1. BVA Baseball: 2018-2019 Initial Registration Email
2. BVA Baseball: Answering some frequently asked questions about the BVA Middle School Baseball Program
This handout will explain some questions that are frequently asked about our middle school baseball program. It will give you some insight on how the middle school program is organized.
3. BVA BASEBALL: 2018-2019 BASEBALL EVENT CALENDAR as of JUN 8, 2018
This handout lists all events that occur that involve the baseball program for the current school year. It is organized in a biweekly format and will be updated as changes occur
4. BVA Baseball: 2019 BVA Baseball Composite Schedules
This calendar lists, day by day, all of the games scheduled for all levels of our baseball program. It is organized in a weekly format starting with the first scrimmage scheduled
5. BVA Baseball: 2019 Varsity Baseball Schedule
6. BVA Baseball: 2019 Junior Varsity Baseball Schedule
7. BVA Baseball: 2019 Junior High Baseball Schedule
8. BVA Baseball: 2019 Middle School Baseball Schedule
9. BVA Baseball: 2018-2019 Winter Program Workout Schedules
This is a calendar containing the winter program workout schedule
10. Winter Workout Schedule By Activity
This form is broken down by the activity for our winter workouts; Conditioning, Skills Development, and Pitcher's Workouts
11. BVA BASEBALL: 2019 Bus Departure and Dismissal Scheudule
This form gives the times baseball players will be dismissed from class as well as the departure times of the team bus for all levels of the BVA Baseball Program. For the varsity and the junior varsity, the bus will depart from the old Rostraver Middle School, outside of the trainer's room. The bus will return to that location.
Junior High program: the bus will depart from the circle near the student parking lot at the HIgh School. The bus will then go to the middles school to pick up eighth grade players on the junior High roster. Players will return to the middle school following their game.
Middle school program, the bus will depart from the back of the middle school and will return there.
All program levels: If school is not in session on the day of a game, the bus will leave from and return to the MULTIPLEX BUILDING.
12. BVA ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT FORMS
13. BVA Baseball: TEXT ALERTS: Directions For Signing Up For Text Alerts.pdf
Revised June 1, 2018 - New steps for registering are included
14. BVA BASEBALL: BVA Baseball Multiple Sport Conditioning Waiver
This form must be completed by the parents of those athletes that permit their sons to attend and/or participate in training sessions for other sports while participating in the baseball conditioning program.
15. BVA BASEBALL: 2019 Team Policies and Procedures.pdf
The seniors (Class of 2019) met with the coaching staff on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2018 to amend and revise the team policies for the upcoming season. This handout contains the policies that will be followed by the high school and the middle school programs.
16. BVA STUDENT ATHLETE HANDBOOK
17: Belle Vernon Area Athletic Drug and Sportsmanship Policy
18. Belle Vernon Area AHN Trainer Treatment Form
19. BVBF BASEBALL PERFORMANCE CENTER LIABILITY WAIVER
This form must be completed by all players and their parents/guardians before they will be permitted to work out at the Baseball Performance Center. This form is also a part of the online baseball registration form.
20. Prince Charming Picture Order Form
The is a copy of the form that is used to order individual and team picture packets
21. How to Select the Appropriate Bat for MS and HS
Middle School and High School bats are much different from those bat used in Rec. League baseball. This information should be used when purchasing a bat to be used in our programs.
51. BASEBALL INJURIES: INJURY DISCLAIMERS FROM THE NFHS
The information contained on this page explains that their is a risk of injury while participating in the BVA Baseball Program. Also, the mandatory cup rule is explained.
52. BASEBALL INJURIES #1: Tommy John Surgery UCL Injured Too Often In Games.pdf
53. BASEBALL INJURIES#2: CONCUSSIONS: A Parents Guide to Concussion in Sports
A Parents Guide to Concussion in Sports
54. BASEBALL INJURIES#3: CONCUSSIONS: ATHLETE CONCUSSION FACT SHEET
55. BASEBALL INJURIES#4: CONCUSSIONS: SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CONCUSSIONS
56. BASEBALL INJURIES #4: A Coaches Guide for Concussions
57. BASEBALL INJURIES #5: Fact Sheet for Teachers on Concussions
57. BASEBALL INJURIES #6: The Signs and Symptoms of Concussions
101. BEING SUCCESSFUL ON AND OFF THE FIELD #1: Limiting Social Media.pdf
102. BEING SUCCESSFUL ON AND OFF THE FIELD #2: Successful Students.pdf
103. BEING SUCCESSFUL ON AND OFF THE FIELD #3: Team Motivation Tip.pdf
104. BEING SUCCESSFUL ON AND OFF THE FIELD #4: The Law of the Price Tag
This handout explains what it takes from every member of the team to play at a championship level.
151. BASEBALL EQUIPMENT: Steps In Breaking In (Steaming Process) a New Glove.pdf
152. BASEBALL EQUIPMENT: Bat Rules For All Leagues.pdf
200. COLLEGE RECRUITING: NEW NCAA BASEBALL RECRUITING RULES 2017/2018
As previously explained, new recruiting rules for baseball were passed in January, 2016 and take effect in the 2016/2017 school year. The rule changes are explained in this handout.
201. COLLEGE RECRUITING: An overview of the College Recruiting Process.pdf
202. COLLEGE RECRUITING: Guidelines for What to Do If a College Bound Student Athlete Falls Behind.pdf
204. COLLEGE RECRUITING: NCAA Recruiting Regulations.pdf
206. COLLEGE RECRUITING: Division III Recruiting Guide.pdf
207. COLLEGE RECRUITING: What Is the NCAA Clearing House.pdf
208. COLLEGE RECRUITING: NCAA Clearing House Information.pdf
209. COLLEGE RECRUITING: Transcript Release Form.pdf
210. COLLEGE RECRUITING: How To Make A Recruiting Video
With the new recruiting rules for baseball that have been established by the NCAA, making a recruiting video becomes important. This handout tells you how to make and what to include in a baseball recruiting video.
211. COLLEGE RECRUITING: West Penn Baseball Prospects Registration Form.pdf
212: COLLEGE RECRUITING: College Prospect Checklist from Matt Humbert
213. 2017-2018 GUIDE FOR THE COLLEGE BOUND STUDENT
214. 2017-2018 NCAA D1 AND D2 INITIAL ELIGIBILITY BROCHURE
215. 2017-2018 NCAA D1 REQUIREMENTS QUICK SHEET
216. 2017-2018 NCAA D2 REQUIREMENTS QUICK SHEET.
217. 2017-2018 NEW SAT CONCORDANCE TABLE
300. CONDITIONING: Fascial Therapy Opening Up Eyes Of Injured Pitchers.pdf
301. CONDITIONING: Rice Bucket Exercise Program.pdf
310. CONDITIONING: A quest to get to core of MLB oblique injury trend
302. CONDITIONING: Seven Log Drills To Increase Bat Speed.pdf
303. CONDITIONING: Stability Ball Exercises.pdf
304. CONDITIONING: Weighted Ball Throwing Program.pdf
305. CONDITIONING: Shoulder Strengthening Program.pdf
306. CONDITIONING: Vision Development Program.pdf
307. CONDITIONING: Correcting Rounded Shoulders.pdf
308. CONDITIONING: Pirates' Throwers Arm Care Manual
309. CONDITIONING: Scapular Stabilization Exercises
311. CONDITIONING: George Kissell Long Toss Program
This program, if followed religiously, will both stretch out the arm and should and develop arm strength in our players. Questions on the program should be referred to Coach Hix
400. GAME OR PRACTICE ITEMS: Pre Practice/Game Warmup Program.pdf
401. GAME OR PRACTICE ITEMS: Progressive Team Throwing Program
402. GAME OR PRACTICE ITEMS: Pre Game Defensive Warm Up Routine.pdf
403. GAME OR PRACTICE ITEMS: Pitchers Pregame Warm up Routine.pdf
404. INFORMATIONAL ARTICLES: The Perfect Storm .pdf
405. GAME OR PRACTICE ITEMS: Pitching Program to be followed between Starts.pdf
406. GAME OR PRACTICE ITEMS: Twenty Strategic Baseball Thoughts For Successful Team Play.pdf
407. GAME OR PRACTICE ITEMS: Hurdle On Pirates Reading Dirt Balls.pdf
408. GAME OR PRACTICE ITEMS: Between Innings Warmup.pdf
409. GAME OR PRACTICE ITEMS: Running For Your Teams Life.pdf
410. GAME OR PRACTICE ITEMS: Metal Aspects of Hitting.pdf
411. GAME OR PRACTICE ITEMS: Infield Depths.pdf
412. GAME OR PRACTICE ITEMS: Post Game Running Program.pdf
413. GAME OR PRACTICE ITEMS: Pirates' all-fields approach showing results
414. GAME OR PRACTICE ITEMS: BASEBALL JOURNAL #1: Know Your Strengths As A Hitter Blank Card.pdf
415. GAME OR PRACTICE ITEMS: BASEBALL JOURNAL #2:How To Keep a Practice Log and Journal.pdf
416. GAME OR PRACTICE ITEMS: BASEBALL JOURNAL #3- Know Your Strengths As A Hitter
500. INFORMATIONAL ARTICLES: Do Not Touch My High School Sports.pdf
501. INFORMATIONAL ARTICLES: Charlie Morton’s Rehab From Tommy John Surgery.pdf
502. INFORMATIONAL ARTICLES: The Years Of the Pitcher.pdf
503. INFORMATIONAL ARTICLES: Study Puts a New Twist On the Curveball.pdf
505. INFORMATIONAL ARTICLES: The Pitch Count
This article stresses the importance of having the correct approach (having a play) for each pitch count during an at bat.
506. INFORMATIONAL ARTICLES: Home Runs Hit in What Pitch Count
This article breaks down home runs by pitch count for MLB in the 2013 season. The information given here may surprise you!
507. INFORMATIONAL ARTICLES: New approach on offense has Pirates in playoff contention this season
This article from the Tribune-Review explains many of the hitting details tat we have been working on with our players over the past year, You can see how the professionals are explaining what we are teaching you.
508. INFORMATIONAL ARTICLES: The One Quality Great Teammates Have In Common
Players often ask many questions of coaches. This article describes what question every athlete should ask their coaches. This is the one quality that every athlete should possess.
509. INFORMATIONAL ARTICLE: 10 Signs You Are a Horrible Sports Parent
This article, recommended for distribution by the American Baseball Coaches Association describes the attributes or traits that other parents or fans consider to be abusive when they attend youth games. This attributes also have a profoundly negative affect on the participants in youth sports programs.
510. INFORMATIONAL ARTICLE: Redefining Success- 8 Tips for Being a Great Sports Parent
This is one of a series of articles from the Changing the Game Project aimed at educating parents on the issues that players face today while participating in high school sports.
511. INFORMATIONAL ARTICLE: The Perils of Single-Sport Participation
This is one of a series of articles from the Changing the Game Project aimed at educating parents on the issues that players face today while participating in high school sports.
600. NUTRITION: Athletes Nutrition Timing Guide.pdf
601. NUTRITION: After Game and Workout Nutrition.pdf
602. NUTRITION: Eye Nutrition.pdf
This handout describes a new supplement that will improve the vision of a baseball player.
700. PIAA ELIGIBILITY AND PHYSICALS: PIAA CIPPE FORM
701. PIAA ELIGIBILITY AND PHYSICALS: CIPPE Recertification Form
This is the forms that is needed to be completed if you have a physical for a BVA sport in a completed sports season.
702. PIAA ELIGIBILITY AND PHYSICALS: PIAA Eligibility Rules.pdf
900. TRYOUTS: Grading Scales Used for Tryouts.pdf
901. TRYOUTS: Tryout Grading Form Sheet.pdf
902. TRYOUTS: Checklist on How to Make Your High School Team.pdf
