114 Ed Blankmeyer, Former St John’s HC

Ed Blankmeyer notes Bio Former manager of Brooklyn Cyclones of New York Penn League Former St Johns HC (1996 - 2020) Winningest coach in St Johns history 6 Big east conference regular season championships 5 Big Beast tournament championships 1 super regional appearance Winningest coach in Big East history ABCA Hall of Fame Ranked top 25 of all Division 1 coach in career wins 3 tours with USA Baseball Notes Had an itch for professional Develop a winning program, a winning culture College baseball pays better Coaching is coaching Relationships Accountable Routines Good players are routine driven Daily routine Game prep routine Post game routine Finding the right data Stick to it, tweek it, and it gets you through the season Work through drills to help work through the drill Defensive sequences Hitting routines Individual development complimented by team development Ins the framework make it competitive How will we know if our drills are working? Game comes down to pitching and hitting Its a game of 1-1 Game called 1 pitch Script pitches Script counts Scripts situations Live defense work Time clock when doing defense work 8 seconds to 2b Change up times to 1b Situations Define the game 8 different situations What happens the most No runners Runners on 1B Played against the clock with all defenders out Clips video of plays good and bad to go over in meetings Utilize video to catalog when they are swinging the bat good Video the pitcher on 3 sides of pitcher to see if we are missing anything Get a person facing a batter on your game mound more they will get better How do you know how the player will respond when it gets tough? Prior to stretch we would go through mental routines. Runners on base Pre pitch Post pitch Infielders step in In the box On deck Visual, self talk, and breathing For all physical skills you need to train your mental routines Meditations are good Breath and meditate to relax Some guys are better at 70% what they are Find the level of flow that you feel comfortable to allows you to execute consistently If you expect them to do mental routines, you have to practice Quality vs quantity Before defensive we would do baserunning techniques then do baserunning reads, situations, BP live reads Is it right for this player? (in terms of the weather) Not putting players at risk Would we play in this weather? Teaching is done in classroom or locker room if needed Work and repetitions in cold weather Modified intersquad when its cold Pitches outside and then finish inside Concerns with the ups and downs and how many pitches red , yellow, green pitching communication for pitchers to get ready (warm up, get hot, go in) Get good players to buy into what you want to do Good players that fit your system Continuity in the coaching staff Work hard, work smart All about relationships that improve communication Communicate and collaborate with the player You create the bond and trust you can get more out of the player Get athletes - they will grow and improve You have to be able to adapt to the game The game is the game, teach the game the way its supposed to be played Synthesize the information for all the information that the player can consume. I’m going to coach you the way you need to be coached! I’m a learner I’m going to let you do it, and we will collaborate it