Algonquin, IL (HDJ) December 10, 2009 – Pete Caliendo will headline this year’s clinic, January 30, 2010. Pete’s baseball experience covers a wide range of geography and responsibilities. He was just recently appointed Technical Commissioner for the 2009 World Baseball Cup held in Europe September of 2009. In 2008 was on the Jury of appeal for baseball in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. He’s been a head coach and assistant coach, instructor and clinician, scout and evaluator, author and lecturer, President and General Manager. Currently Pete serves as President of Caliendo Sports International and Pitch and Hit Club of Chicago. This year's clinic is presented by Buffalo Wild Wings
The event will be held in the Competition Gym at H.D. Jacobs High School in Algonquin, Illinois. The schedule of the clinic follows:
7:00 AM – 7:30 AM
Registration, coffee, & doughnuts
7:30 AM – 8:15 AM
Terry Ayers – American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Famer
"Throw Strikes!!!!!!!! and why it does not work”
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Kirby Smith – Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Famer
"Lead-up Sequences for Developing Hitting Skills”
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
Pete Caliendo - Caliendo Sports International & International Baseball Federation
"Training your kids in practice to prepare for real game situations and adversity"
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Kevin Nelson - Philadelphia Phillies, AAA Catcher
"A Catching Foundation"
Registration deadline is January 25, 2010 and space is limited, so send in your registration early! Send registration to: steven.shadel@d300.org
Clinic updates and any additions to the clinic lineup will be posted regularly at: Illinois High School Baseball Report or contact the clinic director at: john.sarna@d300.org
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