Spring Mechanics Clinic #2 – Vacaville Area Pony

02/04/12 – Spring Mechanics Clinic #2 – Vacaville Area Pony Umpire Clinic @ William Keating Park, Vacaville, CA  – 9:00am - 3:30pm (2 ump system – Beg to Adv)  

William Keating Park located at the intersection of Alamo Lane and California Drive, Vacaville, CA 95687.

Spring Mechanics Clinic #2 at 
William Keating Park in Vacaville, CA 
9:00am – 3:30pm

2 Umpire System Mechanics Clinic 
Beginner to Intermediate Level focusing on 60ft mechanics
Possibly could add 90ft within stations & split into 2 substaions

Saturday, 02/12/12 – 2012 LL Sec 4 & NCOA Mechanics  Clinic #2  

9:00 – 9:15 Basic 8+ Demos/Practice (Ball, Strike, Safe, Out, Fair, Foul, Time, Play)

9:15 – 10:00 Group Demos

10:00 – 12:00 Rotation #1 (consists of 3 equal sessions)
10:00 – 10:40 Session #1
10:40 – 11:20 Session #2
11:20 – 12:00 Session #3

Station B1: (60ft mechanics - 90ft will be the same)
BU Starting Position A establish & adjustments (SPA)
Ground ball on infield (no runners on base) 
- Left side of the infield – 90 degree angle
- Right side of the infield (normal) – two steps fair
- Right side “pressure”
PU movements by priority (demo only) 
PU movement on ground balls on infield (no one on base) (demo only)

Station P1: (This session uses a split station format – a & b below)

P1a: (60ft mechanics - 90ft will be the same)
Specialty plate mechanics 
- Brush plate (demo)
- Clearing bat (demo)
- Fair-foul (demo)
- Clearing F2
- Positioning for plays at the plate

P1b: (60ft mechanics - 90ft will be the same)
Pivot basics steps: 
- Basic 3-step pivot line drill practice 3-step, 
- Walk thru, 
- Jog thruBasic Pivot technique: 
- PivotWhen: Ground ball on infield with overthrow 
- 90 degree angle
- Two steps fair
- Two steps foul

Station C2: (60ft mechanics - 90ft will be the same)
Watch: Lower half stance basics
- H/T/H/T, 
- width, 
- balance over feet, 
- comfort, 
- squat 
- signal & voice strike 

Watch: Upper half stance basics/alignment:
- Waist
- Torso
- Head 

Watch: Routine/sequence: 
- step into H/T/H/T, 
- squat into set position, 
- pitch track, 
- stand-up with signal & call, 
- Step back relax 

12:00 – 12:30 Lunch 

12:30 – 12:45 Basic 8+ Demos/Practice (Ball, Strike, Safe, Out, Fair, Foul, Time, Play)

12:45 – 1:30 Group Demos

1:30 – 3:30 Rotation #2 (consists of 3 equal sessions)
1:30 – 2:10 Session #1
2:10 – 2:50 Session #2
2:50 – 3:30 Session #3

Station B2, B5 & B6: (60ft mechanics, could split into separate substation to accommodate 90ft mechanics)
(partial S.P. "B" only) 

Starting Position B (SPB):
- Pick-off/steal 
- Ground ball – working area (not a double play)

PU positioning on grounders on the infield:
- Move up 1st base line
- Move up 3rd base line
- Stay home

Station B2, B5 & B6: (60ft mechanics, could split into separate substation to accommodate 90ft mechanics)
(partial S.P. "C" only) 

Starting Position C (SPC): 
- Pick-off/steal 

Plays on the Infield:
- Ground – Developing Working Area 
- Double plays from starting position B or C (demo only)

Station B4: (60ft mechanics, could split into separate substation to accommodate 90ft mechanics) 

On base hit to the outfield – “inside-out” rule & “working area” development 

Special rotation plays:
- R1 to 3rd 
- R3 & R1 with R1 to 3rd
- R2 & R1 – R2 tags & advances to 3rd (unless in 10% down RF line)

3:30 Instruction Concludes  

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