Competition Development

The Baseball Canada Competition Development Coach program is designed to provide valuable and accessible resources and training to coaches who are working with athletes in the competition – development level baseball programs.

The program is comprised of 16 parts:

• Baseball Canada's Online Clinic: a complete resource to help get you started and a place to revisit often while you coach baseball.
• Performance Planning Clinic: a provincial 4-hour, in-class clinic that you can attend only after completing the online clinic. The clinic covers advanced concepts of periodization.
• Advanced Practice Planning Clinic: a provincial 4-hour, in-class clinic that you can attend only after completing the online clinic. The clinic covers practicing planning based on your yearly training plan. 
• Manage a Sport Program Clinic: a provincial 4-hour, in-class clinic that you can attend only after completing the online clinic. The clinic covers team management, team selection, team budget and more.
• Pitching Clinic: a provincial 4-hour, in-class or gym/field clinic that you can attend only after completing the online clinic. The clinic covers advanced pitching mechanics, detection and correction.
• Catching Clinic: a provincial 4-hour, in-class or gym/field clinic that you can attend only after completing the online clinic. The clinic covers advanced mechanics for catchers.
• Strategies Clinic: a provincial 4-hour, in-class clinic that you can attend only after completing the online clinic. The clinic covers advanced offensive and defensive strategies.
• Hitting & Base Running Clinic: a provincial 4-hour, in-class or gym/field clinic that you can attend only after completing the online clinic. The clinic covers advanced concepts at each base, and identification and correction of hitting flaws, tee drills and soft toss drills, among other drills.
• Infielding & Outfielding Clinic: a provincial 4-hour, in-class or gym/field clinic that you can attend only after completing the online clinic. The clinic covers double plays, cut-off and relays, rundowns and holding runners, as well as outfield communication, line drives, diving, playing the sun and the fence.
• Developing Athletic Abilities Clinic: A provincial, 10-hour in-class clinic. This multi-sport clinic is organized by your Provincial/Territorial Coaching Representative (PTCR).
• Prevention and Recovery Clinic: A provincial, 8-hour in-class clinic that you can attend at any time. This multi-sport clinic is organized by your (PTCR).
• Psychology of Performance Clinic: A provincial, 7-hour in-class clinic that you can attend at any time. This multi-sport clinic is organized by your (PTCR).
• Coaching & Leading Effectively Clinic: A provincial, 8-hour in class clinic that you can attend at any time. This multi-sport clinic is organized by your (PTCR).
• Leading Drug Free Sport Clinic: A provincial, 1-hour eLearning clinic that you can complete at any time. This multi-sport clinic is available through the coach’s Locker account at coach.ca/thelocker.
• Managing Conflict Clinic: A provincial, 6-hour in class clinic that you can attend at any time. This multi-sport clinic is organized by your (PTCR).

Each part of the program provides credits towards your status as a Baseball Competition Development Coach.

Baseball Canada Online Module

On completion of this module, you will get credit for:

• Select pre-designed practice plans that show flexibility for number of children, helpers, space and equipment.

Your coaching status in the Baseball Development Coach program will be In Training.
 

Performance Planning Clinic

On completion of this module, you will get credit for:

• Outline program structure based on training and competition opportunities
• Identify appropriate measures to promote athlete development
• Integrate yearly training priorities for baseball into own program
• Organize and sequences training priorities and objectives on a weekly basis to optimize adaptations
• Outline program structure based on training and competition opportunities

Your coaching status in the Baseball Development Coach program will be In Training.

Advanced Practice Planning

On completion of this module, you will get credit for:

• Implement an appropriately structured and organized practice
• Make adjustments to practice based on athletes’ response to the training task
• Identify logistics and appropriate background information for practice
• Identify appropriate activities in each part of the practice

Your coaching status in the Baseball Development Coach program will be In Training.

Manage a Sport Program

On completion of this module, you will get credit for:

• Manage administrative aspects of program and oversees logistics

Your coaching status in the Baseball Development Coach program will be In Training.

Pitching Clinic

On completion of this module, you will get credit for:

• Detect pitching technical elements that have to be improved or refined to enhance performance and/or to prevent injuries
• Correct pitching technical elements that have to be improved or refined to enhance performance and/or to prevent injuries
• Detect pitching tactical elements that have to be improved or refined to enhance performance.
• Correct pitching tactical elements that have to be improved or refined to enhance performance.

Your coaching status in the Baseball Development Coach program will be In Training.

Hitting & Base Running Clinic

On completion of this module, you will get credit for:

• Detect hitting technical elements that have to be improved or refined to enhance performance and/or to prevent injuries
• Correct hitting technical elements that have to be improved or refined to enhance performance and/or to prevent injuries
• Detect hitting tactical elements that have to be improved or refined to enhance performance.
• Correct hitting tactical elements that have to be improved or refined to enhance performance.

• Detect baserunning technical elements that have to be improved or refined to enhance performance and/or to prevent injuries
• Correct baserunning technical elements that have to be improved or refined to enhance performance and/or to prevent injuries
• Detect baserunning tactical elements that have to be improved or refined to enhance performance.
• Correct baserunning tactical elements that have to be improved or refined to enhance performance.

Your coaching status in the Baseball Development Coach program will be In Training.

Infielding & Outfielding Clinic

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On completion of this module, you will get credit for:

• Detect infielding technical elements that have to be improved or refined to enhance performance and/or to prevent injuries
• Correct infielding technical elements that have to be improved or refined to enhance performance and/or to prevent injuries
• Detect infielding tactical elements that have to be improved or refined to enhance performance.
• Correct infielding tactical elements that have to be improved or refined to enhance performance.

• Detect outfielding technical elements that have to be improved or refined to enhance performance and/or to prevent injuries
• Correct outfielding technical elements that have to be improved or refined to enhance performance and/or to prevent injuries
• Detect outfielding tactical elements that have to be improved or refined to enhance performance.
• Correct outfielding tactical elements that have to be improved or refined to enhance performance.

Your coaching status in the Baseball Development Coach program will be In Training.

Catching Clinic

On completion of this module, you will get credit for:

• Detect catching technical elements that have to be improved or refined to enhance performance and/or to prevent injuries
• Correct catching technical elements that have to be improved or refined to enhance performance and/or to prevent injuries
• Detect catching tactical elements that have to be improved or refined to enhance performance.
• Correct catching tactical elements that have to be improved or refined to enhance performance.

Your coaching status in the Baseball Development Coach program will be In Training.

Strategies Clinic

On completion of this module, you will get credit for:

• Implement procedures to promote readiness for performance.
• Detect tactical elements that have to be improved or refined to enhance performance.
• Correct tactical elements that have to be improved or refined to enhance performance.

Developing Athletic Abilities Workshop

On completion of this multi-sports module, you will get credit for:

• Design and sequence activities appropriately within the practice to enhance performance or create optimal adaptations
• Evaluates if the athlete’s sport-specific fitness level is adequate for performance and for continued progression in the sport

Prevention and Recovery Workshop

On completion of this multi-sports module, you will get credit for:

• Make decisions and interventions that promote sport-specific performance: During competition
• Use the competitive experience in a meaningful manner to further athletes’ development: After competition

Psychology of Performance Workshop

On completion of this multi-sports module, you will get credit for:

• Make decisions and interventions that promote sport-specific performance: During competition
• Use the competitive experience in a meaningful manner to further athletes’ development: After competition

Coaching & Leading Effectively Workshop

On completion of this multi-sports module, you will get credit for:

• Make interventions that enhance learning and are aimed to at improving the athletes’ performance

Managing Conflicts Workshop

On completion of this multi-sports module, you will get credit for:

• Apply an ethical decision making process
   

Leading Drug Free Sport Workshop

On completion of this multi-sports module, you will get credit for:

• Take appropriate measures to promote drug-free baseball
   

Your coaching status in the Baseball Canada Development Coach program will be In Training.

Your coaching status in the Baseball Canada Development Coach program will be Trained Development Coach once all 16 modules completed.

Your coaching status in the Baseball Canada Development Coach program will be Certified Development Coach once the Making Ethical Decision Online Evaluation, Managing Conflicts Online Evaluation, Leading Drug Free Sport Online Evaluation, Baseball Canada Development Coach online portfolio, Baseball Canada Development Coach practice evaluation and Baseball Canada Development Coach game evaluation are all completed.