20 - Jon Shehan "Hitting, Culture, and Clarity"

Bio

 

• Current Head Coach at Millersville University 
• even PSAC Eastern Division Championships,
• PSAC Championship
• 2 NCAA Atlantic Regional titles
• 4, 40-win seasons
• 8 NCAA Tournament appearances. 
• The Marauders have reached seven consecutive NCAA regionals
• 2016 Marauders finished as the NCAA Division II Runner-Up
• 2016 ABCA main stage presenter
• Well respected and Amazing guy!!

 

How did you guys deal with the shutdown period?

 

How does the fall look for you guys?

 

What has been a key part of your success at Millersville?

 

What has changed since you started at Millersville?

 

What has stayed constant since your time at Millersville?

 

How do you develop the mental skills it takes to be a champion?

 

What have you consistently seen in the top players?

 

Show notes

• App to record approach to generate pitch recognition along with hard hit balls
• Functional batting practice as game like as possible
• Game like in terms in of location
• Kids tell you what their approach is, and go to work on it during BP
• Knowing the hitters weakness and acknowledging it so you incorporate into batting practice
• Groups based on development skills (connection, bat speed, exit velo, etc) in the fall
• In season groups are same skill guys (bunters, mashers, ballplayers)
• What is symptomatic and asymptomatic to a swing. He could have bad hip mobility but he rakes
• Know your players really well to see if a change is truly necessary. Have the data available
• Be slow in order to make a mechanical changes
• You can be clearly uncertain, especially in term of mechanic
• Develop an assessment of pitcher. Take an iphone video to check red flags and mechanics
• Full Reps in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania partnered to work and take on assessment and work on pitchers
• Stick to our values “make it better”  - start with the staff
• Find kids who fit your mold and your values
• LOVE the game!!
• Player values and coaching staff values 
• Coaching values - we do what we expect the kids do and then some (more values, higher standard).
• Be very clear on what it looks like to be selfless and relentless. 
• Purposeful groups (veterans and rookies)
• What do those values look like in the classroom, practice, and games to be CLEAR
• Full week talking about culture
• FIRED and HIRED happens due to your VALUES!
• The guys will know if a kid fits your team before the coach will!
• We read two books every year
  • 5 dysfunctions of a team - Patrick Lencioni
  • Ideal team player
• Veterans reading it find truths and see what guys are the dysfunctions
• Keep the service part at the forefront when managing the staff
• Create clarity within the staff just like we do with the players 
• Stick to our guns from a values and standards aspect, but give room for our assistants to work
• Scrimmage each day to put them into game like situations (20 minutes to and hour 30)
• Game like reps!!! 
• Play up for the first round of BP
• Skills based groups help with training for what the game needs to do
• Traits of good players that have stuck out - BASERUNNING & COMPUTING A SIMPLE, EXTERNAL PLAN! 
• 6th month objective - what do we need to improve on
• Email: jshehan@millersville.edu
• Twitter - @coachshehan