99: Lance Spigner - Univ of Arkansas Rich Mountain
Feb 14, 2022·Tap to summarize
Bio Current HC at University of Arkansa Rich MountainIn his first season (started the program brand new) he led the bucks to a Plains district championship runner up 3rd season, recruited 2019-2020, played 2020-2021, getting ready to start “playing” year 2 2021 ABCA Ethics Coaching award winner Former Horatio HS HC (28 years) - top of 2A and bottom of 3AHS Teacher of the year 3X ABCA region 6 COY 18 conference championships 10X regional championships Final four in the state 14 times 5X state champion Over 500 WINS Notes When the people around you set the bar high and help you do the right thing the ethics come naturally Coaching is a relationship game (umpires, coaches, working on the field) Treat everyone with respect, and the way you want to be treated You can’t fool players now Everything now needs to be modeled or you won’t get the buy in Fine line between leading by example and sometimes you need to speak upIf you don’t speak up you are condoning the behavior Same player just a different version 1 year of experience 30 times, or 30 years of experience We take days off when it is time to take days off Always thinking long run and we need to be fresh at the end You need to be able to read you team and play for the end game Variety is a big deal (the mind of an adolescent), get as much variety and competition as possible Better bunt game - pair up players and compete with a better bunt game Validation BP - swings in a round, if they get a hit, they have to validate it with a bunt and score a point Turn 2 game - 2 deep on infield, everyone else at home on the tee, run full speed to 1b, infielders try to turn 2 before runner gets to 1b, Owes a payback - jumping jacks Bridge activities - something that gets us to get to team dLive baserunning - 3 lines, and front guy actually goes live Push out or drag out - coach pitch Team defenseFundamental drill - 4 rounds, PFP, ground ball on infield (time on the clock), pickoff, ball to outfieldAdded a catcher play and timed DP (6 rounds) Add stop watch to outfield Practice binder with game situation scriptGame situation for team defense with live runners or vs air (time) Team offenseGame situation scriptsRunners at each base, yell out situation of each pitch Don’t train the sameProduction point BP2 teams (could use more if you like) Rbi, dirtbags, runners - execute specific skills based on who they are Barrel, Barrel, Wall, Wall, Barel, wall - wall is it needs to get to the wall or get over the wall Train guy specifically to their skills Pair up pitchers on different groups (nasty boys) Horse bullpens as you match up pitchers Technology makes it easier to compete!10% of your Max EV, with certain velo or spin rate Test max EV off tee Average EV on front toss, sitting down, over top, to imitate what they will see in the game You have to think about the level of baseball you are talking about in terms of playing the short game 28-32 ft from home plate painted on the field (kill bunt) Deer point gameRectangle painted 10 ft wide parellel to baseline and split it in halfPitcher side bunt 10 points, foul line side 20 points, on the line 30 points Goal is to make it through 10 rounds and should be 100 points minimum Infield ball handling - 10 reps and raise ball in the air for winnerAround the waist Around the knee Figure 8 scissor 25 ball drill - 2 groups, 90 ft apart, 25 in a row, and then go 25 run downs, miss it, start back at 0, STAR drill - throw the ball back and forth 25 times in a row, never turn your back to the baseball, and can’t throw it to your immediate left and right. Find a mentor or as many as you can to help mentor you Reach out to coaches, and don’t be afraid to reach out, Lifelong learner - keep growing, keep learning If you are not reading, you are missing out!! Twitter - @spigner23 lspigner@uarichmountain.edu
