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UCLA Team Offense
Offensive Philosophy
Get on Base
Create Scoring Opportunities
Quality AB’s in Crunch Time Situations
Get On BaseGoal: Team OB% > .380How??
Be prepared Line drive Mid/Opp Approach Strike Zone Discipline 2K adjustments
Be Prepared
Understand Strengths and Weaknesses
Have a Plan/Approach when you step into the box
Line Drive Middle/Opp. Approach
Advantages:
See ball longer/deeperStay behind baseball, and on
ball longerStay inside baseballMargin for error is bigger
Strike Zone Discipline
PatienceNo ChaseGrind out AB’s2K Adjustments – QAB > 37%
Create Scoring Opportunities
Ability to execute on command > 70%
All hitters must be able to bunt and hit & run
Situational At- Bats - Unselfish
QAB in Crunch Time
Crunch Time AB’s – RBI Situations
Competitive Greatness AB’s
QAB’s > 50% w/ RISP
RBI Situations
2 out RBI – LD/Hard GB in the middle. Never make the last out of an inning in the air w/ RISP.
3B IF Back – GB up the middle. Be aggressive early. RBI more important than a hit.
3b IF In – See ball up & stay inside baseball. Drive ball gap to gap.
1st & 3rd – Stay away from DP. Most DP’s originate on left side. RHH stay inside baseball – No rollovers! LHH can take advantage of 4 hole.
Bases Loaded – Stay behind baseball w/ oppo gap approach. Keep ball off ground!
**Staying inside the baseball w/ a mid.opp approach will produce more LD’s and hard hit balls (RBI’s) than any other approach!!!
Methods of Evaluation
Game Rating Sheet – Team Evaluation
Quality At-Bat Chart – Individual Evaluation
Point System – Individual Evaluation
Game Rating Sheet
OB% >380 Execution % > 70% K% < 15% DP’s < 1.0 per game R@3b< 2 out > 70% HHB’s – 10> per game Send 5 > 60% 1 or more Big Inning (3+ Runs) TQAB’s > 50% 15> P’s per Inning +9 > 90 foot victories Plus/Minus - +2 2 out RBI or -1 K looking/BR
mistake
Game Rating Example
OB% >380 .391 10 Exec % > 70% 5/7-71% 10 K% < 15% 7/44-16% 9 DP’s < 1.0 pg 1 8 R@3b< 2 > 70% 2/3-67% 9 HHB’s – 10> pg 8 8 Send 5 > 60% 4/9-44% 7 1 or more Big Inning 1 10 TQAB’s > 50% 24/44-55% 10 15> P/I 131/9=14.5 9 10> 90ft V’s 9 9
Total 99/110 90 +/- +4 2 2RBI/-2 KL +2 90+2= 92 overall rating
Quality At-Bats Chart
8 Quality AB’s▪ Base Hit▪ Hard Hit Ball▪ Walk▪ HBP▪ RBI▪ Execution▪ Move em over▪ Eight pitch AB
Quality AB’s
QAB’s – Overall >50% <2K > 63% 2K > 37% RISP > 50%
Point System
0 points strikeout1 point fly ball out2 points ground ball out3 points walk/HBP4 points QAB other than walk or HBP
Situational Hitting
Things to consider Hitter strengths and weaknesses Baserunner(s) strengths and
weaknesses Pitcher/Defense strengths and
weaknesses Game Situation – Inning, Score, Count
R @ 1b
R@ 1b0 out – Must create a scoring opportunity! Can give up an out, but runner must be in scoring position at the conclusion of AB.1 out – Try to gain a base without giving up an out2 out – base runner finds a way to get into scoring position.
R @ 2b
0 out – Can give up an out, but runner must be at 3b at conclusion of AB.
1 out – Base runner find a way to get to 3b without giving up an out.
2 out – base runner should focus on a good secondary lead to score on a base hit.
R @ 3b
< 2 out - stay in the middle of the field. Will give up an out to score a
run.
Infield in – Approach should be middle of field, get a pitch to
elevate gap to gap in the outfield.Infield back – Approach should be middle of the field – keep the ball
off the corners
R’s @ 1b & 3b
< 2 out – Drive in a run and advance a runner into scoring position without giving up more than 1 out. Stay out of DP!
2 out – R at 1b find a way to get to 2b without giving up an out. Specialty Plays – Opportunity to score a cheap run.
R’s @ 2b & 3b
< 2 out – Must score at least 1 run, but really looking for the
big inning.
Benefits
Players/Team have better understanding of how offense operates.
Eliminates pressure of end results and places focus on the process of having QAB’s
Helps players compete against the game and not the opponent.
Emphasizes offensive production as a unit not individuals. 9vs 1 mentality. The whole is greater than the sum of it’s parts.