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Monday Jul 06, 2020
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Coach Brian Femi Bio
- 33 seasons as Head Coach of St Michaels HS in St. Michaels MD
- 5 State Championships
- 10 regional championships
- 2 Bayside Championships
- Maryland State Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Famer Class of 2011
- National Regional Coach of the year twice
- National HS coach of the year finalist for BCA and ABCA
SHOW NOTES
- Kids want structure, discipline, and teamwork
- Consistently stay on kids about grades, behaviors, citizenship
- High expectations of our kids
- Demand 100% attendance and be good people
- The sign of character is how you act when no one is watching
- Classroom sessions during rainy days
- Motivational videos
- Florida and oklahoma when coach pulled number 4 and had a great at bat and the starter was the first one to congratulate the sub
- Mindfulness
- Rehearsal procedure during BP - at bat, on deck, and in the hole
- 3 types of players
- Average player who competes
- Great ability that goes through the motion with average work ethic/mentality
- Great ability with great work ethic and mentality
- 1B, 2B, 3B baserunning
- 1B - steals, returns, 1st/3rd, delays, how far can you get in the OF
- 2B - groundballs (island reads), vault leads
- 3B - reads, contact, squeeze, tags
- OF - flyballs and getting reads from the OF (0 outs, 1 out)
- Competitive BP
- Hitting group, baserunning group, shag/defense
- 1st team INF, 1st team OF, 2nd team INF, 2nd team OF - always need INF and OF on defense
- Points for offense, defense, and pace of play
- Every Saturday (once or twice a week)
- Quality at bats - no average, just QAB
- “Family first” AB - AB for the team!
- Bunting has stood the test of time.
- Bunt on a little league field
- Baserunnig read while they wait to bunt
- 1st and 3rd safety squeeze
- Points the bunting game
- Get them to love to bunt
- Batter signs to the baserunner to let them know bunt is on
- Practice planning
- Stretch
- Baserun
- Play catch with positions
- Throwing work
- Position group
- Defensive breakdown (from what coaches want to do from the day before)
- Inf, of, catcher, and pitcher bullpen
- Team drills (1st/3rd, double cut, etc)
- Play of the day (defense) - getting something done at 90%
- BP or competitive BP
- Pressure time! (offense) - one thing with something on the line
- Kids need to know how to compete, not just showcase.
- Kids pick teams of who to pick for the pressure time!
- Baserunning times to 1B
- Pressure on the defense!!
- In game data
- QAB
- Baserunning at 1B
- 1st pitch K, leadoff batter out, BB strikes, FB strikes
- Changed to 1 of 2 first pitches for strikes - no less than 1-1.
- Verbal for a pitch out - need to rep it out!!
- Baserunner goes and then stop when he sees a slide step
- Stealbases.com baserunning reads
- The beat coaches are open minded and build relationships with their kids
- 3 things I want kids to believe (Are we doing those 3 things??)
- Believe in us
- Trust us
- We will always be there for them
- Contact - bfemi@talbotschools.org
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