2017 Event Information Event Partners www.BaseballCoachesClinic.com www.BaseballCoachesClinic.com January 2017 Dear Coach, We are excited to welcome you as we celebrate our 14th year of the Mohegan Sun World Baseball Coaches’ Convention. Beginning with our first clinic in 2004, our mission has been to provide you with the very best in coaching education. We have spent considerable time securing the best clinicians and designing a curriculum that addresses all levels of play and a range of coaching areas. Each year, we seek to improve your clinic experience. Building on last year's success, we are offering you post- event access to video of even more clinic sessions (close to 30 sessions!), so that you can refresh your memory or watch sessions you may have missed. Check the clinic website for more information on how to purchase these videos - we are confident you'll find them highly valuable. Also, in an effort to provide you with information in the most convenient way possible, we will again offer an event app this year (an improved 2017 version), which will provide you with the clinic schedule, presenter biographies, a list of exhibitors, a digital version of the event handout and much more. Search Baseball Coaches Convention in the app stores. Finally, in an effort to continually improve the coach experience, we are offering a Baseball Meet & Greet on Friday evening from 5:30 - 7PM, where you'll be able to meet, interact with, and ask questions of many of our presenters (we have Q & A sessions on hitting, pitching and general coaching topics planned - see the event schedule for details), spend more quality time with our sponsors and exhibitors, and enjoy a moment with your coaching colleagues. We believe our convention is more than just three days of coaching instruction; it is a chance to bounce ideas off your fellow coaches and learn from each other. Our convention staff, exhibitors and guest speakers will be available to you throughout the clinic. Please don’t hesitate to introduce yourself, ask a question or provide your own perspective on the game. We thank all of our clinic presenters, who have found the time to share their knowledge of and passion for America's game. A special thanks also goes to Mohegan Sun - our title sponsor - who has welcomed us and allowed us to use their outstanding facilities. Lastly, we recognize our sponsors, whose support helps make this clinic possible. We encourage you to visit our exhibitors and patronize them throughout the year. Enjoy the clinic and please take the time during and after this weekend to let us know your thoughts on improving next year’s Mohegan Sun World Baseball Coaches’ Convention. We wish you all the best with your upcoming season and look forward to seeing you in January 2018! Yours in baseball and coaching, P.S. Become a World Baseball Facebook fan and get clinic updates throughout the year. www.BaseballCoachesClinic.com WORLD BASEBALL EVENT SCHEDULE Thursday, January 19, 2017: Session Times Room 2017 Presenter 2017 Topic GENERAL EVENT REGISTRATION 4:30pm - 9:00pm Convention Center Pre-Function Area 6:15pm - 7:00pm Break-Out #1 Steve Trimper Team Offensive Drills for Your Practices (VIDEO) Break-Out #2 Darren Fenster Isolating the Infielder: Break Them Down to Build Them Up Break-Out #3 Greg Sullivan Developing Strong Outfield Play Extra Innings Dave Swanson with Matt Capps Preparing Your Pitcher for His Next Start - Demo Batting Cage 7:15pm - 8:00pm Break-Out #1 Gary Gilmore Aggressive Base Running and Short Game Offense Break-Out #2 Peter Caliendo Training for Real Game Situations Break-Out #3 Alex Trezza The Hierarchy of Catching: Receiving/Blocking/Throwing Extra Innings Bat Wars Bat Demo Session Batting Cage Presented by Extra Innings 8:15pm - 9:00pm Break-Out #1 Butch Thompson Tools for Developing Pitchers Break-Out #2 Raphael Cerrato Infield Drills and Ideas for Practice Break-Out #3 Edwin Thompson Team Practice Drills for the Microwave Generation Extra Innings Alex Trezza Catching Drills for Success Demo Batting Cage 9:15pm - 10:00pm Break-Out #1 Steve Trimper Team Defensive Drills for Your Practices (VIDEO) Edwin Thompson, Raphael Break-Out #2 Cerrato & Mike Leonard Recruiting Roundtable: What Do Coaches Look For? moderated by Greg Sullivan C.O.A.C.H Responsibilities; Communicate, Observe, Ask Break-Out #3 C.J. Beatty Questions, Challenge, Help Extra Innings Preparing Your Pitcher for His Next Start – Demo Dave Swanson with Matt Capps Batting Cage (Repeat Session) Outlines for certain sessions may not be included in this package. Program, topics and presenters are subject to change. Attendees must wear their event credentials at all times to access the event. No videotaping of event sessions is allowed. SAVE 15% AT GENO’S FASTBREAK RESTAURANT: Hungry? Geno’s Fast Break is offering 15% off all food & beverage purchases for baseball convention attendees wearing their credentials. Geno’s is located just outside the Convention Center on the 1st floor. COMPLIMENTARY COFFEE FOR ATTENDEES & EXHBITORS: On Friday morning, complimentary coffee will be served beginning at 7:45AM in the Mohegan Sun Convention Center’s Pre-Function Area while supplies last. www.BaseballCoachesClinic.com WORLD BASEBALL EVENT SCHEDULE Friday, January 20, 2017: Session Times Room 2017 Presenter 2017 Topic GENERAL EVENT REGISTRATION 7:45am - 12:00pm Convention Center Pre-Function Area 8:15am - 9:00am Break-Out #1 Peter Caliendo Coaching Baseball Outside the Box: Stretching The Coach's Mind Break-Out #2 Edwin Thompson Outfield Play: The Last Line of Defense and Last to Get Taught Components of High Level Throwing such as Arm Pathway, Break-Out #3 Austin Wasserman Shape & the Hip to Trunk Relationship in Baseball Players Extra Innings Bob Stanley The Perfect Delivery - Pitching Demo Batting Cage 9:15am - 10:00am Break-Out #1 Gary Gilmore Team Building: “Living the Dream” Break-Out #2 Raphael Cerrato Middle Infield Play Break-Out #3 Chad Epperson Catching: Stances, Receiving & Pitch Presentation Drills & Variational Training to Enhance Arm Pathway, Arm Shape Extra Innings Austin Wasserman & Hip to Trunk Relationship. HLT Progressions and Practical Batting Cage Application to Practice and Games DEMO 10:15am - 11:00am Break-Out #1 Butch Thompson Auburn Pitchers Gamesmanship Checklist Break-Out #2 Steve Trimper Utilizing Today's Technology to Improve Your Coaching Skills Embracing Each Individual Athlete’s Individuality: Helping Players Break-Out #3 Darren Fenster Find Their Own Way Extra Innings Anthony Iapoce Hitting Mechanics - Demo Batting Cage 11:15am - 12:05pm Break-Out #1 John Smoltz & Chris Verna The Path to a Healthy Shoulder and Elbow for Throwers Break-Out #2 Jayson King Breaking It Down - Infield Play Peeling the Layers off the Onion: The Importance of Break-Out #3 Matt Hyde Understanding Player Make-up Extra Innings Bat Wars Bat Demo Session Batting Cage Presented by Extra Innings 11:15am - 1:15pm Nehantic/Pequot/Paugusset Rooms NEIBA Annual Meeting 12:05pm - 12:35pm Break-Out #1 John Smoltz Q & A with John Smoltz 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm EXHIBITOR TIME/LUNCH BREAK Extra Innings Bat Wars Bat Demo Session Batting Cage Presented by Extra Innings 1:15pm - 2:05pm Break-Out #1 Matt Lisle Hitting: The Swing Movement Spectrum Break-Out #2 Pete Maki Taking Ownership in Your Bullpens Don't Take Your Infielder's Technique for Granted - Drills to Help Break-Out #3 Joe Espinosa Build Proper Infield Technique Extra Innings Improving Your Fundamentals to Become a Better Catcher - Chad Epperson Batting Cage DRILLS DEMO www.BaseballCoachesClinic.com WORLD BASEBALL EVENT SCHEDULE Friday, January 20, 2017 (Continued): Session Times Room 2017 Speaker 2017 Topic 2:20pm - 3:10pm Break-Out #1 Glenn Cecchini Championship Baseball Absolutes: Everyday Practice Drills The Curve Ball: Spin Rate and Arm Angles - A Question & Break-Out #2 Rich Hill with Matt Hyde Answer Session with One of MLB's Top Pitchers Coaching 1st and 3rd Base: They Only Notice You When You Break-Out #3 Tim Leiper Stink Extra Innings Bat Wars Bat Demo Session Batting Cage Presented by Extra Innings 3:25pm - 4:15pm Break-Out #1 Anthony Iapoce Win Every Pitch. Grind Your Way to Success. To Call or Not to Call: Discussion on Pitch Calling and Game Break-Out #2 Pete Maki Planning Break-Out #3 Bryan Adamski Making Young Players Comfortable in the Weight Room Extra Innings Bat Wars Bat Demo Session Batting Cage Presented by Extra Innings 4:30pm - 5:20pm Break-Out #1 Kevin Pillar & Tim Leiper Outfield Play Break-Out #2 Butch Thompson Pitching Development That Relates to the Game Break-Out #3 Glenn Cecchini Building a Championship High School Baseball Program Extra Innings Matt Lisle Hitting Drills for Unlocking A Hitter's Power - DEMO Batting Cage BASEBALL COACHES MEET & GREET Presented by Motus Baseball 5:30pm - 7:00pm Exhibitor Zone Meet College and Pro Coaches, Meet Current and Past MLB Players Aaron Sanchez, Kevin Pillar, Bob Stanley and Rich Hill, Network with Fellow Coaches & Visit with Exhibitors An Interactive Discussion with Butch Thompson, Pete Maki & 5:45pm - 6:45pm Break-Out #1 TALKING PITCHING Pete Walker. Get Your Pitching Questions Answered! An Interactive Discussion with Anthony Iapoce, Matt Lisle & Break-Out #2 TALKING HITTING Roger LaFrancois. Get Your Hitting Questions Answered! An Interactive Discussion with Tim Leiper, Glenn Cecchini & Peter Break-Out #3 TALKING COACHING Caliendo. Get Your Coaching Questions Answered! Extra Innings Bat Wars Bat Demo Session Batting Cage Presented by Extra Innings Outlines for certain sessions may not be included in this package. Program, topics and presenters are subject to change. Attendees must wear their event credentials at all times to access the event. No videotaping of event sessions is allowed.