00:00:00Introduction
00:00:36Introducing Choctaw High School head baseball coach Shane Hawk
00:01:01Gary Ward, and growing up an Oklahoma State fan in Stillwater
00:04:05What baseball relationships and your network mean for life
00:07:45Oklahoma: baseball's hotbed in the heartland
00:09:01Blue-collar, gritty, and hard-nosed: what defines Oklahoma baseball
00:10:42From Mickey Mantle to spring break: why teams come to Oklahoma for a challenge
00:13:12Three shoulder surgeries and the end of a pro career
00:14:05A business degree and the phone call that started his coaching career
00:16:25Legion ball, a plumbing shop, and choosing his kids' schedule
00:19:24Pitching philosophy: attack with heavy strikes
00:20:30Why roughly 85 of 100 pitches are fastballs
00:21:38Redefining opposite field, and pitching in to high school hitters
00:23:07Zone pitching and the nine-zone bullpen chart
00:25:27Hitting dummies on a high school budget and live hitters in the bullpen
00:29:04Zone percentage versus strike percentage
00:31:29Why the pitchers charting are learning too
00:33:06Four years of development in the Choctaw program
00:35:03What he wishes he had known as a player: strength and deceleration
00:38:06What he wishes he had known as a young coach
00:38:55A state tournament loss on a bunt coverage
00:40:06Stretch and catch, the national anthem, and never assuming
00:42:57"Choose Hard": this year's team code
00:44:46Being a parent and a coach
00:46:30Apologizing to his son in front of the team
00:50:59The car ride home and defending your teammates
00:52:06The dad who raised him
00:53:56Walkout song: Korn, Lil Wayne, and a playlist with everything
00:55:42Advice for the next generation: do the little things, then do them again