April 10

APril 10 Update

How to prepare for Auston Matthews' shots - David Ayres/Sportsnet

This drill can be easily modified for baseball. Just try and catch the NERF bullet or disc with a glove! Try barehanded as well. If it is too hard or too easy, change the distance of the catching player. Please wear safety protection if trying this out! If you take part, please share your videos with us on Facebook or Twitter!

Learn a new language - Pronunciator

There are tons of careers in baseball besides being a player. From broadcasting staff to training staff to analytics departments (and everywhere in between), there are hundreds of careers available to people wanting to work in baseball. Vital skills for working in baseball include knowing how to code and knowing multiple languages. Spanish is very much the language of baseball and essential to anyone who wants to work in or around the game. The Strathcona County Library offers online language learning services through Pronunciator. All you have to do is sign-in with your library account and you have access to over 80 languages, Spanish included! They have desktop and mobile application versions too!

Yours in baseball,

Coach Jared Lovie
Baseball Development Lead
Sherwood Park Minor Baseball Association