2015 Event Information Event Partners www.BaseballCoachesClinic.com January 2015 Dear Coach, We are excited to welcome you as we celebrate our twelfth year of the Mohegan Sun World Baseball Coaches’ Convention. Beginning with the first clinic in 2004, we have sought to provide you with the very best in coaching education. We want this clinic to be something special and 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 and this year we've made two major improvements: we've redesigned the event layout to improve traffic flow and we are introducing an event App for your smartphone or tablet to put critical clinic information at your fingertips. We believe our clinic is more than just three days of coaching instruction; it is a chance to exchange ideas 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. A special thanks goes to the staff and management of the Mohegan Sun - our title sponsor - who have welcomed us and allowed us to use their outstanding facilities and amenities. We also thank our other sponsors for their important support, including: Extra Innings, Rawlings, On Deck Sports, Hitting Guru 3D, Baseball Heaven, Louisville Slugger, Baseball America, Club Diamond Nation, Lux Bond & Green, Jaypro Sports, The Coaches Insider and Geno’s Fastbreak Restaurant. We have a terrific group of exhibitors this year and we encourage you to visit them in the Mohegan Sun Convention Center during the event. 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 2016! 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 15, 2015: Session Times Room 2015 Speaker 2015 Topic GENERAL EVENT REGISTRATION 4:30 pm - 9:00 pm Convention Center Pre-Function Area 6:15 pm - 7:00 pm Break-Out #1 Steve Trimper Batting Practices that Deliver Game Results Building a Successful Program -- High School, AAU, Legion & Break-Out #2 Phil Orbe Summer League Defending the Backstop: Break-Out #3 Nick Derba A How-To on Catching Extra Innings Kyle Shiplett MIZUNO PRODUCT DEMO Batting Cage 7:15 pm - 8:00 pm Break-Out #1 Nick Ahmed and Chris Podeswa Techniques and Drills to Make Every Infield Play Look Routine Break-Out #2 Justin Blood Pitcher U! It's a Mentality! Develop Major League Leadership: Break-Out #3 Dr. Howard Fero Strategies to Lead Your Team from Joe Maddon, Davey Johnson, John Farrell and Other Baseball Greats Extra Innings Paul Sances RAWLINGS PRODUCT DEMO Batting Cage 8:15 pm - 9:00 pm Break-Out #1 Kevin Seitzer Fundamentally Sound Hitting Mechanics The Art of Being Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable (Drills Break-Out #2 Phil Orbe that provide stressful game-like situations) Scouting Evaluation Techniques To Determine Roles For Your Break-Out #3 Shaun McNamara Players Extra Innings Nick Ahmed and Chris Podeswa DEMO: Everyday Infield Drills -- Making It REAL! Batting Cage Pitching Mechanics Video Session: 9:15 pm - 10:00 pm Break-Out #1 Justin Blood Town-Hall Style - Get Your Questions Answered Preparing Your Player for the Next Level by Winning at This Break-Out #2 Tracy Woodson & Jim Penders Level: An Interactive Discussion on the College Recruiting Process Break-Out #3 Extra Innings DEMO: Fielding the Circle: Nick Derba Batting Cage Throwing and Bunt Play from Behind the Dish 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 Fastbreak is offering 15% off all food & beverage purchases for baseball clinic 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 from 7:00 AM – 9:30 AM in the Mohegan Sun Convention Center’s Pre-Function Area while supplies last. www.BaseballCoachesClinic.com WORLD BASEBALL EVENT SCHEDULE Friday, January 16, 2015: Session Times Room 2015 Speaker 2015 Topic GENERAL EVENT REGISTRATION 7:45 am – 12:00 pm Convention Center Pre-Function Area 8:15 am - 9:00 am Break-Out #1 Scott Stricklin Creating A Championship Culture Extra Innings Justin Blood DEMO: Pitching Drills to Incorporate the Lower Half Batting Cage Make the Defense Stop You! Run the Bases like Every Hit is an 9:15 am - 10:00 am Break-Out #1 Jim Penders Inside-the-Park Home Run Break-Out #2 Jack Morris The Pro's and Con's of Pitch Counts Develop Major League Leadership: Strategies to Lead Your Team Break-Out #3 Dr. Howard Fero from Joe Maddon, Davey Johnson, John Farrell and Other Baseball Greats (Repeat Session) Extra Innings DEMO: Get An Edge on the Basepaths -- Leads, Tag-ups, Greg DiCenzo Batting Cage Stealing, Delayed Steals & Hit and Run Movement Identifying and Addressing the Most Common Physical 10:15 am - 11:00 am Break-Out #1 Eric Cressey Limitations in Throwers Break-Out #2 Bruce Hurst Pitching and Hitting the Target vs. Consequences of the Target The Metrics of Quality At Bats: Break-Out #3 Jim Penders Scoring Runs in the Dead Ball Era Extra Innings Steve Trimper and Nick Derba Hitting Cage Drills that Lead into Batting Practice Batting Cage 11:15 am - 12:00 pm Break-Out #1 Kevin Seitzer Mental Side of Hitting -- Situational & Adjustments Break-Out #2 Jamie Evans Get Your Pitcher to Throw Harder & Healthier The Four Fundamentals of Spider Defense (Cut-offs & Relays, Break-Out #3 Tracy Woodson Bunt Def., Rundowns & PFP) Extra Innings Eric Cressey DEMO: A Proper Warm-Up Batting Cage Nehantic/Pequot/ 11:15 am - 1:15 pm Paugusset NEIBA Annual Meeting Rooms 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm EXHIBITOR TIME/LUNCH BREAK Extra Innings 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm Brian Meehan DEMARINI PRODUCT DEMO Batting Cage Extra Innings 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm Dan Rigol LOUISVILLE SLUGGER PRODUCT DEMO Batting Cage 1:15 pm - 2:00 pm Break-Out #1 Bob Tewksbury The Mental Game Break-Out #2 John Szefc Coaching the "Little Things" in Your Daily Practice Break-Out #3 Extra Innings Tracy Woodson DEMO: Hitting with Less Movement is More Batting Cage www.BaseballCoachesClinic.com WORLD BASEBALL EVENT SCHEDULE Friday, January 16, 2015 (Continued): Session Times Room 2015 Speaker 2015 Topic 2:15 pm - 3:00 pm Break-Out #1 Torey Lovullo Game Management Keys for All Levels Break-Out #2 Scott Stricklin Catching 101 The Mental Game: Break-Out #3 Bob Tewksbury An Interactive Question & Answer Session Extra Innings DEMO: Activities to Get Your Pitchers' Throwing Harder & Jamie Evans Batting Cage Healthier Eric Campbell and Dominic Setting Your High School Players Up For Success ON and OFF 3:15 pm - 4:00 pm Break-Out #1 Leone with John Iovino The Field After Graduation Home To Home: Coaching The Bases -- Drills and Strategies Break-Out #2 Torey Lovullo That Will Produce More Runs Break-Out #3 Steve Trimper Team Defensive Drills to Maximize Practice Time Extra Innings Steve Sutton EASTON PRODUCT DEMO Batting Cage How to Throw the Curve Ball, Master the Change-up & Make 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm Break-Out #1 Bruce Hurst Your Fastball Your Best Pitch Break-Out #2 John Szefc Developing a Professional Hitting Approach with Drills Break-Out #3 Mike Leonard Your Team Captains: Team Leadership Matters Extra Innings DEMO: Identifying and Addressing the Most Common Physical Eric Cressey Batting Cage Limitations in Throwers 5:15 pm - 5:45 pm EXHIBITOR TIME Extra Innings ShopExtraInnings ZEPP PRODUCT DEMO Batting Cage TALKING BASEBALL featuring Jack Morris, Bruce Hurst, Kevin 5:45 pm - 7:00 pm Break-Out #1 TALKING BASEBALL Seitzer, Torey Lovullo, Eric Campbell, Dominic Leone and moderated by Ed Randall 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. Carry the World Baseball Coaches' Convention with you at all times! Our new app has everything you'll need to enhance your convention experience including a full schedule, floor plan, presenter bios and more! www.BaseballCoachesClinic.com WORLD BASEBALL EVENT SCHEDULE Saturday, January 17, 2015: Session Times Room 2015 Speaker 2015 Topic GENERAL EVENT REGISTRATION 7:45 am – 9:30 am Convention Center Pre-Function Area Nehantic/Pequot/ 8:30 am - 9:15 am John Szefc Developing the Modern Infielder with Drills Paugusset Rooms Abenaki Room Steve Trimper Black Bear Offensive Drills to Increase Run Production Building a Youth Pitcher: Shinnecock/Nipmuc Mike Church (YCC Session) Mechanics and Drills that Produce Results! Nehantic/Pequot/ 9:30 am - 10:15 am Jamie Evans Increasing Your Pitcher's Velocity Paugusset Rooms Advanced Catching: Abenaki Room Nick Derba Being the Quarterback on the Field Greg DiCenzo (YCC Developing Aggressive Baserunners to Increase Offensive Shinnecock/Nipmuc Session) Pressure Schaghticoke Room Nehantic/Pequot/