Nebraska Baseball School Coaches Clinic Set for this Weekend

Lincoln ? The second annual Nebraska Baseball School Coaches Clinic is set for Friday and Saturday, Jan. 9-10, at the Schulte Fieldhouse.

The event includes presentations by Coaches Mike Anderson, Rob Childress, Andy Sawyers and Brandt Vlieger, and also features other college and high school coaches around the Midwest. Some of the guest presenters this weekend include Creighton Head Coach Ed Servais, former Kansas Head Coach Dave Bingham and Haymarket Park Head Groundskeeper Dan Bergstrom, who handles Hawks Field, which was named Field of the Year in 2003.

The cost for the two-day session is $50 in advance or $60 at the door, and coaches can sign up by calling Renee Brinkman at the NU Baseball Office at (402) 472-2269. A complete schedule for the clinic is listed below.

Friday, January 9th

11 a.m. - Noon

Registration

Noon

Mike Anderson - Head Coach, University of Nebraska

(Team Hitting Concepts)

1p.m.

Dave Bingham - Director of Kansas City Sluggers Baseball and Former Head Coach at University of Kansas

(Preparing Kids for the Next Level)

2 p.m.

Ed Servais - Head Coach, Creighton University

(Hitting Fundamentals with Drills)

3 p.m.

Jay Sirianni - Pitching Coach, Barton County CC

(Pitching Fundamentals the Cougar Way)

4 p.m.

Bob Greco - Head Coach, Omaha Westside High School

(Coaching Today’s Player ? Physically & Mentally)

5 p.m.

Jim Thomas - Head Coach, Papillion-LaVista High School

(Practice Organization for High School & Legion Coaches)

Saturday, January 10th

8 a.m.

Rob Childress - Associate Head Coach, University of Nebraska

(A Nebraska Bullpen ? Learning & Teaching)

9 a.m.

Damon Day - Head Coach, University of Nebraska-Kearney

(Outfield Drills and Short Game Defense)

10 a.m.

Brandt Vlieger - Volunteer Assistant Coach, University of Nebraska

(Infield Skills & Drills)

11 a.m.

Dan Bergstrom - Head Groundskeeper, Haymarket Park

(Field Maintenance & Available Resources)

Noon

Andy Sawyers - Assistant Coach, University of Nebraska

(Take the Extra Base: Intelligent & Aggressive Base Running

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