2018 Event Schedule
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2018 Mohegan Sun World Baseball Coaches' Convention Event Handout
| Session Date | Session Time | Room | 2018 Presenter | 2018 Topic | Location |
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| Thursday, January 18 |
4:30pm - 9:00pm |
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Mohegan Sun Convention Center Pre-Function Area | ||
| Thursday, January 18 | 6:15pm - 7:00pm | Break-Out #1 | Mervyl Melendez | Keys to Building a Successful Program | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Thursday, January 18 | 6:15pm - 7:00pm | Break-Out #2 | Karl Kuhn | Productive Mound Visits | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Thursday, January 18 | 6:15pm - 7:00pm | Break-Out #3 | Chris Fay | Double-Goal Coach I: Winning & Life Lessons | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Thursday, January 18 | 6:15pm - 7:00pm | Extra Innings Batting Cage | Jayson King | Hitting Drills Demo | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Thursday, January 18 | 7:15pm - 8:00pm | Break-Out #1 | Karl Kuhn | Pitching for Success | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Thursday, January 18 | 7:15pm - 8:00pm | Break-Out #2 | Darren Fenster | The Slow Roller. Breaking Down an Infielder's Toughest Play | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Thursday, January 18 | 7:15pm - 8:00pm | Break-Out #3 | Eric Cirella | Teaching Baserunning in an Age of Leg Kicks, Bat Flips & Launch Angles | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Thursday, January 18 | 7:15pm - 8:00pm | Extra Innings Batting Cage | Extra Innings Demo Session | Mohegan Sun Convention Center | |
| Thursday, January 18 | 8:15pm - 9:00pm | Break-Out #1 | John McDonald | Coaching Keys to Develop Winning Infield Play | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Thursday, January 18 | 8:15pm - 9:00pm | Break-Out #2 | Joe Kruzel | Hitting... It's All About the Approach | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Thursday, January 18 | 8:15pm - 9:00pm | Break-Out #3 | Dave Therneau | Fielding Your Position: Pitchers Fielding Practice Activities | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Thursday, January 18 | 8:15pm - 9:00pm | Extra Innings Batting Cage | Mervyl Melendez | Catching Skills Demo | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Thursday, January 18 | 9:15pm - 10:00pm | Break-Out #1 | Butch Thompson, Karl Kuhn, Dave Therneau & Paul Quantrill | Pitching Roundtable | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Thursday, January 18 | 9:15pm - 10:00pm | Break-Out #2 | Jayson King | Always Compete: Drills & Games for Your Next Practice | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Thursday, January 18 | 9:15pm - 10:00pm | Break-Out #3 | Steve Springer | Quality At Bats: Interactive Mental Game Discussion | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Thursday, January 18 | 9:15pm - 10:00pm | Extra Innings Batting Cage | Jason Stanford | Better Throwing Mechanics: Arm Care and Injury Prevention Presented by Extra Innings |
Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Friday, January 19 |
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| Friday, January 19 |
7:45am - 5:00pm |
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Mohegan Sun Convention Center Pre-Function Area | ||
| Friday, January 19 | 8:15am - 9:00am | Break-Out #1 | Mike Leonard | Filtering Through the New Trends in Hitting: Developing An Offensive Strategy in the Modern Era | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Friday, January 19 | 8:15am - 9:00am | Break-Out #2 | Tim Yuhas | Speed and Power for High Level Baseball Performance | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Friday, January 19 | 8:15am - 9:00am | Extra Innings Batting Cage | Joe Kruzel | Creating Proper Fielding Fundamentals: Keys to Being a Good Defender | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Friday, January 19 | 9:15am - 10:00am | Break-Out #1 | Tucker Frawley | An Infielder’s Blueprint: Creating Structure, Purpose, and Competitiveness in the Practice Setting | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Friday, January 19 | 9:15am - 10:00am | Break-Out #2 | Steve Springer | The Mental Game of Pitching | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Friday, January 19 | 9:15am - 10:00am | Break-Out #3 | Jayson King | First Base Play: The Anchor of the Infield | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Friday, January 19 | 9:15am - 10:00am | Extra Innings Batting Cage | Tim Yuhas | Baseball Speed and Power Activities Demo | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Friday, January 19 | 10:15am - 11:00am | Break-Out #1 | Butch Thompson | Attack: Top Drills for Our Players | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Friday, January 19 | 10:15am - 11:00am | Break-Out #2 | Bob Tewksbury & Mike Leonard | Making the Mental Side of the Game a Priority with Your Team | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Friday, January 19 | 10:15am - 11:00am | Break-Out #3 | Nick Derba | Teaching the Swing for All Levels and Ages: An In-Depth, Age-Based Teaching Plan | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Friday, January 19 | 10:15am - 11:00am | Extra Innings Batting Cage | John McDonald | Infield Activities Demo | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Friday, January 19 | 11:15am - 12:05pm | Break-Out #1 | Steve Trimper | Establishing Your Program's Offensive Philosophy | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Friday, January 19 | 11:15am - 12:05pm | Break-Out #2 | Chad Epperson | Catching: The Key Building Blocks | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Friday, January 19 | 11:15am - 12:05pm | Break-Out #3 | Joe Kruzel | Innovative Pregame Routines to Improve In-Game Results | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Friday, January 19 | 11:15am - 12:05pm | Extra Innings Batting Cage | Extra Innings Demo Session | Mohegan Sun Convention Center | |
| Friday, January 19 | 11:15am - 1:15pm | Nehantic/Pequot/ Paugusset Rooms | NEIBA Annual Meeting | Mohegan Sun Convention Center | |
| Friday, January 19 | 12:05pm - 1:10pm |
EXHIBITOR TIME/LUNCH |
Mohegan Sun Convention Center | ||
| Friday, January 19 | 12:05pm - 1:10pm | Extra Innings Batting Cage | Extra Innings Demo Session | Mohegan Sun Convention Center | |
| Friday, January 19 | 1:10pm - 2:10pm | Break-Out #1 | Darren Fenster | Your Team is YOUR Team. Establishing a Culture and Identity that Reflects Its Coach | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Friday, January 19 | 1:10pm - 2:10pm | Break-Out #2 | Greg DiCenzo | PFP Mechanics - The 9th Defender | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Friday, January 19 | 1:10pm - 2:10pm | Break-Out #3 | Matt Hyde | The Path to Greatness: What Did Future Major League Players Look Like as Amateurs? Identifying Consistent Characteristics of High Achievers | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Friday, January 19 | 1:10pm - 2:10pm | Extra Innings Batting Cage | Jeff Albert | Hitting Drills Demo | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Friday, January 19 | 2:25pm - 3:25pm | Break-Out #1 | Butch Thompson | Name Dropping: Lessons Learned From Others | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Friday, January 19 | 2:25pm - 3:25pm | Break-Out #2 | Steve Trimper | Drills & Skills to Maximize Your Outfield Play | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Friday, January 19 | 2:25pm - 3:25pm | Break-Out #3 | Bob Tewksbury | Ninety Percent Mental: The Hidden Game of Baseball | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Friday, January 19 | 2:25pm - 3:25pm | Extra Innings Batting Cage | Extra Innings Demo Session | Mohegan Sun Convention Center | |
| Friday, January 19 | 3:40pm - 4:30pm | Break-Out #1 | Jeff Albert | Launch Angle and Exit Velo are Old News | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Friday, January 19 | 3:40pm - 4:30pm | Break-Out #2 | Nick Derba | Bodies In Motion - Keeping Tempo at Practice to Develop Defensive Fundamentals | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Friday, January 19 | 3:40pm - 4:30pm | Break-Out #3 | Dave Swanson | Making Every Throw Count: The Importance of Your Throwing Program | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Friday, January 19 | 3:40pm - 4:30pm | Extra Innings Batting Cage | Extra Innings Demo Session | Mohegan Sun Convention Center | |
| Friday, January 19 | 4:15pm - 5:00pm | Exhibitor Zone/ Rawlings Booth | Two All-Time Toronto Blue Jay Greats Presented by Rawlings |
Mohegan Sun Convention Center | |
| Friday, January 19 | 4:40pm - 5:30pm | Break-Out #1 | Dave Therneau | Attacking Hitters the Stetson Way | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Friday, January 19 | 4:40pm - 5:30pm | Break-Out #2 | Mervyl Melendez | Practice Organization the FIU Way | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Friday, January 19 | 4:40pm - 5:30pm | Break-Out #3 | Paul Quantrill, Butch Thompson, Greg DiCenzo, Tucker Frawley & Mike Leonard | College Recruiting 101: Question & Answer Session for Coaches | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Friday, January 19 | 4:40pm - 5:30pm | Extra Innings Batting Cage | Chad Epperson with Steve Lomasney | Catching Drills DEMO | Mohegan Sun Convention Center |
| Friday, January 19 | 6:00pm | Exhibitor Zone | Mohegan Sun Convention Center | ||
| Friday, January 19 |
5:45pm - 7:00pm |
Break-Out #1 |
Featuring Carlos Delgado, Pat Hentgen, Paul Quantrill, and Jeff Albert moderated by Steve Trimper |
Mohegan Sun Convention Center | |
| Saturday, January 20 |
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| Saturday, January 20 |
7:15am - 9:30am |
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Mohegan Sun Convention Center Pre-Function Area | ||
| Saturday, January 20 | 8:30am - 9:15am | Nehantic/Pequot/ Paugusset Rooms | Butch Thompson | We Get Good at What We Focus on In Practice & Games | Mohegan Sun Upper Level Meeting Room |
| Saturday, January 20 | 8:30am - 9:15am | Abenaki Room | Chad Epperson | Improve Catcher Throwing Mechanics | Mohegan Sun Upper Level Meeting Room |
| Saturday, January 20 | 8:30am - 9:15am | Shinnecock/ Nipmuc Rooms | Greg DiCenzo | Indoor Practice Planning for the Outdoor Season | Mohegan Sun Upper Level Meeting Room |
| Saturday, January 20 | 9:30am - 10:15am | Nehantic/Pequot/ Paugusset Rooms | Jeff Albert | The Future of Batting Practice | Mohegan Sun Upper Level Meeting Room |
| Saturday, January 20 | 9:30am - 10:15am | Abenaki Room | Eric Cirella | Creating Offense from Baserunning & Bunting | Mohegan Sun Upper Level Meeting Room |
| Saturday, January 20 | 9:30am - 10:15am | Shinnecock/ Nipmuc Rooms | Chris Fay | Double-Goal Coach II: Culture, Practices, & Games | Mohegan Sun Upper Level Meeting Room |
| Saturday, January 20 | 10:30am - 11:15am | Nehantic/Pequot/ Paugusset Rooms | Brendan Eygabroat | Keeping It Game Speed: Multi-Purpose Practice Drills | Mohegan Sun Upper Level Meeting Room |
| Saturday, January 20 | 10:30am - 11:15am | Abenaki Room | Greg DiCenzo | PFP Mechanics - The 9th Defender (Repeat Session) | Mohegan Sun Upper Level Meeting Room |
| Saturday, January 20 | 10:30am - 11:15am | Shinnecock/ Nipmuc Rooms | Matt Hyde | The Player Development Pathway: What Scouts Look For | Mohegan Sun Upper Level Meeting Room |
| Saturday, January 20 | 11:30am - 12:15pm | Nehantic/Pequot/ Paugusset Rooms | Brendan Eygabroat | Score More Runs: 15 Front Toss Drills for Your Hitters | Mohegan Sun Upper Level Meeting Room |
| Saturday, January 20 | 11:30am - 12:15pm | Abenaki Room | Dave Swanson | Pre-Season Throwing Program for Pitchers | Mohegan Sun Upper Level Meeting Room |
| Saturday, January 20 | 11:30am - 12:15pm | Shinnecock/ Nipmuc Rooms | Eric Cirella | Teaching Baserunning in an Age of Leg Kicks, Bat Flips & Launch Angles (Repeat Session) | Mohegan Sun Upper Level Meeting Room |
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2017 Mohegan Sun World Baseball Coaches' Convention Event Handout