• PHASE I- THE OFF-SEASON/TRANSITION PERIOD
• Participation in other sports where basic skills are
related to the skills in baseball
• Sometimes this is also the time to recruit, scout,
conduct try-out & socialization & outreach
program
• Recommended sports that are related to baseball
• Badminton Basketball Football Swimming
• Tennis Volleyball Cycling
PHASE II- CONDITIONING PERIOD
• FITNESS AND CONDITIONING: The Sound Body
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• Considering the nature of Baseball as one of the sports/games
in our school sports program, the need for optimum performance is
very important. Probably, by its very nature, athletes are harder to
stay in shape than in other team or individual sport. It requires
greater or more sustained physical exertion. The need for an
exercise program is essential for baseball players who seek to excel.
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• Requirements in the preparation of a Training Design for a
Fitness and Conditioning Program.
• You should have a firm idea of the Physical Qualities they must
enhance in order to play at their highest level.
• Familiarize with the abilities/potentials of the athletes
• NEEDS FOR OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE
• STRENGTH AND POWER
• SPEED AND QUICKNESS
• FLEXIBILITY AND AGILITY
• BALANCE AND COORDINATION
• ENDURANCE
• The Goals of a Training Program
• Becoming an Athlete First
• “If you want to be a good Baseball pitcher, you have to be a
good Baseball player, and if you want to be a good baseball
player, you first must be a good athlete”
• Defense against Injury
• -to reduce the risk of injury, the muscle frame and
connective tissues (tendons, ligaments and cartilages) must
be strengthened to produce and withstand quick force and
rapid acceleration.
• -the strengthening must, however, be done properly, so
that, proper balance is achieved or else the chance of injury
will be increased
• PHASE III: PRE-COMPETITION PERIOD (SKILLS
DEVELOPMENT)
• BASEBALL FUNDAMENTALS:
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• DETECTING CATCHING ERRORS
• ERROR
• 1.The ball drops out of your glove a lot.
• 2.You have trouble making the ball go
• into the glove.
• 3.The ball stings your hands when you catch it.
• PHASE IV: PERFECTION PERIOD (SPECIALIZATION DRILLS)
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• OFFENSIVE STRATEGIES:
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• THE LINEUP
• 1st - Leadoff man
• - one who can constantly get on base
• Have a good knowledge of the strike zone
• Enough discipline and patience to work the pitcher for a
walk
• He should be a speedster so that once he is on base he’s a
threat to steal
• 2nd batter - same qualities as the leadoff
batter
• Must be able to take one or two strike, allowing
the leadoff man to steal
• Should be able to hit a fastball
• Left-handed batter is preferable (screen the
runner from the catcher)
• Should be able to bunt and exercise good bat
control so the coach will be confident to call for
a “hit-and-run”
• 3rd batter - traditionally the best hitter in the team and he can hit
for
• Power
• A left-hander is preferable, but not essential, for obvious reason, obscure
the catcher’s view
• 4th - cleanup batter
• Can deliver in the clutch and hit for distance
• He is the one that you can count for RBIs
• 5th - same qualities as the 4th batter (lesser experience)
• 6 th - seen as the “second leadoff batter”
• 7th - is the weakest hitters
• 8th - is often a defensive specialist, a short stop or a catcher
• Whose main value to the team is not his hitting ability
• 9th - slot used to reserved for the pitcher
• If designated hitter is used, this slot is often filled by a leadoff-type hitter
• EXECUTION OF:
• “Hit and Run” or “Run and Hit”
• “Squeeze Play”
• “Steal”
• “Bunt” (sacrifice)
• Base running
• Signals and communication
• DEFENSIVE STRATEGY
• Normal position of the players in the field
• Execution of double play (1B, 2B, 3B)
• Trapping a runner in between bases
• Relaying the ball from the outfield/cut-off
• Automatic movement of players in case of bunt/overthrow
• Squeeze play
• The best position of an infielder to wait for a throw to execute a play
• Teamwork:
• “mine” – catching fly balls between players
• The best position to catch a fly ball in the outfield are the outfielders, but must
give way to infielders
• The best position to take a throw from the catcher in case of a steal
• Pointing the direction of play in case of an error or fumble
• Sizing-up the batter’s capability (catcher)
Common Situations met during Baseball games
Batter:
1. Facing with left/right handed pitcher(s);
- position at the batter’s box : too far/close,
infront/rear the plate,
- the swing is somewhat : ahead/late/lower/higher
than the ball,
-breaking towards first base; direct/rounding the
base/ location of the hit
• EXECUTION OF:
• “Hit and Run” or “Run and Hit”
• “Squeeze Play”
• “Steal”
• “Bunt” (sacrifice)
• Base running
• Signals and communication
• 3rd batter - traditionally the best hitter in the team and he can hit
for
• Power
• A left-hander is preferable, but not essential, for obvious reason, obscure
the catcher’s view
• 4th - cleanup batter
• Can deliver in the clutch and hit for distance
• He is the one that you can count for RBIs
• 5th - same qualities as the 4th batter (lesser experience)
• 6th - seen as the “second leadoff batter”
• 7th - is the weakest hitters
• 8th - is often a defensive specialist, a short stop or a catcher
• Whose main value to the team is not his hitting ability
• 9th - slot used to reserved for the pitcher
• If designated hitter is used, this slot is often filled by a leadoff-type hitter
• 2nd batter - same qualities as the leadoff
batter
• Must be able to take one or two strike, allowing
the leadoff man to steal
• Should be able to hit a fastball
• Left-handed batter is preferable (screen the
runner from the catcher)
• Should be able to bunt and exercise good bat
control so the coach will be confident to call for
a “hit-and-run”
