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This week we are talking some college baseball with former college coach, Mike Rooney. Mike started out his baseball journey as a player at the University of Notre Dame. His coach at Notre Dame, Pat Murphy eventually got the head coaching job at Arizona State University and brought Mike along with him. In this episode, Mike talks about some of the reasons he loves broadcasting, why he loves college baseball, and some rule changes he is looking forward to in the future.Show Notes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Caleb is currently the Hitting and Pitching Development Coordinator at the University of Texas. Prior to his current position at UT, he was the Director of Hitting Development and Analytics at Arizona State. When he's not at the field coaching, he's running his business, Marv Training. A company that started out selling resistance bands and is now expanding into other products including their newly released product, plyo balls with seams. In this episode, we talk about Caleb's current role at Texas and what that entails, how Marv Training started, what he found out about running a business, and where he sees himself in five years. Marvtraining.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After coaching stops at the University of Michigan, Maryland, Pepperdine, and San Diego, Sean Kenny has found a home as pitching coach at the University of Georgia. This is his 26th year as a collegiate coach. He has continued to adapt over the years with all the new information while keeping his core beliefs on how to develop pitchers. In this episode Sean talks about some of the changes he has made over his coaching career, what are some of the things that he has never changed in his career, and how he goes about developing players at the University of Georgia.Full Show Notes Here See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Aaron has been coaching at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee for thirteen years now. He is the Associate Head Coach and is also in charge of running the offense. Aaron has continued to evolve as a coach throughout the years with all of the new pieces of technology, while relying on his experience to help simplify it to his players. In this episode we cover what fall ball looks like at Belmont, using technology for his hitters, and the differences between elite hitters and average ones.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Joe is the founder of Tri City Aresnal, a nationally known travel baseball organization based out of New Jersey. Joe has sent thousands of kids to play college baseball, and hundreds that ended up playing professional baseball, including one of the greatest players of all time, Mike Trout. Joe made the jump to be in baseball full-time in the mid 80s after being a full-time CPA until he was 42 years old. He started out with his own facility and eventually got into showcases, high school baseball, camps, and eventually Tri City Aresnal in the mid 90s. “The Hit Doctor” as he’s widely known around the country breaks down his core beliefs about developing hitter’s in this episode. We get into mechanics, approach, practice design, and the mental game. Joe tells some great stories about some of the best hitters to ever play including Ted Williams and Joe Morgan. Here is Joe’s websiteIf you are a hitter and are interested in working with me in the off-season in Cincinnati please email me jonesbaseballtraini

This upcoming season (2021-2022) will be Andy's first season at the University of Washington. It will also be his first time as a full-time hitting coach. Andy has had previous coaching stops at Cal State Fullerton and Oregon State University. In this episode we talk about what hitting philosophy Andy plans on implementing this upcoming season, what he's learned from the best head coaches in college baseball, and college recruiting. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How do you go about getting recruited to play college baseball? What camps or showcases should you be going to? In this episode I talk about how to evaluate yourself as a baseball player in the recruiting process and then how to go about promoting yourself the RIGHT way. Evaluating yourself. Do you love playing baseball? Are you thinking about how to get better everyday? What are your grades like? What do you want to do with Baseball? Play in MLB, Play in College? Power 5? Good education, etc. Be honest with where you’re at.             How old are you? (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) What level of Baseball are you currently playing? ·      One of the top organizations in the country? ·      Competing against high level competition?·      Are you dominating? Position player-       Do you have power?&

14 College World Series appearances, 19 consecutive top 10 recruiting classes, and two national championships. Not a bad resume for this week’s guest, Turtle Thomas. Turtle coached college baseball for 39 years with stops at Clemson, Georgia Tech, LSU, Miami (FL), and Arizona State. Currently, he is a roving catching instructor in the Texas Ranger organization. In this episode we talk about his experience as a relentless recruiter, tips to help catchers, and advice he would give to young coaches. If you haven’t please rate and leave a review on iTunes, it helps the overall rating of the show so we can reach more coaches and impact more players.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kevin Poppe is the co-owner of DST Performance in Houston, Texas. DST (Dynamic Sports Training) trains athletes of all ages. In this episode, we talk specifically about working with baseball players. We talk about some of the things that Kevin does when working with high school, college, and professional baseball players, what it is like for an athlete when they first walk into DST, and why no tool is the holy grail.What happens when you walk into DST Performance for the first time? General strength training for high school athletes.How do you know what exercises a professional baseball player should be doing? External cueing vs. internal cueing Tommy John surgery epidemic MAT “Movement Activation Technique” No ‘tool’ is the holy grail  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Paul Nyman is an Engineer who has a passion for player development in baseball. After starting his regular job in the technical world as an engineer, Paul retired in 1989. He started to come across different research articles on overload/underload training and ways to develop ballistic power. He started to realize that not many people were putting in the time and effort in the baseball world to develop players in a similar manner. With Paul’s background as an Engineer, he knew he could develop products that could help teach coaches how to train pitchers and hitters to maximize their capabilities as a baseball players. In this episode, Paul takes us through his research and experience in developing hitters and pitchers.Paul’s company is called SetPro. His Twitter handle is @setprosportsSome of the questions that were asked:Where did all of the new school pitching philosophy coming from?If you were running a professional organization, how would you structure it from a developmental standpoint for pitchers? What

What would I do if I had a son who wanted to play baseball. How would I go about it from a developmental and parent perspective. I played baseball as a kid and now have coached players from middle school to the MLB. I have seen what has worked and what hasn't. Below are a few of the topics that I will go over in the episode. Gymnastics at a young agePlay other sports if he wanted to, he’s in the driver’s seatGive him the option to do other things if he wants to. I want him to be curious. Identity isn’t a baseball player. Separating baseball player vs person. Bad game? Having fun, being a good teammate, and playing hard would be the goal during games. I know if this is the goal, he will play better. Not focusing on his own stats. After and DURING the game. Remind him how much I love and believe in him. After a big strikeout, I’m looking for my Dad in the stands to see his reaction. Every son want’s his Dad to be proud of him. At a young age, I would throw him CBs, a lot. Swing decisions often separate hitter’s

Donegal Fergus has been coaching baseball for over 20 years. He has coached at the collegiate and professional level for numerous teams including the University of Washington, UC Santa Barbra, and most recently, the Minnesota Twins. Donegal is currently working with hitter's in the private sector back home in California. In this episode we talk about challenging players in the practice setting, the similarities between college and pro ball, and college recruiting. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dr. Gervais is one of the most sought-after high-performance coaches on the planet. He has worked with Pete Carroll and the Seattle Seahawks, Olympic medalists, UFC fighters, MLB players, and coaches from every major sport. He is also the host of the Finding Mastery podcast and the founder of Compete to Create, a business he founded with Pete Caroll. Dr. Gevais has been featured in NBC, ABC, FOX, ESPN, NFL Network, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Outside Magazine, WIRED, ESPN Magazine, and the Harvard Business Review. We talk about how to help athletes, dealing with failure in baseball, and the exact process that Dr. Gervais uses when working with someone. Topics and questions during the episode:How can I sustain the right type of mindset to grow to get better? The #1 fear for most humans is what people might think of them. How can we re-define failure in baseball?What will happen if I don’t perform well?Failure is the inability for us to not go for it. We have to be

Currently the Director of Player Development for GoWags a travel baseball organization, author of two books, "GreenLight Hitting" and "How the Rivercats Won", Kyle Wagner stops by the show to talk about a better way to develop amateur hitters, through aggression. In this episode Kyle explains why "aggression should precede discipline", the age when plate discipline should start to be emphasized, and some drills he likes to do with younger kids to instill this message. You can follow Kyle on social media @gowagskyle on Twitter. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jim Rickon is currently a scout for the Cleveland Indians. He has been with the Indians organization for over 20 years as a player and coach. He has served as a hitting coach, coordinator, and now scout. In this episode he talks about some of the things that he's learned over the years, the differences between scouting and coaching, and why labeling players by their body language and work ethic my not be a good idea. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode we have Cody Decker, who played professional for 11 years and is now involved in player development and sports media. Cody had a variety of roles across his career. He gives advice on what he would do differently if he could go back in time, pinch hitting advice, and some of his plans for the future. borderyouth.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Can you develop pitchers without actually seeing them in person? Ben Brewster and Tread Athletics have been doing that for several years, and have been doing it extremely well. Ben is the Co-Founder of Tread Athletics, a company that specializes in remote training for pitchers. They provide extensive educational resources for their clients along with formalizing an in depth plan for each pitcher. In this episode, Ben explains how he got started doing remote coaching, some common flaws he sees in pitchers, and an example of what it would be like to work with Tread Athletics. TreadAthletics.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What makes high school baseball beneficial? To me it's actually closer to what college is like. Same teammates everyday, competing against teams in your league, and winning is relevant. It's important for the game that high school baseball is still held in high regard. No better way to find out what it's like to be in high school sports than to bring on a current high school Athletic Director and Head Baseball Coach. Jim Maciejewski is currently the Athletic Director and Head Baseball Coach at Mauldin High School in Mauldin, South Carolina. In this episode Jim talks about some of the problems he sees at the high school level, dealing with parents, how he runs his baseball program, and a story of a player who struggled in high school but continued to work and is now in MLB spring training. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Experience. Wisdom. Those are the first two words I think of when I think of Jeff Banister. Jeff has been coaching in professional baseball for over 35 years. He has been a MiLB manager, Field Coordinator, and MLB Manager. He was the Pittsburgh Pirates manager from 2010-2014 and then was the Texas Rangers manager from 2015-2018. Jeff is currently the Director of Player Development at the University of Northern Colorado, where his son is playing. Jeff's journey in baseball was anything but easy. He developed cancer in high school, spent six months in a hospital, and was told he was probably going to get his leg amputated. In college, he was in a collision at home plate that left him paralyzed for two weeks. Before turning twenty-one years old he had over ten surgeries. In this episode he opens up and talks about that experience as a kid, what he's learned as a coach, and what the best thing about being a manager is. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Former college coach and current director of coaching development at USA Baseball, Andrew Bartman, stops by to share some wisdom this week. Andrew has been at several colleges at the NAIA and JUCO level. He shares some stories of why coaching at that level can be such a challenge and at the same time a great learning experience. In this episode Andrew talks about giving back to the community, staying present with your family, and some of the great resources that USA Baseball has for coaches that are free! Feel free to reach out to Andrew directly if you have any questions: andrewbartman@usabaseball.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.