NOVA Baseball Magazine First Pitch Weekend
First Pitch Coaches Clinic & Northern Virginia Baseball Media Day
When: Sunday, March 12, 2017
Where: Executive Conference & Training Center at 22685 Holiday Park Dr, Sterling, VA 20166.
Coaches Clinic Registration: Register your youth league for $300 / Register your travel program for $200 / Register your high school program for $100 / Register individually for $30.
NOVA Baseball Magazine/Home Plate Club Awards & Hall of Fame Banquet
When: Sunday, April 2, 2017
Where: Holiday Inn Dulles at 45425 Holiday Dr, Sterling, VA 20166. Directions here.
Awards & Hall of Fame Banquet Tickets: Available for $75. Purchase your tickets here.
Holiday Inn Dulles
* Discounted rooms are available under the 'NOVA Baseball Magazine First Pitch Weekend' block. Click here to reserve.
Banquet Keynote
Delivering the keynote address at Saturday night's NOVA Baseball Magazine / Home Plate Club Awards & Hall of Fame Banquet will be former Major League pitcher Mike Wallace, who pitched for four clubs over five seasons before retiring in 1979 after leading Madison High School to a state title in 1968.
First Pitch Weekend Schedule
Coaches Clinic Speaker Session #1
March 12 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
8:00: Registration & Check-In
8:30-9:00: Infield Play: 'Double Plays, Feeds & Turns' with Robbie Smith, South County High School
9:00-9:30: 'Intrasquads & Controlled Scrimmages in Practice' with Kevin Healy, Langley High School
9:30-10:00: Balancing Lineups While Winning in Travel Ball with Aaron Tarr, Marshall High School
10:00-10:30: 'Pregame & In-Game Bullpens' with John Thomas, Lake Braddock Secondary School
10:30-11:00: 'Hitting Mechanics & Checkpoints' with Justin Counts, Madison High School
Coaches Clinic Speaker Session #2
March 12 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
1:00-1:30: 'Assessing Your Team & Coaching Staff' with Kevin Ford, Chantilly High School
1:30-2:00: 'Catching: Controlling the Running Game' with Mark Rueffert, Herndon High School
2:00-2:30: 'Base Running: Stealing Bases and Runs' with Andrew Baird, Stone Bridge High School
2:30-3:00: 'Motivating Players & Creating Championship Culture' with Mark Gjormand, Madison High School
3:00-3:30: 'Building Relationships with Today’s Players' with Sam Plank, Riverside High School
3:30-4:00: 'Developing & Protecting Pitchers in the Tommy John Era' with Shawn Camp, Battlefield High School
4:00-4:30: 'Teaching & Stressing Situational Hitting' with Mike Colangelo, Colgan High School
Pitching Workshop
March 12 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
A forum and Q&A opportunity for coaches to speak with some of the top pitching instructors and coaches in the area. We will announce the confirmed lineup of coaches who will be conducting the workshop the week of the event.
Hitting Workshop
March 12 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
A forum and Q&A opportunity for coaches to speak with some of the top hitting instructors and coaches in the area. We will announce the confirmed lineup of coaches who will be conducting the workshop the week of the event.
Northern Virginia Baseball Media Day
March 12 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Local media is invited to attend the Northern Virginia Baseball Media Day, which will feature a press conference and breakout sessions with the top high school players from our area and the coaches from the NOVA Baseball Magazine's preseason Northern Virginia Top 10 Poll. Also in attendance and available for interviews will be former Major League players from Northern Virginia, who will have attended the 'Meet the Pro's' forum with local youth players earlier in the evening. For more information or to register your media outlet, please email Joey Kamide at jkamide@novabaseballmagazine.com.
Coaches Social at O'Malley's Sports Pub & Grill
March 12 from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
All coaches attending the First Pitch Weekend events are invited to join us for a coaches social at O'Malley's Sports Pub & Grill, which is attached to the Holiday Inn Dulles and located across the hall from where the weekend events are held. No registration, cost or notice is required, and we hope all attending coaches will join us!
NOVA Baseball Magazine / Home Plate Club Awards & Hall of Fame Banquet
April 2 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
For 55 years, the Washington D.C. Home Plate Club existed as a way to promote the game and honor the area's players and coaches. This year, the Home Plate Club makes its return with its 2017 Hall of Fame Class, which will be inducted at a banquet that will also feature HPC and NOVA Baseball Magazine awards, a keynote address from former Major League pitcher Mike Wallace, and the humor and sports wit of 106.7 The Fan's Grant Paulsen and Danny Rouhier of the 'Grant & Danny Show'. Click here for more info on the banquet.
