• Coach's Clipboard Welcome

1. Practice Plans

• Planning a Practice Plan
• Optimizing Practice Session Lengths for Young Athletes
• Importance of a Baseball Warm-up
• Using Practice Stations

2. Skills

• General Skills
  • How to Properly Grip a Baseball
  • Receiving a Baseball
• Infield
  • Fielding Grounders
  • Covering a base on a Force Play
  • Infield Ready Position
• Outfield
  • Catching a Fly Ball
  • Outfield Transfer
• Hitting
  • Batting Stance
  • Hitting off a Tee
  • Hitting Stride
• Baserunning
  • Running to First Base
  • Sliding
• Pitching
  • Effective Bullpens
  • Checkpoints for the Beginner Pitcher

3. Strategy

• Offense
• Defense
  • Triangle Drill
  • Rundowns
  • The 3 B's

4. Mental Health

• Stress Management
• Mindfulness

5. Coaching Resources and Documents

• Rally Cap
  • Introduction to Rally Cap
  • Session Plan
  • Not Your Typical Game
  • Skills Development
  • Week 1 - Practice Plan
  • Week 2 - Practice Plan
  • Week 3 - Practice Plan
  • Week 4 - Practice Plan
  • Week 5 - Practice Plan
  • Week 6 - Practice Plan
  • Week 7 - Practice Plan
  • Week 8 - Practice Plan
  • Week 9 - Practice Plan
  • Week 10 - Practice Plan
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• Rookie/Coach Pitch Practice Plans12-week season plan:

  Weekly plans (not all are available in PDF)

  • Week 1: Learn four-seam grip, basic throwing, catching, hitting.
  • Week 2: Improve throwing, fielding, catching below waist, batting stance.
  • Week 3: Throw from knee, field with two hands.
  • Week 4: Run bases, catch above waist, hit from coach toss.
  • Week 5: Catch fly balls, separate hands while throwing.
  • Week 6: Run from home to second, soft toss hitting.
  • Week 7: Field laterally, run bases smartly using cues.
  • Week 8: Catch tennis balls, simulated game fundamentals.
  • Week 9: Relay throws from outfield, field grounders on knees.
  • Week 10: Cross-step for fly balls, learn long toss.
  • Week 11: Sharpen base running, cross-step catching baseball fly balls.
  • Week 12: Celebrate season, reflect on skills and improvement.
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• Game
  • Coaching a Rookie Game
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• Communication
  • Coach Welcome Letter to Parents