58 - Rick Weaver AC Defiance High School (OH)

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