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Sal's Pizza Company
(847) 658-7272
Corner Hanson and Algonquin
Behind 7-11
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1430 E. Algonquin Road
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"There's no crying in
baseball!"
- Jimmy
Dugan (Tom
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Techniques & Tips...
 Hitting
Grip
The grip on the bat should be
comfortable in the hand, ideally the middle knuckles on each hand
would line up. This helps in executing the proper swing. The grip
should be fairly loose up until you ‘load’ particularly with your
top hand. Don’t choke the bat with such a tight grip that it tenses
up all the muscles in your arms and shoulders.
Load & Stride
Once the pitcher begins his movement
forward with the pitch, the batter should then ‘load’. What this
involves is a slight movement inward and backwards (about 2 inches)
of the batters hands, shoulders, hips and knees. The batter’s weight
shifts from a 50/50 to a 40/60 front to back ratio. During this load
it is important to not move the head and to keep your eyes on the
ball.
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2008 AAYO
Coach of The Year
2008 Baseball Coach of the Year
Joel Voyles
(Minors Baseball - White Sox)
“is all about the love of the
game and building self -confidence in the boys” ... “He is always positive and
encouraging” … “Joel promotes the spirit of the game and always reminds the boys
that baseball is about having fun”
2008 Softball Coach of the Year
Steve Fiorentino
(Ponytail Softball -
Orioles)
“does a wonderful job encouraging all the players to do their best” … “Even if a
player does not make a play on time, he still rewards the efforts and reinforces
the great attempt.” … “He has been very positive with the players and has
modeled appropriate behavior and positive reinforcement for each player”
2008 Baseball Nominations:
Joel Voyles
Troy Faunce
Dennis Finn
Joe Petrone
Jack Pinzel
Chris Rechtsteiner
Craig Thompson
Mark Zahara
Jay Kissack
Mike Duffy
Rich Riedel
2008 Softball Nominations:
Steve Fiorentino
Brian Spears
Steve Ludwig
Sam Halpin
Kathy Spets
Purpose
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Encourage, acknowledge and reward the
coaching character and qualities upheld by AAYO
Coaching Qualities
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Teaching Life Lessons
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Honoring the Game (ROOTS) (see
www.aayo.net
for details)
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Rules; Opponents; Officials;
Teammates; Self
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Redefining “Winner”
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Effort; Learning; Mistakes are ok
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Fills the Emotional Tank
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Praise (Truthful & Specific);
Expresses Appreciation; Listens
(Based upon the Positive Coaching Alliance
http://www.positivecoach.org/
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Nominations come from
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Players
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Parents
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Coaches
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Umpires
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Board members
Nominations due by August 1 to Vice
Commissioner
Selection
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Evaluated based upon the above
qualities
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Short list recommendation made by Vice
Commissioner, Baseball Director and Softball Director
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Commissioner determines winners
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Winners will be awarded at the August
24th board meeting
Award
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Plaque awarded to coach at August
board meeting
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Web site section having photos of
winners with excerpts from nominations
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Winner awarded $100 gift certificate
to Algonquin Commons stores
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Winner throws out the opening pitch at
next years opening day
Nomination Form, WORD format
for email
Nomination Form, pdf format
for mailing
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Quote
Corner...
Baseball, to me, is still the national pastime
because it is a summer game. I
feel that almost all Americans are summer people, that summer is
what they
think of when they think of their childhood. I think it stirs up an
incredible
emotion within people.
Steve Busby, in Washington Post, 8
July 1974 |
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