Bio
Current Head Coach at Shenandoah University
After being hired in 2003, in 2004 he guided the Hornets to their best second best season (at the time)
Since 2009 season SU has won nearly 400 games
four regular season titles in the USA South and Old Dominion conferences and
Conference championships in both the USA South and ODAC (2015, 2018, 2019)
3 regional titles.
2009 and 2010, Anderson was named as Coach of the Year by both the ABCA and the VA State Sports Information Directors.
Former HC at James Madison University where he won 150 games and had two CAA Tournament championship appearances at JMU.
His 1995 team was an NCAA Tournament participant and the Dukes had the second highest RPI improvement in the nation behind Rice University.
Incredible baseball mind!! A Baseball savant
Show notes
We never do video unless it is live!!
Try to use as many senses as you can
Competition everyday!
Written tests, QAB, and posted results everyday
Everything we do we chart objective data and talk about it with the kids
Team AB, Individual AB, intersquad rule - walk, HBP, sac bunt and last guy who made out is on first and he gets
Stat/chart - how many times did you win??
Objective data to help discuss their role
What a player can do, rather than what he can’t do (what can he bring to the table).
1-6 starters play, 7-9 we are going to play situational baseball
Why we do things first, how the second.
“Coach on the run” - tactical strategy to think on their feet when their are playing.
We want kids to play the game like they are playing whiffle ball!
We play for the big inning with no outs
We get a little aggressive with one out
Have the player color in the field where they hit the ball best
Shade the strike zone to see where they hit the ball best
Our job as coaches is to put them
****P+E+E = R (around 19 minute mark)
****Performance + execution + effort = Results!!
****We emphasize the process!!
We don’t make the first out on the bases unless its a force play
Written tests are huge for us (NCAA rules, explain infield fly rule, history of baseball, etc)
Practice schedule emailed the night before or before practice, and kids should be prepared for practice, we post nothing.
Hitting coach give player What drills work for them need
Pitchers given individual drills to get ready and warmed up to see what works for you
***Warm up (coach em up), form up (coach up a little), time up (shut up) (around 29 minute mark)
Pitchers given questionnaire on their arsenal and how they warm up
Starters 3 different pitches at 3 different speeds
1 inning guy has a elite pitch and let them work with it
Start them off with the worst pitch and get them out with their best!
3 C’s in life - Control, Confidence, Compete
Good kids attract good kids, bad kids attract bad kids
I don’t bring on any kids who I don’t talk to the parents
If they don’t have a disciplined, organized, family value it will be very tough for them in our program
A word we don’t use is CHANGE, we are constantly making ADJUSTMENTS, small adjustments daily.
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Go on www.SUhornets.com to read more about the program
Prospect camp on October 17th at Register on SU Hornets or kevinandersonbaseballcamps.com
“It's what you learn after you think you know it all that matters most” ~quoted from Earl Weaver’s Title of his book!
