Bantam: AAA, AA & A

Table of Contents

Page 2 to 7: NCCP Coaching Certification

Page 8 to 9: Emergency Action Plan

Pages 10 to 11: Roster Info/ Players INFO & Medical

Pages 12 to 16: Practice Plans

Pages 17 to 19: Extra Drills

Page 20: Coaching Resources

NCCP Coaching Certification

AAA:(Head Coach) AAA:(Assistants) Provincial Coach: Certified

● On-line initiation On-line Initiation ● Initiation Clinic Initiation Clinic ● Planning Clinic Planning Clinic ● Absolute Clinic Absolute Clinic ● Teaching & Learning Teaching & Learning ● Regional Evaluation W/ practice Pitching & Catching ● Making Ethical Decisions Strategies Clinic ● Pitching & Catching ● Strategies Clinic ● Coaches Portfolio ● Practice Evaluation ● Game Evaluation

AA: (Head Coach) AA: (Assistant)

● On-line Initiation On-line initiation ● Initiation Clinic Initiation Clinic ● Planning Clinic Planning Clinic ● Absolute Clinic Absolute Clinic ● Teaching & Learning Teaching & Learning ● Coaches Portfolio ● Practice Evaluation ● Making Ethical Decisions

A: (Head Coach) A: Assistant

● On-line Initiation On-line initiation ● Initiation Clinic Initiation Clinic ● Planning Clinic Planning Clinic ● Absolute Clinic Absolute Clinic ● Teaching & Learning Teaching & Learning ● Regional Evaluation W/ Practice ● Making Ethical Decisions

Pro Development Points

As a College Prep, AAA and AA head coach along with the College Prep, AAA and AA assistants, you must continuously get Professional Development Points throughout three ​ ​ years To keep your NCCP active. On the next page, there will be a list on how to do that. You must acquire 12 (PD) points in that 3 year period.

Pro Development Points

As a College Prep, AAA and AA head coach along with the College Prep, AAA and AA assistants, you must continuously get Professional Development Points throughout three ​ ​ years to keep your NCCP active. Below, there is a list on how to do that. You must acquire 12 (PD) points in that 3 year period.

Context (includes any gradation) Total points PD in 3 years ​ ​ Instruction – Beginners 6

Regional/Provincial Coach 12

Competition – Development 18

​Approved Professional Development events Baseball Canada events

○ Baseball Canada Superclinic (3 pts) ○ Baseball Canada High Performance Coaches Seminar (3 pts) ○ Baseball Canada Bantam Girls Cuba Camp (3 pts) ○ Baseball Canada Junior National Team Spring Camp (3 pts) ○ Baseball Canada Junior National Team Fall Camp (3 pts) ○ My First Pitch workshop (1 pt) ● Provincial events ● Baseball BC ○ Baseball BC Super Clinic (3 pts) ○ BC Minor Baseball Coaches Convention (3 pts) ○ NW Portland Coaches Clinic (3 pts) ○ Douglas College QDPE Conference (3 pts) ● Baseball Sask ○ Baseball Sask Baseball Coaches Seminar (3 pts) ● Baseball Manitoba ○ Baseball Manitoba Catcher Clinic (1 pt/hr, max 3 pts) ○ Baseball Manitoba Coaches Convention (3 pts) ○ Power Smart Manitoba Games Coach Seminar (3 pts) ○ Coach Developer Seminar (3 pts) ● Baseball Ontario ○ Baseball Ontario Best Ever Clinic (3 pts) ○ LifeMark Centric Health, Concussion Awareness Webinar (1 pt) ● Baseball Quebec ○ Convention des entraîneurs de Baseball Québec (3 pts) ● Baseball Nova Scotia ○ Baseball NS Coaches Seminar (1 pt/hr, max 3 pts) ● Baseball PEI ○ Baseball PEI Coaches Seminar (1 pt/hr, max 3 pts) ● Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) ○ Make Ethical Decisions (MED) module (5 pts) ○ Planning a Practice module (5 pts) ○ Nutrition module (5 pts) ○ Design a Basic Sport Program module (5 pts) ○ Basic Mental Skills module (5 pts) ○ Teaching and Learning module (5 pts) ○ Developing Athletic Abilities pre-workshop session (5 pts) ○ Developing Athletic Abilities module (5 pts) ○ Prevention and Recovery module (5 pts) ○ Leading Drug-free Sport module (5 pts) ○ Managing Conflict module (5 pts) ○ Psychology of Performance module (5 pts) ○ Coaching and Leading Effectively module (5 pts) ○ Leading Drug-Free Sport Online Evaluation (5 pts) ○ Managing Conflict Online Evaluation (5 pts) ○ Make Ethical Decisions Online Evaluation - Community Sport (5 pts) ○ Make Ethical Decisions Online Evaluation - Competition – Introduction (5 pts) ○ Make Ethical Decisions Online Evaluation - Competition – Development (5 pts) ○ Make Ethical Decisions Online Evaluation - Instruction Stream (5 pts) ○ Coach Developer - Evaluator Core Training (20 pts) ○ Coach Developer - Learning Facilitator Core Training (25 pts) ○ Coach Developer - Master Learning Facilitator/Master Evaluator Core Training (30 pts) ○ Coaching Athletes with a Disability (5 pts) ​ ○ Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) (5 pts) ○ Empower + (5 pts) ○ Making Head Way in Sport (5 pts) ○ Making Head Way in Football (5 pts) ○ Making Head Way in Soccer (5 pts) ○ Making Head Way in Speed Skating (5 pts) ○ Making Head Way in Freestyle Ski (5 pts) ○ Making Head Way in Snowboard (5 pts) ○ Air Aware (5 pts) ○ Aboriginal Coaching Modules (5 pts) ○ Resistance training (5 pts) ○ Petro-Canada Sport Leadership sportif Conference (3 pts) ○ ● Other events ○ Umpire Clinic (All Provinces) (3 pts) ○ Blue Jays Baseball Academy National Coaching Clinic (3 pts) ○ Blue Jays Honda Instructional Clinics (3 pts) ○ Blue Jays Honda Super Camps (3 pts) ○ Baseball Atlantic Coaches Conference (3 pts) ○ World Children Baseball Fair (3 pts) ○ American Baseball Coaches Association Convention (ABCA) (3 pts) ○ Be the Best you are Coaches Clinic (Cherry Hill) (3 pts) ○ Mohegan Sun Coaches Clinic (3 pts)

EAP

Emergency phone numbers: 9-1-1 for all emergencies

Head Coach Cell: Assistant coach Cell:

McNicoll Park Field “On Location Phone #”: NONE ​ ​ ​

McNicoll Field Address: 1050 Penticton Ave, Penticton, BC V2A 3G5, ​

Penticton Regional Hospital: 550 Carmi Ave, Penticton, BC V2A 3G6 ​

Charge person (1st option):

Charge person (2nd option):

Charge person (3rd option):

Call person (1st option):

Call person (2nd option):

Call person (3rd option):

Directions to Penticton Regional Hospital from McNicoll FIeld: ​ ● Emergency Entrance is Left field gate ● Take Penticton Ave west to Government St. ● Take Left onto Government ● Emergency is a right off of Government St.

Player Info & Parent Contact

Player Name Player Phone # Player Parent(s) Parent(s) Parent(s) DOB Name Email Phone #

Player Medical Cards

Name: Jersey #

Address:

Age: Birthdate: Sex:

Team:

BC Health card#:

Parent/Guardian Name(s):

Address:

Phone #:

Emergency Contact:

List 5 year Illness history:

Specific Injuries:

Other Illnesses or Surgery:

Family Physician:

Phone #:

Check if you suffer from any of the following

Asthma: Heart Disease: Diabetes: Recurring Headache: Blackouts: Seizures: Chest Pain:

Do you require the use of corrective lenses:

Immunization year of last Tetanus shot:

List of Allergies and /or Medications currently prescribed:

Date Completed: Important Notice

• Keep medical history cards located in coach’s binder within plastic envelopes or on Cardstock

• If athlete requires ambulance transport, hand the appropriate medical card to medical personnel

• Update information regularly

Practice Plan 1

Location: McNicoll

5 min: Explain Plan

20 Min: Run, Stretch, Throw

10 Min: INF/OF (W/ Team)

45 Min: BP on field or in Cages

30 Min: Over the Line

● Split field into two half (Left Field & Right Field) ● Set out three lines of cones( Edge of INF, one pair 20-30ft after and another one 20-30 ft after that) ● Split players into two equal teams ● One team is on defense and one team is hitting (can use coach pitch or hit off Tee) ● Each Line of Cones is one base if the ball gets past the players ● Errors also equal a base ● Each team either gets three outs or everyone hits before you switch ● Team with the most runs after a certain amount of innings wins

Practice Plan 2

Location: McNicoll

5 min: Explain Plan

20 Min: Run, Stretch, Throw

10 Min: Bunting at bases

● Use all bases as home plate ● Pair up in groups of 3 or 4 ● Players are pitchers about 35-40ft away from hitters ● Players work on bunting on the baselines

35 Min: Group Defense

● Split into to equal groups ● One group is on the inf working ground balls other is in OF ○ Could do a full INF or partner INF ○ Mass Ground Balls ○ OF work on changing directions and catching ○ Mix in some somersault catches and dives and roles for OF ○ Switch at 15 min

40 Min: Coach Pitch Scrimmage

● Can Split teams into two equal or 3 teams of 4 or 4 teams of 3 ● Stress taking extra bases ● Playe the ball live ● Can create situations or cut the field in half ○ (Hit and run, Runner on second, infield in) ● 2-4 at bats and rotate

Practice Plan 3

Location: McNicoll

5 min: Explain Plan

15 Min: Run & Stretch

15 Min: leadoffs

● Leadoffs at first with Secondary Leads ○ Left right left, Dodger Crossover, Shuffle, Shuffle, Step ○ Leadoff from FRONT Corner of the bag ​ ​ ○ Shuffle, Shuffle, Shuffle, Back hard to the BACK Corner of the ​ ​ Bag ● Second w/ no outs ○ Strait line between Second and Third ○ Three Big steps to the right of second base ○ Secondary (hop, hop, hop,) ○ Return Back to bag hard ● Second w/ two outs ○ Three steps back from second base @ 45 degree angle ○ Walking lead ○ Secondary (hop, hop, hop,) ○ Return Back to bag hard ● Third (Standard) ○ Start in line with bag ○ Walk with pitcher’s motion ○ Stay in foul territory ○ Cross over into fair territory when catcher has the ball ○ Run back to third

10 min: Catch

50 min: 21 outs

● Live defense with no runners ● Goal is to get 21 outs in a row

Blank Practice Plan Date: Location:

5 min or Time of Day:

20 Min or Time of Day::

10 Min or Time of Day::

45 Min or Time of Day::

30 Min : or Time of Day:

Offensive Drills

● Line Drive off Tee ● Cage Competition ● Bunting Competition ● Situational Hitting Drill ● High Tee ● Low Tee ● Middle of Cage ● Pull in Cage ● Oppo in Cage ● Hard ground Ball (Power ground ball) off tee or coach BP ● Front toss Underhand Behind L-screen(Stay ​ away from tossing from the side) ● Tic tac Toe off Tee

Defensive Drills

● Two fungo INF ● Square Catch or Four corner catch ● Three cone drill ● Triangle fielding drill ● Controlled Double Play drill ● Short Hop (front, Forehand, Backhand) ● Pitcher pickoff drill ● Run down or Pickle Drill ● Quarterback or OF Routes drill ● OF backup drill ● Finding Fence Drill ● Fly ball Communication

Team Drills

● Controlled Scrimmage ● 21 outs ● No glove Back up ● Flyball Communication Full Field ● Live INF with runners ● Live OF with runners ● Simulated Game ● Live Bp ● Live situations ● PIckoff to Rundown ● Bunt Defense

Pitching Drills

● Towel Drill ● Chair Drill ● Strait Line Landing ● Shadow Pitching ● Mirror Pitching ● Over the Hill ● 21 pts ● Can Knockdown ● Tic Tac Toe (With targets) ● Double Knee follow through ● Pitching Drills by: Tom House

Coaching Resources

● Instagram ○ @baseballcanada ○ @armourybaseball ○ @slowthegamedown ○ @thecatchersfarm ○ @absolutehumanperformance ○ @majorleagueuniversity ○ @drivelinebaseball ○ @yougoprobaseball ○ @topvelocity ○ @antonellibaseball ○ @expandroutine ○ @fullerhitting ○ @coachlisle ○ @thehittingvault ○ @usabaseball ○ @baseballfactory ○ @bigleagueedge ○ @5toolbaseball ○ @ble.baseball ● Facebook ○ Baseball canada ○ Driveline baseball ○ Topvelocity ○ USA baseball ○ Fuller hitting ○ Big league edge ○ Baseball factory ○ Hitting Solutions with Matt Nokes ​ ● Youtube ○ Ultimate Baseball Training ○ Yougopro Baseball ○ Chopcast Live: Ron Washington w/ Ozzie Albies ○ Defense with Bobby Dickerson: MASN Orioles ○ MLB Network ○ ● Books ○ The Baseball Drill Book ○ Coaching Youth Baseball: The Ripken Way ○ The Mental Keys to Hitting ○ Baseball Strategies: Your guide to the game within the ga If you have any questions on anything or want to see a drill done, please do not hesitate to contact myself and I will be more than happy to set up a date to watch and help with anything that you need. The best baseball communities are learning communities.

Best wishes in your seasons,

Josh Snider

Head of player and Coach Development [email protected]