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

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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.