Baseball coaching Strategies

Baseball Coaching Strategies

How to become a great baseball coach through understanding the sport and leadership

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'Baseball is about talent, hard work, and strategy. But at the deepest level, it's about love, integrety, and respect'

- - Pat Gillick

Offensive/Defensive strategies

Index

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Bibliography

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Quiz

Leadership

Unit 3

Unit 2

Baseball Terms

Unit 1

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Objectives

Objectives

What you will learn in this course:

Learning Objectives:

• Understand Terms and Key words in reguards to baseball
• Understand different defensive strategies and pitch types
• Hitting aproach and baserunning strategies
• Understand what it takes to be a leader of a team
• Understand how to be a good baseball coach through the knowledge of baseball and leadership

Recall

Before we begin:

What do you already know about baseball?

Think about any, if at all experiences you have had with this sport. Fan? Player? umpire?

Unit 1

Baseball Terms and Key Words

Unit 1

Terms and key words:

Positions on the field:

Pitchers and catcher:

• Pitcher - this position is also refered to number 1 on scoring sheets. Thier job is to pitch the ball to the batter and help their team achieve 3 outs to go on offense
• Starting Pitcher - first pitcher in the game for your team. They typically will pitch most innings in the game and usually ony pitch every 5 days.
• Relief pitcher - the pitchers that come in once it is time to replace the starting pitcher. They pitch any where from one out to a few innings.
• Closing pitcher - The pitcher you put in to finish or close out the game. Typically throw the hardest and see anywhere from one out to an inning.
• Catcher - this position is reffered to number 2 on the score sheet. They relay calls from the coach to the team. They call out plays and direct fielders where to go. Also in charge of catching pitches not put in play.

Positions on the field

Unit 1

Key words:

Infieild positions:

• First base - also known as number 3 on the score sheet. They are in charge of fielding balls in play towards them and recieving balls thrown to them when a play is being made.
• Second base - also known as number 4 on the sheet. They are in charge of fielding balls hit towards them on the first base (left) side of second base. Also can be one of the two players making a play at second base
• Third base - also known as number 5 on the sheet. They field balls hit towards them and are in charge of making plays at third base.
• Short stop - also known as number 6 on the sheet. They are responsible for balls hit on the thirdbase (right) side of second base. They can also make plays at second base when the second baseman is unavalible.

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Outfield positions:

Positions on the field:

Left field - also known as number 7 on the score sheet. Their job is to field fly balls hit towards left field. They also provide backup for third base and short stop if a ball gets past them.Center field - also known as number 8 on the sheet. Their job is to field fly balls hit to ccenter field, left center field, and right center field. They also provide backup for second base and short stop. Right field - also known as number 9 on the score sheet. They are responsible for balls hit toward right field. They also back up second base and first base.

Unit 1

Positions:

A guide to position locations:

Pitcher - P, number 1Catcher - C, number 2 First base - 1B, number 3 Second base - 2B, number 4 Third base - 3B, number 5 Shortstop - SS, number 6 Left field - LF, number 7 Center field - CF, number 8 Right field - RF, number 9

Have you heard any of these phrases before?

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Key words and Phrases:

Key phrases:

• RBI - Runners batted in is the number of runners a batter has hit in either in the game or season
• Double play - the ball in play is fielded sucessfully, and the defense makes a play to get the batter and a base runner out, or two base runners out in a single play
• Hit and run - the base runner runs as the pitch is thrown, while the batter swings at the pitch no matter what.
• sacrafice fly - also known as sac fly, the ball is hit in to play in the air, the fielder catches the ball resulting in the batter being out, base runner advances safely or scores

Unit 2

Coaching strategies

Unit 2

Pitching Strategies:

Different types of pitches:

Fastballs

IFastball - The main pitch your pitchers will be throwing. It is the pitchers fastest pitch and is thrown for strikes or to get the ball in play. It can be gripped two different ways. 4 - seam fast ball - which means the two top fingers have 4 points of contact on the laces, usually contact happens at the knuckle joints of fingers. 2-seam fast ball - unlike a four seam, there are only two points of contact

Unit 2

Pitch types:

Off Speed Pitches:

These pitches are slower than a fastball and are thrown to get swings and misses

Curve-ball- Gripped with two fingers on one seam, it is thrown with a straight down/wrist twisting motion. It breaks or moves vertically.Change-up - it is thrown with all fingers on the ball with an "OK" hand grip or a star five-point grip. This pitch is supposed to be thrown like a fastball but will have less velocity. Slider - similar to the curve ball but instead it has horizontal break/movement.

Summary of Pitching

Your pitchers should primairly use their fast ball for pitching due to it being the fastest and most reliable pitch in baseball. They can use an offspeed pitch depending on the batter and who is ahead or winning the count/at bat. counts are order by ball-strike When to throw a fast ball - if the count is 0-0, 1-0, 0-1, or 1-1 When to throw an off speed - if the count is 0-0, 0-1, 0-2, 1-2, or 2-2

Unit 2

Defensive strategies

Outfield Positioning

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• Your outfielders should play at a medium/standard depth for all balls while runners are not on base.
• With runners on base you want your outfielders playing farther back, to eliminate the chances of a ball getting past them allowing a run to score
• If the batter is known to hit ground balls or does not have much power, your outfielders should be player closer into the infield.

Unit 2

Defensive strategies

Infield Positioning

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• The video will go in-depth about how you should play an infield position based on the batter

• 3B does cuts to home for Left field
• 1B does cuts to home for both Center field and Right field
• SS cuts to 2B and 3B for Left field and Center field
• 2B cuts to 2B and 3B for right field

Cut-offs are an important part of defense to get the ball in from the outfield. Each outfielder has a designated person to throw to based on the situation.

Cutt-offs - infield & Outfield

Unit 2

Defensive Strategies

Bunt Defense

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IBunt defense can be tricky, so this video will provide a visual graph of how to aproach bunts

• It is important that your fielders play at the correct depth to ensure the best possible chance of securing an out or preventing a run to score.
• It is also important that your pitchers know what pitch to throw and when.
• Bunt defense is important in knowing which base to throw to and who is covering which baseline.

summary of defensive strategies

Unit 2

coaching strategies

Batting strategies

Offense

There are 3 main goals a batter is trying to acomplish with their at bat:Get on base Advance the runner (if any on base) Score a run (either themselves or a runner on base)

Can you think of any other advantages to bunting?

Unit 2

Coaching strategies

When to bunt

Batting

• Advance a runner
• break up the shift (defenses positioning)
• The batter is fast or the runner on base
• Sacrifice the batter to score a run

Unit 2

coaching strategies

Base running

offensive strategies

• The runner will tag up/be on the base until the outfielder has caught or missed a fly ball. Once caught you can send the runner if they will have a chance to beat the throw.
• On a pitch the catcher misses, the base runner should advance to the next base if open
• The runners goal is to advance as many bases as possible without getting out, eventually making it to home to score

Unit 3

Leadership

• Style of leadership
• Traits

Leadership is important when coaching a team and implementing the different coaching strategies learned today. For the players to listen and use the strategies you wish to implement, knowing how to be an effective leader is important. There are two main points when it comes to being an effective leader:

Leadership

What style of leadership fits baseball the best?

• Transformational - Inspirational, motivating, and dedicated to helping the players and team grow
• Democratic - Leaders have the final say, but do include their team in decision making
• Coaching - provide guidance, support, and collaborates to help the team achieve great results
• Autocratic - Leaders make all decissions and give orders
• Laisse-faire - Hands off aproach that lets the team make their own decisions
• Transactional - outlines tasks and goals while being detailed about how they should go about it
• Servant - Prioritze the growth and improvement of others over their own needs

Leadership Styles

• Empathy
• Communication
• Integrity
• Influence
• Passion
• Adaptability
• Self Awreness
• Confidence
• Honesty
• Positivity

Leadership traits are the aspects or intangibles that you use to carry out your leadership style. These are the characteristics you will need to set you up to be an effective leader. These traits include:

Leadership Traits

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Bibliography

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