BHS Baseball Parents Meeting WELCOME! Informational Parents meeting tonight: Monday, March 7 th 2016 “Strong Alone... Unstoppable Together” “The Way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.” - Babe Ruth

Meet the Coaches! Nate Dungey Junior Varsity Eric Reuss- Assistant Varsity Robert Webber – Pitching Coach Mick Scholl- Head Coach Gerret Felder 9 th Grade Asst. Mike Holmquist – Varsity Statistician Justin Banitt- Sophomores Brad Fendler 9 th grade A Jordan Lamotte 9 th grade B Josh Flug Junior Varsity Bill John Sophomore Asst. Nick Doble 9 th grade Asst.

Mission/Purpose Statements Live each day with a purpose and passion as I make a positive impact on the lives of others and live the lifestyle of honesty, integrity, and compassion, which is all centered around my faith. – Coach Scholl Build relationships and encourage my athletes in a caring, compassion, and loving way so I can help each of them see the connection between sport and life, understanding that the journey is the reward. – Coach Reuss

Meet the Captains Kyle Ferderer Brenden Larsen Sam Schneider

Captains Practice Time – Now through first day of tryouts Tryouts – Monday March 21st Savage Dome Dakota Ave S, Savage, MN Captains and seniors organized – Live pitching and Hitting!

Goals 1.Every Individual becomes a better baseball player! 2.Every individual becomes a better teammate! 3.Every individual becomes a better person! We have HIGH EXPECTATIONS for all involved: Coaches….Players….Parents

Performance Vs. Outcome Control the Controllables – What coaches will evaluate during games 1.Execute with fundamentals 2.Be Mentally tough 3.Compete Aggressively PLAYING WITH A PURPOSE!

Player Expectations Be accountable Take Pride Focus on Team Goals Rewarding and Fun experience What can you control – Each player becomes a better player – Each player becomes a better teammate – Each player becomes a better person

Player Expectations Continued… COMMUNICATE! – Approachable – Answer the important questions – Provide Feedback – Aggressiveness – Honesty

Coaching Staff Expectations Coach and Teach for the Benefit of players Coach within the framework of the overall high school experience Have high expectations Simplify and Clear expectations Coach as a TEAM

Coaching Staff Expectations continued…. COMMUNICATE – Be approachable and available – Provide appropriate feedback – Honesty

Coaching Staff Expectations continued…. Provide a rewarding and fun environment! Model, teach, and preach CLASS and COMMITMENT!

Try Out Information All Paperwork must be turned in! – All registration is done on line (website) BHS Athletics link OR Burnsville High school baseball » Burnsvillebaseball.org – Check Eligibility (cannot tryout without it) Jeanine Riggs th Savage Dome Times vary each day

Try Out Information… continued Monday 2:45 - 5:00 Savage Dome Tuesday 2:40 - 4:00 Savage Dome 5:00 - 6:30 BHS Seniors/Junior 6:15 - 7:45 BHS Sophomores Wednesday 2:45 - 5:00 Savage Dome Thursday 8: :00 Savage Dome Friday 12:45 - 5:00 Savage Dome Saturday 10:00 – 12:00 BHS F-190

Try Out Information continued… Eligibility – Any student failing a class will not be allowed to participate in the tryouts How to look? – You should be clean shaven. – You should have an appropriate haircut. Who may come and watch? – Athletes ONLY! – Try-outs will be closed to all spectators

Try Out Information Continued… What to wear – White Shirt with Tryout Number – Number will be given to athletes the week before – Numbers will not be assigned until athletic office has cleared athlete! Evaluation Process – Coaches meet and discuss players – Video to help evaluate and compare

What we are looking for Athletic Ability – How well can you run, throw, field and hit? – Hustle – Mental approach to the game. – Improvements from year to year. Good Students – Do you attend class and how are your grades? – Are you on time? – Have you been suspended?

What we are looking for Good Citizens – Are you representing the community, the school, the team and yourself in an appropriate manner? Good Teammates – Supportive – Able to sit on the bench without pouting?

Try outs On the bottom of MLB scouting form it reads... – Do they have enthusiasm to play the game? – Do they enjoy the game? – There are energy givers and energy takers. – Teams need energy givers! – What level of commitment do they have?

Secondary Evaluation Process A secondary component of the evaluation process is player position and depth. Sometimes an athlete is kept on the squad because of a lack of depth in a particular position. – Example: If a team is lacking in pitchers a player may be kept as a pitcher only.

Spring Break Sophomores – Monday through Wednesday 4:00-7:00 – Thursday 1:30-4:00 – High School (Gym and F190) 29 Players in Arizona – Various times 6 to 8 hours of baseball! – Players will pick up materials for trip Saturday the 26th

Dates and Information Check the Baseball website. – All important Dates, Tryout information, and other important items will be posted here. Buses…will be a bus to and from each field! Twitter – Are you on the list?

Parents For what it’s worth….98% of all High School Baseball players nationwide will receive some form of Division I scholarship. Those signing a pro contract have a chance of becoming a 5 year major league player From Coaching Principles 101: "Parents are naturally more interested in their child than the overall team" - I challenge Parents to prove that principle wrong… As Parents, we tend to want to take all the pain, heartache, and sadness out of our children's lives. Remember, these are the things that help him become a better person. Studies show that by far what kids most want to hear from the parents: "I love to watch you play." That's it. Nothing more. Nothing less.

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WHY NOT US? Strong Alone… Together we are UNSTOPPABLE!

Our Team Goal! To play at Target Field… 2016!

Mission/Purpose Statements Live each day with a purpose and passion as I make a positive impact on the lives of others and live the lifestyle of honesty, integrity, and compassion, which is all centered around my faith. – Coach Scholl Build relationships and encourage my athletes in a caring, compassion, and loving way so I can help each of them see the connection between sport and life, understanding that the journey is the reward. – Coach Reuss