Better Men Better Ballplayers Podcast with Matt Jones Shippensburg Univ Sponsored By:  Netting Professionals844-620-2707  info@nettingpros.com www.nettingpros.com   BIO HC at Shippensburg University (Since 2008 17 years) Over 400 with Raiders, over 500 total as HC (Former HC at Elizabethtown) 2008 ABCA/Diamond Sports Company North Atlantic Region Coach of the Year 2-time PSAC Coach of the Year (2022 East, 2008 West) 2 College World Series appearances 10 PSAC Tournament appearances 4 NCAA Regional Tournament appearances 35 victories in postseason play – including a 10-6 record at regionals. Six Raiders (MLB) Draft Several other players have gone on to play professionally as undrafted free agents or in an independent league Overall, Jones has coached in 54 conference tournament games,21 NCAA regional tournament games 5 College World Series appearances   NOTES IF you don’t like where you are at you get a new hat You have to keep recruiting your guys when they are there I want the player to be with my players by themselves  The family to be with the players by themselves Make sure you take two visits before you commit No one gets married after the first date New facility allowed to never go inside Winter workouts to be ready for 20-30 pitches and trust guys to get it done Replicate the starters stuff on a machine In our program its still about the program It needs be team first The younger you are the more blinders you have to have As you get through school it will widen Moving guys around the locker room Changing hitting groups Moving guys around in study hall Purposeful seating or hotel roomates Checking up with guys at practice that have nothing to do with baseball Let them see me as more than a coach We don’t hide things from the team Most of the things kids dealing with are not full realityNo ugly pictures on IG Not posting the 0-3, but will post the HR You still need to decide how much to of the truth to tell a kid Respect their feelings and understand where they are and how much info you give them Fortunate to have bosses that appreciate how we do business Number #1 rule - “Don’t be a jerk!” Its not all about winning the last game of the year I want the 90 minutes of the day at practice to be the best part of the day Be someone that someone wants to be around I am an educator, I recruit kids to a university, and guide them to what they are going to do the rest of their lives Ultimate responsibility of the university is to guide people in to being productive adults Coaches should Ask more questions than give directives to players Communicating and getting guys to understand what your saying and understanding it is their career We are going to have different relationships with all of you I will be here as much as you need me here! Coach? I will be coach Dad? I’ll be dad You have to be ok to admit when you need help I don’t have to do it, I get to do it! I work with the travel ball tournament parents to get them to realize that it does not matter in those tournaments Balance time with team time and individual time Record practice and spend some individual time Figure out how they learn and what they respond to