73 - Ron Eastman, Woodlands HS (TX)

Bio

• 21 seasons as HC of Woodlands HS (TX)
• 482-155
• 14 district championships
• overall record in 27 years as a head coach is 640-275
• 3 state championships
• 3 time national COY
• 3 first round draft picks
• 2017 HOF class of the National HS Baseball Coaches Association
• 57 All State Players, 16 All Americans and has had 26 players taken in the MLB Draft
• 2006 his Highlanders were crowned the national champions by Baseball America
• Extremely humble and high class individual
• Legend!

Notes

• Routines
• Red lights, yellow lights, green lights
  • Green lights - 
• The higher level you go the more mental the game is
• The 6 inches between your ears controls the 6 feet below 
• The difference between winning and losing is execution
• Use telescope approach (whole year) and then break it down
• The mental game helps you be where your feet are
• Mental toughness is about helping you stay present in the moment
• The past is your ego and the future is your pride, and being in the moment is about being humble.
• Routines are huge and teaching in practice and executing in games
• When you get to the game - you take off your clothes and you are no longer a student, son, you are all in and focused in on the game
• When you leave the game/line - you take off your clothes and go back to being a good son/boyfriend/community member
• Drop in the brick, bring a toilet to flush the error
• So what, next pitch to help stay in the moment
• Work on breathing - easy to do when things are going well, but to have the ability to slow it down when the game speeds up and recognizes.
• Players should have their routine, so when they are waiting they are doing their routine
• When the at bat starts you have work your routine (in the hole, on deck, etc)
• Understanding what a players release is and work on it
  • Defense get out of the circle
  • Purposeful reps to be sure they are aware of their release routine (make them bobble)
  • Pitcher wipes the mound (to wipe away the last pitch)
• Classroom session, mapped out practice, and execute in practice
• The lightbulb may not come when we have them but when
• We are trying to develop the champions off the field, and the championships on the field work it out
• First days of the fall we are only in the classroom
  • Develop core values - called “family values”
  • Excellence - be your best
  • Competitive
  • Energy 
  • Selfless 
    • How are these visible in the community, classroom, home
    • What kind of service can we do for the community?
      • Challenger league - go help and host
• I wanted to develop a program, not just a team
• Getting to know each of your teammate is crucial
• Present the values - what do we think of them??
• How do we demonstrate in the classroom, community, home
• We have to model the behavior
• Put all kids in the program in small groups and have a leader and they get to know each other, and at the of the fall we have a draft to put together team for “Dell Challenge.”  Captains choose  
• Costume Halloween game
• Boat crew leaders in charge of attendance to tell coaches who is absent
• Once you think you have this game figured out it will humble you quick
• 80-85% pitcher/hitter battle, so we need to dominate that battle
• We are focused are on the things that happen the most 
• Rapsodo to help get numbers to get recruited and help develop a pitcher quicker
• YOU NEED TO BE YOUR BEST HITTING/PITCHING COACH
• Driveline Axe bat trainer for overload/underload bat speed training
• Stations where you choose what works for best for them, along with what WE are doing
• We are trying to give them ownership
• Book studies
• Mind, body, spirit - getting a little bit better each day
• Practice what I preach!
• Focus on the process and play one pitch at a time
• Summer homework - live your family values, read the book, and do a one page reaction paper on it, watch Miracle the movie and look for family values. 
• Creating habits versus setting goals. 
  • What habits will you create to make a big difference?
  • We all have those dreams, and look at your habit and do they reflect your goal?
  • Raise or lower your goals based on your daily habits
  • Fill out your weekly schedule so you know where you time is going
    • Log your week!
    • Reflect and see where your time is going
    • Then fill out your schedule
  • If you have a goal you want to achieve then your time need to match that
  • Don’t try to do it all, find out what works for your guys!
  • reastman@conroeisd.net
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