with Ron Murphy,
Rio Rancho High School (NM) Head Coach (since 1997);
3x State Championships (2007, 2009, 2013);
2x State Championship Runner-up (2010, 2016);
New Mexico's All-Time Winningest High School Baseball Coach (580+ career wins);
2019-2020 NFHS National Coach of the Year;
2x ABCA Regional Coach of the Year; USA Baseball certified (2019);
New Mexico Baseball Coaches Association (NMBCA) President;
Las Vegas Baseball Academy Camp Instructor (20+ Years);
Rio Rancho High School Sports Hall of Fame (2014);
Newfield High School (NY) Football Hall of Fame (2019);
State Farm Coach of Year (2007);
Played semi-pro Albuquerque League with ABQ Astros
Learn the ins and outs of building a championship high school baseball program from Ron Murphy, one of the most successful high school coaches in the country! Building a program involves more than just coaching baseball. To truly build a program, a high school coach must hire the right assistants, help maintain and improve their facility, promote the program, and deal with players' parents - in addition to many other responsibilities. Coach Murphy leans on more than three decades of experience as a high school baseball coach to guide you in these areas.
Hiring Assistants & Improving Facilities
Hiring the right assistants is a crucial piece to building a championship program. You'll learn the five qualities of a great assistant coach from Coach Murphy. As he says, if you want a great program, you need great assistants.
A great program needs a great facility to play in. Learn from Coach Murphy how you can utilize resources in the community and within your program to help upgrade your facility. Additionally, a championship program can use their facility to highlight successful former players and championship teams in the program's past with banners.
Promoting Your Program & Working with Parents
As the head coach, the job of promoting your program within the school, community, and even nationally often falls on your shoulders. Learn how to promote your program so that you get the recognition you and your players deserve. Coach Murphy details how to use social media to promote your athletes, and make sure the local news outlets are kept up to date on the happenings of your program.
Dealing with parents can make or break a coach. Coach Murphy explains how to get your parents on the same page and set expectations with a beginning of the year parent meeting. Also, you will learn how to handle delicate situations when parents are not happy.
This video from Coach Murphy will help you build support for your program, and provides sage advice on dealing with common situations that you'll encounter as a coach. Watch this, and you'll be sure to skip many headaches that you would have gotten figuring things out on your own!
40 minutes. 2022.
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with Ron Murphy,
Rio Rancho High School (NM) Head Coach (since 1997);
3x State Championships (2007, 2009, 2013);
2x State Championship Runner-up (2010, 2016);
New Mexico's All-Time Winningest High School Baseball Coach (580+ career wins);
2019-2020 NFHS National Coach of the Year;
2x ABCA Regional Coach of the Year; USA Baseball certified (2019);
New Mexico Baseball Coaches Association (NMBCA) President;
Las Vegas Baseball Academy Camp Instructor (20+ Years);
Rio Rancho High School Sports Hall of Fame (2014);
Newfield High School (NY) Football Hall of Fame (2019);
State Farm Coach of Year (2007);
Played semi-pro Albuquerque League with ABQ Astros
Many games at the amateur level are won or lost on the base paths. Using a series of well-designed drills, championship coach Ron Murphy shows you ways to come out ahead on game day. Using his players and assistant coaches on the diamond, Coach Murphy covers baserunning skills, rundowns, bunt defense and 1st and 3rd situations. He finishes up with drills to help your hitters build visual skills and sculpt their swings.
Gaining the Extra Base
Starting with the Ground and Round drill, you'll see 11 different baserunning drills. These drills will teach your players how to execute a variety of baserunning skills. The Four Corners Drill will help your players practice situational base running early in practice, setting the tone for a high energy practice each day. Leads and jumps are covered in depth so that your players can swipe bags successfully and score more runs.
Defending Special Situations
Every amateur coach knows that you must be able to successfully defend the bunt, 1st and 3rd situation, and execute rundowns if you want to win championships. Coach Murphy covers each of these areas in detail while keeping it simple for players. He explains "Cover 1" and "Cover 3" against the bunt and how to use back picks as part of your bunt defense. A simple "PTO" system is used in 1st-3rd situations, giving athletes multiple options to shut down the running game. Rundown drills and a PFP series round out the series, making sure your players are ready to execute in every situation
Vision and Reaction Drills
Hitters in today's game need great visual skills, barrel control and the ability to react and adapt in the batters box. Progressive drills including dry swings, the tee, and soft toss are demonstrated to help players learn these skills. Nine different drills are used, including the 3 Plate Drill to improve timing, and the Drive Through Drill to increase power. The 7 Inning Situational Game brings everything together so you can see if your players are ready to execute both offensively and defensively.
Coach Murphy shows you how to get your players ready to do the things you need in order to win games. Get this video today so you won't leave the field this season knowing you lost a key game because your team wasn't prepared to take the extra base or defend special situations!
68 minutes. 2022.