Moseley notes
Bio
Current Head Coach Hoover HS (AL)2021 state finalist
2017 7A Alabama state champion
5 area championships in a row
44 have gone to play college in 7 years - 16 D1
Member of the USA baseball staffPitching coach 14U national development program
Pitching coordinator for 14U national development program
Assistant coach 15U trials
Pitching coach for the 2018 15U World Championship USA national team
18U national pitching coach
Former Head baseball coach ...
Moseley notes
Bio
- Current Head Coach Hoover HS (AL)
- 2021 state finalist
- 2017 7A Alabama state champion
- 5 area championships in a row
- 44 have gone to play college in 7 years - 16 D1
- Member of the USA baseball staff
- Pitching coach 14U national development program
- Pitching coordinator for 14U national development program
- Assistant coach 15U trials
- Pitching coach for the 2018 15U World Championship USA national team
- 18U national pitching coach
- Former Head baseball coach at Virgil Grissom HS
- Won over 400 wins as a head coach
- Incredible person
- Man of faith
- Learner and leader!
Notes
- 5 zones
- 1 is off the plate left side
- 2 is on the corner
- 3 is down the middle
- 4 is on the corner
- 5 is off the plate right side
- If its up in on the hands
- Scripted pens - fb in the 1, 2 seam in 4
- Script the first 10 pitches in the game
- What gets him comfortable in the game - breaking ball glove side or two seam inside
- These are the first 5 pitches and do you like him
- You can train whatever you want on the strike zone, but if you don’t know what the umpire is calling it doesn’t matter
- Release points (on nose, ear, and off face)
- What are you getting ready for? Focal point
- Flatground teaching points
- Feel, release points, finger over the ball
- In the summer - work with bullets, based on the last performance
- Tunnel - keep it in line from me
- Just like in basketball, shooters shot, and throwers throw
- You need to throw with more on the line to give you feedback
- The art is how much the guys needs in between starts
- Dealing = needs more adversity in between to keep edge
- Struggling = keep confidence high in between
- Look at them as pillars not rocks and stones - long toss, lifts,
- Form to Rate these 3 things everyday with some notes - soreness, effort, and feel (whatever are the pillars)
- Things that don’t work are easier
- Open your home to your team
- Coach for the events that matter the most!!
- Look for moments to bring them aside and make a meaningful relationship
- In big moments I am going to touch them (encouragement)
- Try to talk to each player individually
- Live out life as much as I can in front of the team
- Character development
- Everyday is doing character development, that doesn’t separate you, that is how you live your life
- Fall - gets a day
- Spring - pre practice and discuss how it relates to life
- 24 hour principle - if it is important in 24 hours we will discuss it then
- Culture
- Be there consistently
- Be in the front, when you need to be in the front, be in the back when you need to be in the back
- They need to know you will take the bullets for you
- Start with shading on the pitch
- Have pinch hitters ready early
- Start practice with a new situation - new situation each pitch and get rolling
- Video the session to discuss next day
- Pitchers throw live or throw flat ground to hitters
- Hitters go in with 0-2 count
- Work on your stuff
- Email - amoseley@hoover.k12.al.us
- Twitter - DM are open: @moseleyadam
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