61 - Tim Saunders NHSBCA & Dublin Coffman (OH) retired

Bio

• Retired HC of Dublin Coffman High School (2020)
• Former President and now Executive Director of the NHSBCA
• USA Baseball (1995-2015) Olympic Sports Festival Colorado Springs (last ever)
  • 1997-2015 USA Baseball staff 
    • HC of 16 year olds and assistant coach for 18 YOD
    • First team to beat Cuba twice in 3 game series
  • USA Baseball Amatuer COY 2000 
• Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2004
• Central District Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2005
• In 2012 he became the first coach from Ohio to be inducted into the National High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame
• Career record of 589-393 
• Led Shamrocks to 13 league titles at Coffman, and 2 league titles at Meigs HS
• Assistant at Indiana University 86,87
• Division I state semifinal appearance in 2000 
• State championship in 2001
• Relationship article 
• Molding Young Men Article

Notes

• Being held accountable has changed
• Treat them all the same in a way but different
• Handle the situation right at the time it happens
• Good coaches have a way of communicating why things happen
• Triangle - players, parents, and coaches - coaches making decisions, support the players, and players support us, parents support us when kids do
• The more you want the kids to open up, the coach needs to open up
• Communication is so key, and the more people know they let you be
• Signed contract for role and if they complained about it they will be cut
• Be friendly, help people out, 
• Are you willing to listen? Are you willing to learn?
• Be genuine
• Have a heart to heart sometime with the parents/players
• Be a better communicator
  • Believe in what you do
  • Know your players (who to yell at and those you pat on the back)
  • Be able to talk to people (high fives, head up when your walking down the hall)
• Tried to make every day a recess!!
• You can’t win competitions with BASSET HOUNDS! Slow, don’t care, lazy
• tsaunders@baseballcoaches.org
• Quit talking and let’s get to work
• All levels can be developed your expectations just change
• Coaches compliment - “practice is over already?”
• If you have no Relationships, you have no Culture!
• Relationship article 
• Molding Young Men Article
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