The schedule has been announced for the upcoming 25th European Coach Clinic in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The clinic for baseball and softball coaches will be held on December 10 and 11 in the Dutch port city. For more information visit www.europeancoachclinic.nl
Program Baseball
Saturday, December 10
08.30 Arrival, Check-in and Registration
09.15-09.30 Opening Ceremony
09.30-10.15 Dave Schuler – Pitching, 3L’s Line
10.15-11.15 Arnd Rose & Martijn Nijhoff – Visual Perception & Eye Tracking
11.15-11.30 Break – “25 Anniversary Special”
11.30-12.15 Martijn Nijhoff – How to Improve the Visual Search Strategy’s of the Dutch National Team
12.15-13.00 Lunch
13.15-14.00 Roger LaFrancois – The Lau/ Hriniak Hitting Theory
14.00-14.45 Dave Schuler – Pitching, 3L’s Load
14.45-15.15 Break
15.15-16.00 Tom O’Connel, Dave Schuler & Roger LaFrancois – Battery Mates
16.00-16.45 Brian Farley – From World Port Tournament to World Championship
16.45-17.30 7th inning stretch and Presenting the Yearly Awards
17.30-18.30 Dinner
19.00-21.30 Sports Hall Session (Interactive Clinics)
Martijn Nijhoff & Luc Uijen – Vision Training
Tjerk Smeets – Working your Catchers
Steve Janssen & Dave Shuler – MLB Based Pitching Drills, Identify & Fix the Flaws in your Mechanics
Roger LaFrancois – Common Hitting Faults and How to Correct them Through Drills
21.30-01.00 10th inning (At the Bar)
Sunday, December 11
08.00-09.00 Breakfast
09.00-09.30 Brian Farley – Thrill of being World Champion with Presentation of the World Cup
09.30-10.15 Frans Bosch – Motor Learning
10.15-11.00 Roger LaFrancois – Communicating Effectively to Today’s Players
11.00-11.30 Break
11.30-12.15 Dave Schuler – Pitching, 3L’s Landing
12.15-13.00 Lunch
13.00-13.45 In depth Session 1 (Pick One of the Subjects)
Tom O’Connell – An Infielder’s Toolbox
Brian Farley – Preparation Meets Opportunity
Frans Bosch & Martijn Nijhoff – Motor Learning
13.45-14.30 In depth Session 2 (Pick One of the Subjects)
Dave Shuler & Steve Janssen – Pitching Hot Stove
Frans Bosch & Martijn Nijhoff – Motor Learning
Roger LaFrancois & Robert Eenhoorn – Hitting Hot Stove
14.30-15.00 Break
15.00-15.45 PANEL SESSION (All Speakers)
15.45-16.00 Closing Ceremony
Program Softball
Saturday, December 10
08.30-09.15 Arrival, Check-in and Registration
09.15-09.30 Opening Ceremony
09.30-10.15 Craig Montvidas – What do Players Expect from the Coach & What Can a Coach Expect From the Players
10.15-11.15 Cindy Bristow – Improve your Softball Strategy I
11.15-11.30 Break – “25 Anniversary Special”
11.30-12.15 Karen Marr – The Effect of Core Strength in Pitching
12.15-13.00 Lunch
13.15-14.00 Roger LaFrancois – The Lau/ Hriniak Hitting Theory
14.00-16.30 Sports Hall Session (Interactive Clinics)
Cindy Bristow – How to Hit in Games Like You do in Practice
Craig Montvidas – Throwing Drills to Improve the Level of Playing
Karen Marr – Drills to Develop your Pitcher
16.45-17.30 7th Inning Stretch (Awards)
17.30-18.30 Dinner
18.30-19.15 Cindy Bristow – Improve your Softball Strategy II
19.15-20.15 Craig Montvidas – How to Coach a Team
20.15-20.30 Break
20.30-21.15 Karen – Calling the Game
21.15-21.45 Panel Session
21.45-01.00 10th inning (At the Bar)
Sunday, December 11
08.00-09.00 Breakfast
09.00-09.30 Brian Farley – Thrill of Being World Champion
09.30-10.15 Karen Marr – Extra Tools to Make Pitching Practice Fun and Effective
10.15-11.15 Cindy Bristow – Helping Players Become more Competitive in Practice
11.00-11.30 Break
11.45-12.15 Marco Molleman – A Crash Course in Mental Coaching
12.15-13.00 Lunch
13.00-13.45 Cindy Bristow – Playing the Outfield
13.45-14.00 Break
14.00-14.45 Cindy Bristow – Running Slap
14.45-15.00 Break
15.00-15.45 PANEL SESSION (All Speakers)
15.45-16.00 Closing Ceremony