Development
Developing the Whole Athlete
Games take up a few months. The rest of the year is focused on development, practice, testing, one-on-one meetings and a plan built for each player, across all four teams. Here's the whole of it, in order, starting with fall ball.
The Cardinals year
The Cardinals Year Has Four Parts
- Fall ball
You Play, and Everyone Is Watching
Four teams, 16 or 17 games each, and the Fall World Series to close.
- Exit interviews & roster placement
You Hear Exactly Where You Stand
Every player sits down one on one. There are no games in this stretch.
- Off season
You Get Better in the Dark Months
Drills, position work, lifting and conditioning. No games until spring.
- Regular season
You Are on a Field Most Weekends
At least 40 league games, and four against every other club in it.
Then it starts again at fall ball. Player development at the Cardinals is led by Coach Nicholson.
Youth Development
Where the Younger Players Start
Winter is where younger players either keep getting better or wait for spring. The Future Cardinals program gives players aged 7 to 12 Friday evening sessions in Abbotsford, in small groups by age and taught the way the older Cardinals teams are taught. Live at-bats come in as the season gets closer.
- Hitting
- Fielding
- Pitching
- Catching
- Base running
- Arm care
- Agility and strength development
- Live at-bats
The full details, the schedule and how to sign up are on the West Coast Baseball Collective page.
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