Holiday Shout Out!

Happy Holidays, All!   Hope you're having a great warm-up to your festivities!  It's been a pretty busy last couple months---training players and civvies at Twist Conditioning, became a PowerPlate Master Trainer during a weeklong instensive in Phoenix (if you'd like more info about this pretty amazing machine, email me) and working South Van's young players at their Winter Camps.  Also talking lots with Marty and Big League Experience about upcoming Super Clinics for coaches and players.

How's your winter training going?  Are you puttin' the hay in the barn?

Couple of things coming up soon for developing players that I'd love to see you all out at:

--I'm running HOLIDAY BASEBALL CONDITIONING CAMPS at TWIST
   in North Vancouver
   December 28th-31st from 1:30pm-2:45pm. Twist is also providing hockey, adult sport conditioning and Speed & Quickness camps same dates in other timeslots if you'd like to double up!  Please contact me or call Suzanne Martin at Twist--604-904-6556 Ext 115 for more info, and keep in mind Baseball Conditioning classes start up again in January--register now!

--presenting and coaching at the
BIG LEAGUE EXPERIENCE OPENING DAY SUPER CLINIC 
& MIZUNO ELITE PLAYER INFORMATION SEMINAR
January 30th and 31st in Surrey.  Check out Big League Experience for info and to register!

--HITTING LESSONS at WHITE ROCK BASEBALL ASSOC. TRAINING CENTRE
   January 2nd 2010 until Early March Saturday and Sunday mornings 
Please contact me for info, and book times with Brent Crowther

--SOUTH VAN LITTLE LEAGUE'S 2010 SKILLS CAMPS
Tuesday and Friday Nights January 5th-March 19th 
at MacKenzie Elementary Gym (39th and Windsor in Vancouver)  
For more info and to register, check out South Van Little League and contact Brian Perry

That's my update, folks.  I predict 2010 will be a big year for baseball in BC!!
All the best to you and yours,

Pritch

The Eye Guys Are Coming to Town!

Hey, guys!  Wanted to let you know about a special clinic(s) given by Ryan Harrisan of SLOW THE GAME DOWN.  He and his father, Dr. Bill Harrisan, are vision specialists who have created a very successful method for athletes of all kinds to learn and train the Visual Side of the game.  Their techniques especially benefit softball and baseball players.  They've worked with organizations like the LA Angels, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, as well as Collegiate teams that include Long Beach State, Fresno State and Wichita State.  Bill and Ryan are proud to have taught their method to Big Leaguers like Sean Casey, Jason Giambi, Shawn Green, Mike Sweeney and Dave Belluci.

I met the Harrisans in So Cal while I was a player and was excited by their work.  I've wanted to connect them to our local players and coaches for a long time, and Ryan is planning to come to Vancouver in jsut a few weeks!   He offers clinics for small groups (4-6 players), as well as coaches clinics.  His dates are FRIDAY OCTOBER 23 (eve), SATURDAY OCTOBER 24 (one morning and one afternoon clinic).  Ryan will be holding his clinics on the North Shore.

We guarantee you'll be glad you participated.  These will be small groups and may fill up quick, so please CONTACT ME with questions, and click this poster for registration info!

Today's Vancouver Courier

If you're in the city, check out Pritch on the front page and inside the Courier talking about skills camps--just came out this morning!

Off Season 2009

Hey there, players, coaches, parents,  and fans of the game...

After a fantastic extended Vancouver summer there's finally a chill in the air, and unless you're headed for the World Series, this is the time to get your off-season training started.  I'm going to do everything I can to improve young athletes' overall athleticism and baseball skills so that you and your team can stay in the game, and be better players for the upcoming season.  I plan to be available to you in the cage at UBC,  at baseball conditioning classes at Twist Sport Conditioning in North Van, out in White Rock for hitting Sunday mornings 8-12, in the gym with SVLL (see below) and I'm working on a few other promising locations for both group and individual coaching and training as well.

South Van Little League's Skill Clinics are starting this week at McKenzie Elementary School Gym (39th and Windsor) and they run on Tuesdays and Fridays from 6-8....younger players come in at 6:00 and the older players come in at 7:00.  These clinics go Sept 29--December 4 and I'd love to see all you SVLLers out there.  There's still room to register if you want to join in...Call  Head Coach Brian Perry at 778-882-1990 or email baseball@svll.ca

While I'm at it, I want to give a shout out to South Van Little League's fine staff of coaches and volunteers...my little guy had a great time playing T-Ball during his first SVLL season last spring. Coaches like Brad Haysom and every other dad (and mom) giving their time to run the League and cheering on each other's kids, are pure gold to the development of our young players and the future of the sport in this city.

Alright.  Keep in touch and drop me a line at coachpritch@msn.com if you want to talk about your team's off-season schedule.  There will be new groups and leagues starting up at various locations, some one-off camps and clinics and I'll make time for as much individual coaching as I can too.  My trusty assistant, Batgirl, and I will keep you posted.  Just subscribe to or follow my blog if you want to keep up with us.  And feel free to comment below.

See you out there!

Pritch