- 11 years as head baseball coach and 1 as Athletic Director at Mauldin HS (SC)
- 36 Players to college, 4 drafted, 1 free-agent signee.
- Rely on a tight circle of coaches with any question I may have
MAVS U - “Motivated Achievers Value Success” Lesson based around the needs of the team- Be a good teammate, son, study skills, run down
Group activity, independent activity, Have a video and present in front of teammatesMavs U becomes the “Cabinet” for the Mauldin HS athletic department- “What does it mean to be a Mauldin athlete?”
Cabinet will help with community serviceCommunity service - miracle league, hospital visits, angel trees, Elementary school after school programs, community clean upKids need to have an appreciation for what they haveThe greatest leader in the world, washed someone else’s feetThe best leadership is serving otherThe best leadership lesson is serving someone elseKids apply and they need to interview to be a part of the leadership task forceCreating chemistry and not forcing leadership!!**Kids need a chance to get to know one another and grow relationshipsLeadership classroom sessions start year 1, as soon as possible!Leadership doesn’t matter if those kids don’t care about one anotherBe a good person! Do what you say you are going to doBands based on behavior system. Players moved up with player recommendations and had to justifyBoat crews - split up the talent and in competitive groups- Keep them through the fall
Leader of the crewPoints for anything we want to compete withWe are not going to progress the skill until they can verbalize it, teach it, and own it.Pinch runner called “game winner”We can know everything about a team but if we can’t make plays it doesn’t matter what we know about the other teamThe positive board - write it on the board something positive that has happened in the game. The average fan would not even notice.You may never see the finished product, but you need to keep plugging away because something you said will make an impact**Curriculum cannot just be 50 straight. It will always change, but you will have your pillarsMavs U based on Tyler Gillums Growth U and Brian Cain’s pride programCore values and Mission and Vision are voted on each year to own what type of team you want to be- What does it look like a player, person, and player
“That’s Mauldin”Use the mission and vision statement based on what you want to be about and how you plan on getting thereCreating chemistry over leadership - what is more important??Creating a culture we just want to create something consistent something they can depend onWe can’t try to do something and replicate something that others are doing Coaches need to do things for who they know they have!Goes back to growth mindset. 
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