Why Not Us!" - Burnsville High School Baseball Parent Meeting

1. Why Not Us! 2018 Burnsville High School Baseball Video

2. BHS Baseball Parents Meeting • WELCOME! • Informational Parents meeting tonight: • Wednesday, March 7th • 2018“Why Not Us” “The Way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.” - Babe Ruth

3. Meet the Coaches! Mike Holmquist – Varsity Statistician Josh Flug Junior Varsity 707-7667 Justin Banitt- Junior varsity 707-2364 Mick Scholl- Head Coach 707-2526 Robert Weber – Pitching Coach Eric Reuss- Assistant Varsity Rob Walsh Sophomores Bill John Sophomore Asst. Brad Fendler 9th grade A Jordan Lamotte 9th grade B Nate Dungey Coach

4. Mission/Purpose Statements • Live each day with a purpose and passion as I make a positive impact on the lives of others and live the lifestyle of honesty, integrity, and compassion, which is all centered around my faith. • Coach Scholl • Build relationships and encourage my athletes in a caring, compassion, and loving way so I can help each of them see the connection between sport and life, understanding that the journey is the reward. • Coach Reuss

5. Meet the Captains Will Bramley Sam Schliemann Travis Agarano

6. Goals • Every Individual becomes a better baseball player! • Every individual becomes a better teammate! • Every individual becomes a better person! We have HIGH EXPECTATIONS for all involved: Coaches….Players….Parents

7. Performance Vs. Outcome • Control the Controllables • What coaches will evaluate during games • Execute with fundamentals • Be Mentally tough • Compete Aggressively PLAYING WITH A PURPOSE!

8. Player Expectations • Be accountable • Take Pride • Focus on Team Goals • Rewarding and Fun experience • What can you control • Each player becomes a better player • Each player becomes a better teammate • Each player becomes a better person

9. Player Expectations Continued… • COMMUNICATE! • Approachable • Answer the important questions • Provide Feedback • Aggressiveness • Honesty

10. Coaching Staff Expectations • Coach and Teach for the Benefit of players • Coach within the framework of the overall high school experience • Have high expectations • Simplify and Clear expectations • Coach as a TEAM

11. Coaching Staff Expectations continued…. • COMMUNICATE • Be approachable and available • Provide appropriate feedback • Honesty

12. Coaching Staff Expectations continued…. • Provide a rewarding and fun environment! • Model, teach, and preach Integrity and Team!

13. Tryout Information • All Paperwork must be turned in! • All registration is done on-line (website) • BHS Athletics link OR • Burnsville High school baseball • Burnsvillebaseball.org • Check Eligibility (cannot tryout without it) • Jeanine Riggs or Coach Reuss • 10-12th Grade @ Savage Dome and BHS • Times vary each day

14. Arm Care First week - Conditioning • Monday7:00 - 8:30 Savage Dome • Tuesday3:00 - 4:30 BHS Activities Center • Wednesday 7:00 - 8:30 Savage Dome • Thursday 4:45 - 7:00 BHS Activities Center

15. Tryout times March 19th - 24th • Monday2:55 - 5:00 Savage Dome • Tuesday2:55 - 6:00 Savage Dome • Wednesday2:55 - 6:00 Savage Dome • Thursday 2:55 - 5:00 Savage Dome • Player and coach meetings 6:15 to 7:30 @BHS • Friday3:00 - 7:00 BHS - F190/Gyms • Saturday9:45 – 12:00 BHS F-190/classroom (29 AZ players announced)

16. Tryout Information continued… • Eligibility • Any student failing a class will not be allowed to participate in the tryouts • How to look? • You should be clean shaven. • You should have an appropriate haircut. • Who may come and watch? • Athletes ONLY! • Try-outs will be closed to all spectators

17. Tryout Information Continued… • What to wear • White Shirt with Tryout Number • Number will be given to athletes the week before • Numbers will not be assigned until athletic office has cleared athlete! • Evaluation Process • Coaches meet and discuss players • Video to help evaluate and compare

18. What we are looking for • Athletic Ability • How well can you run, throw, field and hit? • Hustle • Mental approach to the game. • Improvements from year to year. • Good Students • Do you attend class and how are your grades? • Are you on time? • Have you been suspended?

19. What we are looking for • Good Citizens • Are you representing the community, the school, the team and yourself in an appropriate manner? • Good Teammates • Supportive • Able to sit on the bench without pouting?

20. Try outs • On the bottom of MLB scouting form it reads... • Do they have enthusiasm to play the game?  • Do they enjoy the game?  • There are energy givers and energy takers.  • Teams need energy givers!  • What level of commitment do they have?

21. Secondary Evaluation Process • A secondary component of the evaluation process is player position and depth. • Sometimes an athlete is kept on the squad because of a lack of depth in a particular position. • Example: If a team is lacking in pitchers a player may be kept as a pitcher only.

22. Spring Break • Sophomores and Freshman • Monday through Friday • 1:00 - 4:30 • High School (Gym and F190) • 29 Players in Arizona • Various times • 6 to 8 hours of baseball! • Players will pick up materials for trip Saturday the 25th

23. Dates and Information • Check the Baseball website. • www.burnsvillebaseball.org • All important Dates, Tryout information, and other important items will be posted here. • Buses…will be a bus to and from each field! • Twitter @BurnsvilleBball • Email • Are you on the list?

24. Parents For what it’s worth… • .98% of all High School Baseball players nationwide will receive some form of Division I scholarship. Those signing a pro contract have a 5000-1 chance of becoming a 5 year major league player • From Coaching Principles 101: "Parents are naturally more interested in their child than the overall team" - I challenge Parents to prove that principle wrong… • As Parents, we tend to want to take all the pain, heartache, and sadness out of our children's lives. Remember, these are the things that help him become a better person. • Studies show that by far what kids most want to hear from the parents: "I love to watch you play." That's it. Nothing more. Nothing less.

25. Together/Team Success • 2008 Section Runner up 22-4 record... • 2009 Section Runner up Top 10 Ranking during season... • 2010 Conference/Section Champions & State runner up... • 2011 Conference Champions & State Champions... • 2012 #1 Rank during season 19-1 Record...

26. Together/Team Success • 2013 #4 Rank during season Section runner up... • 2014 Top 10 ranking during season... • 2015 Top 15 ranking during season... • 2016 Conference/Section Champions & 5th place State finish = Consolation Champions… • 2017 Section Champions and State Participants

27. WHY NOT US?

28. Our Team Goal! To play at Target Field… 2018!

29. Mission/Purpose Statements • Live each day with a purpose and passion as I make a positive impact on the lives of others and live the lifestyle of honesty, integrity, and compassion, which is all centered around my faith. • Coach Scholl • Build relationships and encourage my athletes in a caring, compassion, and loving way so I can help each of them see the connection between sport and life, understanding that the journey is the reward. • Coach Reuss