El Paso Franklin HS and last 6 straight playoff appearances
AC at Bel Air
Coached and managed in Italian Baseball League
Known for his Player development system
USA Baseball task force
Notes
“The compete clause” -
Build as much competition into your drillwork as much as you can
Final four is ROund ROck - “Round Rock” challenge
Break into teams and who can compete
What can I do to make them competitive?
Point system, scoreboard
Teammates become the assistant coach
10-15 coaches on the field
3 headed monster in offense
Video first, then rep, and start practice each day
Long hold and glove drop to defend the bound jump
What is your identity based on your abilities
Tally the number of successful steals
Feedback to the competition
Tally the pickoffs form catchers and pitchers
Recruit the kids who don’t want anything to with athletics, and they get credit for baseball as the statistician (or whatever role)
Only way you will get them to grow is to get them uncomfortable
How can I make this small segment tallied, competitive, get a result, and fun!
Fall start more acclimation
After fall ball shut down arms shutdown
HHB - makes competitive spirit
“Fundees”
Coming up to tryouts focused more on culture than competition
Here is your wake up warm up
Here is where your bag goes
How to set up machine and break them down
Your competing to build culture!!
Comfortable in my own skin as a coach
50/50 on mechanics and relationship talk
Before practice and highlight who you have talked to
Convo tab - tally each time we talked
Research the kid based on the amount of tallies
Holding them accountable and still get it back to wanting them to be successful
No objectivity, it was all subjective
Kids (managers) became data input
Posted, running total of all data collected from practice
Meetings and questioning went down
Got the kids competitive
Do not talk to the “nerds” (only rule or RUN)
Situationals BP (tallied) - “mop up” BP based on previous game
Competitive or tinker bullpen
IPP - individual pitcher plans
Catcher wears pre set script on wristband
On deck pitcher tallies
Stretch every 3 pitches, in and out an AB in 3 pitches
Pattern 1 (fast) or pattern 2 (slow)
Mental competition to build up intentional throwing - this is what we are looking for (goal/focus)
After throwing send report how the arm felt
Game changer accounts to see pitch loads and track pitchers progress
Prescription for each individual pitches (no arm side run, vertical break on slider, flat fastball, etc) need to work on so they know what to work on based on where they are
When you lose your edge, you die
You may not be feeling it that day, but you can out compete that dude. You are not going to let that guy WIN.