Thunder Coaches

Coaching Clinic: Woodbine Park - June 5th

Coaching Certification: Rep Coaches must be certified by the National Coaching Certification Program.

All Coaches for Thunder must provide a CPIC.

Coaches and Managers - OBA Constitution (P2-3):

All coaches and field managers must be certified NCCP Level 1. In Junior and below, at least one certified coach or manager must be present for each game. If there is no certified coach or manager, or the only certified person is ejected, then the game is forfeited.

In Minor Bantam and above, any team member in uniform may act as a base coach as per the Official Rules of Baseball.

In Peewee and below, players may not act as base coaches.

OBA Practice Plan

Coaching Articles:

• Ban the breaking ball for youngsters

Strategies & Drills:

• Hit and Run
• Catcher fielding bunts

Coaching Links:

• Coaching Association of Canada
• National Coaching Certification Program
• Coaches Association of Ontario
• Quebec Baseball Coaching Site
• Baseball Canada Coaches Corner
• Webball (coaching resource w/drills)
• Ripken Baseball
• Eteamz Baseball
• The Inside Pitch - Coaching Blog
• Baseball Rox

Please email all questions and comments to Chair of Coaching and Player Development