Winter Work out at the Green Shed

Winter Schedule 2013 Green Shed.xlsx - https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3Snox9oFkdISmVRb0xWeHdCZVk/edit?usp=sharing

Happy New Year! Time to think baseball once again

Folks,

I am sending this to you since to keep you in the loop of the Spring Baseball logistics.  Many have asked about winter opportunities. There is one coming up this weekend.  Unfortunately, I will be with my family  whom are exhibiting at the Farm Show and cannot participate. If you would like to attend this training please contact Mr Bob Seltzer at 1-610-704-4756. He is taking Zach. You should call today to reserve your spot it is $75.00.

There are also numerous other opportunities weekly in the region I have listed Berkshires below.

 We are in the process of fixing the green shed with nets and moving lights so that we can begin batting and pitching sometime later in Jan or early Feb.  Once Glenn Weaver gets the lights moved we I will get it set up and send a note out.

From Fall ball I had recommended to many of you to stay fit and enter track or other events to run and work on speed. Please continue that workout.I will be conducting a speed test along with ball handling hitting and throwing as in the past.

I will not have the official call out until March my blog has the details at http://fredericksburgjlegion.blogspot.com/p/2012-fredericksburg-and-jonestown.html

As we move toward spring I will be getting with the H.S coach to determine when his schedules are to try to avoid any logistic issues. Our League will be setting our schedule for games in two weeks and I hope to have those arrangements in place by March.

All for now.

Also FYI 

I was encouraged to follow the H.S rules pertaining to sports so if grades make you ineligible for school sports this must apply to the legion as well so keep them up.

Finally if you wish to be off my send list please do not hesitate to send me a note I would rather not get you upset with unnecessary email and or texts.

Baseball Personal Growth

The following is a list of key items for baseball that are expected for individuals to develop throughout the year.
Physical Conditioning: Coaches look for rounded Athletes

1. Core strength work on wieghts off season let muscle stretch in season.
2. Defense quickness left to right range forward to back speed.
3. Offensive speed
4. Speed drills - muscle development in legs workouts to include sprinting, leg extensions, leg curls, jumping rope.

Hitting Practice: Daily should be 100 or so balls a day on your own.

1. Failure to get sign from 3rd base coach
2. When batting Lining up too far from base
3. Hand grip too tight-lining up the knuckles
4. Failure to turn hips.
5. Pulling head at contact
6. Not driving barrel on same plane as ball.
7. Watching ball after connecting.
8. Tee work to develop line drive top dead center level swings
9. Cage work to develop drive and quick hands to ball.

Fielding  Growth(wall drill is essential in developing these fundamentals)

1. Failure to be on balls of feet at delivery of ball. 
2. Not thinking anticipating play.
3. Stop the ball first then quick to.the play.
4. Failure to follow.catch with second hand.
5. Failure to square off with Target.
6. Staying down on grounders and not turning head
7. Power L shorted.

June 2012 Speed Test from 2nd to Home

• Dave Gerth - 8.5
• Nate Lyons - 8.6
• Nate Wolf-8.6
• Tyler Mcfeaters - 9
• Hunter Voight - 9
• Kody Krieser - 9.5
• Adreyan Morgan- 9.95
• Josh Risser - 10.35

AVG = 9.1

Keep working on the base running speed.

Fake bunt discussion

Bunting, Fake Bunt and Steal
http://www.theoleballgame.com/bunting-fake-bunt-steal.html
Del Voight mobile

Fwd: JR Legion box score for Saturday

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "McFeaters, Scott" <smcfeaters@srbc.net>
Date: May 12, 2012 11:01 PM
Subject: JR Legion box score for Saturday
To: "Lebanon Daily News (sports@ldnews.com)" <sports@ldnews.com>, "Dave Lehman (delehman2@comcast.net)" <delehman2@comcast.net>, "Baseball Score" <karlskipbaseball@verizon.net>
Cc: "Voight Del (delvoight@gmail.com)" <delvoight@gmail.com>

All:

 

Below is the box score for the Bethel vs. Fredericksburg Jr. Legion baseball game held on Saturday 5/12/12.

 

JR LEGION BASEBALL
May 12, 2012
	1	2	3	4	5		6	7	Total Runs	Hits	Errors
Bethel	1	7	3	0	4		0	0	15	15	1
Fredericksburg	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	2	7	2
Pitching - Bethel	IP	H	ER	K	BB
Martin - Win	5	5	2	5	1
Hartranft	2	2	0	1	0
Pitching - Fredericksburg	IP	H	ER	K	BB
Minnich - Loss	4	12	11	0	3
Voight	3	3	4	3	2
2B -	Martin, Kerber, Lochman, Martak, Steele.
3B -	None
HR -	None
Notes/Comments -	Kerber (Bethel) - 3 at bats, 3 hits, 4 RBI
	Martak (Bethel) - 5 at bats, 4 hits, 5 RBI

 

2012 Fredericksburg Legion Youth Pitch Hit and Run Results