OHIO HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION
Dear OHSBCA Members, Welcome to the 67th annual OHSBCA State Clinic, January 18th, 19th and 20th of 2018. You are a member of the 2nd largest coaches associations in the United States. Many high school coaches and college speakers have said that this is one of the best clinics in the nation. I am hoping that you are able to take something from this year’s clinic and go back to your school to make the young men in your program better this coming year and for future players as well. With my involvement on this board for the past 5 years, I have seen the giant steps forward the association has made. It is my honor to give back as Director of the 2018 State Clinic. This venue at the Hyatt Regency and Columbus Convention Center is just one example of what a first class operation we all are here to witness. If there is anything that any of our 24 board members or the Hyatt personnel can do to make your experience more enjoyable, please let us know. Your board is committed to making this a most enjoyable and rewarding experience, and represents you throughout the entire year. We have the opportunity to recognize and honor three (3) of our own with their induction into our OHSBCA Hall of Fame this weekend: I truly hope that you take the opportunity to attend our banquet on Friday noon in the Ballroom to honor these three great men who have given so much to their schools, community and our association. There are also many other awards given to your peers and scholarships to the children of our members; you should not miss this banquet. I have taken great pride in putting together a great lineup of clinic speakers who have a variety of messages that will help you to get back into “baseball mode” as we get closer to our seasons approaching. We continue to learn and seek out information and I feel that this year’s speakers will truly help all of us grow our players and build a stronger program. The list of speakers for this year include: Turtle Thomas – Texas Rangers Dan Bertolini – Youngstown State University Greg Beals – The Ohio State University Brad Myers – Nashville HS (TN) Cory Mee – University of Toledo Gene Stechschulte – Ohio Northern Univ. Kyle Hallock – Malone University Kyle Sprague – University of Cincinnati Tim Belcher – Cleveland Indians Keith Veale – Mount Vernon Nazarene Jim Puhalla – Natural Grass Gary Gilmore – Coastal Carolina University Kris Knapp – Ontario HS, Trainer Gary Reinl – Marc Pro Kyle Hallock – Malone University Butch Chaffin – Tennessee HS Paul Reddick – Yogi Berra Baseball Camps Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the entire OHSBCA Board of Directors for their dedication and hard work to this organization. My sincere gratitude goes to the gentlemen who have been on the Executive Board with me the past few years: Donnie Schone, Tom Neubert, Craig Kyle, John Bakalar, Trevor Thomas, Kevin Yoder, Dave Hall, Dave Barrow, Scott Manahan, Ray Benjamin, Curt Karpinski, Dave Burkett, Jeff Mielcarek, and Frank Gamble. A special thanks goes to my terrific fiancé Rebecca, my parents Bob and Jane Lavengood and my three wonderful children, Carson (14), Annie (10) and Luke (7) for always being so supportive of my coaching life.
Thanks, Rob Lavengood 2018 Clinic Director, OHSBCA 1st Vice President Ashland High School
• 1 • OHIO HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION FACT SHEET – 2018
The purpose of the OHSBCA is to unify all baseball coaches in the State of Ohio, to promote high school baseball, to create an official line of communication with the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA), to foster higher standards of professionalism and ethics, and to maintain a strong contact with the national, state and local coaches’ organizations of baseball. Membership: approximately 1,500 coaches annually. Dues: $30 per year due by February 15th (payable to Treasurer) Governing Body: Twenty-five member Board of Directors with twelve serving on the executive board. OFFICIAL ORGANIZATION FUNCTION/EVENTS: A. Annual Convention and Clinic: Held once per year at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Columbus, OH. B. Board Meetings: Four times per year. Includes two meetings at the annual convention, a meeting at the Mizuno All-Star Series, and a meeting in October. C. OHSBCA Website: www.ohsbca.org D. Mizuno Senior All-Star Series: Held one week after the state tournament in June. The series honors eighty (80) graduated seniors and twelve member coaches in a 4 team round-robin format. The event takes place at Bill Davis Stadium on the campus of The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. E. State Coaches Poll: Teams are rated in each of the four divisions five times each spring. Poll champions are recognized at the annual convention. There are thirty two (32) voting coaches in each division. Registration and membership forms to vote can be found on website. F. All- State Coaches Poll Team: The poll coaches in each division select an all-state team. All grade level of players are eligible. Each division selects a Player-of-the-Year and a Coach-of-the-Year. They are recognized by the wire services and are awarded a plaque at the annual convention. G. Player-of-the-Year Award: This award will be presented at the annual convention banquet by H. Pukka Headwear. Each of the four division Player-of-the-Year recipients will be recognized and one Player-of-the-Year will receive a plaque. I. Hall of Fame: The HOF induction is the highlight of the awards banquet at the annual convention. The Board of Directors selects inductees. Nomination forms can be found on website. J. Hank Miller Scholarships: All graduating senior students of member coaches with five years of continuing membership are eligible. They are presented during the awards banquet. Form found on website. K. Academic All-Ohio: Selected annually and awarded certificates. Certificates are handed out at the state convention. Forms can be found on website. L. Service and Victory Awards: Service awards for coaches begin with the fifteenth year of membership and are awarded every five years thereafter. Victory awards begin at 100 and are awarded for every 100 victories thereafter. Certificates and plaques are awarded at the state convention. M. Assistant Coach of the Year Award: Coaches from each district are recognized as assistant coaches of the year at our annual convention. N. Past Presidents – Hall of Fame: All former OHSBCA Presidents and Hall of Fame members are invited back for the Hall of Fame Banquet on Friday afternoon. A reception to follow immediately after the banquet. O. The Consultant of the OHSBCA regularly attends all meetings of the OHSAA Board of Control in Columbus. P. Sponsorships: The OHSBCA is sponsored by many corporations and also help sponsor our scholarship recipients: Rawlings (official baseball and Hall of Fame Banquet Sponsor) , Pukka (official headware), Mizuno (Senior All-Star Game Sponsor), Miller Net (official net), Mar-Co Clay (official mound clay and dirt), Game Changer, Holloway and Easton.
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s 3 s 2018 OHSBCA CLINIC AGENDA HYATT REGENCY HOTEL, COLUMBUS, OHIO - JANUARY 18th – 20th All speaker sessions held in Regency Ballroom-Hyatt 3rd floor, across from registration, unless noted otherwise Thursday, January 18th 11:30am - 1:30pm OHSBCA Board Meeting (Marion) 2:00pm - 7:30pm Clinic Registration (Franklin – Hyatt 2nd floor) 3:20pm - 3:25pm Introduction of Hall of Fame Inductees- Don Shone OHSBCA Past Pres. (Regency Ballroom) 3:30pm - 4:00pm Hall of Fame Inductee – Jim McBride – Kalida “Coaching and/or Managing” 4:05pm - 4:35pm Hall of Fame Inductee – Mike O’Reilly – Southview “1st Base Play” 3:00pm - 10:00pm Vendor Exhibit Hall Open (Delaware/Franklin-Hyatt 2nd floor) 4:40pm - 4:45pm Clinic Welcome – Tom Neubert OHSBCA President – Col. DeSales HS (Regency Ballroom) 4:50pm - 5:00pm Jeff Swick, PHAALS – Introduction and Promotion (Regency Ballroom) 5:05pm - 5:35pm Jeremy Sheetinger ABCA – “Lessons From the Dugout” (Regency Ballroom) 5:40pm - 6:30pm Gene Stechschulte – Ohio Northern University – “The Mental Game” (Regency Ballroom) 6:35pm - 7:25pm Paul Reddick – Yogi Berra Baseball Camps “How to Win More Games” (Regency Ballroom) 7:30pm - 8:20pm Gary Gilmore – Coastal Carolina University – “Living the Dream” (Regency Ballroom) 8:25pm - 9:15pm Greg Beals – The Ohio State University – “OSU Hitting Drills” (Regency Ballroom) 9:20pm - 10:10pm Tim Belcher – Cleveland Indians – “Being an Efficient Pitcher” (Regency Ballroom) 10:30pm -12:30am Clinic Smoker sponsored by Celebrate Sports Tour (Regency Ballroom) Friday, January 19th 8:00am - 9:30am Clinic Registration (Franklin – Hyatt 2nd floor) 8:30am - 6:00pm Vendor Exhibit Hall Open (Delaware/Franklin-Hyatt 2nd floor) 8:30am - 9:00am District Meetings Central - Union DE Northeast - Hayes Southeast - Marion East - Grant/Harding Northwest - Regency Ballroom Southwest (Cincy) - Taft A&B Southwest (Dayton) - Taft C&D 9:05am - 9:10am Clinic Welcome – Rob Lavengood OHSBCA 1st VP – Ashland HS 9:10am - 10:00am Turtle Thomas – Texas Rangers “Catching Drills for Coaches” (Regency Ballroom) 10:15am - 10:45am Mini Clinic #1-Pick one below to attend - Kyle Hallock – Malone University “Pitcher’s Throwing Progression” (Hayes) - Jim Puhalla – Natural Grass Sports Fields “Creating a Baseball Field Showplace” (Fairfield) - Brad Myers – Grace Christian Academy “Make Practice Great Again” (Harrison) - Gary Gilmore – Coastal Carolina University “Baserunning/Short Game Offense” (Taft AB) - Keith Veale – Mount Vernon Nazarene “What it takes to be a successful coach” (Taft CD) - Gary Reinl – Marc Pro “ICED: The Illusionary Treatment Option” (Union DE) 10:55am - 11:25am Mini Clinic #2-Pick one of the above to attend 11:10am - 11:50am Scholarship Award Recipient’s Reception (Regency North Foyer) 11:50am - 12:10pm Hall of Fame Banquet Seating (Regency Ballroom) Doors closed 12:15pm - 12:20pm Hall of Fame Inductee Promenade 12:20pm - 2:00pm Banquet/Awards /Hall of Fame Induction -Sponsored by Rawlings Sporting Goods 2:30pm - 3:30pm Hall of Fame and Past Presidents Reception (Fairfield Room) 3:30pm - 4:15pm Turtle Thomas – Texas Rangers “New Ideas for hitting” (Regency Ballroom) 4:20pm - 5:05pm Cory Mee – Toledo University “Catching Drills” (Regency Ballroom) 5:10pm - 5:55pm Brad Myers – Grace Christian Acad. “Build it, Maintain it, or Lose it” (Regency Ballroom) 6:00pm - 6:50pm Kyle Sprague – University of Cincinnati “Hitting Mechanics” (Regency Ballroom) 7:00pm - 8:00pm Hot Stove Social – 2017 State Tournament Champ & Poll Champ Coaches (Fairfield Room) - Sponsored by Prep Baseball Report Saturday, January 20th 8:30am - 10:30am Sports Medicine Certification-Kris Knapp, Ontario HS (Delaware CD) 9:20am - 10:20am Butch Chaffin – Cookeville HS, TN “Maintaining Consistency” (Delaware AB) 10:25am - 11:10am Dan Bertolini – Youngstown State University “Team Defensive Practice” (Delaware AB) 10:30am - 12:30pm CPR Certification –Kris Knapp, Ontario HS (Delaware CD) 11:15am - 12:00am Dan Bertolini – Youngstown State University “Outfield Play” (Delaware AB) 12:15pm - 2:00pm OHSBCA Board Meeting (Marion) • 4 • 2017 OHSBCA President, Tom Neubert, St. Francis DeSales High School Tom Neubert is currently the President of the OHSBCA. Tom has been the Head Baseball Coach at St. Francis DeSales High School since 2007. Previously, he was the Head Baseball Coach at Cardington-Lincoln High School from 2001- 2007. In 17 seasons as a head coach his teams have won almost 300 games and has led his teams to the Final Four 3 times and 2 State Championships (2011, 2012). Coach Neubert has been part of the OHSBCA Board of Directors for the past 8 years. He began as a Central District Representative before being elected to the Executive Board and served as the 2017 Clinic Director, 2016 Exhibit Hall Director and the 2015 Mizuno All-Ohio Series Director. Prior to his time on the state board, Tom was the President of the Central District Coaches Association. Coach Neubert is a graduate of Lansing High School (NY) and was a member of the 1993-1996 Cortland St. University baseball team where he earned his Bachelor Degree in Education. He earned his Master’s Degree in Educational Psychology from Miami University in 2001. Tom currently lives in Westerville with his wife Jessica and 2 children, Taylor (15) and Ty (11). Taylor is a sophomore at St. Francis DeSales and Ty is in 5th grade at St. Paul.
Welcome from OHSBCA President, Tom Neubert Welcome to the 2018 Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association Coaches Clinic. It is truly an honor to serve as President of one of the top baseball coaches associations in the country. While being involved with this organization, I have increased my knowledge of the game of baseball as well as met so many new friends. The amazing coaches that I have had a chance to meet and listen to have helped me grow as a person and a coach. The best part of this journey has been meeting such great friends associated with the game of baseball. I would never have had this opportunity without the help of my two friends Scott Manahan (Bishop Watterson) and Ray Benjamin (St. Charles) who pushed me to get involved. This year Rob Lavengood has done a fantastic job putting together your clinic and Craig Kyle has worked hard lining up vendors for the exhibit hall. Special thank you to all of our Executive Board and the district reps for not only your hard work, but for your professionalism. The Board has made my time as president go very smoothly. Please, when you get a chance, thank them for their dedication and work put in throughout the entire year. Lastly, I want to thank our host, The Hyatt Regency, and all of our sponsors who make it possible for us to put on a first-class clinic. Please enjoy the weekend; I hope you continue learning about this great game of baseball and use your increased knowledge within your programs to keep Ohio high school baseball great! Good luck to all of you this upcoming spring.
PAST PRESIDENTS, OHSBCA 1956-Dick Boyd, Circleville 1989-Jim Stahl, Columbus Academy 1957-Harold Potter, Oregon Clay 1990-Van Peterman, Westerville South 1958-Jack Moore, Walnut Ridge 1991-Bob Baird, Genoa 1959-Elmer Houdashelt, Grove City 1992-Marion Delaney, Maple Heights 1960-Ron Disher, Toledo Scott 1993-Frank Gamble, Massillon Perry 1961-Neal Nelson, Willoughby South 1994-Rick Gold, Piqua 1962-Paul Bricker, Convoy Crestview 1995-Jim Dougherty, Hilliard 1963,64-Bob Davis, Tecumseh 1996-Bob Neff, Canton McKinley 1965-Dick Hopkins, Grandview 1997-Tim Saunders, Dublin Coffman 1966-Jerry O’Mori, Toledo Northwood 1998-Mike Mohner, Fairport Harding 1999-Scott Manahan, Bishop Watterson 1967,68-Marion Allen, Logan 2000-Steve Little, Jackson 1969-Pepper DeMont, Niles McKinley 2001-Dan Gorbett, Galion 1970-Dick Hauch, Cincinnati Western Hills 2002-Rod Lindsey, Warsaw River View 1971-Howard Converse, Cincinnati Princeton 2003-Mike Ryan, Perry 1972-Ed Quattro, East Cleveland Shaw 2004-Jon Bennett, Granville 1973-Dan Brooks, Claymont 2005-David Burkett, Sandy Valley 1974,75-Mike Burcham, Ironton 2006-Jeff Mielcarek, Toledo Central Catholic 1976,77-Jack Johnson, Pickerington 2007-Chuck Rinkes, Warsaw River View 1978,79-Bob Chapman, Fairmont East 2008-Philip Kuhn, Jackson City Schools 1980-Jim Humpal, Lyndhurst Brush 2009-Chris Smith, Ontario 1981-Howard Bozman, Lancaster 2010-Rich Corvin, Galia Academy 1982-Hank Miller, Canton McKinley 2011-Jerry Hites, Fairport Harding 1983-Joe Gilhousen, Canton Glenoak 2012-Dave Hall, Perrysburg 1984-Joe Palazzo, Bishop Ready 2013- Lee Day, Lebanon 1985-Mike Heinke, Northmont 2014-Trevor Thomas, Westfall 1986-Dennis Hegarty, McDermont Northwest 2015-Kevin Yoder, Tri-Valley 1987-Ray Sharnsky, Gilmour Academy 2016-Don Shone, Watkins Memorial 1988-Tim Miller, Canton South 2017-Tom Neubert, St. Francis DeSales
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