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.
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Ballā¦ | 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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!Ā Ā | 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 | |||
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Havenāt registered yet? No problem! At-the-Door Registration opens on January 9th at 4:45 PM, just before the doors open; and again on Friday morning at 7:45 AM. Join us!
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2025 Presenters
Jeremy Hefner
MLB Pitching Coach
New York Mets
Peter Fatse
MLB Hitting Coach
Boston Red Sox
Chuck Ristano
Head Coach
U.S. Naval Academy
Jim Penders
Head Baseball Coach
University of Connecticut
Eric Cirella
Head Baseball Coach
Salve Regina University
Ty Megahee
Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Florida State University
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