27 - Kevin Anderson Shenandoah University "Processes of a Program"

Bio

• Current Head Coach at Shenandoah University
• After being hired in 2003, in 2004 he guided the Hornets to their best second best season (at the time)
• Since 2009 season SU has won nearly 400 games
• four regular season titles in the USA South and Old Dominion conferences and 
• Conference championships in both the USA South and ODAC (2015, 2018, 2019) 
• 3 regional titles. 
• 2009 and 2010, Anderson was named as Coach of the Year by both the ABCA and the VA State Sports Information Directors.
• Former HC at James Madison University where he won 150 games and had two CAA Tournament championship appearances at JMU. 
• His 1995 team was an NCAA Tournament participant and the Dukes had the second highest RPI improvement in the nation behind Rice University.
• Incredible baseball mind!!  A Baseball savant  

 

Show notes

• We never do video unless it is live!!
• Try to use as many senses as you can
• Competition everyday!
• Written tests, QAB, and posted results everyday
• Everything we do we chart objective data and talk about it with the kids
• Team AB, Individual AB, intersquad rule - walk, HBP, sac bunt and last guy who made out is on first and he gets 
• Stat/chart - how many times did you win??
• Objective data to help discuss their role
• What a player can do, rather than what he can’t do (what can he bring to the table).
• 1-6 starters play, 7-9 we are going to play situational baseball
• Why we do things first, how the second.
• “Coach on the run” - tactical strategy to think on their feet when their are playing. 
• We want kids to play the game like they are playing whiffle ball!
• We play for the big inning with no outs
• We get a little aggressive with one out
• Have the player color in the field where they hit the ball best
• Shade the strike zone to see where they hit the ball best
• Our job as coaches is to put them
• ****P+E+E = R (around 19 minute mark)
• ****Performance + execution + effort = Results!! 
• ****We emphasize the process!!
• We don’t make the first out on the bases unless its a force play
• Written tests are huge for us (NCAA rules, explain infield fly rule, history of baseball, etc)
• Practice schedule emailed the night before or before practice, and kids should be prepared for practice, we post nothing. 
• Hitting coach give player What drills work for them need
• Pitchers given individual drills to get ready and warmed up to see what works for you
• ***Warm up (coach em up), form up (coach up a little), time up (shut up) (around 29 minute mark)
• Pitchers given questionnaire on their arsenal and how they warm up
• Starters 3 different pitches at 3 different speeds
• 1 inning guy has a elite pitch and let them work with it
• Start them off with the worst pitch and get them out with their best!
• 3 C’s in life - Control, Confidence, Compete
• Good kids attract good kids, bad kids attract bad kids
• I don’t bring on any kids who I don’t talk to the parents
• If they don’t have a disciplined, organized, family value it will be very tough for them in our program
• A word we don’t use is CHANGE, we are constantly making ADJUSTMENTS, small adjustments daily.
• kanders2@su.edu
• Go on www.SUhornets.com to read more about the program
• Prospect camp on October 17th at 
  • Register on SU Hornets or kevinandersonbaseballcamps.com
• “It's what you learn after you think you know it all that matters most” ~quoted from Earl Weaver’s Title of his book!