2026 Clinic Schedule

2026 Clinic registration starts at 4:45pm on Thursday, January 15 in the Mohegan Sun Expo Center Pre-Function Area and doors open at 6PM for access to the Exhibitor Zone and the first set of Clinic Sessions and will conclude at 12:15pm on Saturday, January 17. See full schedule below from 2025 for a good idea of 2026 schedule. We will post a detailed 2026 clinic schedule in the next several months. Session times, presenters and program subject to change.

2025 Clinic Schedule

Clinic registration starts at 4:45pm on Thursday, January 9 in the Mohegan Sun Expo Center Pre-Function Area and doors open at 6PM for access to the Exhibitor Zone and the first set of Clinic Sessions. See full schedule below. Session times, presenters and program subject to change.

2025 World Baseball Coaches' Convention Event Info with Schedule

2025 World Baseball Session Outlines ONLY

* Most current schedule, reflecting any last-minute changes due to unforeseen circumstances, can be found below.

2025 Session Times	2025 Session Type	2025 Presenter	2025 Session Title	2025 Location	2025 Session Category

THURSDAY, JANUARY 9

4:45pm - 8:45pm		Event Registration Open	Event Registration Open	Expo Center Pre-Function	General Event

6:00pm		Clinic Starts	CLINIC STARTS: EXPO CENTER AND BREAK-OUT ROOMS OPEN	Expo Center Floor	Clinic Opens

6:00pm - 9:00pm		General Exhibitor Time	EXHIBITOR ZONE OPEN	Expo Center Floor	Exhibitor Time

6:15pm - 7:00pm	Break-Out 1	Mike Leonard, Middlebury College Head Coach	Developing a Learner-First Mentality As a Coach: Establishing Metrics of Success	Earth Ballroom B	Coach Development

6:15pm - 7:00pm	On Deck Sports Batting Cage	Peter Fatse, Boston Red Sox MLB Hitting Coach	Hitting Demo: Swing Prep, with a Focus on Angles	Expo Center Floor	Hitting

6:15pm - 7:00pm	Salt City Sports Demo Infield	CT Shell Shockers Travel Team Staff: Todd Donovan, Rajai Davis, Jeff Clark, Dan Mason and Grafton Angevine	30 Minutes to First Pitch: Getting Your Players Game Ready	Expo Center Floor	Pre-Game Preparation & Management

7:15pm - 8:00pm	Break-Out 1	Eric Cirella, Salve Regina University Head Coach	Incorporating Baserunning into Practice. Drills for Running the Bases with a High IQ	Earth Ballroom B	Baserunning

7:15pm - 8:00pm	Break-Out 2	Chuck Ristano, Navy Head Coach	Maximizing Your Practice Time: Get All Your Work Done in 2 Hours	Earth Ballroom A	Practice Planning

7:15pm - 8:00pm	On Deck Sports Batting Cage	Mike Porzio, The Clubhouse Founder (Fairfield, CT), Former MLB Pitcher & Milwaukee Brewer Scout	Simplifying the Complex Skill of Pitching	Expo Center Floor	Pitching

7:15pm - 8:00pm	Salt City Sports Demo Infield	Steve Trimper, Stetson University Head Coach	Infield Skills to Cut Down the Opposition: Relays; Rundowns; and Shutting Down the Running Game	Expo Center Floor	Infield Play

8:15pm - 9:00pm	Break-Out 1	Peter Fatse, Boston Red Sox Hitting Coach & Billy Rosenbeck, The Mellow Elephant Meditation Founder	Why The Mind Matters: Combining Deliberate Practice on the Field Using a Championship Mindset	Earth Ballroom B	Hitting/Mental Skills

8:15pm - 9:00pm	Break-Out 2	Jeff Smith, Tampa Bay Rays Minor League Catching Coordinator	Pyramid Approach to Catching at All Levels	Earth Ballroom A	Catching

8:15pm - 9:00pm	On Deck Sports Batting Cage	Nick Derba, University of Maine Head Coach	25 Drills within 25 Feet - Making the Most of Small Practice Spaces: One Partner, One Ball…	Expo Center Floor	Practice Planning

8:15pm - 9:00pm	Salt City Sports Demo Infield	Kevin Cobb, Northeastern University Associate Head Coach	Teach Your Pitchers' How to Field and Manage Their Position: PFP & Controlling the Running Game	Expo Center Floor	Pitching

9:00PM			Exhibitor Zone Closes for the Day	Expo Center Floor	Exhibitor Zone Closes

9:15pm - 10:00pm	Break-Out 1	Brian Fay, Fairfield University Associate Head Coach	Developing a Game Ready Offense	Earth Ballroom B	Team Offense

9:15pm - 10:00pm	Break-Out 2	Josh Rodrigues, Baltimore Orioles Development Coach	Situational Deep Dive: Exploring Options in Critical Game Moments	Earth Ballroom A	Player Development

10:00PM			Clinic Concludes For the Day		Clinic Closes Thursday Night

FRIDAY, JANUARY 10

7:45am - 5:00pm		Event Registration Open	Event Registration Open	Expo Center Pre-Function	General Event

Early Bird Session: 8:15am - 9:00am	Break-Out 1	Eric Cirella and Andrew McKeon, Salve Regina University	Making Practice Competitive the Salve Regina Way	Earth Ballroom B	Practice Planning

Early Bird Session: 8:15am - 9:00am	Break-Out 2	Jeff Smith, Tampa Bay Rays Minor League Catching Coordinator	Progressions in Receiving/Blocking/Throwing	Earth Ballroom A	Catching

9:00am - 6:45pm		General Exhibitor Time	EXHIBITOR ZONE OPEN	Expo Center Floor	Exhibitor Time

9:00am - 4:00pm	League Meeting	Futures League Meeting	Futures League Meeting	Peeping Frog Room	League Meeting

9:15am - 10:00am	Break-Out 1	Maine's Nick Derba, Stetson's Steve Trimper, Northeastern's Mike Glavine, Fordham's Kevin Leighton, and Bridgton Academy's (ME) Aaron Izaryk	What I Wish I Knew When I Got Started Coaching: A Panel Discussion	Earth Ballroom B	General Coaching

9:15am - 10:00am	Break-Out 2	Jackson Root and Cejay Suarez, University of Maine	Decoding Pitching Metrics: Understanding the Value of Tech and Implementing with Your Pitchers	Earth Ballroom A	Pitching

9:15am - 10:00am	On Deck Sports Batting Cage	Mike Porzio, The Clubhouse Founder (Fairfield, CT), Former MLB Pitcher & Milwaukee Brewer Scout	Skill Acquisition: Do's and Don'ts, Simplifying the Process	Expo Center Floor	Hitting

9:15am - 10:00am	Salt City Sports Demo Infield	Brian Fay, Fairfield University Associate Head Coach	First Base Play: A Demo	Expo Center Floor	Infield Play

10:15am - 11:00am	Break-Out 1	John Lannan, Toronto Blue Jays MLB Mental Performance Coach	Building Confidence Through Purposeful Actions	Earth Ballroom B	Mental Skills

10:15am - 11:00am	Break-Out 2	Steve Trimper, Stetson University Head Coach	Developing the Infielder: Techniques to Help Build Your Player's Skills	Earth Ballroom A	Infield Play

10:15am - 11:00am	On Deck Sports Batting Cage	Rob Crews, Complete Game Founder	Combining In-Game Context with Hitting Drills	Expo Center Floor	Hitting

10:15am - 11:00am	Salt City Sports Demo Infield	Tim Leiper, San Diego Padres MLB Third Baseball Coach	Coaching Third Base	Expo Center Floor	General Coaching

11:15am - 12:00pm	Break-Out 1	High School Coaches Panel, including: Sal Coppola of Amity Regional High School (CT), Carson Cross of Saint Thomas Aquinas High School (NH), Brian Hourigan of Masuk High School (Monroe, CT), Jason Zizza of Long Beach High School (NY), and moderated by Jeff Rago of Notre Dame-Fairfield High School (CT)	Building a Successful High School Program in the 21st Century	Earth Ballroom B	Program Building

11:15am - 12:00pm	Break-Out 2	Ty Megahee, Florida State University Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator	A Throwing Program for Position Players	Earth Ballroom A	Player Development

11:15am - 12:00pm	On Deck Sports Batting Cage	Chris Bosco, Northeastern University Assistant Coach	Catching Skills Demo	Expo Center Floor	Catching

11:15am - 12:00pm	Salt City Sports Demo Infield	Chuck Ristano, Navy Head Coach	Pitching Development Through Daily Drill Progessions	Expo Center Floor	Pitching

11:00am - 1:00pm	Association Member Meeting	NEIBA Meeting	NEIBA Meeting	Thunder/Harvest/Hot Suns Rooms	Association Member Meeting

12:00pm - 1:10pm		EXHIBITOR TIME/LUNCH BREAK	EXHIBITOR TIME/LUNCH BREAK	Expo Center Floor

12:15pm - 1:00pm	On Deck Sports Batting Cage	Exhibitor Demo	Exhibitor Demo	Expo Center Floor	Product Demo

1:15pm - 2:05pm	Break-Out 1	San Diego Padres' Tim Leiper, Salve Regina's Eric Cirella & Northeastern University's Chris Bosco moderated by the Philadelphia Phillies' Todd Donovan	The Lost Art: Get An Advantage with Your Baserunning - A Panel Discussion	Earth Ballroom B	Baserunning

1:15pm - 2:05pm	Break-Out 2	Steve Trimper, Stetson University Head Coach	Identifying Your Team's Offensive Identity: Must Have Drills and An Approach to Help Create Runs	Earth Ballroom A	Team Offense

1:15pm - 2:05pm	On Deck Sports Batting Cage	Erik Ostberg, Dove Tail Bats Staff & Pro Baseball Player	Dove Tail Training Products Demo	Expo Center Floor	Hitting

1:15pm - 2:05pm	Salt City Sports Demo Infield	Chuck Ristano	Grips and Tips Demo	Expo Center Floor	Pitching

2:20pm - 3:10pm	Break-Out 1	Stetson's Steve Trimper, Navy's Chuck Ristano, Middlebury's Mike Leonard, and Loomis Chaffee's Donnie McKillop moderated by Wayne Mazzoni	The Changing Recruiting Landscape: What You Need to Know	Earth Ballroom B	Recruiting

2:20pm - 3:10pm	Break-Out 2	Nick Derba, University of Maine Head Coach	A Mental Check-List for Baseball - Keeping the Basics in Mind	Earth Ballroom A	General Coaching

2:20pm - 3:10pm	On Deck Sports Batting Cage	Rich Hill, MLB Pitcher & Matt Hyde, Yankees Northeast Scout	How to Last 20 Years in the Big Leagues: The Art and Creativity of Pitching	Expo Center Floor	Pitching

2:20pm - 3:10pm	Salt City Sports Demo Infield	The East Coast Evolution Team: Logan Carman, Gary Trottier, Joe Hutch & Carson Cross	Promoting In-Season Training: Maximizing Player Performance and Health	Expo Center Floor	Performance Training

3:25pm - 4:15pm	Break-Out 1	UConn Baseball Coaching Staff: Jim Penders, Jeff Hourigan, Josh MacDonald, and Chris Podeszwa	Consistency and Trust are the Foundation of a Successful Program: Learn from the UConn Coaching Staff	Earth Ballroom B	Program Building

3:25pm - 4:15pm	Break-Out 2	Ty Megahee, Florida State University Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator	A Deep Dive Into the Hitting Approach: The Florida State Way	Earth Ballroom A	Hitting

3:25pm - 4:15pm	On Deck Sports Batting Cage	Pete Woodworth, Seattle Mariners MLB Pitching Coach	Understanding and Utilizing Your Pitch Arsenal	Expo Center Floor	Pitching

3:25pm - 4:15pm	Salt City Sports Demo Infield	Mike Odenwaelder and Sean Lawlor, Eastern Connecticut State University	Outfield Essentials: An On-Field Demo	Expo Center Floor	Outfield Play

4:30pm - 5:30pm	Break-Out 1	Yankees' Matt Blake, Mariners' Pete Woodworth, and MLB Pitcher Rich Hill moderated by Wayne Mazzoni	What Pitchers Need to Know about Excelling at the Next Level: A Pitching Panel	Earth Ballroom B	Pitching

4:30pm - 5:30pm	On Deck Sports Batting Cage	Jeff Smith, Tampa Bay Rays Minor League Catching Coordinator	Catching Drills Progression Demo	Expo Center Floor	Catching

4:30pm - 5:30pm	Salt City Sports Demo Infield	Eric Campbell, Past MLB Player & Lumber2Leather Facility Founder (Old Saybrook, CT)	Read the Ball, Attack the Hop: Infield Fielding Progressions	Expo Center Floor	Infield

5:30pm - 6:45pm	Exhibitor Zone/Expo Center	Coaches' Social presented by Snap! Mobile & Salt City Sports - Drinks, Snacks & Networking with Fellow Coaches and Presenters	Coaches' Social presented by Snap! Mobile & Salt City Sports - Drinks, Snacks & Networking with Fellow Coaches and Presenters	Expo Cente Floor	Coaches' Social

6:45pm		Exhibitor Zone Closes and Clinic Concludes for Day	Exhibitor Zone Closes and Clinic Concludes for Day

SATURDAY, JANUARY 11

7:45am - 10:00am		Event Registration Open	Event Registration Open	Expo Center Pre-Function	General Event

7:45am - 12:15pm		General Exhibitor Time	EXHIBITOR ZONE OPEN	Expo Center Floor	Exhibitor Time

8:30am - 9:15am	Break-Out 1	Mike Leonard, Middlebury College Head Coach	Developing and Owning Your Coaching Identity: A Workshop	Thunder/Harvest/Hot Suns Rooms	Coach Development

8:30am - 9:15am	Break-Out 2	Nick Derba, University of Maine Head Coach	Youth Development Drills for the New Coach: For the 6-16 Year-Old Player	Strawberry/Maple Sugar Rooms	Player Development

8:30am - 9:15am	Break-Out 3	Alex Trezza, GameChanger & Past D1 Collegiate Head Coach	The Importance of Video in Today's Game and How GameChanger Simplifies the Process	Peeping Frog Room	Player Development

9:30am - 10:15am	Break-Out 1	John Lannan, Toronto Blue Jays, & Rich Hill, MLB Pitcher	Building Confidence Through Purposeful Actions - Interactive Workshop	Thunder/Harvest/Hot Suns Rooms	Mental Skills

9:30am - 10:15am	Break-Out 2	Jackson Root and Cejay Suarez, University of Maine	Decoding Pitching Metrics: Understanding the Value of Tech and Implementing with Your Pitchers	Strawberry/Maple Sugar Rooms	Pitching

9:30am - 10:15am	Break-Out 3	Matt Hyde, Yankees Northeast Scout	Talent Search: A Lifetime Spent Mining Diamonds for Stars Across America	Peeping Frog Room	Player Development

10:30am - 11:15am	Break-Out 1	Andrew McKeon, Salve Regina University Associate Head Coach	Pitchers are Athletes Too: Developing a Routine to Maximize Potential and Performance	Thunder/Harvest/Hot Suns Rooms	Pitching

10:30am - 11:15am	Break-Out 2	Josh Rodrigues, Baltimore Orioles Development Coach	Learning That Lasts: Turning Fundamentals Into Long Term Habits	Strawberry/Maple Sugar Rooms	Player Development

10:30am - 11:15am	Break-Out 3	Chris Fay, Wayland High School (MA) and NextPitch Baseball (Framingham, MA)	Positive Coaching: It Works!	Peeping Frog Room	General Coaching

11:30am - 12:15pm	Break-Out 1	Wayne Mazzoni, Longtime Collegiate Coach & Recruiting Expert	Other Coaches Best Ideas	Thunder/Harvest/Hot Suns Rooms	General Coaching


12:15pm		2025 Clinic Concludes	2025 Clinic Concludes

Program, presenters and sessions subject to change. Please check back for regular updates.