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 Exhibitor Zone and first set of Clinic Sessions. See full schedule below. Session times, presenters and program subject to change.
| 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 | 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 #1 | Expo Center Floor | Hitting |
| 6:15pm - 7:00pm | Demo Infield presented by Salt City Sports | 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 | 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 | 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 | Demo Infield presented by Salt City Sports | Steve Trimper, Stetson University | 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 & Billy Rosenbeck, The Mellow Elephant Meditation | 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 | 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 | 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 | Demo Infield presented by Salt City Sports | Kevin Cobb, Northeastern University | 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 | Offensive Practice Planning | Earth Ballroom B | Team Offense |
| 9:15pm - 10:00pm | Break-Out 2 | Josh Rodriques, Baltimore Orioles | Learning That Lasts: Turning Fundamentals into Long-Team Habits | 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 | 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 | 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 | Jeremy Hefner, New York Mets | Grips, Finger Pressure & Placement to Create the Best Shape for Your Pitching Arsenal | 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 | Demo Infield presented by Salt City Sports | 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 | Developing the Infielder: Technques 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 | Combining In-Game Context with Hitting Drills | Expo Center Floor | Hitting |
| 10:15am - 11:00am | Demo Infield presented by Salt City Sports | Tim Leiper, San Diego Padres | Coaching Third Base | Expo Center Floor | General Coaching |
| 11:15am - 12:00pm | Break-Out 1 | High School Coach Panel, including: Sal Coppola of Amity Regional High School (CT), 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 | A Throwing Program for Position Players | Earth Ballroom A | Player Development |
| 11:15am - 12:00pm | On Deck Sports Batting Cage | Chris Bosco, Northeastern University | Catching Skills Demo | Expo Center Floor | Catching |
| 11:15am - 12:00pm | Demo Infield presented by Salt City Sports | Chuck Ristano, Navy | 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 | Break-Out 1 | TBD | TBD | Earth Ballroom B | TBD |
| 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, Salva 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 | 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 | Dove Tail Staff | Dove Tail Bat - Training Tools Hitting Demo | Expo Center Floor | Hitting |
| 1:15pm - 2:05pm | Demo Infield presented by Salt City Sports | Jeremy Hafner, New York Mets | Pitching 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 | 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 | Pitching Session | Expo Center Floor | Pitching |
| 2:20pm - 3:10pm | Demo Infield presented by Salt City Sports | TBA | TBA | Expo Center Floor | TBA |
| 3:25pm - 4:15pm | Break-Out 1 | UConn Baseball Coaching Staff: Jim Penders, Jeff Hourigan, Josh MacDonald, and Chris Podeswa | 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 | 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 | Understanding and Utilizing Your Pitch Arsenal | Expo Center Floor | Pitching |
| 3:25pm - 4:15pm | Demo Infield presented by Salt City Sports | Mike Odenwaelder, 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, Mets' Jeremy Hefner, Mariners' Pete Woodworth, MLB Pitcher Rich Hill, Blue Jays' Pete Walker 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 | Catching Drills Progression Demo | Expo Center Floor | Catching |
| 4:30pm - 5:30pm | Demo Infield presented by Salt City Sports | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 & Rich Hill | Building A Confidence That Lasts - Interactive WorkShop | Thunder/Harvest/Hot Suns Rooms | Mental Skills |
| 9:30am - 10:15am | Break-Out 2 | Todd Donovan | Baserunning 101 | Strawberry/Maple Sugar Rooms | Baserunning |
| 9:30am - 10:15am | Break-Out 3 | Jackson Root and Cejay Suarez, University of Maine | Decoding Pitching Metrics: Understanding the Value of Tech and Implementing with Your Pitchers | Peeping Frog Room | Pitching |
| 10:30am - 11:15am | Break-Out 1 | Andrew McKeon | 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 Rodriques, Baltimore Orioles | Learning That Lasts: Turning Fundamentals into Long-Team 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 | |||
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🗣️ - Jim Penders, UConn Head Baseball Coach on attending the World Baseball Coaches’ Convention at Mohegan Sun. Coach Penders and his UConn coaching staff will be presenting, providing valuable information to help all coaches in attendance prepare for the upcoming season, develop their coaching staffs, and grow their programs.
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PRESENTER CONFIRMED: Ty Megahee (Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, Florida State University).
The Mohegan Sun World Baseball Coaches’ Convention is thrilled to have Coach Megahee presenting at WBCC in 2025! Coach Megahee will be presenting two sessions: “A Throwing Program for Position Players” and “A Deep Dive into the Hitting Approach: The Florida State Way.”📝🔥⚾️
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2025 Presenters
Jayson King
Assistant Coach
Vanderbilt University
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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