Itinerary

MAIN BALLROOM

5:00 PM: Check-in and registration

7:00 PM: CoachComm Introduction

7:05: Keynote Speaker: Mickey Morandini

8:00 AM:

Room A:

Jake Stone (Penn State) on Modern Player Development

Room B:

Mike LaRosa (West Chester) on Improved Infield Play

Room C: Marc Marizzaldi (Seton Hill) on How & Why the Freebie Wars Win Titles

9:15 AM: 

Room A:

Mike Scappa (York College) on Hitting

Room B:

Kyle Nicholson (Mercyhurst) on Building a Positive Culture with Pitching Staffs

Room C:

Doc Neiman (St. Joe's) on Developing the Complete Catcher

10:30 AM:

Room A:

Scott Heather (Bucknell) on Making Practice Game Like

Room B:

Jason Rathburn (St. Bonnie's) on Arm Care: In-Season and Off-Season

Room C:

Todd Meckley (PSU York) on Baserunning at a Championship Level

11:30 AM

Lunch on your own

1:00 PM

Prep Baseball Report: Hot Stove with Dan Cevette

1:30 PM:

Mike Gambino (Penn State HC) on the Changing Landscape of College Athletics and Recruiting

2:45 PM:

Room A:

Brandon Romans (Pitt) on Hitting

Room B:

Greg Mamula (Delaware) on Practice Planning with Limited Resources

Room C:

Rick Olivieri (Lycoming) on Laying the Foundation: Building a Program from the ground up

4:00 PM:

Room A:

Matt Gilbertson (Pitt) on Pitching and Arm Care

Room B:

Tim Neiman (DeSales) on Team Killers: Handling Team Culture

Room C:

Jamie Shevchik (Keystone) on 90 Minute Practice Efficiency: Offense, Defense, and Baserunning

5:15 PM:

Room A:

Jabin Weaver (Villanova) on Preparing a Pitching Staff with Limited Indoor Space

Room B:

Pete Egbert (Misericordia) on Offense: Short & Speed Game

Room C:

Paul McGloin (Marywood) on Blueprint of Practice with Limited Time

Holuba Hall, Millennium Drive

8:00 AM:

PSU Staff Welcome Message

8:10-8:30 AM

Ryan Wheeler on General Practice Planning Principles & Guidelines

Rotation One: 8:35-9:05 AM

-Nick Pucci on General Concept & Philosophies/Leads and Stealing from 1B & 2B

-Jake Palomaki on Everyday Drills to Improve Infield Play/Shutting the Big Inning with DP Turns

-Ryan Wheeler on Keys to Creative a Productive Hitter and a Pressure Offense

-Will Jauss on Developing a Throwing Program & Pitching Plan Using Technology

-Mike Gambino on Everyday Drills to Develop the Total Catcher

Rotation Two: 9:10-9:40 AM

- Same segments are available in this rotation, video will be available of all sessions

9:45-10:00 AM

PSU Staff Wrap Up with Question and Answer Session