Grayson Baseball
Parent and player meeting for
2008
www.ghsbaseball.org
Introduction of Coaches
► Seth
Rhine – Head Coach
► Assistant Coaches
 Jed Hixson – Varsity assistant coach
 Bryan Tolbert – Asst. Varsity & Head JV
Coach
 Derek Mobley – Pitching instructor for all
levels
 Jimmy Jarrett – Head 9th grade Coach
 Tim Maloney – Roving instructor
Our Goals as Coaches
► Be
clear about our goals to our players
 We attempt to relay our philosophy to ensure everyone
is on the same page
► Consistently
improve throughout the season
► Stages of the season
 First 5 to 7 games – put people in various roles, tend to
see a little more rotation
 Next 8 games before region – trying to find best lineups
 Region season – playing the people that we think gives
us the best chance to win
Expectations of Coaches
► Create
an atmosphere of respect and
honesty
► Quality instruction in every aspect of the
game
► Proper behavior and modeling of the
behavior we expect from players
► Efforts to consistently improve the lives of
our players
Expectations from Players
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Respect for the Grayson Program and everyone
associated with the program
 A sense of pride concerning Grayson Baseball
 Always “wearing” and representing Grayson
Baseball
Willingness to sacrifice a little bit of themselves
 A desire to be a part of something more
important than a single player
Being accountable to their teammates, coaches,
and parents
A punctuality and readiness to work every day
Expectations from Parents
► Positive
support of the players in the program
► Understanding of the goals of the program
► Respect for the time everyone sacrifices
► Honesty and openness of concerns and issues
► Supporting the Grayson Program within the
community
What are we looking for from
potential players?
►A
solid natural skill set
 Strong arm, quickness and speed, solid frame and
potential for growth
► Demonstration
of baseball skills
 Swing, fielding ground balls, too many examples to list
► Understanding
of the game and situational
knowledge
► Can they be coached?
Summer Baseball
► Vital
part of developing a consistent
program
► Older team (rising 11th and 12th graders)
 6 weekends of baseball
 2 out of town trips
 First team camp at a local university
► Younger
team (rising 10th graders)
 6 weekends of baseball
 Mainly local games
► Both
levels play nearly 30 to 35 games
Goals:
This year and Beyond
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This Year
Win region
Show continuous
improvement
Continue the success of
our younger programs
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Beyond
Establish ourselves as
perennial contenders
 Always fighting for
respect
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Strive to be the most
successful male
program at Grayson
Continue to make
baseball a source of
pride
“Serious Stuff”
► Bats
– must be minus 3 differential
 BESR certified
 Strongly encourage wooden (composite) for practice
► Physicals
– must have before one can participate
in conditioning and tryouts
► Shoes- don’t purchase before you make the team
► Spring Break
 Varsity plays 3 region games that week
► IF
YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE HERE DURING SPRING
BREAK, DO NOT TRYOUT
 JV and 9th grade is off until the Thursday of spring
break
Upcoming Dates of Interest
► January
26th (Saturday) – Field workday
 9:00am start, parents and players
► First
Day of Conditioning - Jan. 28th
► February 4th – 9th Tryouts
► February 12th – “Meet the Rams” night
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 Booster club dues, food, and merchandise
Feb. 26th – Varsity v. Loganville 5:30pm
Feb. 28th – 9th opens @ Heritage
March 7th – JV opens @ Dacula
CONDITIONING
& TRYOUT INFORMATION
► Conditioning
 Strongly Encouraged
 3 days for 45 minutes
 All players need to be
there
 Only players with
physical can participate
 2:20 to 3:05 next M /
T and Thursday
► Tryouts
(Feb. 4th –
9th)
► All levels will tryout
together
► Cuts will be made
from day 1
► Final teams selected
by the 9th
Workday Information
► Saturday,
Jan. 26th @ 9:00am
► Purpose of workday
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Finish many of the small improvements
Move lots of dirt!!!
Clean and beautify surrounding areas
Get facilities ready for tryouts and opening day
► What
we need on the workday
 Lots of shovels, wheel-barrows, people, dirt tiller,
and job specific materials (depends on the task)
 Put name on anything you bring
Improvements since last season
► Sponsor
Board
► Stadium Seating
 2 rows, 45 total
seats
► Awning
over
player’s entrance
► Bricked backstop w/
30 foot poles
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be coming soon:
Great question
Blocked wall down
the foul territories
Wooden wall
?
How can we get this done?
► Support
of community and parents
 Money, time, resources are just the beginning
 Merchandise and donations
► Financial
means
 Best way is the free way (donations)
 Fundraisers
► Sponsor
Boards
► Possible Bowling tournament
► Throw-a-thon
► Booster club dues
Between now and Feb. 4th
► Throw
and throw and throw
 Not enough time to get arms into shape if you start at
tryouts
► Hit,
mainly T work, soft-toss, and cages
 Tryout time is limited
► Be
in shape
 At least be able to make it around field
► Understand
what is at stake