Custom Design Your Clinic!

All Coaching Clinics are held at the Diamondawgs Training Centre:
Unit K - 7008 5th St SE

*We will be active in all clinics, so please remember indoor shoes!

Custom Clinics

Whether it is skill development, strength & conditioning, or scorekeeping, Diamondawgs can custom design a package to fit the needs of your league, association or team. Instructional clinics, off-season skill development, on-field speed and agility training, strength & conditioning sessions, coaches clinics, and video analysis are just a few of the ways Diamondawgs can help accelerate the development of your athletes.

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Scorekeeping

Teach the basics of score keeping to your league volunteers to ensure greater accuracy and consistency. This clinic can be customized to include special league rules, pitch counting, etc.

Skill Development Presentations

Hitting 101

Advanced Hitting

Learn the 12 key points to the swing and how to detect errors at each of those positions. The most frequent swing faults will be discussed along with the most effective drills to correct these common errors. A focus will be placed on developing a balanced swing to create consistent contact.

Take your hitters to the next level with this seminar on teaching the advanced subtleties of the swing. Using slow motion analysis to break down the swing, players and coaches can easily understand the essential postures to create an efficient, powerful, and consistent swing.

Defensive Fundamentals

Advanced Infield Skills

This session will include information presented in both lecture and practical format. The basic defensive fundamentals needed to be successful in the infield and outfield will be outlined and drills will be provided to develop these skills. Learn the fundamental movement skills required to be a gold glove fielder as well as the proper technique to deliver fast, accurate throws.

Challenge your infielders with more advanced drills and provide them with the technical skills to make more than just the routine plays. Lightning fast feet and hand speed will be emphasized as players and coaches learn how to expand a player’s range on the dirt.

Advanced Outfield Skills

The Lost Art of Developing Catchers

Often the “forgotten defenders” on the diamond, this session will describe how to empower your outfielders to take charge of their skill development. All outfielders need to receive the same quality repetitions that other players get each practice. To become a solid defensive outfielder it takes much more than just getting a couple buckets of fly balls each practice. Expand your drill library and learn how to break down each technical skill required to play in the outfield.

Receiving, blocking, throwing, and handling pitchers. This session will outline all of the essential components to developing the backbone to your defense. Many coaches have resorted to finding players who are already proficient behind the plate, but this seminar will outline all of the skills required to be an all-star backstop and provide a framework for developing these players on a year-round basis. Presented in partnership with Canuck Catching.

Team Systems - From Baserunning to Relays

Solidify your team systems and create an organizational structure that will help to develop these concepts throughout the season. There is no question that teams that operate as a unit are more likely to be successful and this session will help take your team to that level.

Customize your own presentation

Don’t see a presentation that fits your needs? Do you want to alter one of the sessions listed above? Contact us and we will get all the information that we need to create a custom presentation that will suit your players, coaches, and parents

Strength & Conditioning Presentations

Dynamic Warm Ups and Effective Cool Downs

Consistent physical preparation is one key to consistent on-field performances and the prevention of injuries. During this session we will discuss the current debate surrounding static vs. dynamic warm ups, identify the key components of quality warm ups and cool downs, provide in-depth knowledge about the desired outcome of each component, and provide a framework for a warm up and cool down protocol that can be used at your next practice.

On-Field Agility and Defensive Footwork

With an increase in the opportunities for year-round training and a greater emphasis being placed on off-season skills training, it is critical that players still have the opportunity to develop fundamental movement skills and athleticism. Throughout this presentation you will learn the scientific methods for implementing a speed and agility program, ways to create a program with limited equipment, and how to teach your players the proper footwork to improve their movements on the field. Coaches and players will learn the principles behind developing a SAFE (Speed-Agility-Footspeed-Efficiency of Movement) program and will leave with many drills to use right away.

Shoulder Pre-Habilitation

If you can’t throw, you can’t play. The unfortunate truth is that most players don’t do enough to keep their most valuable baseball/softball asset healthy. To have a lengthy career in this game (at any level) it is important to be proactive about keeping your shoulder, and entire throwing arm, healthy. This lecture will discuss the structure of the shoulder and why it is such a unique joint, identify common reasons for injury to the throwing arm, provide an exercise program to strengthen the throwing arm, and outline the importance of proper exercise and throwing technique.

Strength & Conditioning for Baseball/Softball

Baseball and softball are unique sports with unique physical demands. This presentation will identify the physical attributes that are critical for success on the diamond and provide a practical framework for improving each of these areas. Players and coaches will learn the basics of sport-specific strength and conditioning, safety measures to avoid injury, exercises that should be avoided, the differences between on-season and off-season training, and how to plan a strength program for an entire year.

On-Field Strength for Teams

If your players were stronger and faster, would they be better able to perform skills with speed and accuracy? Do you avoid including strength & conditioning sessions during the season because you are worried about overtraining your athletes? Learn the principles that can be used to create efficient and effective strength & conditioning sessions that can be used at the end of practice or as a separate team workout. Gain the confidence to include on-field strength exercises that can be performed in a team atmosphere and watch as the development of your players accelerates!

Developing Speed for the Diamond

From stealing bases to covering more ground in the outfield, this session will provide the technical background, teaching progressions, and drills needed to improve individual and team speed. Speed on the diamond is not just about how fast you can run in a strait line – it is about first step quickness, acceleration, lateral speed, steal starts, and agility. Learn how to teach these components and develop them over an entire season.

Foundational Strength and Power at the Plate

Learn the secrets of developing big league power at the plate. From balance to strength and rotary power, this session will provide the knowledge and understanding of how to progress athletes through the different training components. Learn new drills and how to implement each drill on the field, during indoor practices, or in the weight room. Knowledge is power. The knowledge you gain during this session is sure to increase power at the plate.