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- Position names and locations
- Basic fielder assignments
- Baserunning basics
- Batter's box orientation
- Batting stance/grip
- Direct downward swing plane
- Basic catching zones
- Glove position (forehand/backhand/high/low)
- Fielding grounders
- Proper ball grip
- Proper throw
- Playing catch correctly
- Practice start middle of April
- Games start at the end of April
- Most games are played at Bingham Farms Elementary
- All teams play two games a week. One game on Monday or Tuesday starting at 6 PM
- Saturday's games are played at either 9:30 AM, 11 AM, or 1:30 PM
- All players will need their own baseball glove as well as their own baseball helmet
- Baseball cleats are not required
- The season finishes by the end of the school year
- Improve T-Ball concepts
- Force outs vs. tag outs
- Intermediate base running & decisions
- Intermediate fielder assignments
- Basic load in sync with a live pitcher (gentle coach-pitch)
- Defensive situational awareness
- Practices start middle of April
- Games start at the end of April
- Games are played Monday through Thursday evening starting at 6:30 PM
- The season finishes by the end of the school year
- Improve Youth concepts
- Comfort with hardball
- Machine-pitching (more velocity and distance)
- Catching fly balls/basic OF skills
- Moving to field ground balls
- Extra base hits and base running/sliding
- Pitch selection
- Catcher position & safety
- Cutoffs/relays
- Tagging up
- Practices start in April
- Games start at the end of April
- Games are played on Monday and Wednesday evening starting at 6:30 PM
- The season finishes by the end of the school year
- Improve Minors concepts
- Comfort hitting live pitching
- Secondary leads/steals
- Reading passed balls & batted balls
- Improve cuts/relays
- Intermediate catcher skills
- Proper tagging of runners at bases
- Reading signs
- Managing at-bats
- Basic pitching mechanics & grips (2-seam, 4-seam, changeup)
- Basic OF play
- Hierarchy of positions
- Handling winning & losing
- Practices start in April
- Games are played on Tuesday and Thursday evening starting at 6:30 PM
- The season finishes by the end of the school year
