Bio Anthony Gilich just finished his 10th season as Head Coach and 17th overall at Central Arizona College. The Vaqueros finished 2023 season as the conference champions for the 3rd consecutive year and the 47-12 record ranks 4th best winning percentage All-time in the history of the program. He was also voted as ACCAC Coach of the Year for the fourth time.  Coach Gilich guided the 2022 Central Arizona baseball team to an NJCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP defeating Cowley (KS) 4-2 in the title game.  The National Championship is the 4th in school history and 2nd under Gilich's leadership.  Along the way, Gilich earned ACCAC Coach of the Year, West District Coach of the Year, ACCAC Coach of the Year, the Walter "Bus" Bergman Coach of the World Series and the ABCA National Coach of the Year.  The 59-13 record was he most wins in school history. On the show we discuss how to get buy in, what advice he would give to new head coaches, and why they make a big deal over "the small stuff"   Time Stamps 01:00- Summer Ball Plans 06:40- 4 F's of buy in (Fear, failure, follow, faith) 14:17- New head coach advice 19:00- Fall Development  26:00- Pre Season Meetings 35:00 - Pre season and in season load management 37:00- Preparing for the post season 42:00- “whip it” drill 47:00- quick hitters 59:00- contact info