100 - Chan Brown: Parkview HS (GA)

Bio

 

• 19th year at Parkview HS (GA) 18th as HC
• Former HC at Elbert County HS and  AC Northwest Whitfield HS
• 2018 HOF class of the GA Dugout Club
• GA Dugouts Club Ethics Award winner in 2021
• In his tenure at Parkview the Panthers have:
  • 3 national championships (2012, 2015, and 2018)
  • 6 GA state championships
  • 12 regional championships
• 14 guys drafted since he has been at Parkview
• Over 200 players in college since he has been HC at Parkview

 

Notes

• Travel program starts at 8 and ends at 14 
  • 12 weeks with each team - 6 offense and 6 defense to train coaches and players
  • August - july 1
  • Dad coach with paid assistant that goes to practice with them
  • 11U and 12U paid HC and AC
  • Mostly parkview kids
  • Helps train the parents 
  • Learning the terminology 
  • Develop arm strength 
    • Educating and taking care of your arm
  • Defensive series taught to all ages 
  • 10-13u practice at least 1 practice together
  • Blend a family atmosphere because they will eventually be on the same team working to win a state championship
  • Parent meeting with the tradition, expectation, ladder system (freshman taking spot of sophomore and building their expectations).
  • Head coaches only meeting to set expectations
  • All coaches meeting to set expectations
• Baseball class that gets all baseball guys 1:30-3:30 everyday
  • Weightroom, speed and agility, leadership class
• Be a great person, great student, great teammate, and the player will take care of itself
• Leadership class
  • Every wednesday and go into meeting room
  • Hour-hour half
  • 2022 seniors is first class to get class all 4 years
  • Book study
  • Discussion from each class member, break up into different classes
  • Seniors took ownership of what they want out of the class/team
  • During season do NG3 - mentor program (no coaches)
• Every 2 weeks we meet with each class and air out and see what is going on
• Player of the day and get them to talk in front of people (1 or 2 depending on schedule)
  • If you get POD you have to speak about someone who made an impact in their life or a situation that made an impact on them
• Everyday first hour and 45 minutes practiced together (pre practice bunt and mechanic work, stretch and warm up, and defensive skills)
• Trust the process, look at the bigger picture (perspective)
• Consistency from all the levels to hear the same message
• We take what is there and work with it
• You might think it is the best idea in the world but you have to tweek it to put it in your system
• Infield throw around - each position has a bucket and make every throw during a game (charted)
• White series - game like throws (on the clock) with catcher, infielder, and pitchers
• Practices so fast that the game is slower
• Everything we do we are trying to compete in a in game situation
• 21 outs everyday
• Intersquad to make them compete under pressure
• Let your guys coach!
• You are going to have good practices and bad practices, learn from them and see what the coaches had to do with it
• The player part should be easy
• Don’t get lost in this game, don’t let the scoreboard run you! 
• Teach the game in life
• chan.brown@gcpsk12.org
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