Index

Mission Statement………………………………………………………………………..…….2

Culture…………………………………………………………………………………....…..3-4

4 Pillars…………………………………………………………………………………..…..…5

4 Legs…………………………………………………………………………………..…...…..6

Expectations…………………………………………………………………………..……..…7

Player Contract……………………………………………………………………..….…........8

Offensive Plan of Attack…………………………………………………………..……...……9

4 Situations of Attack……………………………………………………………....…..…..…10

Alpha AB’s………………………………………………………………………….......….….11

Defensive Plan of Attack…………………………………………………………..…....…….12

Pitching Plan of Attack……………………………………………………………...…..……13

Hitter Objectives……………………………………………………………………....…..14-15

The 10 Hitting Commandments..............................................................................................16

Base Running Objectives………………………………………………………….……..…..17

Pitching Objectives……………………………………………………………….……....18-19

The 10 Pitching Commandments...........................................................................................20

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 Our mission is to build boys into young men through discipline,

accountability, servitude, and integrity that will provide each of them with the

characteristics that will allow them to move on to be great husbands, fathers

and employees.

“If a kid comes to me and doesn’t sign a major league contract his career is over at 22 as a
baseball player. If he lives to be 82, he’s got 60 years to live on who he is as a man”
-Tony Robichaux

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 Culture
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast”

-Peter Drucker

Why is building a culture so important to success?

Culture is not just a set of rules, plan of action, or an idea, it is a WAY OF LIFE! Culture doesn’t

take a day off its 24/7/365, you must punch the clock everyday and work at it. The simplest

definition of culture is a standard. Standards define a culture and place the bar of expectation at a

level that you must work to obtain everyday. Standards become what is acceptable and

unacceptable. Statistics show that people typically achieve what is expected of them or slightly

below it. When the bar of expectation is set, and clearly defined individuals tend not to accept

anything less of themselves or others around them. Thus, culture breeds success or failure.

Three simple questions must be clearly answered to create a culture:

1. Who are we?

2. Where are we going?

3. How are we going to get there?

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 The Church Point Baseball Culture

1. Who are we?

a. We are the pack. Separately we are ordinary, but together we are extremely

extraordinary. Every single member of the pack has their role that must be

completed for the pack to be successful. Just a single role not being completed

results in the pack failing. No member of the pack is above another, we must all

be willing to do whatever is asked of us no matter the job.

2. Where are we going?

a. We are going to the mountain top, district championships, state championships,

being great brothers, sons, fathers, and husbands. This is our standard every day

and every year.

3. How will we get there?

a. We will get to the mountain top by upholding the 4 pillars of the pack and

developing the 4 legs of the wolf.

The 4 Pillars The 4 Legs

1. Attitude 1. Vision

2. Approach 2. Mission

3. Intensity 3. Expectation

4. Toughness 4. Standards

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 The 4 Pillars

1. Attitude

a. Is an alpha state of mind that has supreme confidence in their ability to win in any

situation.

b. We hope because we aren’t prepared and don’t deserve to win.

c. We expect to win because we prepared and deserve to win.

2. Approach

a. Is your job, duty, or function within the pack at any given time.

b. NO ONE is ABOVE doing any job

c. You are entitled to nothing and must earn everything

d. Sacrificing myself for my brothers is the greatest honor.

3. Intensity

a. This is the most valuable tool our team will have.

b. Wave after wave of attacks on our opponent

c. We are never out of the fight.

d. Playing the game free of fear prepared to throw down.

4. Toughness

a. Is how our Attitude, Approach and Intensity are affected in the mist of adversity

b. It is both physical and mental.

c. Will we respond to adversity by “embracing the suck” or will we “tap out”?

d. Toughness is not created by adversity it reveals it and defines the name on the

back of the jersey.

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 The 4 Legs

1. Vision

a. Nothing worth anything comes fast and easy with no discipline

b. Things worth something is earned by grinding, grinders are in the business of the

IMPOSSIBLE.

c. See it in your Mind, Believe it in your Heart, and Make it your Reality!!!

2. Mission

a. Our mission is the only promise we will offer you.

b. We promise to help develop you as a ball player and as a man

c. We will win a championship together, there is no such thing as a lone wolf

3. Expectation

a. We expect you to punch in and compete everyday

b. We expect you to put in your blood and sweat equity

c. We expect you to put your brothers before yourself.

d. We EXPECT to win because we DESERVE to win

4. Standards of “A WINNER”

a. A- All things are possible

b. W- We bring the intensity

c. I- I love to help, I love to serve

d. N- No Excuses (TOB)

e. N- Never out of the fight

f. E-Expect don’t hope

g. R-Ready to work, Ready to Lead

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 Church Point Bears Baseball Expectations

All coaches, players and managers are expected to:

1. Be respectful and humble with everyone we encounter.

2. Be on time for all events with the correct hat, jersey, shirt, socks, shorts or pants.

3. Be dressed professionally with shirts tucked in, pants pulled up and hats on correctly.

4. Be servant leaders

5. Pick up all equipment, clothing and trash after meetings, practices, or games.

6. Be accountable for our actions, accept responsibility for those actions as well as the

consequences of those actions.

7. Punch the clock everyday.

8. Be disciplined in school in both our grades as well as our behavior.

9. Put my brothers before anything else.

10. Compete in everything we do.

Failure to comply with these expectations will result in:

 First Offence- Warning and Counseling

 Second Offence- Conditioning

 Third Offence- Suspended 2 games

 Fourth Offence- Dismissal from the team indefinitely

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 Player’s Contract

I, ______________________________, am committing to uphold and demonstrate the standards

of the Church Point High School Baseball team. I am committed to being accountable for all my

actions, respectful to everyone, disciplined in school and life, a servant leader and maintaining

my integrity. I will practice these characteristics by abiding to the team expectations and

accepting the consequences if I should not live up to these expectations. I am committed to

punching in everyday, bringing the intensity, competing in everything I do, putting the team

before myself, and being prepared both physically and mentally for every practice and game. I

will provide my blood and sweat equity and expect to win because I deserve to win. I will uphold

the 4 Pillars and the 4 Legs of the Pack. I understand that these standards are to provide me the

characteristics needed to compete for championships on the field, but more importantly they are

to help mold me into a young man who is strong, competitive, respectful, honorable, and

successful both on and off the field. By signing this player’s contract, I am committing to be a

member of the “pack”, the standards and the consequences associated with the “pack” and will

model these standards both publicly and privately.

___________________________________ ____________

Signature Date

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 Offensive Plan of Attack
“Never let them forget the day they played you”

-Unknown

1. Strike First

a. Do what ever it takes to score first

b. The team to score first goes on to win over 75% of the time

c. Scoring first allows us to play with “house money”

d. Our goal is to get as many runners to 3rd base with less than 2 outs as possible

2. Shorten / Lengthen the Field

a. Shorten the field by creating chaos (moving runners/small ball)

b. When we create chaos, mistakes begin to happen

c. This creates the opportunity to lengthen the field (gappers)

3. Hit us with a Jab we throw Haymakers

a. When our opponent scores we respond

b. They score 1 we are looking to score 3

c. If we miss, we don’t panic we go on defense hold them, come back in and throw
down again

4. Tax the defense

a. Keep them on the field, find a way on base

b. Work the pitcher

5. Create Meetings

a. Mound Visits

b. After Inning Team Meetings

6. Wreck the Place

a. Speed the game up and spin it out of control

b. Create chaos for our opponents

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 The 4 Situations of Attack
1. ON FIRE

a. Start and Finish the game in this attack

b. Violence of Action

c. Alpha State of mind we are flying around looking to push the envelope

d. We are looking to create chaos and speed the game up

e. All the rules of baseball go out the window

2. HOT

a. Tied game

b. Up by 4 or less

c. Playing to win, NOT playing not to lose

d. One out we want runner at 3rd

e. No outs or 2 outs we want runner at 2nd

3. WARM

a. Losing by 3 or 4

b. Middle of game (4th/5th Inning)

c. Controlled Aggression

d. Hitter Count approach

e. I take what I know I can take with 100% certainty

4. COLD

a. Losing big 5 or more early

b. Down two or more late

c. Avoid early weak outs/ dumb outs on bases

d. Station to station

e. Hitting for 30 minutes

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 Alpha AB’s

1. Runner at 3rd with less than 2 outs

a. In these AB’s the Pitcher is trying to

i. Get you to roll over

ii. Get weak fly ball

iii. Punch you out

iv. Typically going to off speed to attack

b. We want to score this runner 70% of the time

i. This doesn’t take a hit

ii. We are looking to drive the ball on the ground hard middle away

c. We are not taking strike one

i. We are going into this with a street fight mentality “I’m throwing the first
punch”

ii. I don’t need to lay off the off speed for a strike because I am looking to
drive the ball middle away hard on the ground, so I am already prepared to
do this.

2. Runner at 2nd with 2 outs

a. We will give them strike one

b. We are going to be the aggressor and look to attack early

c. Not taking strike 2

d. Pitchers tend to lose focus with 2 outs we want to take advantage of that

e. 2 out RBI’s are backbreakers

f. “I am the hunter; he is the hunted”

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 Defensive Plan of Attack
1. 21

a. We only give them 21 outs, not a single extra one

b. This area of the game is one that is in our control

2. Control the Chaos

a. Be comfortable being uncomfortable

b. Throw through our cut offs

c. Know where we are going with the ball before every pitch

3. Communication

a. We are communicating every pitch

i. Coaches/Catcher

ii. Catcher/Pitcher

iii. Catcher/Infield

iv. Pitcher/Middle Infield

v. Infield/Infield

vi. Infield/Outfield

vii. Dugout/Field

4. Alpha State of Mind

a. Always want the ball hit to you

b. Short term memory; live in the present

i. Errors will happen

ii. Its in the past there is no time to dwell on it

5. Strength of Champions

a. Baseball is the only team sport that you can’t score on defense

b. This is why it is vital to take every out they give you

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 Pitching Plan of Attack
1. Alpha State of Mind
a. I can throw the pitches we want, where we want them, when we want them and
how we want them!!!
b. You can’t have complete control if you can’t control yourself
c. Positive Body Language
d. Get comfortable being uncomfortable
e. EMBRACE THE SUCK!!!
2. Locate Pitches
a. Strike with in the first two pitches
b. Location & Movement are more valuable than velocity.
c. Location gets you out of trouble not velocity
d. Be able to attack a hitter’s weakness through location
e. Be able to throw all pitches for strikes in any count
f. Hitting hinges on timing disrupt the timing disrupt the hitter
3. Pitching Inside
a. Be Aggressive
b. Show that you have no fear about throwing inside
c. Pitch to win the inside corner
4. Set the Tempo
a. Work Fast (11-15 secs)
b. Helps keep teammates in the game
c. Umpires will get in rhythm with the pitchers
5. Hold Runners
a. Quick to the plate (1.3 to 1.5 secs)
b. Not trying to pick off runners as much as stopping his feet
c. Be able to refocus on hitter before delivering pitch
d. Vary your looks, both the number of looks and lengths of looks
e. Vary the timing in set position
6. Three Keys to Success
a. Attacking leadoff hitters (no leadoff walks)
b. Minimize damage (stay away from the 3 run innings)
c. Attacking with two outs (no two out walks)
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 Church Point Bears Hitting Objectives
1. Wolf Pack
a. The pack attacks together against the prey
b. Attack after attack by every wolf wears down the prey
c. The more the prey must fight off attacks the more vulnerable they become
d. Vulnerability causes mistakes
e. Mistakes are the prey’s downfall

2. Approach
a. TEAM over everything else
b. Have a plan
c. Violence of Action (Alpha State of Mind)
d. Find a way to reach base
e. Live in Present (One at a time)
f. THROW DOWN!!!
g. Quality at Bats (6 Pitch at Bats)
h. Attack Fastballs
i. Hit Mistakes
j. Go down fighting (no strike outs looking)

3. Find a Way on Base

a. HBP
b. Walks (leadoff/2 out)
c. Errors
d. Put the ball in play

4. Bunting
a. Sacrifice
b. Drag
c. Push
d. Suicide
e. We will be able to bunt in any situation
f. EVERYONE will bunt

5. Situational Hitting
a. Advantage Counts
b. Hitting Behind the Runner
c. Elevating Ball
d. Putting Ball on the Ground
e. Hit & Run

6. Be Comfortable Being Uncomfortable

a. Rules of 2 (2 strikes/outs)
b. Extend Innings with 2 outs
c. Stay Vigilant in Approach

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7. Patience
a. Attacking Fastballs & Hitting Mistakes require patients
b. Quality at Bats (6 Pitch at Bats)
c. The longer an at bat goes the more likely it is to see a mistake
d. Patients chases starting pitching (bullpen guys are not starters for a reason)
e. FIGHT!!!

8. 70/30 Rule
a. Over 70% of the time you will fail
b. Under 30% of the time you will succeed
c. Our 70% failure must apply pressure
d. Pressure is applied when we fail by putting the ball in play
e. Applying pressure in the 70% failure increases your chance to reach base.

9. Success vs. Failure

a. Measured by OBP, QAB, Situational Hitting and EIW2, not Batting Avg or HR’s
b. We win or lose based on the Packs success or failure
c. 4 for 4 is worthless if the Pack can not succeed in producing runs

10. Compete
a. Every Pitch, Out, Inning, Game
b. Drop your shit and throw down
c. We compete together as a pack
d. As individuals we are ordinary, but competing together we can become
extraordinary

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 The 10 Hitting Commandments

1. The strength of the wolf is the strength of the pack; the

strength of the pack is the strength of the wolf.

2. Attack together

3. Violence of Action

4. Team above all else

5. Attack fastballs

6. Hit Mistakes

7. Produce Quality at bats

8. Apply pressure with our 70% failure

9. Situational Hitting

10. THROW DOWN!!!

“Under pressure we don’t rise to the occasion, we sink to the level of

our training… That is why we train so hard”

-Navy Seals

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 Church Point Bears Base Running Objectives

1. Controlled Aggression
a. “Give them nothing, but take from them everything”
b. Always look to advance
c. Come out the box looking to take second

2. Apply Pressure
a. Attract the pitchers focus
b. Keep feet moving
c. Smart aggressive leads
d. Balls in the dirt
e. See the ball through
f. See the ball down
g. Understanding rundown procedure
h. Sacrificing an out for a run
i. Tagging up vs. Getting halfway

3. Locating the Ball

a. If the ball leaves the infield, we are locating the ball as we come out the box
looking for a kicked ball or lack of hustle to get the ball back into the infield
b. Everyone will have the green light to take the extra base when they feel they can
take it
c. This is a privilege and it takes humility to keep it.

4. Looking & Listening to the Coach

a. Baserunners are picking up balls in front of them and listening for the coach’s
direction
b. Baserunners looking to coach for balls behind them

5. Balls will fall

a. Every ball will be ran out at full speed
b. Come out the box looking to reach 2nd on fly balls
c. If you cheat the game, the game will cheat you
d. Balls will fall or get kicked when you least expect it
e. We will increase the chances of mistakes by flying out the box and applying
pressure on every ball put in play

6. Trust
a. Baserunners will trust the directions of the coaches
b. Coaches will trust the baserunner to follow these directions without hesitation
c. Coaches will trust hitters to come out of the box and run out every ball
d. If you can’t be trusted to do what is expected of you, you can expect to find
yourself sitting on the bench

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 Church Point Bears Pitching Objectives

1. Pitching
a. Pitching success is simple “get hitters out”
b. Getting hitters out is about attacking the strike zone hard and early

2. Locate Pitches
a. Strike with in the first two pitches
b. Get ahead in the count
c. Location & Movement are more valuable than velocity.
d. Location gets you out of trouble not velocity
e. All hitters have a weakness
f. Be able to attack that weakness through location

3. Pitcher Counts
a. When we are ahead in the count
b. Keeps the hitter defensive rather than offensive
c. Be aggressive in attacking the strike zone first time through the lineup

4. Change Speeds
a. Throw a fastball, curve, slider, or change up for a strike
b. Be able to throw all pitches for strikes in any count
c. Hitting hinges on timing, disrupt the timing disrupt the hitter
d. Do not slow the arm only change the grip

5. Pitching Inside
a. Be Aggressive
b. Show that you have no fear about throwing inside
c. Pitch to win the inside corner

6. Set the Tempo

a. Attack, Attack, Attack!!!
b. Work Fast (11-15 secs)
c. Helps keep teammates in the game
d. Umpires will get in rhythm with the pitchers

7. Mindset
a. I can throw the pitches we want, where we want them, when we want them and
how we want them!!!
b. Complete control of the situation
c. No whining
d. You can’t have complete control if you can’t control yourself
e. Positive Body Language
f. Shutting down hitters is accomplished by pitching with confidence
g. Get comfortable being uncomfortable
h. EMBRACE THE SUCK!!!
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8. Hold Runners
a. Quick to the plate (1.3 to 1.5 secs)
b. Not trying to pick off runners as much as stopping his feet
c. Force runners to make mistakes
d. Know the situation and counts to know when to pay closer attention to runners
e. Be able to refocus on hitter before delivering pitch
f. Vary your looks both number of looks and lengths of looks
g. Routine move/ Good Move (lull the runner and set him up for good move)
h. Vary the timing in set position
i. Develop NO PATTERNS!!!

9. Three Keys to Success

a. Attacking leadoff hitters (no leadoff walks)
b. Being comfortable in uncomfortable situations
c. Attacking with two outs (no two out walks)

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 The 10 Pitching Commandments

1. Embrace the Suck

2. Bullpen with a purpose

3. Locate all pitches

4. First pitch strikes

5. No leadoff walks

6. No 2 out walks

7. Out after an error

8. Hold opponent after scoring

9. Minimize the damage

10. Avoid 3 run innings

“Under pressure we don’t rise to the occasion, we sink to the level of

our training… That is why we train so hard”

-Navy Seals

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 Parent Expectations

All parents are expected to:

1. Support the coaching staff efforts at providing their child with the tools needed to be

successful on and off the field.

2. Be respectful and humble with opposing fans, opposing players, umpires, teammates and

coaching staff.

3. Aide their child in being on time for all events with the correct hat, jersey, shirt, socks,

shorts or pants.

4. Aide in reminding their child to dress professionally with shirts tucked in, pants pulled up

and hats on correctly.

5. Be accountable for your actions, accept responsibility for those actions as well as the

consequences of those actions.

6. Support coaching staff in its efforts through trusting our system and telling our children

to do the same.

7. Help insure your child is disciplined in school in both our grades as well as our behavior.

8. Refrain from coming to the dugout, bullpen, field, or on deck circle for any reason, other

than injury which requires your attention.

Failure to comply with these expectations will result in:

 First Offence- Warning and Counseling

 Second Offence- Immediate removal from park and 1 game ban from events

 Third Offence- Immediate removal from park and 2 game ban from events

 Fourth Offence- Immediate removal from park and Banned indefinitely

Disagreements or Concerns
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 1. These discussions will NOT be discussed following games, you will need to schedule a

time to sit with coaching staff to discuss these concerns.

2. During these meetings you are expected to remain calm and in control of my emotions.

3. We will ONLY discuss your concerns about your child and coaches NOT ANYONE

ELSE.

4. If these expectations are not met, we will end meeting immediately and attempt once

more.

5. If the second meeting is ended in the same manner your child will be indefinitely

suspended from the team.

Failure to comply with these expectations will result in:

 First Offence- Meeting ended and rescheduled

 Second Offence- Meeting ended and child is suspended indefinitely from team.

Parent’s Contract
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I, ______________________________, am committing to help my child uphold and

demonstrate the standards of the Church Point High School Baseball team. I am committed to

promoting an environment where my child is accountable for all their actions, respectful to

everyone, disciplined in school and life, a servant leader and maintains their integrity. I will aide

in helping my child practice these characteristics by abiding to the team expectations and

accepting the consequences if they should not live up to these expectations. I am committed to

my child being part of an organization that expects them to punch in everyday, bring the

intensity, compete in everything they do, put the team before themselves, and to be prepared both

physically and mentally for every practice and game. I support the belief that my child should

provide their blood and sweat equity and expect to win because they deserve to win. I will help

my child uphold the 4 Pillars and the 4 Legs of the Pack. I understand that these standards are to

provide my child with the characteristics needed to compete for championships on the field, but

more importantly they are to help mold them into a young man who is strong, competitive,

respectful, honorable, and successful both on and off the field. I understand and will honor the

parent expectations of the coaching staff. By signing this parent’s contract, I am committing to

be a member of the “pack”, by aiding my child to comply with the standards and the

consequences associated with the “pack” and will aide in them modeling these standards both

publicly and privately.

___________________________________ ____________

Signature Date

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