Local Training Facilities

Connecticut Baseball Academy (East Hartford)

Baseball City (Hartford)

Chris Corkum Baseball (Broad Brook)

Southern New England Baseball Academy (Windsor)

All Pro Elite (South Windsor)

The Batter's Box (Columbia)

CT Mayhem Baseball (Manchester)

Educational Resources

Little League University

Baseball 101, Coaching and Fundamentals (message board)

Vernon-Rockville Little League has purchased Big Al’s online Program for all of the managers and coaches in our league.  We have enough subscriptions for each manager and 2 coaches for all teams.

The coaching programs include… videos on how to teach the skills, lots of drills to incorporate into your practices and help in identifying and correcting common mistakes. There are ready-to-go practice plans for the pre-season, during the season plus plans to help prepare for the post season. The strategy section covers positional play and roles and responsibilities of players in game situations.  It also has tips and plans to help you be effective as a coach on game day.  Big Al has designed this Coaching programs to help you from the start of a Little League season to the finish. 

To activate your own personal membership go to www.bigalbaseball.com. 

Please note: The online programs work best with Chrome or Firefox browsers.

1.      Click on the Membership Code button in the top right corner of the webpage.

2.      Select the online Program or Bundle that best fits your age group and role.

3.      To activate your program fill in the registration fields and click CONTINUE.

4.      Enter your Membership Code in the box and then click on the APPLY button.  (This will recalculate your membership cost to 00.00.)

5.      Read and Accept the Terms and Conditions and click on the CHECKOUT button.

6.      You will be taken to the Login page. Go ahead and Login with your own Username and Password.  (Note: depending on your browser and computer settings you may need to enter you UN and PW twice.)

7.      Please click on the link to your T&D program on the MY PROGRAMS page and enjoy!

To LOGIN the next time, please just go directly to www.bigalbaseball.com and click on the Login Button at the top right corner of the webpage and Login.

Please contact the league VP or player development director for your access password.