WYC 150 – Youth Baseball – Donny Murray talks Overspeed Training

Making Cuts

• Always try to look at potential, and a huge factor is attitude and if they are coachable

Adjusting when losing talent

• Be pre-emptive with your culture to get your players/coaches focused on the right things if the winning is going to drop off
• It’s even more important to develop your leaders when winning is going to be tough. A leadership council of 2 kids per grade can help prepare your younger leaders for when they are future captains.
• 2 types of captain:
• 1 – Vocal leader
• 2 – The hard-worker who just gets it done

Using video

• Using video analysis is a great tool for a player and/or a coach

Teaching Skills

• Take the time to evaluate a player before you start giving advice. Don’t watch them for 1 rep and start changing things.
• Then start with the fundamentals and get their foundation right.
• Individualize your feedback!

The One that Got Away

• Donny’s last collegiate game – he just wasn’t ‘on.’ It made him work that much harder to make sure it didn’t happen again.

Best Stolen/Borrowed Idea

• Make every practice drill a competition

SuperSpeed Slugger

• Overspeed training – a set of 3 bats. 1 is 20% lighter, 1 is 10% lighter, and 1 is 5% heavier
• Swing with both sides of the body (not just dominant hand). Great for injury prevention
• Teaches the body to swing faster.
• Within 6 weeks it’s engrained in the body.
• Only takes 7-8 minutes per day, 3 days per week
• SuperSpeedSlugger.com
• The WYC listeners can get 10% off SuperSpeed Slugger by using promo code “WYC”.

Parting Advice

• Players and parents notice how much effort you put it to your coaching, and they will play harder for you if they think you are putting in the effort