BHS Baseball Parents Meeting
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WELCOME!
Informational Parents meeting tonight:
Sunday, March 8th
2015 “PLAY WITH A PURPOSE”
» WHY NOT US?
“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!
Mick SchollHead Coach
707-2526
Nathan AndersonJunior Varsity
Eric ReussAssistant Varsity
707-4040
Frank Senta
Junior Varsity
Robert Webber – Mike Holmquist – Nate Dungey
Pitching Coach Varsity Statistician Junior Varsity
Justin BanittSophomores
Brad Fendler
9th grade A
Jordan Lamotte
9th grade B
Mission 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
Camden Traetow
Brennan Pruszinske
Captains Practice
• Time
– Now through first day of tryouts
• Tryouts
– Monday March 16th
• Savage Dome
• 13500 Dakota Ave S, Savage, MN 55378
• 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
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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
• 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
• COMMUNICATE
– Be approachable and available
– Provide appropriate feedback
– Honesty
Coaching Staff Expectations
• Provide a rewarding and fun environment!
• Model, teach, and preach CLASS and
COMMITMENT!
Try Out Information
• All Paperwork must be turned in!
– Check Eligibility (cannot tryout without it)
– Jeanine Riggs
• 10-12th Grade @ Savage Dome
– Transportation
– Monday - Friday
• 2:45-5:00 or 5:30
• First Cuts
– Wednesday
– Thursday/Friday if needed
Try Out Information
• 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
• 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 Friday
– 2:00-4:30
– 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 21st
Dates and Information
• Check the Baseball website.
• www.burnsvillebaseball.org
• All important Dates, Tryout information, and
other important items will be posted here.
• Email
– Are you on the list?
WHY NOT US?
PLAY WITH A PURPOSE!