- 4th year as Head Coach of Pickens HS (Jasper, GA)
- Covid shortened season they were 13-2
- Interviewed faculty members and players, community members of what it meant to be a Dragon to create a set of core values.
5 to thrive to start practice Core value of the dayOne word focus for the monthSuccess hotlineWhat we need to do today to be better than yesterdaySet the expectation early!4:9 - Eclesiastes 4:9 Challenge “2 is better than 1”- Points to compete with a teammate/group of people
GamesDinnerWorkoutWeekly point totalsWinners at the end of the year to eat as a team at the restaurant of their choiceFootball, basketball, and baseball coaches on the same page with the weightroom and grades!****40 minutes!! “Building better men”Positive and negative pointsWeekly point winnerQAB shirt - earned and keptKeep running total for the silver slugger award for most pointsPull up scorecard at the end of the game to fill in chartThe chart took off when it we published it and rewarded itBASE2 system in the summer ball - Big Inning, Answer Back, Score First, Extend the lead, score with 2 outsAlpha AB’s - runner at 3B no takes, scoring a runner at 2B with 2 outsNelson Baseball School with Brian Nelson summer baseballEnd practice with some type of game- Winner and loser and losers have consequences
World treats winners differentlyExecution game, hitting game, conditioning, some type of competitionAt the end of practice each player needs to fish bump and give coaches handshakeJason Ryals Pebble Brook High School @coachryals - prints shirts and money going to his inner city school@coachwilliams@phsbaseballgaPickens_baseball on Instagram404-353-4688
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