Pitching & Catching Camp – July 11th, 2017
Pitching Staff: JB, Z, DG, HS
Catching Staff: JD, KK, KJ
Hitting Staff: KJ, SG, KZ, LF, Brac
***BB LF – PITCH FROM THE DIRT IN THE WARNING TRACK!
9amRegistration
9:25amIntroductions/Announcements
9:30am-9:45amJog and Dynamic warm-up – SG & LF
9:45amBreak into Pitchers & Catchers
9:45am-10:20amCatching Defensive Drills (SB field) – KJ, JD, KK
9:45-9:55 proper equipment wear/stance/general retrieval
9:55-10:20 3x8 minute stations
Kujo/Gutty: Framing 3B Line 6 home plates
Coach KJ/Brac/Zack: Tags/Backstop Flips @home 6 home plates across
Jordy/Lea: Blocking 1B Line 6 home plates
10:25am-11amCatchers Hit-KJ, SG, KZ, LF, LW
4x8 minute stations Basically Pregame Warmup
Gutty/Kujo: Go Drill Step in
Brac: BB Bounce Toss
Lea: Ladder Drill FT 2 versions
Zack/Jordy: 4 tees with bases (in, out, high, low)
9:45am-10amFundamentals overview (BBLF – throw from the warning track to grass)
(spinners, bucket)
Snap (spinners) – hand behind ball, ball in front of body, body pushing/not pulling
Long, loose, whippy arm – fast through release, speed up through release
Throwing arm and drag leg timing through release, firm stride leg
“Skinny” at toe touch, all arrows to catcher, drag knee under drag hip, head over belly button
Heel up, toe down push, knee in front of toes, on powerline
Neutral, Ready, Set (balanced on mound, weight shifts, attack position)
Drop One, Drop Two, Drop None – shoulders stay square to catcher.
10am-10:20amFundamentals –upper body emphasis (5-minutes*all drills done together, no rotating)
(spinners, bucket, dog throwers)
*Give drill overview first with demos
Wrist snaps, just in front of back hip, heel up toe down
9 o’clock from 30 ft – must be fast and whippy to get it to partner
Phase drill
Ball knee
10:25am-10:45amFundamentals – Lower Body Drills (5-minutes each – 3 rotating groups)
(leg bands, footboxes, power plate, balance beams, bucket)
*Give drill overview first with demos
Leg bands from 9 o’clock, then phase drill-Z
Footboxes/ball inside back heel from ball knee-HS
Balance beam from 9 o’clock, then from ball knee-DG
10:50am-11amLong Toss (walk throughs – go for height and distance X 20 to each other
11am-11:15pmFastballs to Catchers (BB LF) - get pitching speeds (KK/LF) (incorporate toys/tools for kids who need them)
(pocket radar, pitching gadgets as needed)
11:15amDRINK BREAK
11:20am-11:45amDefense (SB field) (Two groups: P1 on SB field with DG/sac, P2 on practice field with HS/Z)
(2 bats, 2 buckets, 2 throwing base sacs)
Ground ball, run it to 1B/squeeze (toss to fungoer)
Bunt, throw to 1B/double play to 2B
Backhand ground ball, throw it to 1B/ground ball/throw to 3B
11:20am-11:45amCatching Drills (BB LF)
3x7 minute stations
Coach KJ/Gutty/Lea: Bombs away and dives LC
Kujo/Brac: Bunts to 1B and 2B
Jordy/Zack: Throw-downs to each base- record H-2B pop time 2x in LF closest to INF
11:45pm-12:45pmLUNCH
12:45pm-1:45pmx30 JJ’s, then Hitting Stations (BOTH PITCHERS & CATCHERS) (7 minutes) –KJ give hitting
5x10 min stations Zack time keeper
1)Shag (Z, Shuler)
2)FT on the field (Coach KJ, Kujo) *Focus dependent upon group*
3)Cage 1: Control the ‘GO’ 3 plate FT (Gutty)
4)Cage 2: Hack Attack Machine (Brac, Dani)
5)Cages 3 & 4: Angle front toss in/out (Jordy, Lea)
1:50pm-3pmMovement Pitches (BB LF) – catchers move with pitchers
***Get into three groups (for each drill), 4 minutes per drill, full pitch for 6 minutes
(empty bucket, spinners, footballs, noodles, frisbees)
1:50pm-2:10pmChange-must sell it, height importance at “decision point”,must change speeds
9 o’clock-work your grip to catcher-HS
Ball knee/one leg to catcher-DG
Distance change up-Z
2:10pm-2:30pmRollover drop- head and chest with front foot, holding cup of water at 9 o’clock then dump it out
Kneel and spin with spinner to catcher then 9 o’clock into bucket-DG
Back foot on bucket with spinner, then ball-Z
Full arm circle to catcher-HS
2:30pm-2:50pmRise-head and chest with back leg, holding cup of water at 9 o’clock, open a door knob
From release position, spin backwards to catcher/footballs-Z
Front foot on bucket from 9 o’clock with spinner, then ball-DG
Phase drill then ball knee-HS
2:50pm-3:10pmCurve-ball up at 9 o’clock, palm up through finish, slight chest leadto get elbow down
Frisbees from 9 o’clock-HS
Spinners from release point, then from 9 o’clock-Z
Phase drill then ball knee-DG
***Set up field in BB LF with hitting and pitching mats
(bats, helmets)
3:15pm-4pmThrow to Catchers: Live At-bats (30 minutes at each location):
BB LF-live at bats
SB field-live at bats
3:15pm-3:35pmGroup 1 - SB field, group 2 - BB LF
3:40-4pmGroup 1 - BB LF, Group 2 - SB field