PITCHING/CATCHING CLINICS
OPEN TO GIRLS AGES 9 AND OLDER
CLINICS WILL BE HELD AT THE BEL AIR ATHLETIC CLUB
ON SUNDAYS FROM February 19th – March 25th, 2012
SESSIONS WILL BE HELD FROM 4:00PM – 4:45PM AND 4:45PM – 5:30PM
EACH SESSION IS LIMITED TO 10 PITCHERS AND 10 CATCHERS
EACH 45 MINUTE SESSION COSTS $10.00.
IF YOU REGISTER FOR 6 SESSIONS, THE COST IS $45.00. BEST DEAL !
THESE CLINICS WILL TEACH THE FOLLOWING:
PITCHING
* Fundamentals of pitching (efficiency and effectiveness)
* Technique (better to start with good habits than try to break bad ones)
* Injury prevention (proper warm up, stretching, icing down)
* Thinking like a pitcher (which pitch to throw, where, and when)
* Throwing different pitches (fastball, drop ball, rise ball, curve ball, change up,and knuckle ball)
* Charging the battery (pitchers and catchers working together giving and taking signs)
CATCHING
* Fundamentals of Catching (Stance with no runners vs. with runners on base, blocking the ball, throwing to bases, blocking home plate
* Injury Prevention (Placement of throwing hand during pitches, face mask on or off to catch pop-ups or taking throws for plays at the plate, positioning for applying a tag)
* Thinking like a catcher (Importance of knowing the pitch count and outs, talking to your teammates)
* 14/18 Catchers (Calling the pitches (signs), communicating with the pitcher on which type of pitch should be thrown, signaling the infielders on plays for steals, keeping runners close
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE EMAIL Lisa Schneiders