The year

Each block has one job. We are in Winter A now.

Winter ANow

October to December · Sunday, 2 hours indoors, every other week

Strength habits, mechanics, hitting fundamentals, catcher and infield hands.

Winter B

3 January to 21 March · Sunday, 2 hours indoors, every week

Power, bat speed, position skills indoors, team defence walk-throughs.

Outdoors

31 March to mid-September · Wednesday and Friday evenings, 2 hours each

Wednesday develops, Friday prepares for the weekend game.

Break

Mid-September to October · No club sessions

Rest, play something else, fix any niggles.

The throwing ramp

Arms get hurt when they do too much too soon. From January, throwing builds up over ten weeks so everyone is ready when we go outdoors.

From 4 Jan Weeks 1 to 2	3 days, 15 to 20 m, 25 to 40 throws
From 18 Jan Weeks 3 to 4	3 to 4 days, 20 to 35 m, 40 to 60 throws
From 1 Feb Weeks 5 to 6	4 days, long toss to comfort, then pull-downs
From 15 Feb Weeks 7 to 8	Pitchers on flat ground, then short bullpens
From 1 Mar Weeks 9 to 10	Live BP and simulated innings

If your arm is still sore the next day, drop back a stage.