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Starting Line-up for Success


Coach Michael Hunt  Eureka (MO) High
Reprinted courtesy of National High School Baseball Coaches Association in FROM THE DUGOUT, May 2002.

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P. Have a Program Philosophy

  • Set goals and high expectations (win state)
  • Make the team a family
  • Build it from the ground up

    C. Off-Season Conditioning

  • Weights, running. Open gym
  • Summer baseball
  • Summer camps

    1B. Find Good Help and Use It

  • Delegate authority
  • Use all your resources
  • Find volunteers (coaches, batting practice pitchers, fungo hitters)

    2B. Start a Booster Club or Parent's Organization

  • Fundraising
  • Get parents involved in a positive way
  • Involve alumni

    3B. Respect the Game

  • Facilities: take care of them, no one else will
  • Uniform: look like a player / wear the uniform right
  • Practice uniforms: builds unity, discipline and looks good

    SS. Have a Practice Plan and Post It

  • Organize on a time schedule and follow it
  • Know what you need to accomplish
  • Keep it moving
  • Post it at school so players can see and know what to expect

    LF. Travel

  • Take a spring trip
  • Schedule an out-of-town tournament
  • Team bonding time
  • Prepare for state playoffs

    CF. Stress Fundamentals Early and Often

  • Expect them to know NOTHING
  • Teach basic fundamentals before game skills
  • Sacrifice wins early if necessary to have success late
  • Minimize scrimmage time or create more useful scrimmages

    RF. MOTIVATE, MOTIVATE, MOTIVATE

  • Post motivational quotes
  • Find what makes each player tick
  • Teach them how to compete
  • Teach them how to deal with failure

    DH. Never stop learning

  • Attend clinics
  • Read books
  • Watch videos
  • Use all of your resources
  • Steal ideas from other coaches
  • Take your team to watch a college game or practice
  • If you don't know it, learn it or don't teach it!

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