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Athlete Development
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Long Term Athletic Development
An overview of LTAD - how youth baseball players can be trained effectively, avoid burnout, and develop skills for long-term success.
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Long Term Athletic Development
An overview of holistic & periodized LTAD by Shayne Watson, Baseball Australia Technical Lead
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Skills That Scale
Driveline's Deven Morgan presents Skills That Scale: a data driven approach to long term youth development
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BA Pitching Development Guidelines
BA document presenting pitching development, including: workload management, mound development (bullpens etc), pre-game prep, performance pillars & charting
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Driveline Youth Individual Program
Driveline's free, basic DIY youth development program, including: hitting, throwing & strength periodised plans
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BV Youth Development Games Booklet
PDF booklet with various fun, skills-based hitting, throwing and fielding mini-games
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BV Pipeline 2Ball Booklet
PDF booklet with various 2Ball game modifications
Coach Development
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Flip, Soft Toss & Throw Better BP
ABCA demonstrate best practice coach skills for front flip, side toss and BP.
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Managing Thoughts & Actions
MLB Hitting coach Jeremy Barnes presents on managing players' perceptions & intent to elicit skill transfer
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Constraints-Led Approach & Non-Linear Pedagogy
Performance psychologist Jeff Simons on Adrian Baillargeon's 'Teams That Swear' podcast
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Show, Tell, Do
SHOW best practice (via demo or video), TELL them what the task is (not how to do it), DO the task (minimise talking)
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BA/BV Coaching Accreditation: Canopi Portal
Portal to complete national coaching accreditation
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BA Coaching Resources
Baseball Australia coaching resources including practice plans, coaching app, throwing programs & more
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BV Pipeline Instagram
Click to follow our Instagram @bvpipeline to see snippets from our programs including drills, environment set-ups & coaches talks
Game Management
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ABCA: Coaching the Bases Directing Traffic and Managing Runners
ABCA presentation with key tips on how to coach both bases, and prepare yourself accordingly
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3B Coach Positioning & Communication
College/Pro coach Kevin Graber discusses how to position yourself as 3B coach to communicate effectively with baserunners
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Pitch Smart Guidelines
Pitch Count Limits and Required Rest Recommendations
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BA AYC Game Management Slides
Presentation slides from BA AYC game management presentation, featuring: pre-game prep, in-game decision making, and the roles of the pitching coach & base coaches.
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BA Defensive Alignments and Coverages
BA document featuring all key alignments & coverages, including: shift positioning, cuts & relays, double cuts, bunts plays & pop-ups priorities
Hitting & Baserunning
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Hitting
A selection of hitting drills by BV PP
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108 Performance Hitting Hot Stove
108 Performance hitting forum at ABCA 2026, focused on youth hitting development, movement-based training & practical coaching takeaways.
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The Benefits of Simplicity in Youth Hitting Training
An article by Driveline's Deven Morgan discussing the efficacy of a simple hitting environment using plyo balls
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Bunting 101
Australian MLB player Glenn Williams demonstrates the key basics of sacrifice bunts
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1B Primary & Secondary Leads
Primary & secondary leads at 1B, including getting back to the base
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3B Primary & Secondary Leads
BV PP's Damian Shanahan demonstrates primary & secondary leads at 3B
Infield
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Infield Drills
A selection of infield drills by BV PP
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Developing an Infielder's Daily Routine
MLB Infield Coach Kai Correa presents drills & game-like environments relating to skills including: catching/throwing checkpoints, fielding posture, glove presentation, hop recognition
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The 6 Fs of Infield
MLB Infield Coach Perry Hill presents the 6 Fs of infield play
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First Base
MLB Infield Coach Perry Hill presents first base play, including set-up, holding runners & picking low throws
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Engage the Senses
Spicing up infield ground balls by gamifying & engaging the senses
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SS & 2B Double Play Feeds
Various ways for middle infielders to feed a double play ball
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SS Double Play Feeds
Various ways for shortstops to feed a double play ball, using basketball analogies
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Infield & Fungo Clinic
MLB Infield Coach Kai Correa demonstrates glove presentation, various glovework and footwork patterns, & varying your fungo skills
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Adjusting vertically on hops: Create space & cut distance
MLB Infield coach Bobby Dickerson demonstrates working vertically on infield hops (create space & cut distance)
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1B Positioning: Runner on 1B
U18 National coach Jason Pospishil demonstrates 1B positioning with a runner on, moving to and from fielding position, and receiving pick-offs from pitchers & catchers
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1B Positioning: Runners on 1B + 2B
U18 National coach Jason Pospishil demonstrates 1B positioning with runners on 1B+2B, depending on various game situations
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1B Positioning: No Runners
U18 National coach Jason Pospishil demonstrates 1B positioning with no runners on base, and set-up for receiving throws from infielders
Throwing & Pitching
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Throwing Drills
A selection of partner catch play drills by BV PP
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Square & Line Throwing
A selection of square & line throwing drills by BV PP
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108 Performance: Pitching ABCA Forum
108 Performance pitching forum at ABCA 2026, focused on youth pitching/throwing development, movement-based training & practical coaching takeaways
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Training for Youth Pitching Velocity: High-Intent Throwing
Driveline's Deven Morgan discusses the importance & best practice of incorporating high-intent throwing to develop young throwers