SPRING RECREATIONAL DIVISIONS

Kindergarten

One practice Saturday morning practice per week. 

Players will learn basic:

  • Hitting 
  • Throwing
  • Catching
  • Running
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Coach Pitch

Grade 1-2

Two team sessions per week on Monday and Wednesday evenings. Sessions will be split with about 45 minutes of practice followed by a 45 minute game.

Players will learn:

  • Proper throwing/hitting/catching techniques
  • Field positions
  • Intermediate base running & decisions
  • Hitting off of a pitcher (coach)
  • Balls/strikes and outs
  • Defensive situational awareness

Minors

Grade 3-4-5

 

Two games per week versus other Abington teams and the surrounding towns of Brockton, Holbrook and Rockland. There is also one practice per week.

Players will learn:

  • Live gameplay with umpires
  • Comfort with hard ball
  • Player pitching 
  • Catching fly balls/basic OF skills
  • Moving to field ground balls
  • Extra base hits and base running/sliding
  • Catcher position
  • Cutoffs/relays
  • Tagging up
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Majors

Grades 6-7-8

Two games per week versus other Abington teams and the surrounding towns of Brockton, Holbrook and Rockland. There is also one practice per week.

Players will learn:

  • Improve Minors concepts
  • Comfort hitting live pitching
  • Baserunning
  • Understanding more advanced rules
  • Improve cuts/relays
  • Intermediate catcher skills
  • Proper tagging of runners at bases
  • Reading signs
  • Managing at-bats
  • Basic OF play
  • Hierarchy of positions
  • Handling winning & losing