Sudbury Girls Softball League 2012 PARENTS ORIENTATION.

Sudbury Girls Softball League2012

PARENTS ORIENTATION

YOUR JOURNEYSUDBURY GIRLS SOFTBALL LEAGUE 2012 PARENTS ORIENTATION

Kindergarten Clinic:A 6 week clinic, with fun learning Throwing / Catching / Hitting / Basic game rules

Minor League: 1-2nd grades 4 TeamsOne practice on weekends – one game weekday Introduce game play (coaches pitch or hit off a tee) – no walks / no strike outsNo stealing / no sliding / no bunting / one base advance / parent umpiresAn inning is 3 outs or 8 batters whichever comes first / 1 hr 45 min game limit or 6 innings

Junior League: 3-4th grades 4 Teams

One practice on weekends – one practice weekday – one game weekday Introduce player pitching – gets 4 balls then coach pitchStealing 3rd only / sliding / no bunting / base advance 4 runs per inning or 3 outs ends an inning / 1 hr 45 min game limit or 6 innings

YOUR JOURNEYSUDBURY GIRLS SOFTBALL LEAGUE 2012 PARENTS ORIENTATION

Intermediate League: 5-6 grades 4 TeamsOne practice on weekends – one practice weekday – one game weekday Player pitchStealing 3rd and home only / sliding [slide to avoid rule in place] / no bunting6 runs per inning or 3 outs ends an inning / 1 hr 45 min game limit or 6 innings

Senior League: 7-8 grades 4 Teams

One practice on weekends – one practice weekday – one game weekday Player pitchStealing / sliding [slide to avoid rule in place] / bunting allowed6 runs per inning or 3 outs ends an inning / 1 hr 45 min game limit or 6 innings

200 PLAYERS - 16 TEAMS - 40 MANAGERS & COACHES

YOU

PARENTS ROLEMODEL SKILL SETS AT HOME - we have the players for a couple hours each week - you have them the rest

ALIGN EXPECTATIONS - you are not them / they are not you – allow them engagement levels

ALIGN DEFINITIONS OF SUCCESS / FAILURE - throw me the ball / “Did you win?” / succeed 1/3 times = HOF

POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT - negative is ….. negative / celebrate success – learn from mistakes

SAFETY VIGILANCE- HIGH ENERGY / LOW AWARENESS

- PROJECTILES / CLUBS

SUDBURY GIRLS SOFTBALL LEAGUE 2012 PARENTS ORIENTATION

REMEMBER – THIS IS HARD FOR THEM

MISSION STATEMENT

INTRODUCE AND BUILD THE SOFTBALLKNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

OF EACH PLAYERIN A FUN, SAFE AND

SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT

PUT FUN IN THE FUNDAMENTALS

PUT THRILLS IN SKILL DRILLS

USING A STANDARD CURRICULUM

WE ARE BUILDING MUSCLE MEMORYONE MUSCLE AT A TIME


COACHING TIPS LEARNING STYLES

AUDITORY - I HEAR / I DO

VISUAL - I SEE / I DO

KINETIC - I FEEL / I DO

USE ALL 3 WITH: REPETITION & BUZZWORDS

SKILL VARIABILITY

COACHES CUSTOMIZE


PRACTICE STRATEGIESTHE BEST ENVIRONMENT

BALANCE SLOW & FASTSLOW …. ENOUGH TO GET IT

FAST …. ENOUGH TO KEEP IT INTERESTING

DRILLS …. NO MORE THAN 10 MINUTES EACH - IF ONE ISN’T WORKING - CHANGE IT QUICK - REPEAT THE BEST DRILLS “LATER

MIX IT UP

GIVE’EM A BREAKWATER …. SMALL BODIES IN HEAT NEED COOLING

- SITTING …. CAN USE TIME FOR AUDITORY

GRASS CLASS …. EFFECTIVE VARIATIONS ON A THEME EYE TO EYE … DIVIDE & CONQUER

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SKILL SESSIONSDESCRIBE AND DEMONSTRATE …. EXPLAIN WHY AND HOW - USE PROPS / HUMOR …. RELATE TO A 5-6 YR OLD

- USE KIDS AS DEMONSTRATORS- IF THEY CAN DO IT …. MAYBE ….

GROUND IN BUZZWORDS ….- EXPLAIN THEN REPEAT / REPEAT / REPEAT

ENGAGE PLAYERS …..- ASK QUESTIONS ... SPECIFICALLY TO A PLAYER



COACHING TIPSCANNOT COACH TO A RESULT - THROW STRIKES / HIT THE BALL

- FOCUS ON MECHANICS

ALIGN EXPECTATIONS- VARIOUS DEFINITION OF SUCCESS

- YOU / PLAYER / PARENT

DELIVERING A STANDARD PLATFORM TO 12 INDIVIDUALS- TAKE MANY SMALL STEPS …. KEEP THE FUN UP



THEY WON VS AN ADULT

FUNNY - SLAPSTICK

I DID IT !!!!

THEY REMEMBER 3 THINGS

DO IT THE WRONG WAY - WITH DISASTROUS / FUNNY RESULTS- FOLLOW-UP WITH THE RIGHT WAY

USE MINI COMPETITION IN DRILLS

TELL THEM … THEY PROBABLY DON’T KNOW

REMEMBER THIS IS HARD FOR THEM


OBJECTIVEUSE TIME TESTED / SUDBURY BASEBALL / SOFTBALL ENDORSED / SKILL PLATFORMS TO PROVIDE EACH PLAYER WITH CONSISTENT SKILL TRAINING THROUGHOUT THEIR SUDBURY LEAGUE EXPERIENCE

SKILLS PLATFORMS

EXECUTIONINCORPORATE EACH SKILL PLATFORM - THROWING / CATCHING / HITTING INTO EACH PRACTICE SESSION USING DRILLS THAT COMBINE FUN - SAFETY AND THE THREE LEARNING TYPES

BUILD SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE USING THE 5 STEPS METHOD- AS SKILLS PROGRESS INCREASE LEVEL OF TECHNICAL TEACHING WITHIN EACH OF THE 5 STEPS

USE DRILLS DESIGNED TO INCREASE THE GENERAL SKILL LEVEL OF THETEAM BUT INCLUDE PERSONAL ATTENTION FOR EACH PLAYER


THROWING: 5 STEPS1. READY POSITION - SIDEWAYS TO THE TARGET2. LOAD - LEG UP BALANCE POSITION2. LAUNCH - BIRD POSITION – POWER POSITION4. FIRE – ROTATE - THROW5. FOLLOW – FOLLOW THROUGH

SKILLS PLATFORMS

HITTING: 5 STEPS1. READY POSITION - FEET / LEGS / ARMS / HANDS / EYES2. LOAD – GO BACK TO GO FORWARD3. LAUNCH – KNOB INSIDE THE BALL - TWIST THE HIPS 4. FIRE - SNAP THROUGH THE BALL5. FOLLOW - FOLLOW HIGH THROUGH

CATCHING: 5 STEPS 1. READY POSITION - FEET / LEGS / ARMS / HANDS / EYES2. HUNT – GO TO THE BALL3. CAPTURE – 2 HANDS - OUT TO IN / DOWN TO UP - GRIP4. LOAD – CENTERLINE – SQUARE – CROW HOP 5. FIRE – THROW TO TARGET – FOLLOW THROUGH


SKILL PLATFORMS

THROWING1. READY POSITION - SIDEWAYS TO THE TARGET

2. LOAD - LEG UP BALANCE POSITION

2. LAUNCH - POWER POSITION – BIRD POSITION

4. FIRE – ROTATE - THROW

5. FOLLOW – FOLLOW THROUGH


READY - AIM - FIRE WORKS FOR LOWER LEVELS

SKILL PLATFORMS

HITTING1. READY POSITION - FEET / LEGS / ARMS / HANDS / EYES

2. LOAD – GO BACK TO GO FORWARD

3. LAUNCH – TWIST THE HIPS HOLD THE HANDS

4. FIRE - SNAP THROUGH THE BALL

5. FOLLOW - FOLLOW THROUGH


READY - AIM - FIRE WORKS FOR LOWER LEVELS

GENERAL COACHING TIPS

“UNFORTUNATELY, YOUTH LEAGUE COACHES COMMONLY MAKE THE MISTAKE OF TELLINGHITTERS TO KEEP THE BACK ELBOW UP. THIS IS GENERALLY A MISGUIDED ATTEMPT TO GETTHE PLAYER TO A POINT WHERE HE ACHIEVES A SLIGHT DOWNWARD STROKE THAT RESULTSIN LINE DRIVES AND GROUND BALL. … ELBOW [UP] FURTHER COMPOUNDS A COMMON PROBLEM WHENEVER THE BACK ELBOW STARTS UP, IT MUST COME DOWN BEFORE THE BALL IS HIT. THE SWING THEN TENDS TO GET UNDERNEATH THE BALL, WHICH CAUSES THE PLAYER TO POP UPOR MISS THE BALL ALTOGETHER.”

WHY NO ELBOW UPIN THE HITTING STANCE

FROM “YOU CAN TEACH HITTING”

BY DUSTY BAKER - PAGE 30-31


SKILL PLATFORMS

CATCHING1. READY POSITION - FEET / LEGS / ARMS / HANDS / EYES

2. HUNT – GO TO THE BALL

3. CAPTURE – 2 HANDS - OUT TO IN / DOWN TO UP - GRIP

4. LOAD – CENTERLINE – SQUARE – CROW HOP

5. FIRE – POWER THROWING POSITION – THROW - FOLLOW


SCHEDULESUDBURY GIRLS SOFTBALL LEAGUE 2012 PARENTS ORIENTATION

THE FINAL WORD

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