Baseball Pitching, Catching & Hitting Clinic
Europe/Brussels
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Schedule
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Check-in & Warm Up
08:45-09:00
Player Registration, Group Assignment, Dynamic warm up & arm care routine -
Morning Session (Pitchers)
09:00-12:00 Coaches Cédric Desmedt, Joe Spurgeon, Aaron Sluys - Beginning Pitching Mechanics
- • Leg lift
- • Lead arm action
- • Throwing arm action
- • Direction & alignment
- • Balance & finish
- • Basic grips
- Throwing Harder
- • Improving arm action
- • Lower body energy generation
- • Creating separation & torque
- • Power & explosiveness drills
- Fastball / Changeup Command
- • FB & CH grips
- • “Everything happens out front”
- • Strike zone work
- • Command routines
- Pitching Features
- • “Building Blocks” mechanical progression
- • Strike to ball ratio improvement
- • Developing the change up (advanced players)
- • Radar gun velocity tracking
- • Pitch charting
- • Pitcher fielding: bunts, cover 1B, comebackers
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Morning Session (Catchers)
09:00-12:00 Coaches Ken Spurgeon, Guillaume Henrotte - Receiving & Blocking
- • The 3 catching stances
- • Receiving fundamentals
- • Framing in all four quadrants
- • Blocking, controlling & recovering the ball
- Catchers Throwing
- • Throws to 2B & 3B
- • Footwork & transfer mechanics
- • Arm action
- • Throwing routines
- Catching Features
- • Step by step progression
- • Game management & leadership
- • Confidence behind the plate
- • Match day routines
- Lunch Break 12:00-13:00 Sandwich & Drink provided
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Afternoon Session Hitting (All Players)
13:00-15:00 Coaches Vincent King & Jayde Thorne - Hitting Mechanics
- • Stance: feet, grip, elbows
- • Load mechanics
- • Power L position
- • Working through the ball
- • Head stability
- Bat Speed Development
- • Med balls
- • Weighted bats
- • Short bats
- • Heavy bag work
- • Explosive hitting drills
- Hitting Features
- • Swing plane
- • Lower/upper body sequencing
- • Hitting for power
- • Hitting the count
- • Sweet spot consistency drills
- • Live hitting stations
- • Baserunning fundamentals
- Live BP Session (All Players) 15:00-16:00 Coaches Vincent King, Jayde Thorne
- • Live batting practice
- • Pitchers throwing live
- • Catchers receiving live
- • Exit velo tracking
- • Radar gun for pitchers
- • Situational hitting & game speed reps
- Closing Session 16:00-16:30
- • Competition results (velo, pop time, exit velo)
- • Certificates
- • Group photo
- • Q&A with all coaches