72 - Ryan Alexander: Grove City High School (OH)

Ryan Alexander Bio

• Current HC at Grove City HS (OH) 
• Finished 13th season at GC
  • Record    244-100
  • Conference championships. 6.   2010. 2012.  2014. 2015. 2017.  2021.  
  • State playoffs.  2 trips to state final 4.  2011 and 2012 
  • Players to college/pro over 75 to college.  3 drafted.   2 still playing.  
  • Highest rank.  #1 in state in 2012.  #17 USA Today.  

Notes

• 8 week shutdown for pitchers with on ramp 
  • See what showcase or camp you have coming up
• Limit throws for 2 way players - don’t take infield, put balls in buckets
• Pitchers give their own pitching plan for when their days start and what it looks like
  • What you do day before, day after, two days, etc
  • Lift, rest, active rest, arm care, etc
• Create your own plan based on what they know, how bought in they are, so you are either given a plan or creating it
• Letting kids being so individual to get what they need and their routine
• Outfield with outfield, infield with infield, and feel their throwing progression for different throws to prepare themselves
• Always trying to pick something up and if it works for you, use it!
• It is doesn’t feel good, we can’t do it! ***
• Everyone needs to have their own plan and know their arm so if they don’t have a team that is organized he can fall back
• Non stop teaching of the way we want to play the game (Dirtbag and Nasty)
  • Dirtbag mentality - dirtbag competitions and rewards given at the end of practice
  • Classroom sessions
  • Presentations, memories of past dirtbags
  • Bright green shirt - offensive, defensive, or energy giver and they would wear it the next day to practice/game
• Bring alumni back to help instill and be around to help maintain the consistency of the dirtbag culture
• All weather balls
• Give a full week of tryouts -
  • 2 days to show what you have on the mound (15 pitches)
  • Rating scale 
    • Inf velo, exit velo, bat speed, ground ball, outfield footwork, catcher pops
  • Competitions all week
  • Talk to every single kid and the competitions lead to good talks
  • If we have a game tomorrow, this is where we see you - constant communication all year!
  • Those roles are not sticking and you need to perform in practice and game to keep them
  • Always evaluating how you good of  a teammate you are
• Mulch sale for big fundraiser - get out mulch easter weekend
• Everything is going to be under scrutiny so we need to think about it and protect ourselves
• Pitchers used to get skinnier and skinnier and I want to keep guys thicker and more muscular, so we need to do sprints and not 3 miles!
• Kids running charts
  • Armed forces (pitching chart) - + and - for quality pitches
  • Quality at bats
  • Hustle chart (little things)
• Charts can be different based on what your team needs
• On a strikeout drop your bat and go hit the pole, say what you have to, get it out of your system, and when you get back be a good teammate
• Twitter - @coacha8 
• ryan.alexander@swcsd.us
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