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Blue Jays coaches teach kids at clinic in Kincardine By Liz Dadson |
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 Blue Jays coach Brad Doyle teaches the youngsters about infielding  Coach Andrew Peart of the Blue Jays (L) and volunteer John Dupuis instruct the players on throwing | ||||
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About 90 young baseball players took to the ball fields in Connaught Park, Kincardine, Saturday, to learn from some major league Blue Jays coaches. Clinic co-ordinator John Milton says this is the first time the crew has been in Kincardine, but it's not its first foray into rural Ontario. "Our five Blue Jays-certified coaches travel all over the province, teaching young people how to play baseball," he says. "We've taught from downtown Toronto to Thunder Bay." The Thunder Bay gig was in conjunction with the junior championships, he says. "We've even worked with teams from Giufu, Japan." Saturday's clinic was for players, aged seven to 14, and was sponsored by Bruce Power which also sponsors the Blue Jays. Each participant received a Blue Jays hat and T-shirt and a Bruce Power bag. The group was divided into four stations so the coaches could teach them individual skills, such as base-running, infielding, outfielding, and throwing mechanisms. Once those were completed, the entire group took to the bats to learn good hitting techniques.
David Ballagh, 8, of Tiverton keeps his eye on the fly-ball
Brody Hewitt, 8, of Kincardine grabs the fly-ball
Joelle Busby, 13, of Walkerton lines up a throw
Tyler Middleton, 15, of Saugeen Shores cools off with a cold drink
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 Sam Maksymyk, 10, of Saugeen Shores runs past first base  Julie Thomson, 12, of Chesley gets ready to throw the ball  Jayce Busby, 9, of Walkerton gets ready to snag a grounder  Jack Middleton, 9, of Southampton wheels it past first base  William Potter, 9, of Kincardine snags a ground ball |
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