize Giveaway Carriage Hall A & B

12:45 p.m.—1:45 p.m. Breakout Session #3 Carriage Hall A—“Catching Fundamentals & Drills” by Tim Laudner Carriage Hall B—“Developing Baseball Pitchers” by Erik Lovdahl Harvest Room—“Field Care and Maintenance” by Larry DiVito Garden City Room—“Protecting the Thrower’s Shoulder and Elbow” by Dr. L. Pearce McCarty III, M.D. SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2009 7:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. 2:00 p.m.—3:00 p.m. Breakout Session #4 Carriage Hall A—“Preparing a Practice Plan” by Jim Senske EARLE BROWN Carriage Hall B—“Developing Baseball Pitchers” by Erik Lovdahl HERITAGE CENTER Harvest Room—“Outfield & Infield Drills” by Adam Barta & John Anderson 6155 Earle Browne Drive Garden City Room—“Protecting the Thrower’s Shoulder and Elbow” Minneapolis, MN 55430 by Dr. L. Pearce McCarty III, M.D. Phone: 763-569-6300 *Schedule is subject to change 2009 Play Ball! Minnesota Coaches Conference

Conference Presenters

Harmon Killebrew is one of the greatest homerun hitters of all time. Tim Laudner is a Minnesota native and was a 3rd round draft pick A member of the inaugural Twins season 1961, he played 14 sea- for the Minnesota Twins in the 1979 amateur draft. Laudner, a sons with the Twins and hit 573 career homeruns. He hit over 40 catcher, played nine seasons in the Major Leagues, all with the homeruns on eight occasions and 30 or more 10 times while driving Twins. He was a member of the 1987 Twins World Series champi- in 100 plus runs nine times. Killebrew was the American League’s onship team and was an American League All-Star in 1988. Most Valuable Player in 1969 and was elected to the National Base- ball Hall of Fame in 1984 as the first Twins player to receive the Erik Lovdahl has over 15 years experience coaching at the collegiate honor. and high school levels. Lovdahl, a former professional pitcher, spe- cializes in pitching instruction and is the MYAS Gopher State Pitch- John Tschida is among the elite coaches in all of college softball. In ing Camp Director, Twins Training Camps Director and the owner of 2004 he became the first softball coach to win NCAA championships Lovdahl Pitching Academy. Lovdahl is also a batting practice pitcher at two different schools and has been named NFCA Division III Na- for the Twins. tional Coach of the Year twice. In 14 years of college coaching, Tschida has won three national championships and became the Larry DiVito began working in professional baseball in 1995 as the most winning Division III coach, active or retired, with over 530 wins. Head Groundskeeper for the AAA Pawtucket Red Sox in Rhode Is- land. After seven seasons, Larry worked for the Los Angeles Dodg- Brian Raabe is the head baseball coach at Forest Lake High School. ers as the Grounds Crew Supervisor at Dodger Stadium. After four He is an alumnus of the University of Minnesota where he was a four seasons with the Dodgers, he moved to Washington, DC to become -time letter winner, receiving All Big-Ten and All America honors in the Head Groundskeeper for the Washington Nationals, where he 1990. Raabe played for four professional teams including the Min- worked for three seasons before joining the Minnesota Twins in nesota Twins, Colorado Rockies, Seattle Mariners and Seibu Lions of 2009. the Japanese League. He was a six-time Minor League All Star and 1996 AAA batting champion. Dr. L. Pearce McCarty III, is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in the treatment of injuries to the shoulder and elbow with an empha- Scott Leius was a 13th round selection by the Twins in the 1986 sis on advanced arthroscopic techniques and cartilage restoration amateur draft and played nine Major League seasons, six with the procedures. Dr. McCarty completed his orthopaedic surgical resi- Twins. Leius played all the infield positions, but spent the majority dency at the renowned Harvard Orthopaedic Residency Program. He of his games at third base where he finished Gold Glove runner-up in has also assisted with care for the Chicago White Sox and Bulls. 1994. Leius was a member of the 1991 Twins World Series champi- onship team and is currently a youth baseball coach in Minnesota. Jim Senske was the head coach at New Ulm High School for 40 years. During his tenure, he became the most winning coach in Paul Molitor, a Minnesota native, was a career .306 hitter in his 21 Minnesota history, compiling a record of 701-171. His teams won Major League seasons. He was a seven-time American League All- 27 conference championships and played in 19 state tournaments, Star and named the World Series MVP in 1993. Molitor collected winning a championship in 2002. He coached the New Ulm Ameri- 3,319 hits, 234 home runs, 1,307 RBIs and 504 stolen bases dur- can Legion team for 10 years, winning a state championship in ing his career. He played three years for the Twins and was elected 1978. Senske has been the recipient of many awards and is in the to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2004 and is currently the Minnesota State High School Hall of Fame. Twins minor league baserunning and infield coordinator. Adam Barta has been involved with baseball as a player and instruc- Chris Hartman has over 20 years of experience in strength and con- tor at the high school, collegiate and professional levels. Barta ditioning with athletes of different sports, levels, and abilities. As a played at St. Scholastica, where he helped the pitching staff set an strength and conditioning coach, Hartman has worked for the NFL's NCAA record for shutouts in a season in 1999. After graduating he San Diego Chargers, The Pac 10's Stanford University, and spent the began his coaching career as an assistant under Head Coach John past 10 years at the Big 10's University of Minnesota's Men's ath- Baggs. In 2000, Barta pitched professionally for the Duluth-Superior letic department. He has designed and implemented strength train- Dukes of the Northern League. ing programs that have assisted many athletes in reaching their maximum potential. John Anderson earned All-American and Academic All-American hon- ors as a shortstop for Muscatine Junior College and Briar Cliff Uni- Angie Waldoch was a five year starter at Hopkins High School, win- versity. For the past nine seasons, Anderson has played independ- ning a state title in 1997 and was named Metro Player of the year in ent professional baseball and has been a three-time all star at three 1998 & 1999. At the University of Minnesota she was a four year separate positions for the Dubois County Dragons, New Jersey Jack- starter where she was named Big Ten pitcher of the week on several als and San Angelo Colts respectively. Anderson spent time in the occasions and was an All Academic Big Ten selection. Chicago White Sox organization reaching AA Birmingham in 2007.