Better Men Better Ballplayers Podcast with Anthony Renz Concordia College

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BIO

HC at Concordia College (MN)
- AC since 2018
- Acting HC 2022
- 2022 Conference tournament
- 2023 Conference tournament and win
- Most hits
- Most conference players
Bench Coach & Hitting Coach with Fargo-Moorhead
- MLB Partner league (Pioneer, Frontier, American Assoc, Atlantic)
- American Association champions (1st A.A title since merging)
Former AC and GA Shippensburg University (2016-2018)
- Regional 2017
- PSAC tournament 2018
- 4 guys played pro ball during time at Ship
Indy ball grinder!
- Las Vegas Train Robbers
- Evansville Otters
- Fargo-Moorhead

NOTES

Powerful tool of Twitter
Recruiting world at your fingertips
Form good relationships
Show I was a good coach and gain trust
Work youth baseball camps to grind and learn
Off season was CAMPS!
The grind makes you better!
Make sure the players know it is there program
Player driven. Coaches put up guard rails
Players win game, coaches lose them
The guys after college are set up for success
For 4 years we want you to feel like you are involved in the world series
Our togetherness is second to none
- Town ball, playing more together
- Cobber baseball family
- Be with a group of guys you can lose with**
Team building days
- Community events
- Supporting other athletic events
- Bus rides - Florida trips
They should want to come to practice as long as the environment is good
Winning helps the experience
What can you do to make practice fun?
Pick teams - compete more
Balance of fun and intensity
Conditioning mix of games
Practice matters
Everyday is a tryout
You got to perform - playing hard is given and at end of day you need to perform
Elimination in the cage - one pitch, in or out
Create competition with the skills set in mind
Reward BP “Dinger club”
Hit the ball hard determines who you are
- Line drives - right above the L screen
- Gaps/HR - knock down the batter eye
Group BP based on skill set or lineup
Technology helps make live AB more realistic results, provide clarity
Technology turns up the focus
Train for higher EV
- Hit a ton of machine
- Weighted bat work
- Hit plyo
Barrel control
- Throw two balls and always hit low ball
- Reward batting practice or out of cage if you don’t accomplish task (put a value on each swing)
2 strikes
- Unpredictable of 2K pitch needs to be trained with working on getting your barrel to the ball
Manage your work - know your body
Those who hit often, often hit
Stick to what you believe in and stay consistent. Don’t over react with small sample size.
Be where your feet are
All in right here

131 Anthony Renz - Concordia College & Fargo Moorhead Redhawks