Ahead Of The Curve with Jonathan Gelnar

This episode is brought to you by Motor Preference Experts   "Ready to elevate your performance? Meet Motor Preference Experts, the premier authority on natural motor preferences in North America. Discover how understanding your innate balance and coordination can optimize your performance and minimize injury risks. Whether you're passionate about playing, coaching or strength and conditioning, dedicated experts will guide you to respect and enhance your body's natural motricity. Join us today. Explore more at motorpreferenceexperts.com. Motor Preference Experts: Helping you become the best version of yourself. "   Today we have on Chase Rowe CEO of the Battleground Baseball Group, owner of Respect The Game and the Marucci Spikes Baseball Club. His extensive experience as a player, coach, and entrepreneur demonstrates his deep involvement and impact in the baseball community. His success at La Roche University, along with his contributions to professional baseball and his entrepreneurial ventures, reflects a well-rounded and influential career in the sport.     Time Stamps 04:00- Travel Ball Development 16:00- Long term player development 26:20- Evaluation Process 40:00- College / Recruiting advice 45:15- Game planning / In game talks   A little background on Chase He played one season at Gulf Coast Community College under Coach Darren Mazeroski and three seasons at Slippery Rock University under legendary head coach Jeff Messer. Coaching Career at La Roche University: At the age of 23, Chase took over as the head coach of the La Roche University Baseball program in the fall of 2006. Under his leadership, the program has achieved a remarkable record of 340-180-1, boasting a .654 winning percentage over twelve seasons. Notable achievements from his program include 8 All-Americans, 35 All-Region selections, 89 players named to the AMCC All-Conference Team, and 79 players named to the AMCC All-Academic Team. Five players from his program have signed professional contracts. Chase has been recognized as the AMCC Baseball Coach of the Year eight times. Pro Baseball Experience: Chase has held several roles in professional baseball, including serving as a Minor League Baseball (MiLB) Hitting Coach for the Detroit Tigers organization. He has also been involved in scouting for the Florida Marlins and the Colorado Rockies. Entrepreneurship: In addition to Battleground Baseball Group, Chase is the owner of Respect The Game LLC. He also owns the Pittsburgh Spikes Baseball Club. Resources https://battlegroundbaseballgroup.com/

This episode of Ahead of the Curve is brought to you by New Era. New Era is the official headwear provider of the MLB, NFL, and NBA. If you love to rock New Era Caps as much as I do, then you won't want to miss out on the opportunity to wear what the players wear AND get 15% off when you go to NEW ERA CAP DOT COM/AOTC and use code aotc at checkout. That's 15% off your order using promo code aotc.     Bio Chris is fresh on leading the Heartland Community College baseball team to a national title this past season. Chris Razo also was named the 2023 ABCA NJCAA Division II Coach of the Year. Under Razo's leadership, the Heartland baseball team has made two appearances in the NJCAA DII National Tournament, and won the tournament this past season. Razo joined the Heartland staff in 2018, serving as pitching coach, and became Interim Head Coach in the winter of 2020. As a player, Razo spent two years as a Heartland Hawk before moving to Illinois State University where he was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 24th round in 2013. While at ISU, Razo was selected to the MVC All-Conference first team, and also won Pitcher of the Year in the Missouri Valley Conference. On the show we discuss the national championship run from last year, what it was like being named interim head coach at semester, and why the value winning first and development next. Here is Chris Razo!   Time Stamps 02:00 National Champs 04:00- Being named interim head coach at semester, and during COVID 08:30- Past summer agenda 11:30- Culture over Everything  18:30 - Fall Development 27:30- Pre Season to In Season 41:00- Post Season 45:00- Quick Hitters   Contact Chris.Razo@heartland.edu  

This episode of Ahead of the Curve is brought to you by New Era. New Era is the official headwear provider of the MLB, NFL, and NBA. If you love to rock New Era Caps as much as I do, then you won't want to miss out on the opportunity to wear what the players wear AND get 15% off when you go to NEW ERA CAP DOT COM/AOTC and use code aotc at checkout. That's 15% off your order using promo code aotc.   Bio Scott is coming off back to back state championships in class C in New York State . He is 3X ABCA Regional High School Coach of the Year, a 15+ year member ABCA Selects the ABCA (American Baseball Coaches Association) Region 1 High School All-Americans for the Northeastern states.   On the show we discuss how he turned the program from a .500 ball club to competing for state championships, we go over how he adjusts his practice and development for multi sport players and how they contribute to get better as the season goes on. This episode is so good with Scott Steltz!     Time stamps 02:30- state champs 08:00- offseason development 17:00- culture and standards 28:00- pre season structure 36:00- arm health with multiple sport and multiple position athletes 41:00- in season practices 52:00- quick hitters   Contact Email- steltzs@chatham.k12.ny.us Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/hangingcurve5  

This episode of Ahead of the Curve is brought to you by New Era. New Era is the official headwear provider of the MLB, NFL, and NBA. If you love to rock New Era Caps as much as I do, then you won't want to miss out on the opportunity to wear what the players wear AND get 15% off when you go to NEW ERA CAP DOT COM/AOTC and use code aotc at checkout. That's 15% off your order using promo code aotc.   Bio Tyler, in his first year  leading his team, led them to the first NAIA National Championship in program history. The  Warriors went 48-9 last season, which culminated in a 7-6 victory over Lewis & Clark State in the 66th Avista NAIA World Series.   LaTorre  came to Westmont from Sacramento State where he served as pitching and catching coach. He also previously coached at San Jose State and San Francisco State. While at San Jose State, LaTorre was honored as both the 2018 San Jose Assistant Coach of the Year and the 2019 Fellowship of Christian Athletes Coach of the Year.     On the show we discuss last years national championship run, how they are attacking the transition from NAIA to division 2, and we go over lessons learned in his first season that set them up for success. You're gonna love this episode with Tyler LaTorre.   Time stamps 01:00- national champs 07:00- fall development and the transition to d2 20:00- year 1 reflections 28:00- fear of failure 33:00- Pre season 42:00- in season / post season 50:00- quick hitters Contact EMAIL tlatorre@westmont.edu PHONE 805-565-7092 Twitter-@tylerlatorre  

Bio Rob Valli has amassed 30 plus years of experience educating students and has worked at every level of baseball from youth to Major League Baseball. Coach Valli is entering his 24th season of collegiate baseball with 20 years of experience as head coach That span includes an impressive 650+ wins, averaging 35 wins per season, 12 of 13 trips to the NJCAA World Series, and 1 NJCAA National Championship. Regarded among the finest player development experts in college baseball; 28 of his players have been named All American, 72 advanced to professional baseball, including 7 major leaguers. The vast majority Gloucester players are receiving high value baseball scholarships at prominent universities. In 2019; 7 of alumni began professional baseball careers. As a Major League Baseball Scout for 9 years; Valli served five with the Colorado Rockies and four with the Miami Marlins. Working primarily in the Northeast; his role was to identify and evaluate top high school and college prospects being considered for the amateur draft. Additional responsibilities included evaluating minor league players in opposing organizations and administering personality evaluations to top prospects. Valli and his wife Sara have two children, Sophia and Alex. Contact Phone: 856 468 5000 Ext. 2213 Email: rvalli@rcsj.edu

Referral link: https://www.neweracap.com/aotc   This episode of Ahead of the Curve is brought to you by New Era. New Era is the official headwear provider of the MLB, NFL, and NBA. If you love to rock New Era Caps as much as I do, then you won't want to miss out on the opportunity to wear what the players wear AND get 15% off when you go to NEW ERA CAP DOT COM/AOTC and use code aotc at checkout. That's 15% off your order using promo code aotc. Bio Brook Cupps is the Head Boys' Basketball Coach at Centerville High School in Ohio.  Brook graduated from Graham High School in St. Paris, Ohio near Springfield in 1995, and following a 4-year playing career at Capital University in Columbus, he returned to Graham.  He became the head coach in 2000 and spent 12 seasons at Graham.  In 2012, following his time with the Falcons, including a trip to the state semifinals, Coach Cupps left his alma mater to become the head coach at Centerville High School where he has earned several coach of the year honors while guiding the Elks to multiple sweet 16 and elite 8 appearances. His 2021 team recorded a school record 26 wins on the way to the Division I State Championship in Ohio, the first in school history.  His 2022 team was the state runner-up. Brook is the author of the book “Surrender the Outcome”, teaches two leadership courses at Centerville and also writes a weekly blog on bluecollargrit.com   On the show we discuss installing culture, how to live out and establish core values, and we take a dive into application of roles and parent advice! You're gonna love this episode with Brook Cupps!   Time stamps 01:00- intro 02:30- off season personal growth 10:30- installing culture 21:20- core values 43:00- application of roles 49:10- parent advice 53:00- Quick hitters   Contact Twitter Blog

Referral link: https://www.neweracap.com/aotc   This episode of Ahead of the Curve is brought to you by New Era. New Era is the official headwear provider of the MLB, NFL, and NBA. If you love to rock New Era Caps as much as I do, then you won't want to miss out on the opportunity to wear what the players wear AND get 15% off when you go to NEW ERA CAP DOT COM/AOTC and use code aotc at checkout. That's 15% off your order using promo code aotc.   Bio Kevin Brooks has guided the Angelo State baseball program to six NCAA Division II College World Series appearances with six South Central Championships and has compiled an impressive 742-333 overall record since starting the ASU program in 2005. In 2023, the Rams claimed the Division II National Championship for the first time in program history.   The only coach in ASU baseball history, he has recorded 10 trips to the NCAA postseason. The Rams are the only Lone Star Conference team to ever make the College World Series and Brooks has taken them there six times in 19 seasons at the helm, including back-to-back appearances in 2015-2016 and three consecutive seasons in 2021, 2022 and 2023. The Rams have also won the Lone Star Conference tournament championship six times, including sweep­ing the competition in 2015, 2021, 2022, and while also winning in 2007 and 2012. The Rams have never had a losing season under Brooks and have compiled 40-plus wins in 10 seasons. He has coached 125 All-Lone Star Conference selections, 55 All-Region picks and 28 All-American selections. Brooks has also prepared his players for the next level as 51 former Rams have played or are currently playing professional baseball.   On the show we discuss his messaging to his team after coming off of a National Championship, what they are doing this fall, and his advice on how to win in the post season. Here is Kevin Brooks!   Time Stamps 01:00- national champs 11:00- Fall Development 27:00- pre season 34:00- in season advice 45:00- developing coaches 48:00- Post Season Advice 52:00- Quick Hitters   Contact EMAIL: kevin.brooks@angelo.edu  

Referral link: https://www.neweracap.com/aotc This episode of Ahead of the Curve is brought to you by New Era. New Era is the official headwear provider of the MLB, NFL, and NBA. If you love to rock New Era Caps as much as I do, then you won't want to miss out on the opportunity to wear what the players wear AND get 15% off when you go to NEW ERA CAP DOT COM/AOTC and use code aotc at checkout. That's 15% off your order using promo code aotc. Bio Rob is the head baseball coach and co-athletic director of Clinton High School (TN). Before Clinton Played college baseball 2 years at Brevard College, 2 years at the University of Pikeville and coached 2 years at the University of Pikeville. He then got into personal training Director of Personal training at Lifestyles Fitness Center And Part owner and founder of CrossFit East 10  for 9 year before getting back into coaching as an assistant coach Assistant Baseball at David Crockett High School on the show we discuss his journey to being the head coach at Clinton, and Rob shares his plan for building better baseball player but more importantly better men. Time stamps 02:00- Journey to head coach 11:00- fall development 27:00- standard and rules 35:00- player meetings and winter break 48:00- pre season to season 55:00- quick hitters Contact Follow Rob on Twitter

Referral link: https://www.neweracap.com/aotc   This episode of Ahead of the Curve is brought to you by New Era. New Era is the official headwear provider of the MLB, NFL, and NBA. If you love to rock New Era Caps as much as I do, then you won't want to miss out on the opportunity to wear what the players wear AND get 15% off when you go to NEW ERA CAP DOT COM/AOTC and use code aotc at checkout. That's 15% off your order using promo code aotc.     Bio Brad has been the Head Baseball Coach for Lawrence High School since 2005. In 2009 6A State Champions (Largest Class in Kansas) Team finished ranked #27 in Baseball America's final rankings. In that same year he was the Kansas 6A Coach of the Year, Region 6 National Coach of the Year, National Coach of the Year Finalist. The Chesty Lions have 2 Alumni in the MLB:  Garret Cleavinger (Philadelphia, Los Angeles and Tampa Bay) and Bryce Montes de Oca (New York Mets) and in Brads tenure they have had 73 college baseball players.   So on the show we talk through they use the in season for development, his 6 ways to steal an out, and how Tshirt designs have made an impact in their program. This episode is so good with Brad Stoll!   Show Notes 02:00- intro 06:00- fall leadership development 19:00- ABCA presentation highlights and drills 45:30- post season advice 55:00- last things   Contact @coachstoll @lionbaseball  

Referral link: https://www.neweracap.com/aotc This episode of Ahead of the Curve is brought to you by New Era. New Era is the official headwear provider of the MLB, NFL, and NBA. If you love to rock New Era Caps as much as I do, then you won't want to miss out on the opportunity to wear what the players wear AND get 15% off when you go to NEW ERA CAP DOT COM/AOTC and use code aotc at checkout. That's 15% off your order using promo code aotc.   Bio Head Coach Barry Davis begins his 20th season at Rider University in 2024. During his tenure, Davis has transformed the program into a consistent contender in the Metro-Atlantic Conference (MAAC), winning four conference tournament championships, two regular-season championships, and qualifying for twelve conference tournaments. The 2023 season was one of unprecedented success. Rider Broncs tied a school record with 36 wins, highlighted by regular season wins on the road over 2022 national runner-up Oklahoma and nationally ranked Duke. The Broncs won their second Liberty Bell Championship and captured its second conference tournament championship in three years. Davis also picked up his 1000th win this past season.   In his first 11 years, he led Gloucester County College (Rowan College of South Jersey) to unmatched success, followed by four years at NAIA (now Division II) Georgia Southwestern State University. He was named Rider's eighth head coach in July 2004 and has been only Rider's s third head coach since 1960.   On the show. we discuss his PhD over coaches and great teams in regards to leadership and leadership development, we go through their   Show Notes 02:00- PHD Research in Sports Leadership 08:00- leadership development 18:00- fall development phase 27:00- new head coaches 33:00- January schedule 43:00- team cohesion 50:00- in season development 59:00- quick hitters   Contact https://twitter.com/BarryDavis42 http://www.drbarrydavis.com/  

Referral link: https://www.neweracap.com/aotc   This episode of Ahead of the Curve is brought to you by New Era. New Era is the official headwear provider of the MLB, NFL, and NBA. If you love to rock New Era Caps as much as I do, then you won't want to miss out on the opportunity to wear what the players wear AND get 15% off when you go to NEW ERA CAP DOT COM/AOTC and use code aotc at checkout. That's 15% off your order using promo code aotc.   Bio J.P. Nerbun is a world-renowned leadership coach, sports consultant, and the visionary founder of TOC, a leading global sports-consulting and coaching business. With an accomplished career as a professional basketball coach spanning over a decade, J.P. has solidified his expertise in team culture, drawing from his extensive background and knowledge.  J.P. is also the founder and co-host of the highly acclaimed sports leadership podcast, Coaching Culture. In 2019, J.P. published his debut book, Calling Up: Discovering Your Journey to Transformational Leadership.   In 2022, he followed up with The Culture System: A Proven Process for Creating an Extraordinary Team Culture, launched The Culture System Online Training Platform in 2023, providing leaders with leadership training that equips them with practical skills and tools to enhance their team's culture. on the show we discuss coaching coaches, including assistants and head coaches. We go through his ideas on how to build systems within our programs, and we go over leadership councils, competitive cauldrons and more. here is JP Nerbun! Show Notes 02:00- Background Info 08:50- First few months on the job/first 100 days 22:00- Leadership / Captains Council 33:00- Competitive Cauldrons 44:00- Parents 68:00- Quick Hitters Contact Twitter Website email

Referral link: https://www.neweracap.com/aotc This episode of Ahead of the Curve is brought to you by New Era. New Era is the official headwear provider of the MLB, NFL, and NBA. If you love to rock New Era Caps as much as I do, then you won't want to miss out on the opportunity to wear what the players wear AND get 15% off when you go to NEW ERA CAP DOT COM/AOTC and use code aotc at checkout. That's 15% off your order using promo code aotc. Bio Brian enters his 13th season as the Head Baseball Coach at Baldwin Wallace University in 2023.  The 2019 and 2023 Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Coach of the Year has won 482 career games, including 341 at BW.  Harrison has led the Yellow Jackets to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III National Tournament on six occasions, including the school's first-ever trip to College World Series in 2014 and consecutive appearances in 2022 and 2023. on the show we.... Show Notes 03:00- Fall Development 15:00- Culture Building 21:00- Pre Season 27:00 - Gameplanning and Approach 34:00 - Recruiting  35:00- Quick hitters Contact bharriso@bw.edu https://twitter.com/BHarrisonBW

Referral link: https://www.neweracap.com/aotc   This episode of Ahead of the Curve is brought to you by New Era. New Era is the official headwear provider of the MLB, NFL, and NBA. If you love to rock New Era Caps as much as I do, then you won't want to miss out on the opportunity to wear what the players wear AND get 15% off when you go to NEW ERA CAP DOT COM/AOTC and use code aotc at checkout. That's 15% off your order using promo code aotc. Bio Hall of Fame head coach Jeff Willis begins his 22nd season as skipper of the Bengal baseball team and 20th year as Athletic Director at LSU Eunice. The Bengals have established themselves as one of the most dominant junior college programs in the nation under Willis, holding a 995-218 record (.820 winning percentage) since his arrival in 2003 and have never finished ranked lower than 7th in the country.  LSUE's winning percentage under Willis makes them the second winningest college baseball program in the history of the sport, regardless of affiliation or classification. LSU Eunice has won seven NJCAA National Championships, made ten World Series appearances, captured 11 Regional Championships and won ten District Championships.  The seven NJCAA National Championships are tied for the most in the sport in NJCAA history from one school.  Their most recent title game in 2021, as Willis guided LSU Eunice to the NJCAA National Championship with a 51-7 record, securing eight wins in the postseason over Top 15 ranked teams.Willis cemented his place among the top coaches in the history of the National Junior College Athletic Association as he was enshrined into the NJCAA Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2023. He was also announced as an inductee to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame, Class of 2024.     Show Notes 02:00- Fall Player Development Schedule 20:00- Standards of Performance 28:00- Year 1, 22 years ago 39:00- Offensive Development  50:00- Team Building 60:00 - In n Out Routine, In Season Practice Contact jwillis@lsue.edu https://twitter.com/CoachJeffWillis

Bio Adam Williams is enter his 12 year as a head coach and his 7th at Pickens.   Last season he lead the Dragon to the first ever region championship in school history, and  has won the schools only playoff series.  Adam has coached travel baseball for 10 with Nelson Baseball School.  Last summer coach Williams help pick the Gold medal winning 12u team as a trials coach.   This year Adam is looking forward to repeating the successes of the previous season as he continues to grow the Pickens Baseball program     Time Stamps 01:00- Summer "Stuff" 04:00- Fall Development  10:30- 4 on 1 time 17:00- Rules and Standards 23:00- Spring season  38:00- Culture  49:00- Last Things   Contact adamwilliams@pickenscountyschools.org @coachwilliams  

Bio Head Baseball Coach, South Salem High School (Oregon), 2017-present Career record: 96-58 (10th head coach in program history, 69 years) Collegiate commitments: 14 Drafted players: 2 (Aaron Zavala, Ryan Brown) Semifinal appearances: 2 Host, High School Coaches Club   Time stamps 04:00- below .500 to setting a wins records in 1 year 18:00- fall development season 24:00- first 100 days/new head coach 27:30- rules/standards 37:00- individual player meetings 41:00- offensive culture  50:00- post season advice 56:30- quick hitters   Contact @mrmaxprice  

Bio With 10 years of Division I coaching experience in addition to a decorated collegiate and professional playing career, Rudy Darrow was named K-State pitching coach on July 7, 2022. Known for his relentless work ethic and charismatic leadership, Darrow has improved each pitching staff he has been a part of and saw records fall at each stop at Nicholls State, Oklahoma, New Orleans and Central Oklahoma while sending multiple arms to the next level. Darrow played four-years as a professional, reaching Double-A Eerie within the Tigers' organization in 2008 and Double-A Mississippi in 2009 with the Atlanta Braves' system. On the show we discuss chaos bullpens, throwing programs, recruiting and we dive deep into the mental game. You're gonna love this episode with Rudy Darrow!   Time stamps 02:00- reflection on season 1 04:00- bullpens routines and warmups 08:30- fall throwing programs 11:40- chaos training 19:20- throwing through fatigue vs injury 23:00- recruiting trail observations 25:30- preseason/in season ramp up 35:00- mental game 47:00- quick hitters

Bio On todays show we have on Ryan Phillips at baseball coach at Yukon high school. Ryan was drafted by the Red Sox and played 4 seasons in the Red Sox minor league system and decided to retire and get into coaching. He took his first job at Southmoore high school as an assistant coach before getting his first head coaching position at Edmond Santa Fe. He was a Head Baseball Coach- at Santa Fe for nine years making the state tournament 5 times. Reaching the finals twice and winning the state championship once. He then decided this last summer to take the Yukon High School job. Last year they finished at the semi finals and the 6A state tournament in Oklahoma, which is the highest class in the state. On the show we can go over building culture in a new program, the changes he made moving from Santa Fe to Yukon, and we take a deep dive into leader.. here is Ryan Phillips   Time Stamps 01:30- Transitioning jobs in 2022 08:30- Reflection from 2022, transitioning to fall 2023 10:30- Fall Development  20:00- Getting the community involved  28:00- Structuring the fall 32:00- Pre Season / In Season Practices 40:00- Post Season Play 45:00- Quick Hitters   Contact ryan.phillips@yukonps.com twitter- @ryanphillips25

Bio Dr. Gallo is a former professional baseball player and current doctor of Physical therapy. Dr. Gallo is a renowned expert in the field of baseball and softball training, dedicated to empowering players, coaches, and parents to take charge of their training. With a strong mission in mind, he seeks to revolutionize the training industry by challenging the status quo and offering innovative solutions for on-field performance and overall well being. Driven by a commitment to accessibility, effectiveness, and affordability, Dr. Gallo and his team strive to provide comprehensive programs, educational resources, and user-friendly technology that revolutionize the way coaches, parents, and individual players approach player development. The goal is to simplify training methods, making them accessible to individuals and teams of all ages and levels of expertise. With a strong emphasis on evidence-based practices, improving on-field performance, and a commitment to simplicity, Dr. Gallo's mission is to empower individuals to take control of their training and fully embrace the joy of every moment spent in training and on the field.   Follow Dr. Ismael Gallo on Twitter: @flowsdoc Contact him at: www.baseballflows.com  

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

Barry and Eddie Youtube Video    Bio 2008-2016 Head Coach – Belton High School  2016-Present Head Coach – Midway High School  THSBCA Regional Director for Region 1 and Region 2  All Star Committee  Assistant Baseball Coach – Team Texas in the Sun Belt – Norman Oklahoma 2 years- Head Coach Tom Collins  Head Baseball Coach – Team Texas in the Sun Belt – Norman Oklahoma 3 years    Time Stamps 05:00- First 100 days on the job 09:00- Mental Game 24:00 Leadership Group 30:00- Core Covenants 37:00- Fall Development 45:00- pre season meetings 50:00- in season practices 54:00- post season preparation 57:00- quick hitters 1:04:00- contact info

Bio Phil Cebuhar - Assistant Coach / Hitting Coach at Charlotte.  Going on his third season at Charlotte where he has helped develop and assisted Charlotte's vision in being a college program centered around Player Development and building teams that compete in June.  Coming off Charlotte's Conference USA Championship and their 2nd NCAA Tournament appearance in the last three years, Cebuhar and company at Charlotte look to continue to build that vision.   Cebuhar has had previous stops at the University of Arkansas as a Graduate Assistant and time in professional baseball with the Cleveland Guardians.    Time Stamps 02:00- Offensive Culture this past season 08:00- Fall Pillars of Development 10:00-  Styles of Batting Practice 12:00- Prep Work  20:00- Getting into the pre season 25:00- Discussion on timing  33:00- Training Tools 41:00- Training in small spaces 48:00- Simplifying Information  53:00- Quick Hitters 56:00- Contact Info

Bio 19 years (18 seasons) as head coach at Noblesville High School 1 state championship 4 conference championships 2final fours 4 sectional championships Probability & Stats Teacher at noblesville high school.  Member of the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association leadership Council.   Time Stamps 01:00- Sustained success at Noblesville 06:00- Standards 22:00- Summer Wrap Up and Fall Training 38:00- Player meetings  48:00- Post Season Play 53:00- Player/Parent Meetings 58:00 -Quick Hitters 1:09:00- Contact Information

Today were welcomed by Matt Denny head baseball coach at Casteel high school in Arizona. Matt was the former guest of the show and one that I knew I had to bring back. Matt is in his fourth year at Casteel and took over the reins after being at Greenway high school, and Mountain Pointe HS. In 2023 they won the Arizona 5A State championship. On the show, Matt and I discussed implementing culture at a brand new high school, we talk about standards of behavior, and we take a deep dive into implementing the mental game and what it takes to win at a high level.    Time Stamps  01:00- building the brand 04:00- compete  08:00- Getting/Creating buy in 22:00- Dugout Behavior 27:00- Standards of behavior 36:00- Fall Development  50:00- Kangaroo Court 1:07:00- post season play 1:15:00- contact information   Compete by Bruce Brown  

This Episode is brought to you by www.seventy8sports.com Bio In just its fourth year as a collegiate program, the Mid Michigan College baseball team did exactly that in 2022. As it was the Lakers turned in the best season in program history this past spring as they went 31-8 overall and finished third in the conference. The Lakers also earned their first-ever postseason berth under head coach Scott Pickens. Pickens took over the program near the end of the 2021 season, a season that ended with an overall record of 4-22. The 1998 Mt. Pleasant graduate and former CMU catcher and assistant coach earned MCCAA Western Conference ‘Coach of the Year' honors after leading the Lakers to their best season ever. So on the show we discuss what it took to go from 4 wins in 2021 to 31 in 2022, we take a deep dive into player ownership on the field,  Time Stamps 01:00- Vision and First Steps 10:00- Standards/Rules 33:00- Pre season to In Season 43:00- Player Ownership 50:00- Quick Hitters    Contact https://twitter.com/PickenBaseball https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYqhWasnhpWDcRNoOX56YFA  

Bio Matt Swope just finished his 6th season as assistant coach/recruiting coordinator at the University of Maryland and is his 11th season overall on staff at Maryland after serving as the Terps' director of operations for five seasons from 2013-2017. Swope has been a vital part and played key role in Maryland's rise to national prominence both as a player,  and coach.   In the 2022 season they set program records for: Home Runs, Hits, Runs, RBI's, Slugging %, Walks, and doubles.  So on the show we discuss what led to such a successful year this spring and i one work "relentless. We also go over what hes planning this fall. I loved this episode and i think you will too. Here is Matt Swope!   Time Stamps 02:00- Offensive Culture 08:00- Fall Outline 15:00- Prep Work / Routines 22:00- Pre Season Focus's 27:30- Game-planning in season 37:00- Non Everyday players 42:00- Quick Hitters   Resources https://beteyah.com/ Cant Hurt me- David Goggins   Contact mswope@umd.edu https://twitter.com/mdmadehitting  

This Episode is brought to you by www.seventy8sports.com Bio Evan Burk is an author, keynote speaker, leadership coach, and podcast host specializing in leadership, high performance, and building winning team cultures. Coach Burk has spent nearly two decades coaching elite athletes and leaders within top sports organizations. As a former NFL and college football coach, he knows how to bring teams together, overcome adversity, and elevate high performers to achieve at their highest level. Now he uses his unique football coaching background to educate and inspire leaders, high performers, and teams for corporate clients and organizations by teaching the principles and practices learned from coaching teams at the highest levels of football. In 2022, Evan Burk released his first book, Finding Intangibles, in which he helps organizations identify the hidden traits that drive elite performers and championship teams. He also hosts a weekly leadership podcast, The Highest Level with Evan Burk Time Stamps 1:00- Intro 6:00- "The Best Teams" 9:00- Character Evaluation 17:00- The Talent Paradox 26:00- Measuring team chemistry 31:00- Body Language Discussion 36:00- Importance of clarity of role and goals 44:00- 6 questions to ask   Contact https://twitter.com/CoachEvanBurk https://www.coachevanburk.com/

This Episode is brought to you by www.seventy8sports.com Bio Brenton Del Chiaro is in his sixth season with the Brewers and first in his current role as hitting coordinator after spending the previous two seasons as assistant hitting coordinator.   He joined the organization in 2016 as a hitting coach with the Arizona Brewers, a role he continued through the 2021 season in addition to his duties as assistant hitting coordinator.   Prior to joining the organization, Del Chiaro spent nine seasons (2008-16) with the Los Angeles Angels organization. This included roles as a coach at Rookie Orem (2008), hitting coach (2009-10) and manager (2011) at Class-A Cedar Rapids, manager with the Rookie Arizona Angels (2012), hitting coach at Class-A Inland Empire (2013-15) and hitting coach at Double-A Arkansas (2016). He also spent time with the Major League team as a bullpen catcher in 2007 after retiring following a seven-year playing career in the Angels system (2001-07). On the show we discuss his role as a hitting coordinator, we talk hitting environment, and how he goes about having conversations when making swing changes. This episode is so good with Brenton Del Chiaro!   Time Stamps 01:00- Mike Trout 07:30- Role of a hitting coordinator 13:00- Training Environment  21:30- What are some of the first things you do when evaluating what a player needs to work on? 30:00- Conversations when making swing changes 36:30- Gameplanning and approach 42:20- In dugout conversations 54:40- Quick Hitters   Resources Mike Trout Article https://theathletic.com/3346131/2022/06/03/mike-trout-minor-leagues/   Contact https://twitter.com/BDel_Chiaro  

This Episode is brought to you by www.seventy8sports.com Bio: 13 years as an assistant – 6 years HS and 7 years collegiately 10 years as Head Coach 144-120              7 at Arcadia HS in Phoenix AZ (state playoffs 4 years – Semifinals in 2017)              Just finished 3rd year at Chaparral in Scottsdale AZ 34-25 covid shortened record (State tournament quarter           finals 2021 and Semifinals 2022)  USA Baseball since 2012              2018 15U National Team assistant coach – Won the Gold at the World Championships in Panama.              2022 12U National Team assistant Coach – Will compete for Gold in Taiwan @ World Championships in August   Time Stamps 01:00- Vision of the program 06:00- Standards and Non Negotiables 16:30- Offseason Calendar 25:20- Communication with players in the pre season 46:00- Conducting in season practices 55:00- Quick Hitters   Contact https://twitter.com/gerlach13

Check out www.seventy8sports.com   Bio Jose joined the Houston Astros in December 2019 as a minor league hitting coach, He is currently the Low A hitting coach in the Astros Organization. He coached at the high school level since 2006, most recently at MacArthur High School and Johnson High School in San Antonio, Texas. He was an assistant coach Steele High School from 2007-2012 and an assistant at Wagner High School in 2015-2016. He owned and operated a select organization named San Antonio Cardinals from 2007-2010   Time Stamps 01:00- Journey to Pro Ball 04:00- Helping players through a professional season 11:00- What separates professionals from amateurs 17:40- Game Prep 26:30- Mental Game 30:00- In Between AB's conversations 50:00- Quick Hitters   Contact https://twitter.com/JosePuentes04

This Episode is brought to you by www.seventy8sports.com   Bio Head Coach at Patrick Henry CC Fall 2019-Present 2021 season- Won region for first time in program history, finished 4th in the JUCO D2 World Series, 43-17 record 2021 Region COY, South Atlantic District COY, ABCA South Atlantic COY USA Baseball 2021- PDP League Manager 2019, 2021, 2022 USA Task Force Member for 16U and 17U   Time Stamps 01:00- Vision and first 100 days on the job 08:00- Rules and Standards 18:00- Fall Program 23:00- Feedback 26:00- Winning the fall 34:00- Winning the preseason/In Season 50:00- Quick Hitters   Contact https://twitter.com/PHCC_Baseball https://twitter.com/CoachCodyEllis

This Episode is brought to you by www.seventy8sports.com Bio All-American Baseball Player and National Gold Glove Winner (Catcher) at UC San Diego Played 1 season of Independent Professional Baseball Master's Degree in Sport Psychology from John F. Kennedy University PhD in Performance Psychology from Grand Canyon University Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology Previous Positions Assistant Director of Baseball Operations at Santa Clara University Master Resilience Trainer-Performance Expert (MRT-PE) Mental skills training and instruction for the US Army Current: Adjunct Faculty for Sport and Performance Psychology Master's Degree Program at Holy Names University Current: Mental Skills Coach for the San Francisco Giants Time Stamps 01:00- Where do we start with the mental game 11:00- Self Talk 26:00- In Dugout Needs 38:00- In Dugout Questioning 43:00- What do players want more of? 50:00- Quick Hitters Contact https://twitter.com/MentallyPerform  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Episode is brought to you by www.seventy8sports.com   Bio All-American Baseball Player and National Gold Glove Winner (Catcher) at UC San Diego Played 1 season of Independent Professional Baseball Master's Degree in Sport Psychology from John F. Kennedy University PhD in Performance Psychology from Grand Canyon University Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology Previous Positions Assistant Director of Baseball Operations at Santa Clara University Master Resilience Trainer-Performance Expert (MRT-PE) Mental skills training and instruction for the US Army Current: Adjunct Faculty for Sport and Performance Psychology Master's Degree Program at Holy Names University Current: Mental Skills Coach for the San Francisco Giants   Time Stamps 01:00- Where do we start with the mental game 11:00- Self Talk 26:00- In Dugout Needs 38:00- In Dugout Questioning 43:00- What do players want more of? 50:00- Quick Hitters   Contact https://twitter.com/MentallyPerform 

This Episode is brought to you by www.seventy8sports.com Bio Two-time Northeast Region Coach of Year and two-time finalist for National Coach of the Year Kevin Graber has led Phillips Academy Andover to 12 consecutive Central New England Prep Final Four appearances, winning back-to-back titles in 2012 and 2013, the school's 10th Central New England Prep Championship in 2016, and another -- the program's 11th -- in 2018. And just this week they dogpiled again to finish first in 2022! In 2021 and 2018, Graber was named Northeast Region Coach of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), New England Coach of the Year by the National High School Baseball Coaches Association, and finalist for National Coach of the Year by both organizations. He's also a featured presenter each year at the World Baseball Coaches Convention at Mohegan Sun, and he's also presented at last year's ABCA National Convention in Chicago. On the show we discuss Time Stamps 01:00- First 100 days on the job 05:00- Dogpile stories 13:00- The art of communication 21:00- Standards/Core Values 25:00- Promotion of the program 38:00- Offseason Program 45:00- In Season Practices  50:00- Post Season Contact https://twitter.com/real_PAbaseball https://www.instagram.com/bigbluebaseball/ kgraber@andover.edu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bio Barry Rose is the head baseball coach at Rockwall High School and has been coaching for 25 years (19 as a head coach) and has a career record of 400-227. Rose has led his teams to the playoffs for 12 consecutive years including 2 state final fours (2010, 2017), 5 regional finals, 7 regional semifinals, and 8 regional quarterfinals. Before coming to Rockwall, he was the head coach at Frisco Wakeland from 2009-2018 where he posted a 248-93 record in 9 years. Coach Rose also coached for DBAT in the summer from 2011-2020, and from 2008-2010 Rose coached the Coppell Copperheads in the Texas Collegiate League.  Barry is a native of Coppell, TX, where he played 4 years under Coach Dave Curliss from 1989-1992. Following high school, Coach Rose played baseball at Lon Morris Junior College in Jacksonville, TX. After playing there he graduated from the University of North Texas ('97) in Denton. Coach Rose has been married to his beautiful wife Jessi for 21 years and has 2 sons, Barrett (20) who plays baseball at Northern Oklahoma College and Mac (17) who is a junior P/1B for Rockwall.   Time Stamps 02:00- Vision for Rockwall  10:00- Coaching "todays kids" 12:20- Changing Behavior 17:00- Consistent Messaging throughout the program 20:00- The meaning behind JFND 23:00- Fall Program 30:00- Pre Season 33:00- "small ball" execution 36:00- In season practice design 53:00- "dealing with" parents 57:00- Coaching your own kids Resources  Presentation https://www.jdrf.org/ Contact https://twitter.com/BRose2344 barry.rose@rockwallisd.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bio The 2022 season will be Tim Held's 15th as the Varsity Head Baseball Coach and his 26th year at Moeller. In Coach Held's first fourteen seasons, the Crusaders made seven trips to the state final four including the 2009, 2012, 2013 and 2015 State Championships.Coach Held is an eight-time GCL Coach of the Year; three time City Coach of the Year, the 2009 Bob Sumerel Greater Cincinnati Coach of the Year, the 2010 State Coach of the Year, 5 time Defiance College Alumni Coach of the Year, the 2013 Cincinnati Reds/MSA Sport Coach of the Year, and the 2015 NFHS Coach of the Year for the state of Ohio. Coach Held was also selected as the Head Coach for the East team in the 2015 Perfect Game All-American game and an assistant coach for the East team in the 2017 game in San Diego, CA. Prior to being the head coach, Tim spent six seasons as an assistant with the varsity baseball team under Mike Cameron. He was part of three GCL championships, five sectional championships, four district championships, one regional championship, two city poll championships, one state poll championship, and the 2004 state championship. In addition, three of these teams ended the season nationally ranked.  On the show we discuss the tradition and culture at Moeller which includes Hall of Famers Barry Larkin and Ken Griffey Jr. and we take a ton of time on how to conduct in season, basically everything which includes video, in dugout conversations, practices and much more. Here is Tim Held! Time Stamps 01:00- Moeller Tradition 02:00- Transitioning from assistant to head coach 06:00- First 100 days on the job 08:30- Fall Program 12:00- Pre-Season 15:00- In season practices 20:00- in Game Video 25:00- In game coaching 29:00- Baserunning 33:00- Preparing for a post season run 38:00- Developing coaches 40:00- What is a Moeller baseball player? 44:00- Behavior change 50:00- Quick Hitters Resources ABCA Ohio State Baseball Clinics 108 Performance  Contact theld@moeller.org https://twitter.com/timheld Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bio This week I got the pleasure of interviewing Dave National Team Head Coach at IMG Academy. Dave has enjoyed a career in baseball that includes thirteen years of professional playing experience that has spanned the globe combined with decades of managing and coaching experience at the professional and collegiate levels. Dave was drafted out of Davidson College in North Carolina in the 1987 by the New York Yankees and on to play thirteen seasons of professional baseball.  As a Coach, Turgeon has managed and coached at the professional level as well as coached at the collegiate level. His first stop was in the Cleveland Indians organization in 1999. After which he spent time in various college coaching roles with Boston College, UConn, Duke and Virginia Tech. His passion for working with professional players steered his career to the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2010. Dave is also a contributing blogger on USA Baseball's website. Show Notes 01:00- Ramping up from skill work 04:00- "respect the rep" 10:00- Skill Acquisition  15:00- Individualizing parts of practice  20:00- Training Decision points 35:00- Legacy Question Contact https://twitter.com/davidturgeon45 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bio https://wsucougars.com/staff-directory/brian-green/1458 Brian Green is in his third season leading the Cougars after being named the 17th baseball coach in Washington State history June 3, 2019. If you know one thing about Coach Green, his teams can hit. In the 2021 season they lead the Pac-12 and fifth in the country in doubles-per-game (2.4), second in the conference in hitting (.302), third in extra-base hits (101) and third in scoring (7.2 runs/g) while pacing the league with 74 doubles in conference games.  So on the show, we discuss how they spend the first third of the fall on culture, and we go over his process of developing hitters during the fall.  Part 2: 01:00- Flipping the switch into pre season 05:00- Bucketing pitchers 13:00- 2K Approach 20:00- Quick Hitters Resources Gary Ward ABCA Mental Game of Baseball- HA Dorfman Heads up baseball- Ken Ravizza The Winner Within- Pat Riley Contact b.green@wsu.edu https://twitter.com/coachbriangreen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bio https://charlotte49ers.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/robert-woodard/846 On July 1, 2019, Robert Woodard returned home to the Queen City as the fifth Head Coach of the Charlotte 49ers Baseball program. He does so coming off of being an assistant coach at his alma mater, North Carolina, for three seasons. Woodard, a Charlotte native, has also served as pitching coach at UNCW and Virginia Tech. In his first full season of 2021, Woodard guided the 49ers to a 40-win season, Conference USA Regular Season Championship and berth back into NCAA Postseason play for the first time since the 2011 season. Woodard, also took home C-USA's Keith LeClair Coach of the Year honors Time Stamps 01:00- "On Season" 03:00- Ramping up pitchers for the season 07:00- Technology Use 10:00- Listening and communication 22:00- "9 ATC" 37:00- Players Favorite Drills 40:00- Legacy Question Contact Email- charlottebaseball@uncc.edu Twitter- @rwoodardCLT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bio Jesse is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant. He was the Mental Skills Coordinator for the 2017 MLB World Series and 2019 & 2021 AL Champion Houston Astros. Prior to working in professional baseball, Jesse spent four years working for the United States Army as the Lead Master Resilience Trainer – Performance Expert at the Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness (CSF2) Training Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Where he provided hands-on training and self-development tools so that members of the Army family were better able to cope with adversity, perform better in stressful situations, and thrive on and off the battlefield.  On the show we discuss how to get started in mental training, different pillars we can use in our programs, and practical tips to integrate them on field. This episode is so good with Jesse Michel.  Time Stamps 01:00- How he got started in Mental Training 05:00- How he got into professional baseball 08:30- Defining "mental game" 16:00- Pillars of the mental game 24:00- "good, better, how?" 34:30- World Series Champion 40:00- Getting Buy in 50:00- What do players wish coaches did more of? 56:00- Quick Hitters Resources https://www.mindsetforexcellence.com/ Heart Rate Variability Learned Optimism- Martin E. P. Seligman  Mental Game of Baseball- Harvey Dorfman Mind Gym- Gary Mack Blink- Malcolm Gladwell Contact  https://www.mindsetforexcellence.com/ https://twitter.com/JesseDMichel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bio Kevin Kimball enters his 11th year at the helm of the Bears Baseball program. In July of 2010 Kimball was hired after two years as an assistant at Gateway Community College. At the time, the Phoenix College baseball program had only one winning season since 1993. Since Kimball took the reins his teams have produced 3 of the top 5 win totals in school history.  Kimball's 2015 Bears squad was a few outs away from a World Series birth after eliminating the defending national champions in the Region I semifinals. In 2017 Kimball finally did break through and won a region championship. That 2017 team also broke the school record for wins in a season and was ranked in the top 20 for 9 consecutive weeks – which was another first for the program Time Stamps 01:00- Flipping the script from Offseason 07:00- Gameplanning and scouting 14:00- Focus discussion 16:00- Neutral Mindsets 26:00- Oppo Taco Tuesdays 30:00- Legacy Question Contact Phone: 602.285.7293 Email: kevin.kimball@phoenixcollege.edu https://twitter.com/kimballk11 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bio The 2021 season was the 3rd as head coach at Olentangy Orange for Tom Marker. During his tenure Marker has turned the Pioneers into a state and district power, leading Orange to a number one State Ranking and top 50 National Ranking last season.  Marker's record of 48-11 (.814) is first all-time in winning percentage at Orange. In his career as a head coach Marker is 247-143 (.633). Marker's efforts have paid off in the win column and across the board as Prep Baseball Report has tabbed Orange as the top program in the state in the final State Poll Rankings. Over the last seven seasons, Marker has led his teams to five district final appearances, winning the district in 2021. Marker was named Ohio State Baseball Coach of the Year, Central District Baseball Coach of the Year, and Ohio Capital Conference Coach of the Year in 2021. Time stamps 01:00- Pre Season 05:00- Training Gamelike Environments 10:00- In Game Data they track 25:00- Scouting 30:00- Resources Contact https://twitter.com/coachmarker thomas_marker@olsd.us Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Time Stamps 01:00- Highlights from the fall 05:00- Player Evaluation 10:00- Pre Season Focus 19:00- Vision in hitting 23:30- Teaching an approach 30:00- In Season Routines / Psychology 45:00- In Dugout Conversations 50:00- Gameplanning 57:00- Last Things Bio https://tulanegreenwave.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/jay-uhlman/3440 A veteran with over 25 years of experience as both an assistant and head coach, Jay begins his third season on Travis Jewett's staff this spring.  Uhlman arrived at Tulane after he spent the previous eight seasons as a member of the University of Oregon staff where he was the associate head coach for the last three seasons.  On the show we go over some of their highlights from this fall, what they're doing to prepare the team for the season, and how we can develop in season. Here is Jay Uhlman! Contact juhlman@tulane.edu https://twitter.com/jezk1010 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Bio Michael Earley is in his first season as the hitting coach at A&M and arrives in the Brazos Valley after five seasons at Arizona State. Earley has built a reputation for developing hitters with his most notable work being the rise of Spencer Torkelson to the No. 1 overall draft pick in the 2020 MLB Draft. who went Undrafted out of high school. In the 2020 MLB Draft, four of Earley's hitters were selected as Arizona State was the only school in the country to boast five players chosen in the shortened, five-round draft.  Toby Bio DeMello joined the Wildcats after spending three seasons at Sacramento State from 2019-21. He began his tenure with the Hornets serving as the program's Director of Operation and Analytics in 2019 before moving into the volunteer assistant role for the 2020 and 2021 campaigns. While at Sacramento State, DeMello's primary duties included serving as the team's catching coach, assisting with the hitters, aligning the defense, and coaching first base. Under his direction, the Hornets posted a record of 84-54 (.609) and improved their team batting average from .235 in 2019 to an impressive .283 in 2021. DeMello's coaching journey has also seen him make stops at Southern Illinois (2018), Occidental College (2017), and Sierra College (2016-17) Michael Time Stamps 01:00-20:00 Toby Time Stamps 21:00-34:00 Contact https://twitter.com/earleybaseball https://twitter.com/tobydemello Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bio 21 years in professional baseball: 7 years - professional baseball player in the SF Giants organization 5 years - coaching in the SF Giants organization (3 years hitting/infield coach in Short-Season A, 1 year hitting/infield coach in Rookie-league, 1 year managing in Rookie-league) 9 years - mental skills coach (5 years with Giants, 2 years with Mariners, 2 years (currently) with Diamondbacks in mental performance consultant role) Spent one year as the Director of Mental Conditioning at the University of Notre Dame Show Notes 05:00- Intro 10:00- Trevor Moawads impact 14:00- How would you have coached yourself as a player? 17:00- Mental skills: The ability to focus on the right thing at the right time. 27:00- What you measure you can manage 31:00- Setting process goals 35:00- Pillars of peak performance  42:00- Consistency of presence  50:00- The importance of good body language (as coaches) 55:00- Resources  Resources Derin's Podcast The Obstacle is the Way- Ryan Holiday Contact https://twitter.com/McMainsDmac Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bio https://plnusealions.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/justin-james/1020 Justin James is in his third season as the head coach of the Point Loma baseball team in 2021. James returned to his alma mater to take over as the head coach of the Sea Lions in the summer of 2018. He has over 13 years of collegiate coaching experience, including two as the pitching coaching at UC San Diego, where he helped lead the Tritons to back-to-back NCAA West Regional Championships.   In his first season as the leader of the program, James guided PLNU to a 32-21 record, a pair of postseason victories and into the final game of the NCAA West Regional #2. The Sea Lions ranked as high as No. 2 in the West Region poll, and reached No. 14 in the national rankings.     James' second season was cut short due to the COVID pandemic. At the time, the Sea Lions were playing their best baseball. PLNU finished conference play 3-1 (9-8 overall) and in second place in the PacWest standings.   On the show we discuss how to get arms ready for the season, how they develop in season and how to prepare teams for post season run. Here's Justin James!   Time Stamps 01:00- Pre Season 06:00- How to get arms ready for the season 11:00- In Season Development 20:00- Post season and beyond. Contact justinjames@pointloma.edu https://twitter.com/CoachJames_3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bio Today we have on hitting coach, Micah Franklin. Micah has spent a total of 28 years in professional baseball, 15 years as a player. In 1997 he made his MLB debut with with the St Louis Cardinals. He then spent 2 seasons in Japan with the Nippon Ham Fighters and Hanshin Tigers and 2 seasons in Korea with the Hyundai Unicorns He actually started his career as a scout for 8 years, 5 years  for the Diamondbacks and then 3 years MLB pro scout Seattle. then has spent the last 5 years MILB Hitting Coach with the Diamondbacks Time Stamps 01:00- Flipping the mental switch to pre season/ in season 04:15- Mental side of hitting 10:40- In Season Development 14:00- Timing/Gameplanning/Approach Contact https://twitter.com/micahf56 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bio Rachel Folden is a minor league Hitting Coach in professional baseball, the first female to hold such a position in her organization. Folden also recently launched EliteFastpitch.tv, the most comprehensive hitting drill library available for softball players. Now players from around the world can train with Rachel and her team. Rachel is a former professional softball player in National Pro Fast-pitch. She was drafted out of Marshall University after being a 4-time NFCA Division I All-American. Folden currently holds Marshall career records in batting average, hits, home runs, RBI, total bases, and walks. On the show we discuss what the transition into professional baseball was like, we discuss coaching male athletes and female athletes, and we take an in depth dive into training timing and adjustability. You're gonna love this episode with Rachel Folden! Show Notes 01:00- Being one of the first women in professional baseball 06:00- Trying to solve the "rise ball" problem 11:00- Coaching Male athletes vs coaching female athletes 14:00- Pre season, getting ready for the season 26:00- Tech Discussion 31:00-"it all starts with relationships" 37:00- Timing Discussion 45:00- Gameplanning and Approach 50:00- Lightning Section Resources Elitefastpitch.tv https://www.elitebaseball.tv/liveclasses/elitebaseball-tv-elite-baseball-talk-podcast-episode-4-sit-down-with-rachel-folden/ Contact https://www.foldenfastpitch.com/ https://twitter.com/foldenfastpitch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bio Today we have on Jason Thompson, head baseball coach at Brennan HS. a few highlights, Jason has Over 250 Career Wins, Was the Texas 5A State Runner Up (2016), they Set Alamo Heights School Record for Wins in a Season (28 in 2015) and Reached the Texas Regional Semi-Finals Part 2: We go over pre season through playoffs. Which includes practice plans, team D/O, and his process on getting his team ready to make a run through playoffs. Here's Jason Thompson! Show Notes 01:00- Pre-Season Thoughts 08:00- Preparing an offense for games 10:30- Drills his players love 18:30- Priming a team for playoffs 22:00- Legacy Question Contact https://twitter.com/CoachJ_Thompson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bio https://vcuathletics.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/shawn-stiffler/551 Head Coach Shawn Stiffler enters his 10th season at the helm of VCU baseball for the 2021-2022 season. Over his tenure, the Rams have climbed back into national prominence. VCU stands as one of just eight programs in the country with 34-plus wins over the last seven full seasons.  Stiffler was named the the sixth head coach of the VCU Baseball  Stiffler was named the the sixth head coach of the VCU Baseball program in December 2012 following the passing of his mentor Paul Keyes. Stiffler was promoted after serving as the associate head coach for the first half of the 2012 campaign and serving as the interim head coach for the remainder of that season. Prior to being named head coach, he spent five seasons on Keyes' staff as the Rams' pitching coach and recruiting coordinator and was promoted to Associate Head Coach prior to the 2012 season.  Timestamps 01:00- Game Ready (pre-season) 10:00- Putting together a process that helps us win games 22:00- Getting ready for post season Contact https://twitter.com/ShawnStiffler29 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bio Dane comes to HPU from coaching in the Toronto Blue Jays minor league system since 2019, and spent the last season as manager of the Blue Jays Dominican Summer League team.  He was an assistant coach at Illinois State in 2019 where he helped the Redbirds to a Missouri Valley co-championship and an NCAA Tournament berth before joining the Blue Jays. He also coached at Sacramento State, William Jessup and Menlo. As a player, the new Sharks skipper was an Academic All-WAC performer as a catcher at Sacramento State, where he started 135 of 152 games at catcher for the Hornets. He finished his collegiate playing career at Menlo where he started all 54 games and was second on the Oaks with a .280 batting average with four home runs, nine doubles and 22 RBIs.  Time Stamps 01:00- First 100 days on the job 12:00- Building the culture 18:00- Fall Training 32:00- Defensive Sets 40:00- Staffing and what he has learned lately 48:00- Resources Resources Talent Code- Daniel Coyle Culture Code- Daniel Coyle Top Dog- Po Bronson  How to win friends and influence people- Dale Carnegie Contact https://twitter.com/_danejah_ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bio Brian Green is in his third season leading the Cougars after being named the 17th baseball coach in Washington State history June 3, 2019. If you know one thing about Coach Green, his teams can hit. In the 2021 season they lead the Pac-12 and fifth in the country in doubles-per-game (2.4), second in the conference in hitting (.302), third in extra-base hits (101) and third in scoring (7.2 runs/g) while pacing the league with 74 doubles in conference games.  So on the show, we discuss how they spend the first third of the fall on culture, and we go over his process of developing hitters during the fall. Here's Brian Green! Time Stamps 2:00- Vision of the program 7:00- Staff Development 21:00- Fall Outline 27:00- "hitting talk" Resources Gary Ward ABCA Mental Game of Baseball- HA Dorfman Heads up baseball- Ken Ravizza The Winner Within- Pat Riley Contact b.green@wsu.edu https://twitter.com/coachbriangreen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices