April 8

April 8 Update

Baseball Canada Monday Hot Stoves - Baseball Canada Website

Baseball Canada is offering Monday night "Hot Stove" sessions for coaches. The upcoming session, on April 13, features Jerry Weinstein, a coach within the Colorado Rockies organization. Coach Weinstein is considered the "Godfather" of modern baseball and brings an unmatched wealth of baseball knowledge and experience. Interested coaches can register for free at nccp.baseball.ca. Registration will provide coaches with 1 PD point for certification maintenance too!

Coaches can also catch up on past Monday Hot Stove sessions on YouTube:

Jeff Krushell (KP Sport) - March 23
Derek Johnson (Pitching Coach - Cincinnati Reds) - March 30
Kai Correa (Bench Coach - San Francisco Giants) - April 6 (not available on YouTube as of posting this blog)

Quick Hands Challenge - Trosky Baseball (Twitter: @troskybaseball)

This drill is designed for older players, but our younger ones can still take part by bouncing and catching the ball off a wall. Start with one ball, work up to two, and then build the speed afterwards. Our goal is to maximize the number of relays we make within a set time frame: 20 seconds, 30 seconds, or even 40 seconds. It's tough, but is an excellent drill to work on ball transfers from second base or basic hand-eye coordination. Trosky Baseball's competition is over (keep an eye on Coach Trosky's Twitter feed for additional quarantine challenges), but please share your videos with SPMBA on Facebook and Twitter!

MLB Classic Games - MLB Vault YouTube

The MLB has a collection of classic games that have defined the game as we know it. These historical moments are the ones recollected on highlight reels and enshrined in the annals of baseball lore. This playlist has 114 videos for hundreds of hours of baseball content, including games like Game 7 of the 2016 World Series. Follow the MLB Vault on YouTube to receive updates when games are added!

Yours in baseball,

Coach Jared Lovie
Baseball Development Lead
Sherwood Park Minor Baseball Association