Joe Morgan will be Headline Speaker at Coaches Convention in Waco

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TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION

38TH ANNUAL CONVENTION

JANUARY 8, 9, 10, 2009

WACO CONVENTION CENTER

WACO, TEXAS

CLINIC SESSIONS: BRAZOS ROOM

·        THURSDAY, JANUARY 8                                5:30PM – 9:00PM

·        FRIDAY, JANUARY 9                                    8:15AM – 5:00PM

·        SATURDAY, JANUARY 10                              8:30AM – 12:00 NOON

EXHIBITS OPEN:

·        THURSDAY, JANUARY 8                              6:00PM – 9:00PM

·        FRIDAY, JANUARY 9                                  7:30AM – 5:00PM

·        SATUREAY, JANUARY 10                            8:00AM – 12:00 NOON

CLINIC AGENDA:

·        THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2009

4:00PM          REGISTRATION BEGINS

                        EXHIBITS OPEN

5:15-5:30PM  WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKERS – BRAZOS ROOM

5:30-5:50PM  JOEL KUEHL – BOSQUEVILLE

                                    1A STATE CHAMPION

                                    “THOUGHTS FROM A BASEBALL COACHâ€

5:55-6:15PM  MELVIN BATES – SALADO

                                    2A STATE CHAMPION

                                    “SMALL SCHOOL BASEBALL PROGRAMâ€

6:20-6:40PM  CHARLES BOLLINGER – SNYDER

                                    3A STATE CHAMPION

                                    “NEVER BE SATISFIEDâ€

6:45-7:15PM  BOB LAURIE – WASHINGTON NATIONALS SCOUT

                                    “HIGH SCHOOL COACH/SCOUT RELATIONHIPâ€

7:20-7:40PM  STEVE CHAPMAN – CALALLEN

                                    4A STATE CHAMPION     

                                    “OUR MIRACLE SEASON OF 2008â€

7:45-8:05PM  KENDALL CLARK – PLANO WEST

                                    5A STATE CHAMPION

                                    “SETTING A GOAL AND HOW TO ACHIEVE ITâ€

7:00PM          EXHIBITS CLOSE

8:30PM          CONVENTION CENTER CLOSES

9:00PM          THSBCA MEETING WITH UIL

·        FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2009

8:00AM          EXHIBITS OPEN

                        REGISTRATION AND CONVENTION CENTER OPEN

8:15-8:55AM JAY EVANS – SBUA UMPIRES

                        “NEW RULES AND POINTS OF INTERESTâ€

9:00-9:40AM MITCH GASPARD- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA

                        “INFIELD PLAYâ€

9:45-10:25AM JOE MORGAN – FORMER CINCINNATTI RED

                        AND BASEBALL HALL OF FAME MEMBER

                        “HITTINGâ€

10:30-10:50AM UIL

                       

10:50-12:10PM THSBCA BUSINESS MEETING

12:10-12:50PM LUNCH – TEXAS ROOM (LOWER LEVEL)

12:55-1:35PM  RICH MARAZZI

“RULE BALL†– APPLYING THE BASEBALL RULE BOOK TO GAME SITUATIONS

1:40-2:20PM    XAVIER HERNANDEZ – TAMPA BAY RAYS

“PITCHING MECHANICS AND CARE OF THE YOUNG PITCHER’S ARMâ€

            2:25-3:05PM  DAVID MURPHY – TEXAS RANGERS

                                    MARK SACCOMANNO – HOUSTON ASTROS

                                    Q & A

            3:10-3:50PM  BRAD DETMORE – ROUND ROCK EXPRESS

                                    “GROUNDSKEEPINGâ€

3:55-4:35PM  MARK FULLER AND MARTY PAULSEN – WISCONSIN HIGH SCHOOL COACHES

                        70 YEARS OF BASEBALL EXPERIENCE

                        “LITTLE THINGS THAT HELP YOU WINâ€

5:00PM          EXHIBITS CLOSE

6:00PM          THSBCA HALL OF FAME BANQUET

                        SPEAKER: JOE MORGAN

·        SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 2009

7:00-8:30AM FCA BREAKFAST

8:00AM          EXHIBITS OPEN

8:30-9:15AM MATT DEGGS – TEXAS A&M UNIVERSTIY

                        “AGGIE OFFENSIVE BASEBALLâ€

9:20-10:05AM DON SLAUGHT –  RIGHT VIEW PRO

FORMER TEXAS RANGER AND NEW YORK YANKEE

                        “HITTINGâ€

10:10-10:55AM DR. BILL HARRISON

                            “SLOW THE GAME DOWNâ€

11:00-11:45AM DON SLAUGHT

                          “HITTINGâ€

11:50-12:00        CLOSING REMARKS/ CASH DRAWINGS

12:00 NOON    EXHIBITS CLOSE