(Team Meeting Topic) "Baseball: A Numbers Game"
Weather not cooperating? Don't have a field or gym to practice at? Sounds like a great opportunity to have a team meeting. In this post, we suggest a great team meeting topic. Heck, you can even play the provided video (approx. 30 minutes) to your team.
The team meeting topic is on looking at baseball as a numbers game. The video and the accompanying outline is meant to help players and coaches understand the game from an increasing or decreasing chance of success - a numbers game.
Here is the outline for the perfect Team Meeting Topic - Baseball: A Numbers Game. Feel free to print out the outline, share the post, and use it to your advantage!
(Team Meeting Topic) "Baseball: A Numbers Game"
The Game in a Nutshell –
A Game of Numbers (Increase and Decrease Odds)
Hitting
Hitters fail 7 out of 10 times. Chances are great with the pitcher.
What does this mean for you?
- Mental Plan vs. “See it, hit it”
- Read Fastball
- Divide Plate
- QAB – 6+ pitches (Except when runners in scoring position)
- Move Runners Over/Get on Base, RBIs
- Important Counts:
- 0 – 0 – Stick to plan vs. RISP
- 2 – 0 – Cannot be LATE
- 3 – 0 – TAKE!
- Anything and 1 strike - Plan
- 0 or 1 – 2 – Foul Off and do not take 2 strike
Base Running
- Anticipate
- Situation #1 First Base – Curve ball in dirt
- Relay Situation - throw is over cut man
- Cut Throw In
Pitching
- Change up and Fast Ball
- Get ahead, stay ahead
- Teach your players about Pitching Backwards
- NO BB
Fielding
- No extra outs
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Steve Nicollerat
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