Bio
- Graduated from Bryan High School (played for Tom Held)
- Graduated from Otterbein College (Played baseball)Varsity baseball coach in Ludlow Ky for 1 year (1998)
- Freshman coach Moeller High school (1998)
Coached with JD Heilman (pitching coach at UC now)
- Currently the Associate head coach at Defiance (1999-present) (Associate Role is 2005)
- Highlights
- 5 state appearances (2002, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016)
- 3 state titles (2013, 2015, 2016)
- 9 players drafted
- 3 players made the show (Chad Billingley, Jon Niese, Justin Hancock)
- 19 Division 1 players
- 60 players that played college
- 13 league titles (72 straight wins from 06-14)
- 17 Sectional titles
- 11 District titles
- 5 Regional titles
NOTES
- It is huge for assistant coaches to be heard, and given the freedom to do their job
- Cage work 3 different machines - high velocity, curveball, whatever they need
- Challenge
- Process of handling adversity
- EV cage
- Keep an average, post the high
- Two teams - 80 mph = 1 point, 90 mph = 2 points
- More like Dr. Phil than anything
- + or - notecard during game for Quality at bats
- Tally after each game, and post
- Batting average for each count
- Shows how tough it is with 0 strikes
- Shows how important 1-1 is
- Offensive productivity chart - giving value for being on the offense (hitting and baserunning)
- 3 teams for intersquad
- Different situations
- Play bunt game based on situation - one try, don’t get it down = pole
- Losing teams = run
- Find a program that values winning, doing what is right, and working hard
- Get into a bad situation just to have a title
- Get to a school that doesn’t support baseball
- Trust your assistants - give them a job and let them do it
- Don’t argue every call
- Don’t take the losses home
- Point out more things kids are doing right! Find something daily that they did well. They are always being told what they are doing wrong
- Game changers
- Radar gun
- Exit velocity
- Steve springer
- Mental game
- Classroom sessions - springer QAB CD
- 1:1 out of the cage
- Jamie Beckler leadership course - 10/15 minutes at start of each practice
- Quote of the day and discuss it
- rweaver@defianceschools.net
- 419-438-6519
