VCBA Black Cats will conduct practices and training sessions at Newbury Park High School on the Varsity field, 3 cage batting facility, bullpens, and the pitching training wall. The training will be conducted on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:00 – 7:00 PM. There will also be strength and conditioning on Fridays. Workouts begin 8/9 and 8/11 at the NPHS Varsity field. VCBA Black Cats is a developmental program to prepare middle schoolers for high school baseball.
***Workouts are open to all 7 and 8th grade baseball players in the area***
Black Cats Coaching Staff
Curtis Scott – Head Varsity Baseball Coach Newbury Park High School
- 32 years of coaching experience – 2 Years at Pepperdine University, 12 Years at Moorpark College, and 18 years of high school experience
Tim Carr – Pitching Coach Newbury Park High School / JV Assistant Coach
- 20 years of coaching experience – played professional baseball for the New York Mets and Kansas City Royals
Tim Ginther – Instructor with VCBA
- 7 years of coaching experience. Played at Ventura College and William Jessup University
Practice and Training
Offense (focus on building and developing the swing and approach)
- Tee work and drills
- Batting practice in cages and on the field
- Mental approach to hitting
- Video analysis of the swing
- Baserunning technique and drills
Defense Infield Play (focus on building and developing the footwork and throwing mechanics for playing the middle infield and comer positions)
- Agility and footwork drills for all infield positions
- Hand drills
- Progressive infield ground ball work, bucket drill, short fungo, fungo 4 tee ground ball drill
- Video analysis of fielding and throwing mechanics
- Throwing program and routines
- Team defense, infield play, cuts and relays, 1st and 3rd defense and bunt defense
Defense Outfield Play (focus on building and developing the footwork and throwing mechanics for playing outfield)
- Agility and footwork drills for outfield
- Outfield communication
- Flyball and ground ball mechanics
- Video analysis of fielding and throwing mechanics
- Throwing program and routines
Defense Catchers Play (focus on building and developing the footwork and throwing mechanics for playing catcher)
- Agility and footwork drills for catchers
- Blocking drills
- Receiving drills
- Throwing mechanics
- Throwing program and routines
Pitching (focus on building and developing arm strength, and upper and lower body mechanics for pitchers)
- Throwing program and long toss program
- Arm care program, band work, and arm circles
- Pitching mechanic drills
- Bullpen routines
- Mental development
- Video analysis
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