Washington Baseball Instruction
2011 Fall Baseball Program

WBI is seeking baseball junkies that want to take their game to the next level - physically and mentally! 

NOW Enrolling for ages 10 to 18 

There are no tryouts for this program - All participants will be grouped by age

The structure of our program will consist of weekly practice with weekend games and/or on the field workouts.  You will get more out of this fall program than you ever have, guaranteed!

Overview/Content
Each participant will attend one indoor workout per week – 8 weeks - each workout will be 2.5 hours in length.  The focus will be swing development, pitching and throwing (position players), conditioning (baseball specific), and position play (catcher, infield, outfield) - skills and drills.  Hitters will learn the following - proper swing mechanics (not conventional wisdom), body sequencing and balance, bat speed enhancement, and approach.  Additionally, all participants will learn the following - proper throwing (or pitching) mechanics, velocity enhancement, arm action development, arm care, and a long toss program that works!  Pitchers will learn components of a sound delivery.  They will also work on holding runners and pitchers fielding practice.

Each player will also participate in 8 weekends of instructional games or workouts that will be held on Sundays after church.  These games or workouts will be highly instructional and baseball intelligence will be highlighted with the following - strategy, situations, and skill/drills. Some specific topics that will be covered will be - zone defense, first and third defensive decoys to freeze the runner at third, double tags on shallow fly balls, dirt ball reads, stealing home at a high percentage, hitting behind the runner, hybrid bunts for a base hit everytime, infield/outfield/catcher skills and drills/strategy.  The atmoshphere will run the same as a college baseball program - very organized, fast paced, and broken down into parts.  All instruction will be age appropriate.

Please note that all 15u – 18u players will swing and workout with wood bats.

Location for indoor training will be held at WBI in Woodinville. 
All games and outdoor workouts will be held at area fields - Kenmore, Edmonds, Lynnwood, and Bothell.

Instructor 
Scott Watson will be the lead instructor for this program. Coach Watson, a former Colorado Rockies Scout, has 14 years of coaching experience including select, high school, and college baseball.

Uniforms
Each participant will receive a jersey and cap.  Players will need to provide their own helmet, pants, cleats, and bat.

Evaluations
Each player will receive a written evaluation.

Added Bonus: 
WBI is going to offer additional time slots throughout the week for kids to come hit.