131 Anthony Renz - Concordia College & Fargo Moorhead Redhawks Better Men, Better Ballplayers

Better Men Better Ballplayers Podcast with Anthony Renz Concordia College
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BIO
HC at Concordia College (MN)AC since 2018
Acting HC 2022 
2022 Conference tournament
2023 Conference tournament and win
Most hits
Most conference players

Bench Coach & Hitting Coach with Fargo-MoorheadMLB Partner league (Pioneer, Frontier, American Assoc, Atlantic)
American Association champions (1st A.A title since merging)

Former AC and GA Shippensburg University (2016-2018) Regional 2017
PSAC tournament 2018
4 guys played pro ball during time at Ship

Indy ball grinder!Las Vegas Train Robbers
Evansville Otters
Fargo-Moorhead

 
NOTES
Powerful tool of Twitter
Recruiting world at your fingertips
Form good relationships 
Show I was a good coach and gain trust
Work youth baseball camps to grind and learn
Off season was CAMPS!
The grind makes you better!
Make sure the players know it is there program
Player driven. Coaches put up guard rails
Players win game, coaches lose them
The guys after college are set up for success
For 4 years we want you to feel like you are involved in the world series
Our togetherness is second to noneTown ball, playing more together
Cobber baseball family
Be with a group of guys you can lose with**

Team building daysCommunity events
Supporting other athletic events
Bus rides - Florida trips

They should want to come to practice as long as the environment is good
Winning helps the experience
What can you do to make practice fun?
Pick teams - compete more
Balance of fun and intensity
Conditioning mix of games
Practice matters
Everyday is a tryout
You got to perform - playing hard is given and at end of day you need to perform
Elimination in the cage - one pitch, in or out
Create competition with the skills set in mind
Reward BP “Dinger club”
Hit the ball hard determines who you areLine drives - right above the L screen
Gaps/HR - knock down the batter eye

Group BP based on skill set or lineup
Technology helps make live AB more realistic results, provide clarity
Technology turns up the focus
Train for higher EVHit a ton of machine
Weighted bat work
Hit plyo

Barrel controlThrow two balls and always hit low ball
Reward batting practice or out of cage if you don’t accomplish task (put a value on each swing)

2 strikesUnpredictable of 2K pitch needs to be trained with working on getting your barrel to the ball

Manage your work - know your body
Those who hit often, often hit
Stick to what you believe in and stay consistent. Don’t over react with small sample size.
Be where your feet are
All in right here