Ryan Alexander Bio
- Current HC at Grove City HS (OH)
- Finished 13th season at GC
- Record 244-100
- Conference championships. 6. 2010. 2012. 2014. 2015. 2017. 2021.
- State playoffs. 2 trips to state final 4. 2011 and 2012
- Players to college/pro over 75 to college. 3 drafted. 2 still playing.
- Highest rank. #1 in state in 2012. #17 USA Today.
Notes
- 8 week shutdown for pitchers with on ramp
- See what showcase or camp you have coming up
- Limit throws for 2 way players - don’t take infield, put balls in buckets
- Pitchers give their own pitching plan for when their days start and what it looks like
- What you do day before, day after, two days, etc
- Lift, rest, active rest, arm care, etc
- Create your own plan based on what they know, how bought in they are, so you are either given a plan or creating it
- Letting kids being so individual to get what they need and their routine
- Outfield with outfield, infield with infield, and feel their throwing progression for different throws to prepare themselves
- Always trying to pick something up and if it works for you, use it!
- It is doesn’t feel good, we can’t do it! ***
- Everyone needs to have their own plan and know their arm so if they don’t have a team that is organized he can fall back
- Non stop teaching of the way we want to play the game (Dirtbag and Nasty)
- Dirtbag mentality - dirtbag competitions and rewards given at the end of practice
- Classroom sessions
- Presentations, memories of past dirtbags
- Bright green shirt - offensive, defensive, or energy giver and they would wear it the next day to practice/game
- Bring alumni back to help instill and be around to help maintain the consistency of the dirtbag culture
- All weather balls
- Give a full week of tryouts -
- 2 days to show what you have on the mound (15 pitches)
- Rating scale
- Inf velo, exit velo, bat speed, ground ball, outfield footwork, catcher pops
- Competitions all week
- Talk to every single kid and the competitions lead to good talks
- If we have a game tomorrow, this is where we see you - constant communication all year!
- Those roles are not sticking and you need to perform in practice and game to keep them
- Always evaluating how you good of a teammate you are
- Mulch sale for big fundraiser - get out mulch easter weekend
- Everything is going to be under scrutiny so we need to think about it and protect ourselves
- Pitchers used to get skinnier and skinnier and I want to keep guys thicker and more muscular, so we need to do sprints and not 3 miles!
- Kids running charts
- Armed forces (pitching chart) - + and - for quality pitches
- Quality at bats
- Hustle chart (little things)
- Charts can be different based on what your team needs
- On a strikeout drop your bat and go hit the pole, say what you have to, get it out of your system, and when you get back be a good teammate
- Twitter - @coacha8
- ryan.alexander@swcsd.us
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