Better Men, Better Ballplayers

100 - Chan Brown: Parkview HS (GA)


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Bio

 

  • 19th year at Parkview HS (GA) 18th as HC
  • Former HC at Elbert County HS and  AC Northwest Whitfield HS
  • 2018 HOF class of the GA Dugout Club
  • GA Dugouts Club Ethics Award winner in 2021
  • In his tenure at Parkview the Panthers have:
    • 3 national championships (2012, 2015, and 2018)
  • 6 GA state championships
  • 12 regional championships
  • 14 guys drafted since he has been at Parkview
  • Over 200 players in college since he has been HC at Parkview
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    Notes

    • Travel program starts at 8 and ends at 14 
      • 12 weeks with each team - 6 offense and 6 defense to train coaches and players
  • August - july 1
  • Dad coach with paid assistant that goes to practice with them
  • 11U and 12U paid HC and AC
  • Mostly parkview kids
  • Helps train the parents 
  • Learning the terminology 
  • Develop arm strength 
    • Educating and taking care of your arm
  • Defensive series taught to all ages 
  • 10-13u practice at least 1 practice together
  • Blend a family atmosphere because they will eventually be on the same team working to win a state championship
  • Parent meeting with the tradition, expectation, ladder system (freshman taking spot of sophomore and building their expectations).
  • Head coaches only meeting to set expectations
  • All coaches meeting to set expectations
  • Baseball class that gets all baseball guys 1:30-3:30 everyday
    • Weightroom, speed and agility, leadership class
  • Be a great person, great student, great teammate, and the player will take care of itself
  • Leadership class
    • Every wednesday and go into meeting room
  • Hour-hour half
  • 2022 seniors is first class to get class all 4 years
  • Book study
  • Discussion from each class member, break up into different classes
  • Seniors took ownership of what they want out of the class/team
  • During season do NG3 - mentor program (no coaches)
  • Every 2 weeks we meet with each class and air out and see what is going on
  • Player of the day and get them to talk in front of people (1 or 2 depending on schedule)
    • If you get POD you have to speak about someone who made an impact in their life or a situation that made an impact on them
  • Everyday first hour and 45 minutes practiced together (pre practice bunt and mechanic work, stretch and warm up, and defensive skills)
  • Trust the process, look at the bigger picture (perspective)
  • Consistency from all the levels to hear the same message
  • We take what is there and work with it
  • You might think it is the best idea in the world but you have to tweek it to put it in your system
  • Infield throw around - each position has a bucket and make every throw during a game (charted)
  • White series - game like throws (on the clock) with catcher, infielder, and pitchers
  • Practices so fast that the game is slower
  • Everything we do we are trying to compete in a in game situation
  • 21 outs everyday
  • Intersquad to make them compete under pressure
  • Let your guys coach!
  • You are going to have good practices and bad practices, learn from them and see what the coaches had to do with it
  • The player part should be easy
  • Don’t get lost in this game, don’t let the scoreboard run you! 
  • Teach the game in life
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