Player Development
Fall Player Development Program: September – October
Winter Player Development Program: January – February (Details available November 1st)
2024 Fall Development
Overview
Our 2024 Fall Development program will focus on the Development of players ages 8-12 (kids that will be playing on a 60 or 75-foot diamond in the Spring). The program will consist of a weekly 90-minute practice, where players will be taken through the following:
- Dynamic Warm-Up
- Throwing Progression
- Defensive Routine focused on Infield Play
- Team Defense (Handling Rundowns, Cuts/Relays, 1st/3rd Plays, Bunt Defenses, etc)
- BP Round (will include one group hitting/live baserunning reads and one group on defense)
The program will begin Sunday September 8th and end Sunday October 20th. We will only offer one session each week. Parents can register their child for all sessions or they can pick and choose which sessions work best for their schedule. An agenda for each session will be posted here each week.
Fee - Date - Time - Location
Fee: $25/session (Parents will be invoiced after each session)
Dates: Sundays (September 8th – October 20th) – 7 Sessions
Location: Ridgeview Middle School Field #4 (next to the tennis courts)
Time: 10:00-11:30
Why Join the Fall Development Program
Simple. From what we have seen, the majority (not all) of teams simply don’t practice enough. And when they do, the practices are very basic, don’t get into team defense, and provide very minimal reps. In most cases, practices are held simply to ‘check a box’.
The Angels Fall Development program also gives players an opportunity to play another sport full-time while also maintaining their baseball reps. Kids are specializing way too young. Playing multiple sports helps build skills that are needed in baseball while also helping to avoid burn-out.