Better Men, Better Ballplayers

90 - Ray Evans: NHSBCA Hall of Fame

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Evans Notes

 

Bio

  • 559-251-2 career record 
    • Dr. Phillips
      • Back to back District title first two years (between COVID)
  • Flanagan - 15 years
    • 3 time state champion, 2005, 2006, 2010
  • 12 district title
  • 12 region finals
  • 2010 National championship 
  • Dr. Krop - 5 years
    • Started the program
  • 3 out of 4 District titles
  • Miami Beach - 10 years
    • Restarted and revamped title to 1st district title in since 70’s (20 years later)

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    • HOF Class of 2021 National HS Baseball Coaches Association
  • Currently works with Power Baseball and Assistant coach at Windermere HS (HC Eric Lasiter)

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    Notes

    • Made a checklist of what he needed to be successful to take over a program
  • Continuity of staff and admin to get to where we need to be very quickly
  • Support from admin, parent, and player buy in to be successful
  • Changed the look of the facility and culture came with it. Kids saw how committed I was and brought them in
  • Great coaching staff that I surrounded myself with and that continuity was key
  • Everyone had a position coach
  • Staff was part of the checklist and admin helped make it happen
  • Bring in a coach and let them do their job
  • Its never just you! Players, admin, staff, parents, family
  • Learned what NOT to do
  • It doesn’t matter your age, it matters your talent
  • At the end of the year evaluation yourself and evaluate your staff
  • Observe at a parent meeting and see their family situation
  • When they know you really care, the kids will open up
  • You got to be able to speak to kids
  • You are worried about the Wins than the kid and their life
  • Needs to be ONE of the best thing, not the best thing
  • Getting a game winning hit cannot be the best thing of your life, but it is something you will remember.
  • The impact will be greater than any game you will win
  • The game is important than any individual
  • Program, team, individual
  • You have to be involved with the kids and not just because of the game
  • Look for great situations in moving jobs
  • You want to win every year
  • You can’t keep running the same offense if you don’t have the personnel
  • You need to adapt
  • Yes we want exit velo but it depends on your body (big guys can hit in air, but smaller guys need lower launch)
  • You need adapt to the times
  • Our 9 beats their 5!! Sprint on and off the field
  • People want to see you smile, have fun, and hustle 
  • Its not about any one person, its about the kid
  • Work ethic, we wanted to out work everyone.  
  • Competing everyday, scouted every team, 
  • What did we do wrong, not what did they do wrong
  • Its constant comradery and then get back to the whole team and build chemistry
  • Take seniors on trip
  • Something with competition everyday
  • Create some type of competitiveness to be successful
  • Baserunning everyone does the same thing
  • Automatic on certain counts, shut down on slide step, or unless coach shuts down
  • You have to adapt and you have to love what you do
  • If you are second guessing yourself then it is time to do something else
  • Surround yourself with really great people
  • Work hard at your craft
  • [email protected]
  • 954-854-7855
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