Dave, thank you for the kind words. There were very few "rules" from our coaches when I played at the school and it is what I hope to re-establish.
1) We will out work everyone.
2) We will out hustle everyone.
3) Between the lines, you sprint everywhere.
That is it. We prided ourselves on defense and base running. Never hit a lot of home runs but we would bunt and force the issue offensively on the defense. Apply pressure at all times. It is a simple philosophy and when kids buy in it is very effective.
Today it is hard to get kids to want to work on defense and bunting. The "non sexy" part of the game turns kids off it seems. Still today I would take 100 ground balls a day if I could. I have found a new satisfying feeling though, a well hit fungo makes me smile ear to ear.