Skills Training

Jericho Baseball offers various optional in-season and off-season skill training sessions to assist with players at all levels and ages development. Registration details, costs and exact timing will be circulated to all eligible players.

In-Season Training

In addition to a player's regular season practices and games, Jericho Baseball provides the following optional training opportunities during the season from April through June.

Majors In-Season Development Groups

The Majors In-Season Development Groups are designed to provide extra training and competition for kids who are keen on baseball and to help prepare them for tournament team play by participating in a weekly training session and a game versus other Little League organizations throughout the Lower Mainland. Based on the pre-season assessment, 18 to 20 players for each age group will receive an “invitation”. This will ensure players of similar skills level are playing with and against each other. The sessions will be supported by third party expert instructors and Jericho volunteer coaches.

Three groups will be formed (i) a 11 / 12 age group; (ii) 10 age group and (iii) 9 age group. The program will run from April 12 to June 2. All practices will be at Carnarvon Park at the following times:

9 age group = Sunday 11:30am – 2pm
10 age group = Friday 4pm – 6:15pm
11 / 12 age group = Sunday 9am – 12pm

Games will be scheduled for Sunday evening and 11 person rosters will picked for each game based on availability and ensuring equal game opportunity for each player. Given the larger roster size 100% commitment is not required. Participation is not a requirement for selection to the summer all-star teams, nor is participation a guarantee for selection for the Summer all-star teams.

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Monday Hitting Program (Majors A – C)

Lead by Jericho’s hitting instructor, Mark Pottie (https://vancouverbaseballacademy.com/about/) all Majors players are eligible to sign-up for small group 30 minute hitting sessions each Monday from 3:30pm to 7:30pm. Each group will be limited to 4 kids per session.

Saturday Hitting Program (Minors)

Lead by third party instructors, all Minors players are eligible to sign-up for small group 30 minute hitting sessions each Saturday from 9:30am – 1:30pm. Each group will be limited to 4 kids per session.

Sunday Skill Programs (T-Ball and Majors C & B)

Lead by expert coaches from the Bullpen Baseball Academy (https://bullpen.ca/) Jericho offers the following 6-week skill sessions on Sunday during the regular season open to all participants in the following divisions:

T-Ball = Sunday 11am – 12:15pm at Carnarvon Park
Majors C / B = Sunday 2:15pm – 3:30pm at Carnarvon Park

Mini-Minors and Minors Sunday Series

The little league season is short and goes directly into summer tournament play. The Sunday Selects Series is designed to provide additional development opportunities and help prepare them for tournament team play, both on the 8-Selects team for this season and those likely to participate on it next season.

Each Sunday players across all Jericho house league teams are welcome to participate in an intra-squad exhibition game that will follow the rules and format for 8 select tournaments. These will be run by Jericho parent coach volunteers.

Minors = Sunday 2:30pm – 4:30pm at Carnarvon Park
Mini-Minors = Sunday 10am – 12pm at Jericho Park

Catcher Training

Lead by expert coaches from UBC Baseball, Jericho will offer catcher specific training. This session is meant for kids interested in developing their skills as a back catcher. Space is limited to 8 – 10 participants per session.

11 / 12 age group = Friday 4pm – 5pm (CNW)
8 age group = Friday 5pm – 6pm (CNC)
9 / 10 age group = Friday 6pm – 7pm (CNE)

Off-Season Training

Jericho Fall Ball

From after Labour Day weekend until Thanksgiving, Jericho runs a fall program. This involves typically one team practice, one game and one skill training session. The skill training session offers small group hitting / pitching training lead by expert coaches from the Bullpen Baseball Academy. Each group is between 4 – 6 players and players will be allocated 1 hour block between 4pm – 8pm on Tuesday or Thursday. Goal is to place kids with similar age group, but scheduling conflicts will be considered. Priority is given to those players that participated in the prior year summer tournament teams - https://www.jerichobaseball.com/tournament-teams. If were unable to participate in summer tournament baseball and interested in the fall program contact: admin@jerichobaseball.com.

Fall - UBC Baseball Indoor Training

This program lead by UBC Baseball instructors begins after Thanksgiving weekend and runs until Winter holiday break. The focus is on hitting and pitching development. Each session is limited to 18 - 20 participants based on timing of registration and is open to all Jericho Baseball players.

Ages 7- 8

4-5pm Mondays

UBC Indoor Baseball Facility

Ages 9-10

4-5pm Tuesdays

UBC Indoor Baseball Facility

Ages 11-12

4-5pm Fridays

UBC Indoor Baseball Facility

Winter UBC / Jericho Baseball Training

This program lead by UBC Baseball instructors begins after Winter holiday break and runs until Spring break. The focus is on hitting and pitching development. Priority is given to those players that participated in the prior year summer tournament teams - https://www.jerichobaseball.com/tournament-teams. If you were unable to participate in summer tournament baseball and interested in this training contact: admin@jerichobaseball.com.

Age 9

4–5pm Mondays

UBC Indoor Baseball Facility

Age 10

4–5pm Tuesdays

Carnarvon North West

Ages 11 - 12

4–5pm Fridays

Carnarvon North West

Winter Jericho Baseball Training

Jericho will offer a winter hitting program throughout February and March utilizing our batting cage at Carnarvon Park. These programs will be open to all Jericho players ages 6 – 12. Small groups will be formed based on age. Time and further details will be communicated in December.