Coaches’ Corner Gameplan
 
A Season of Podcasts
 
Last year, I did a coach’s journal for our 2006 season of the St. Louis Diamond Baseball Club .  The journal started with our first practices in January and carried over to the USSSA World Series event at the end of July, and then beyond into fall baseball.  Click here for a link to the St. Louis Diamond Coach’s journal.
 
This year, I decided to publish a series of Podcasts throughout the season, starting in November.  These podcasts will be targeted at select baseball coaches.  My goal is to provide information and advice that can help other select coaches develop better baseball players and have a more positive impact on young men through baseball.
 
There are a lot of websites, books and dvd’s available for coaches to explore and learn from.  But, there is just not enough time in the day to get it done.  It is my hope that this podcast can help point you in the right direction.  Each episode of this podcast will be about 20-30 minutes long, so you can easily listen to it while you commute to work, work out, our drive to practice and games.
 
The episodes will follow the course of the season.  There will be a new episode every two weeks.  Each episode will cover two topics in detail - one topic related to very baseball specific issues, and the  a second topic related to front office roles, teaching the mental side of the game, and teaching important life lessons through baseball.  
 
The following is a rough outline of the topics that will cover during each stage of the season.  
 
Off-season (November-January)
 
  1. •Planning your offseason workout and practice program
  2. •Communication plan for your team - parents and players
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  4. •Strength and speed training for baseball players
  5. •Keys to success in the first team meeting - with parents, and with players
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  7. •Priorities for an offseason hitting program
  8. •Establishing and communicating a team mission
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  10. •Priorities for an offseason pitching program
  11. •Developing your tournament schedule
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  13. •How to maximize 90 minutes of  indoor cage time
  14. •What does it mean to be a team?
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  16. •Preseason throwing and arm conditioning program
  17. •Setting expectations for team and individual behavior
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Preseason (February-March)
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  2. •Catcher’s preseason program
  3. •Establishing team goals for the upcoming season
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  5. •Preseason work for infielders
  6. •Establishing individual player and coach goals
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  8. •Establishing a team playbook
  9. •What smart coaches look
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  11. •Outfield fundamentals to emphasize
  12. •Moving to the next level
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Early Season (April-May) - topics TBD
 
Mid Season (June - July) - topics TBD
 
Post Season (July-August) - topics TBD
 
Fall Baseball (September-November) - topics TBD
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