• Practice twice per week
• Play 4-8 Exhibition Games
• Compete in the EBLO Fall Tournament

• No activities/ shutdown month

• Volt Strength & Conditioning Program three times per week
• Dr. Robb throwing assessment
• Throwing sequencing program
• Optional batting practice prior to Volt training

• Baseball specific training twice per week at Blue Chip
• Team Volt training once per week
• Follow up evaluation with Dr. Robb
• Some position specific small group training

• Regular season games, tournaments and practices
• Tryouts in late August

Off-season Program

Volt Training

• 12 weeks/ 3x per week starting in November
• Strength training app designed for sport specific training
• Customizable for age and experience in weight training
• Each exercise/movement is replaceable with a body weight exercise
• Players have the workouts and programs on their phones so they can do the program on their own if they miss a team workout
• Coach can track player accountability
• Warm up and conditioning included in the app

Cardio

• Combination of steady state and High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) to promote lean muscle mass in conjunction with the weight training

Flexibility/Movement Patterns/Weight Transfer

• Specific rolling and movement patterns to teach players how to move properly and efficiently and improve and maintain range of motion in the hips, shoulders, and rib cage
• Weight transfer drills with medicine balls and dumbbells to improve players ability and efficiency in weight transfer
• Movement patterns and weight transfer drills all supplied by Dr. Andrew Robb

Speed/Running Training

• Running and sprinting techniques and training to improve overall running ability and speed
• Instruction provided by a local high school track coach

Throwing Assessment

• Assessments will be done in the fall, with a follow up in the Spring
• Assessments and technique will be done in small groups with Dr. Andrew Robb
• Dr. Robb will work through throwing mechanics and proper sequencing
• Video analysis to be taken as well as drills to improve sequencing errors between upper and lower body
• Provides a solid base to move forward to velocity training and avoiding arm breakdown

Baseball Training

• Indoor at Blue Chip, runs from February 1st until April 30th
• Team training 2x per week, 2 hour sessions
• Focused on hitting/fielding/throwing/pitching
• Some position specific small group training

In-season Program

Practices

• Full team practice twice per week 2-2 1/2 hours each
• Team batting practice at the cages once per week
• Position specific small group training combined with all Elite teams
• Speed and running training from local track coach

Games

• Most games are weekend double headers
• 1 home double header and 1 road double header per weekend. We try for 4 games per weekend
• Other exhibition games as scheduled by the coach

Tournaments

• EBLO Fall Showcase
• EBLO Spring Showcase
• 2 American Tournaments
• 1 Canadian Tournament
• Elimination Tournament (14U, 15U, 18U)
• OBA Qualifier Tournament (14U, 15U, 16U)
• OBA Championship (14U, 15U, 16U)

Tryouts

• Tryouts for the following season are held near the end of August