St. Olaf Coaching Clinic

ST. OLAF MIDWINTER BASEBALL CLINIC

JANUARY 30, 2010

Christiansen Music Hall

 

 

7:45-8:30                   Registration, coffee and rolls.

 

8:30-9:20                   Tom Lechnir - "Developing Pitchers"

 

9:20-10:00                 Terry Ryan and Current MN Twin - "Twins 

                                     Review and Preview"

 

10:00-10:20               Coffee Break

 

10:20-11:10               Bucky Lindow - "Every Player Gets Better Every

                                    Day"

 

11:10-11:40               Jim Dimick - "Among My Souvenirs"  Looking Back

                                     at the Game

 

11:40-12:50               Lunch

 

1:00-2:00                   Rotating 10 Minute Sessions in the Tostrud Center

 

                                    Tom Lechnir  -  Titan Hitting Drills

 

                                    Matt Karnas  -  Cutting Edge Preseason/Inseason Conditioning for Pitchers

 

                                    Mark Downey - Blocking Drills for Catchers

 

                                    Bucky Lindow - Top Drills for the Gymnasium

 

                                    Matt McDonald - Footwork Drills for Infielders

                                   

                                     

2:15                            MN Coaches Meeting-Christiansen Music Hall

 

 

2010 Clinicians

 

Jim Dimick - Former St. Olaf Head Coach - Past President of the ABCA - 7 MIAC, 7 Midwest Conference Championships and 596 Wins at St. Olaf, World Wide Clinician and Coach

 

Mark Downey - Fourth Year as Moundsview High School Head Coach After Five Years as St. Olaf Assistant - Recruiting Coordinator and Catching Coach at St. Olaf

 

Matt Karnas - St. Olaf Assistant and Former Richfield Legion Baseball Coach - Played on 4 Championship Teams at St. Olaf - Led Richfield Legion to Gopher Classic Championship in 2008

 

Tom Lechnir - Coached UW Oshkosh to 1994 National Title - 647-221 Overall Record at Oshkosh - Recruited and Coached Current Major Leaguers Jack Taschner and Jerrod Washburn - 9 Regional Championship Teams - 11 WIAC Championship Teams

 

Bucky Lindow - Cannon Falls High School Head Coach - NDSU Baseball Captain in '86,'87 - High School Career Began at Dover-Eyota in 1988. Coached St. Paul Saints All Time Wins Leader Charlie Ruud

 

Matt McDonald - 406-189 Record as St. Olaf Head Coach - 7 Conference or Conference Tournament Championship in Last 10 Years - 7 Former Players Signed Professional Contracts

 

Terry Ryan - General Manager of the '02, '03, '04, '06 Division Champion Minnesota Twins - Former Professional Player and Scout, Two Time MLB Executive of the Year Including 2006