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Concrete content for anyone looking to get better. This community is for people who want to grow themselves, and grow the game. We know the game of baseball teaches us so many valuable life lessons!
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Monday May 03, 2021
Monday May 03, 2021
Bio
- Graduated from Bryan High School (played for Tom Held)
- Graduated from Otterbein College (Played baseball)Varsity baseball coach in Ludlow Ky for 1 year (1998)
- Freshman coach Moeller High school (1998)
Coached with JD Heilman (pitching coach at UC now)
- Currently the Associate head coach at Defiance (1999-present) (Associate Role is 2005)
- Highlights
- 5 state appearances (2002, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016)
- 3 state titles (2013, 2015, 2016)
- 9 players drafted
- 3 players made the show (Chad Billingley, Jon Niese, Justin Hancock)
- 19 Division 1 players
- 60 players that played college
- 13 league titles (72 straight wins from 06-14)
- 17 Sectional titles
- 11 District titles
- 5 Regional titles
NOTES
- It is huge for assistant coaches to be heard, and given the freedom to do their job
- Cage work 3 different machines - high velocity, curveball, whatever they need
- Challenge
- Process of handling adversity
- EV cage
- Keep an average, post the high
- Two teams - 80 mph = 1 point, 90 mph = 2 points
- More like Dr. Phil than anything
- + or - notecard during game for Quality at bats
- Tally after each game, and post
- Batting average for each count
- Shows how tough it is with 0 strikes
- Shows how important 1-1 is
- Offensive productivity chart - giving value for being on the offense (hitting and baserunning)
- 3 teams for intersquad
- Different situations
- Play bunt game based on situation - one try, don’t get it down = pole
- Losing teams = run
- Find a program that values winning, doing what is right, and working hard
- Get into a bad situation just to have a title
- Get to a school that doesn’t support baseball
- Trust your assistants - give them a job and let them do it
- Don’t argue every call
- Don’t take the losses home
- Point out more things kids are doing right! Find something daily that they did well. They are always being told what they are doing wrong
- Game changers
- Radar gun
- Exit velocity
- Steve springer
- Mental game
- Classroom sessions - springer QAB CD
- 1:1 out of the cage
- Jamie Beckler leadership course - 10/15 minutes at start of each practice
- Quote of the day and discuss it
- rweaver@defianceschools.net
- 419-438-6519
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