Hot Corner Athletics

The third edition of the Hot Stove sees Matt Cross join the podcast as a full time host. This episode is all over the map, and starts with some random conspiracy theories and different thoughts each host has on what exist in the world. Then we move into the baseball portion of the show where we talk about the differences between professional and college baseball. We also discuss summer ball, experiences living with host families, and the relationships that are created through baseball. Tag along for this entertaining episode of the Hot Stove!

Hosts Ronnie Bernick and Jake Burlingame sit down with special guest Matt Cross, a catcher in the Oakland A's system. Matt talks about stories from his childhood, his collegiate and pro career, as well as all the shenanigans and life lessons learned through the game. Matt gives his takes in a very debatable Hot or Cold segment, and takes his turn on the Hot Seat. Join us in our debates online, and let us know what you think!

Co-hosts Ronnie Bernick and Jake Burlingame sit down and introduce the new look for the Hot Corner Podcast - The Hot Stove. They discuss the MLB Playoffs, updates about a few of Hot Corner's pro guys, and new updates at Hot Corner in general. Stepping outside of just baseball and development, the podcast aims to show listeners the personalities of both hosts and their guests throughout the episodes with wide open questions on the Hot Seat, little filter, and debates that the listener can join in on as well. Join us in the introduction of our new podcast, and let us know what you think!

In this session, CEO, Ron Bernick discusses how to DOMINATE as a pitcher through our Triple Crown Pitching process.

In this call, CEO, Ron Bernick discusses defensive alignment based on the Dugout Coalition Baseball Coach's Certification process.

This week, we discuss the importance of practice and how to maximize practice time! We really enjoy this conversation to allow coaches to make the best of the time that they have and hopefully come up with more efficient ways to accomplish what we're looking to accomplish during our seasons. Big shout out to Chris Gruarin, Head Baseball Coach, Williamsville East High School, for allowing us to view one of his practice plans from 2021. In 2021, WEHS won their Section Title and their catcher, Joe Mack, was selected 31st Overall in the 2021 MLB Draft by the Miami Marlins.

Hot Corner Athletics has partnered with WNY Section 6 Baseball Coaches to bring education to the coaching staffs in our area to provide resources so that we can all grow the game in our amazing area! These calls are sponsored by Dugout Coalition and Hot Corner Futures Foundation. Dugout Coalition is an online Coaching Development Platform that provides Organizational Structure to Travel Programs, High School Programs, House Leagues, Little League, Babe Ruth and all other programs that have teams. Our goal is to make sure that the organizations are working toward the same goals and that all of the coaches are working toward one common theme: DEVELOPMENT! Hot Corner Futures Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit organization that's mission is to provide coaches and players of underserved and underprivileged areas the opportunity for growth, development and freedom from the costs associated with playing this game. We want to provide coaches the ability to teach athletes and want our athletes to be able to freely play this game without worrying about equipment and league fees.

This is a great Podcast between 3 minds that work as 1 cohesive unit across Pitching, Hitting and Strength & Conditioning. We bring in Jon de Marte who is a current athlete with the Chicago Cubs and also a current member of Team Israel who will be competing at the Olympics in Tokyo 2021. We are really excited to bring you the absolute best knowledge that we have regarding pitching, pitching lessons, throwing programs, off-season training and strength & conditioning/mobility training for pitchers. This is a once win a lifetime opportunity to dive into the life of a professional pitcher and what their preparation is like to get through a season and off-season. Enjoy!

Our 2nd Season of the Hot Corner Athletics Podcast features a Strength & Conditioning Seminar that Sam Cumbo did with the Dugout Coalition Baseball School and the Coaches that had questions on the Strength & Conditioning front. Sam does a great job explaining how to properly warm-up your team, understanding strength, mobility, stability and when kids can start to train with weights.

Hot Corner Athletics brings back another podcast, featuring all of the Co-Founders of the Dugout Coalition. Austin Byler, Mental Performance Coach from Major League University, Jake Banwart and Adam Gouker, Found and Co-Founder of Baseball Academics Midwest, bring their ideals and thoughts on Mindset and how we can use Mindset as a way to improve our game. A lot of athletes believe that they have to work solely on skills to become a better athlete, but knowing how to develop the mindset to perform at your peak potential is really important! This is what the Dugout Coalition is all about!

This 1 hour event was a FREE Zoom call with Parents and Coaches talking about Youth Development and what Hot Corner believes as the cornerstones of that development! Enjoy!

Hot Corner Athletics Podcast S1E9 with one of my former coaches and a great friend of mine, Frank Jagoda. Jags has coached at almost every level of baseball from Community College to Division one and now into Professional Baseball. Jags was the Rehab Coordinator for the Minnesota Twins, U18 Director for Team USA and is now in Player Development with the Tampa Bay Rays. Jags was on the coaching staff at Canisius College in 2013 when we won the MAAC Championship for the 1st time in Program History and has been a great mentor throughout the years with coaching. In this podcast, we discuss our memories together and how we were able to change the program that we were in, but also how we were able to develop relationships along the way and how those relationships have helped guide us through our profession. We have had some amazing times together and we believe that this podcast provides all the value to people who want to learn more about the game and what the real meaning is behind playing sports.

This is an amazing Podcast with a former player of mine and someone I call a good friend. Owen Diodati has had accolades that many of us can only imagine and it's all a testament to his hard work and dedication on making it where he wants in life and through the game of baseball. We discuss his upbringing as an athlete and how he was able to get where he is today. Elite people do ELITE things 100% of the time and we are so thankful that Owen took the time to jump on here and discuss his path!

This is Season 1, Episode 7 of the Hot Corner Athletics Podcast. We welcome Charlie Mack, 2018 MLB Draft pick by the Minnesota Twins. In this Podcast, Charlie and I discuss his upbringing and love for the game of baseball, as well as the National Level Travel Baseball that he played in and how he was able to get himself prepared for Professional Baseball. Charlie was fortunate enough to play in the East Coast Pro, High School Rivalry Game and Area Code Games in High School, which has set him up for the path that he is on now. Charlie was named the 2018 New York State Gatorade Player of the Year and won the Rawlings Gold Award in 2018.

This is an awesome Podcast that can help teach athletes the different pitches and the thoughts and ideas behind throwing different pitches and pitch types. Rohn Pierce is a local Western New York athlete that went to Canisius College. He was drafted in the 2014 MLB Draft in the 19th Round by the Seattle Mariners and pitched for a couple seasons in their organization. Rohn talks with us about gripping different pitches and how he has developed himself into the pitcher that he was, while teaching Willy Jackman, High School pitcher, on how to grip his pitches and what to do. For the viewers, this will also be uploaded to YouTube!

This podcast brings a very special guest: Matt Cross, Oakland A's Catching Prospect. Matt is a trainer at Hot Corner in the offseason and does a great job developing and working with all of our athletes to improve their skills as hitters and catchers. During our discussion, we talk about Matt's path from Youth Baseball to Junior College to Professional Baseball. We also touch on the intensity of pro baseball and what keeps Matt engaged and enjoying the process and his ride. Lastly, we briefly discuss the different catching styles in pro baseball and how he trains all of our athletes in the offseason. For any questions regarding this topic, please email us at hotcornerbaseballacademy@gmail.com

In this Podcast, we have Special Guest, Casey Gruarin. Casey played on some really competitive teams during his playing days and we want to talk about WHY they were competitive and why he chose certain schools. A lot of people choose travel teams and colleges based on prestige instead of finding the right fit for them! We can all learn from Casey's experiences and how the Team First mentality helped him solidify a spot on every team and how he was able to help each team compete! Please listen to the whole podcast and let us know what you think!!

This is our 3rd Podcast and in this session, we discuss all things Hitting. We talk through Hitting Approach, Mechanics, our Hitting Philosophy and some of the other things that we are working on. Featured in this Episode is Nick Bernick, our current National Camp Director and former Instructor at Hot Corner.

This Episode features Sam Cumbo, the Director of Performance at Hot Corner Performance Center. Sam talks about WHY he is in this realm and what brought him here.

This is WHO WE ARE. We want all of you to come on this journey with us and want to give you all the updates on Hot Corner Athletics, Baseball & Softball and Performance Training