Below are links to actual training sessions conducted by Craig Bishop with NLLL players. The purpose of this library is provide coaches with sample sessions; key skills development concepts; and visibility into real-time coaching. Watch this section for new and updated content.

For questions, comments, or suggestions contact Paul Schmitt paul@schmitts.net

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	Date	Skill	Topic	Description
	03/02/12	Maj/Min Skills Clinic	Base Running	Primer for base-running at Majors and Minors level
	03/02/12	Maj/Min Skills Clinic	Covering Bases	Mechanics and drills for covering bases
	03/02/12	Maj/Min Skills Clinic	Dropped Third-Strike	Primer for the dropped third-strike rule new for Majors in 2012
	03/02/12	Maj/Min Skills Clinic	Fielding	Maj/Min infield and outfield mechanics and practice planning
	03/02/12	Maj/Min Skills Clinic	Playing Catch	Craig describes the core concepts for playing catch during practice @ Maj/Min levels
	03/02/12	Maj/Min Skills Clinic	Pitching	Overview of pitching fundamentals
	03/02/12	Maj/Min Skills Clinic	Hitting	Hitting mechanics for Maj/Min (another good fundamentals session for all levels)
	03/02/12	Farm Skills Clinic	Throwing	Throwing mechanics for the Farm level
	03/02/12	Farm Skills Clinic	Pitching	Pitching mechanics for the Farm level
	03/02/12	Farm Skills Clinic	Fielding	Infield and outfield mechanics for the Farm level
	03/02/12	Farm Skills Clinic	Hitting	Hitting mechanics for Farm (good primer for ANY level)
	03/02/12	TBall/Rookies Skills Clinic	Planning	Practice planning for the Tball and Rookies level
	03/02/12	TBall/Rookies Skills Clinic	Fielding	Fielding basics for the Tball and Rookies level
	03/02/12	TBall/Rookies Skills Clinic	Hitting	Hitting basics for the Tball and Rookies level
	03/02/12	TBall/Rookies Skills Clinic	Throwing	Throwing basics for the Tball and Rookies level
	03/02/12	TBall/Rookies Skills Clinic	Catching	Catching basics for the Tball and Rookies level
	02/04/2012	Catching	Throwing	3 drills to help catchers throw in tempo
	1/20/2012	Catching	Blocking 2	Continuation of catching: blocking drills
	1/20/2012	Catching	Blocking 1	Mechanics and drills for catchers to block balls
	1/20/2012	Pitching	Posture Dry Drills	2 dry drills to help maintain posture
	1/20/2012	Pitching	Mechanics	Four fundamental mechanics for pitching
	10/24/2011	Hitting	Approach	Simple intro and explanation of hitting mechanics

This primer is an outline of each level and what to expect from players and coaches.

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This manual is a comprehensive reference on everything from first aid to field locations. Managers must have a copy of the manual with them at every practice and game.

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This is the safety manual and should downloaded and read by all coaches.

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Please make sure that the families of all players on your team have read and signed this sheet prior to your first practice

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This document described the skills and attributes of players at various skill levels, and suggests coaching techniques and drills that are appriate for each level.

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This section is to inform you of the coaches training opportunities being offered by the league this winter. As coaches coordinator I am hoping to be a resource for you all and give you the tools to prepare for this upcoming season.   Below is listed all of the trainings that are scheduled for the league and their descriptions:

My goal is to set a baseline for what we are teaching the league as a whole. Please feel free to attend whether you are a head coach or an assistant. The more consistent our message is the more impactful it will be over time. Also contact me via email  if you have any questions that are baseball related whether it is this winter or next spring. Hopefully it goes without saying but all training is free.

Craig Bishop, coach.bish@frontier.com

There are a wide variety of coaching resources available on the internet, from Little League, books, etc.