I visited Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, this week and recorded an episode with Matt Rembliak (Associate Head Coach) and Joey Cooper (Assistant Coach) 

Bowling Green was the 2024 MAC regular season champion. They had a breakout season in 2024, going 24-6 in conference play, and finished with a 33-20 overall record. 

In this episode, we discuss the current recruiting landscape, including: 

Players getting their offers pulled. 

How the new rules impact the type of player Bowling Green will recruit 

What Bowling Green looks for in a high school player 

Advice to current high school players 

Lastly, we discuss player development at Bowling Green and the similarities between the players who have made the biggest jump in on-field performance. 

College Baseball Recruiting Consultation: This is for high school baseball players interested in college baseball.

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There have been massive changes in college baseball over the last 12 months. In this episode, you will learn what those changes are, how they impact the recruiting timeline, what college coaches are looking for, when you should go to camps and showcases, and how college coaches find players.

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In this episode, Patrick Jones interviews Mike Brumley, a seasoned baseball coach with a rich 40-year career. Brumley shares his expertise in coaching hitters at various levels, from high school to the majors. They discuss the emotional aspects of hitting, the transition challenges for high school players, and the mental approach to the game. Brumley introduces a grading system for at-bats and emphasizes strategic game planning. He also offers unconventional insights into hitting mechanics, stressing stability and leverage over hip rotation, and the importance of the thoracic spine. Brumley's perspective challenges traditional coaching methods, advocating adaptability and a progressive mindset.

TIMESTAMPS:

[02:03] Differences in Working with Players

[10:55] Judging At-Bat Success

[18:18] Game Planning

[23:04] Developing a Hitting Philosophy

[25:53] Understanding Pitcher Tendencies

[32:55] Contrarian Views on Hitting Mechanics

[37:30] Rotation and Separation

[38:30] Understanding Hip Rotation

[40:30] Impact of Body Mechanics

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In today’s episode, we have Steve Merriman. Steve returned to the Wolverines baseball program for the 2021 season after previously serving as pitching coach in 2002 and 2012, in addition to starting his coaching career at U-M as a hitting coach in 1995.

Steve worked in the Colorado Rockies organization, where he was the minor league pitching co-coordinator and pitching coach for the Double-A Hartford Yard Goats.

He worked with the Chicago Cubs in 2018 at their high-tech pitching lab in Mesa, Ariz., and has other professional coaching experience with the Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Mets, and Detroit Tigers organizations.

He currently serves on the advisory board for OnBaseU and has previously served in various professional roles, including area scout, AA pitching coach, and MiLB Pitching Coordinator. He has also coached at all levels of college baseball, including three seasons at Michigan.

In this episode, he shares his insights based on his experiences helping players improve their mechanics and he speaks of his philosophy and expertise as a pitching coach at different levels. Also, he shares advice for dads out there coaching their sons.  

He explains the best approach for pitchers, the importance of player development, having a routine, and communication.

In this episode, learn the importance of having a growth mindset.

SHOW NOTES:

[2:33] What advice would you have for dads out there coaching their own sons?

[8:11] Timing and Tone.

[12:38] Do you have someone in the last bucket who just does not want to listen to you or anybody else?

[17:03] Is there a level that reflecting back on your career so far that was a ton of fun I really enjoyed that level?

[20:49] How do you go about if you see something in a pitcher like we need to add this pitch to your repertoire?

[24:41] What advice would you give them from just a pitching standpoint for high school pitchers out there and what to focus and work on?

[29:51] Roger Clemens and how at times he didn't throw necessarily an actual change up but he would just take some off of his fastball.

[32:52] What advice would you give to hitters?

[34:34] How often do you think pitchers are tipping pitches that you can pick up on?

[36:11] What are you focus on as a pitching coach?

[38:55] What would be from a pitching coach's perspective and your experience some ways that you've helped pitchers improve their mechanics?

[42:42] Why not external, could you dig in as to why you don't think that's necessarily the best approach for pitchers?

[45:08] What about helping players with the mental side of the game?

[47:41] What are some of the ways that you've been able to help them?

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In today's episode, I speak to Brady Kirkpatrick. Brady joined the Florida Atlantic University staff as pitching coach in September of 2021.

Brady comes to FAU most recently having coached at Harvard University for the past three years. 

Prior to Harvard, he coached for two seasons at Monmouth University. Before that, he was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Rochester University, and coached two summers with the Mountain West College Summer League as well.

Brady’s playing career began at the University of Maryland, for three seasons. He finished his college career at the University of San Diego, and began coaching there as well, in the fall of 2015 as a volunteer assistant.

In this episode, he talks about the landscape in the summertime as a Division I baseball coach.

He says that players need confidence to improve, and that confidence comes with preparation and organization.

He shares what he does every day when it comes to recruiting. He talks about structure and the mechanical side of things.

In this episode, we'll take a look at why command is important for younger pitchers.

[2:28] What's the landscape in the summertime for a division one college coach?

[4:03] How do you identify players you want to look at in the transfer portal?

[5:38] Is there a red flag when you see someone in the transfer portal?

[7:07] You guys had a prospect camp where you can actually work with the players when is that and I didn't know you're allowed to work with players at your camps?

[9:21] What's something that you see as a flaw from a lot of young pitchers that they don't necessarily work on enough for?

[11:10] What are some ways that you've been able to help pitchers improve their command?

[13:07] How many times when a player comes in as a recruit as a freshman there's mechanical work that you feel needs to be improved?

[15:12] Is it too young still at the college level to get kids to focus on meditating and the mental game?

[18:13] Do you want all your guys throwing sliders?

[20:34] Do you call the pitches during the game?

[22:57] Was this the first year that they used the earpiece or did you guys have that last year too?

[24:25] Can you review all games now?

[26:00] Are you a fan of the automated strike zone?

[27:28] What's something that you learned as a pitcher that has helped you as coach coaching pitchers?

[28:43] What's a way that you help players kind of understand and grasp what you want them to do on the field?

[30:37] Do you have your guys write down so they can remember what it feels like when they do it right and then when they do it wrong?

[31:44] Do you utilize personality tests at all when and trying to understand how your players learn and think?

[34:05] Jump steal - Are you guys doing that in college?

[35:50] Do you think they are going to change the ball next year?

[38:56] When you're out watching pitchers, How much of it is them just looking the part of being projectable?

[40:47] How important is body type to you when identifying pitchers?

[42:52] Is there a certain amount of time on average you watch a kid before you're like okay I'm in let's make him an offer?

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In today's episode, we have Troy Merriman Troy is currently the hitting coach at the University of Findlay. He played at the University of Findlay, and now he's coached there for eight years.

In this episode, he gives some insight into not only how they do things at the University of Findlay, but also how the DII landscape is laid out, what scholarships are like at that level, how they allocate money at Findlay, and then he gets into a little bit more in-depth on what specifically are they looking for out on the recruiting side. Troy talk about how do they go about trying to develop players and what tools they use. Learn if they utilize the transfer portal.

We can get into a lot of different areas of a college program in this episode!

This episode can be very beneficial for parents, players out there, and even coaches maybe in other schools giving you all kinds of insight into what exactly goes on behind closed doors with these colleges so be sure to listen in!

SHOW NOTES:

[2:31] What's been something that stands out at the University of Findlay?

[4:10] How do division two scholarships work?

[6:42] If you give someone $10,000 can they take that $10,000 and spent it on tuition or can they do it on room and board?

[10:28] What takeaways did you have from watching and evaluating players and just the whole nine yards?

[13:48] In your eyes, what does a recruitable player mean?

[15:33] How many guys can you have on the roster?

[16:59] What's a typical day for you?

[19:51] Is there a system that you can kind of have to make sure everyone gets some time and knows what they need to work on?

[24:23] What do you like to do has been a player yourself and now a coach to help players with that side of the game?

[30:50] How often do you utilize social media for recruits or transfers and just everything out there?

[33:08] What do you think about kids tagging you in posts?

[37:23] When do you guys start looking at players specifically Division two level?

[40:50] Do you guys utilize the transfer portal?

[42:29] Why wouldn't I bring in the guy who's already had some experience?

[48:09] Why would someone want to come to play at the University of Findlay?

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Resilient. That would be the best word to describe T.J. Bruce. After his playing career ended, he decided he wanted to get into coaching. When he first started coaching junior college baseball he was making 5k while supporting his wife who was still in school. 

He was passed over three times while he was a volunteer assistant at Long Beach State for the paid position. He never gave up. After he became the head coach at the University of Nevada, he had a player pass away, and then two weeks later, his dad passed away. He held it all together and became a stronger man.  

He did all of this while becoming known as one of the best college recruiters in the country, won a national championship, and have a family. 

[1:49] Why did you decide then to transfer to Long Beach State?

[3:27] When you say the style of play, what do you mean?

[5:58] So you're a graduate assistant when you came back and then did you transition into just a full-time assistant coach?

[9:17] During those four years was there ever a point where like I need to get a real job?

[13:19] Do you have a game plan of like what you want to do?

[15:08] Do you have to go out and watch just as many games as a mid-major school or can you just go to the big tournaments and just kind of pick and choose the best ones because it is UCLA?

[18:01] What was your recruiting pitch to someone who was drafted pretty high but obviously, still wanted to go to school with you?

[19:27] What do you think makes you a good recruiter?

[21:21] Why did you end up taking that big instead of staying at UCLA?

[24:28] How do you balance having a family with four kids and a wife plus being the head coach of a Division one baseball program?

[25:53] What was one thing that was unexpected that you found whether it be a good or bad thing about being a head coach that you didn't know you would kind of feel or figure out?

[28:08] How were you able to kind of hold everything together and just keep it going?

[29:36] When you got there what did you put in a completely new, system-like philosophies for offense and pitching and everything, Or how do you kind of go about changing the baseball culture?

[31:35] Do you man pretty much the offense?

[34:13] Have you implemented anything in terms of helping guys with their mental game?

[39:19] How do you decide how much an incoming recruit gets?

[41:49] What do you make of that of those bigger schools sometimes recruiting players and I've seen it even in the fall the guys coming in the fall and they don't play well They're on a big seller ship in the spring there at a junior college?

[43:50] Do you look at junior college players?

[44:16] If I'm a recruit right now listening to you what are some of the best things that you can kind of describe about going to the University of Nevada and playing baseball there?

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Currently, in his 7th season as a Volunteer Assistant and the University of Louisville, Adam Vrable loves what he gets to do, coach. His passion for baseball sticks out like a sore thumb when you listen to him talk. Adam played College Baseball at Coastal Carolina where get graduated with a degree in History. After graduating he began his coaching journey, with stops at The Citadel and Charleston Southern. He also was involved in travel baseball coaching in South Carolina right after graduating from South Carolina. In this episode, Adam explains what it's like coaching at Louisville, why they compete in everything that they do, and working with baserunners, outfielders, and hitters at Louisville.

SHOW NOTES:

[2:12] Does that change the philosophy of the game when it's that cold outside?

[3:18] Do you guys change your philosophy on hitting or just approach or anything just based on where you guys play?

[5:11] Would you say that at Louisville you guys didn't waver your approach too much just in the last couple of years with the whole launch angle revolution?

[7:50] What's your guys' approach to stealing bases?

[10:41] Are there certain drills you like having the guys do?

[15:22]  Did you teach something specific down there for outfielders as they're fielding the ball?

[20:20] Is it just all approach and mindset based with two strikes?

[23:05] What's a typical practice look like for you guys maybe just in the offseason what's that environment looks like?

[27:29] How do you make sure that these guys do get what they need individually in a team setting?

[40:26] How do you gauge that in a recruit?

[44:58] How many times do you want to go and watch a recruit?

[48:47] You mentioned two-way players. How often do you recruit two-way players?

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In today’s episode, I talk to Adam Cornwell. Adam joined the University of Indianapolis coaching staff after a two-year stay at the University of Dayton. The Flyers finished second in the A-10 during the regular season. He helped guide the Flyers to the 2nd most strikeouts in program history during the 2021 season.

He joined the University of Dayton baseball staff in August 2019 following a one-year stint as an assistant coach at Iona College, where he served as the pitching coach for the Gaels.

He talked about the pitching development side as a coach. He shares that pitching is all about disrupting timing.

In this episode, learn about the growth opportunity as a pitcher and what velocity he is looking for when recruiting. 

SHOW NOTES:

[2:19] What was one thing that you thought you did an excellent job of and one thing that you are reflecting you feel like you could have improved upon as a coach?

[4:48] How did you get some players to believe in themselves?

[7:01] What rabbit holes have you recently gone down on the pitching development side?

[10:01] What were some of the everyday things you found when doing that screen on pictures? Was there a specific screen that failed or like a low-hanging fruit like all of them?

[11:45] How did you like the marv trainers? Are you talking about the ply balls that they had? How'd you like those with the seams?

[14:24] Are more guys playing catch with those because it feels like a baseball?

[15:15] Is increasing the velocity of your pitchers overall like a goal that you have at the end of the year?

[17:37] What's the most significant value you see in pitchers who have experience versus those not having experience?

[20:00] The average velocity at the d2 level versus the d1 level?

[22:09] What velocity are you looking for when you're out recruiting?

[23:56] Why did you transfer to Pittsburgh?

[25:46] What were some of the things you learned as a pitcher when playing in California?

[27:24] What did you say you went out there and worked with?

[32:12] What would you say from a mechanical standpoint? Was there anything that you changed when you were out there?

[40:03] What pitchers do you like to watch right now?

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@UIndyBaseball

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In this episode, we have Craig Snider. Craig is currently the hitting coach and recruiting coordinator at Texas A&M University. He won a National Championship when he was at his prior school, Florida State University, back in 2018. 

Craig talks a bit about what they do at Texas A&M from a development standpoint and what he's looking for in recruits. It's fun to go across onto the softball side and see some of the similarities and differences between baseball and softball, doing some cool stuff with force plates down there.

He talks a bit about some of the fantastic projects behind the scenes.

SHOW NOTES:

[1:52] Why did you start and continue to stay in softball your entire career?

[4:27] How have you evolved over those 21 years as a coach?

[6:04] How have you gone about being able to make changes that show up in the game?

[8:05] What good exit velocity for a college softball player?

[9:09] Is there a team philosophy you have like I was listening to another podcast you did earlier. Did you talk about having a common language amongst your players?

[10:36] Vertical elite-What would be elite?

[10:46] Is there a correlation between the release point and vertical break?

[10:58] What would be an approach to facing a pitcher with an eight to ten-inch vertical break?

[15:24] Why would you want to run and swing, and I mean, is that just you're trying to hit ground balls?

[17:40] If you see someone's a slapper, are you probably not to look at them?

[18:23] What are you looking for from a defensive standpoint?

[20:27] How do you identify players you want to recruit?

[22:51] This is purely testing how the brain works, so this is actually like a blueprint of how your brain thinks and works.

[26:31] What are the percentages for pitchers who throw change-up versus other pitches?

[27:40] How do you give this information to the players?

[29:48] What's something that you would say the majority of players out there if they worked on it, would help them in the long run?

[33:09] Why do you think that is about players being on top of the play?

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In this episode, I talk to Mark Helsel. Mark is the founder and current director of US Elite Baseball which is a successful travel baseball organization for several years. US Elite is one of the top travel baseball organizations in the country.

He talked about practical guides for parents of young athletes and how to develop youth players.

He shares tips with parents and coaches on how to act during practices and games.

[2:57] What separates US Elite Baseball?

[4:40] What advice would you give to people across the country?

[5:52] What's been a big challenge for your organization over the last couple of years?

[6: 57] What's your take on dealing with parents?

[10:42] What are some of the things that you you try to educate the parents on?

[16:58 What I want parents to do is understand that everybody matures differently.

[20:34] What do you tell parents if their kid isn't hustling, running hard, or being a good teammate?

[22:51] Glass half empty type personality and baseball.

[23:52] One of the things that I talk to our parents a lot about is you can't want this more than they want it.

[27:47] We can just focus on the process the development and stop talking about how many hits we have.

[30:27] Let them speak for themselves if they're gonna be a college athlete.

[31:25] I would never let sports become a rift between me and my son.

[35:10] When we call this game of failure.

[38:41] We have a definition for the word commitment.

[41:32] Four roles that you can play.

[42:27] You got to trust us as your son's mentor.

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In today’s episode, I speak to Marcus Davis. Marcus is a hitting coach in the private sector but has been on each side of the spectrum from former Midland and professional player to now coach of the 17U Braves.

He brings a wide variety of content about college recruiting, working with players, parents' expectations, and hitting as well.

He talks about working with players in the cage.

Learn about work habits and the ability of players to work through some adversity in this episode.

SHOW NOTES

[2:38] What's been your experience you coaching travel baseball last couple of years?

[3:36] What are you looking for when it comes to just players on your team obviously you can't take everybody. What type of players are you looking for?

[5:02] These days it seems that there are probably way more kids feeling that they're a top prospect when they're not actually but because of how early a lot of the recruiting is and social media. How did you handle the hype?

[6:40] Do you see that though with other kids nowadays where they get some attention and then they maybe get a little bit complacent they stop working because they get an offer really early on for big schools?

[9:34] Why do you need to be traveling all over the country if you're already really good at getting offers at a young age?

[11:30] How do you go about choosing the tournaments that you guys are going to play in?

[12:20] Are you guys able to practice during the summer and how does that work with the travel schedule?

[13:49] You played at junior college in Walters state and then went on to Florida state, so you went from a junior college to a power five school. 

[22:33] How could you expect these parents and players to know what it's like?

[28:39] Why did you decide to go to a power five school?

[29:45] You already had performed at junior college which is good baseball it wasn't like you went from high school.

[32:24] What if his thing is I might go to JUCO for a year and then try to transfer but he already has division one offers?

[38:11] How do you go about helping your own guys?

[40:43] Is there a system you have when it comes to working with guys?

[42:48 ] If you're hitting baseballs over 100 miles an hour you probably don't need to set aside just an hour focused solely on bat speed training.

[50:23] What's the best way for someone to contact you if they want to hit with you?

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In today’s episode, I talk to David Pearson. David is in his first season as a volunteer assistant coach with the University of Iowa baseball program. He serves as the Hawkeyes’ hitting coach.

David joins the program following a two-year run as an assistant coach at North Dakota State – his second stint with the Bison. He also has served as head coach at Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) from 2016-19.

In this episode, he shares tips and pieces of advice with young coaches and young players.

He talks about how he goes about helping his players deal with failure. 

Learn from his coaching career at different levels from a Player Development standpoint and ways to get better as Coaches and Players.

SHOW NOTES

[3:17] What was it like playing baseball in North Dakota growing up?

[4:17] When did you know that you wanted to get into coaching and that you want to be a coach?

[5:08] Did you know when you started coaching were there certain things that looking back you're like probably shouldn't have done?

[6:24] The biggest thing that I stress to a lot of young coaches.

[7:17] What's like one thing that really drew you to go to Iowa?

[8:26] Player development side at Iowa with the analytics department.

[9:22] What's something that you've learned maybe it's been at Iowa or maybe just in general just from all your years coaching?

[12:19] How do you help players with just dealing with failure?

[15:06] Our game is so predicated on how confident I am and how successful a person's been in the past.

[16:40] When you're in the box you need to see the ball big as you can and then trust your swing and be able all the work you've done in the weight room all the work you've done in the cages you have to be able to trust that when we get out onto the field you just now have to see the ball get a good pitch to hit.

[17:18] I wonder how many more players out there who start out struggling and because they don't know how to handle it they don't know how to do some of the things that you just described right there they never see the light at the end of the tunnel.

[19:08] Are there certain statistics or things that you emphasize to your players like for example in the minor leagues with the Orioles?

[20:20] Do you find that college kids the players on your team that they can handle like some of the information that they're giving them about that day's starting pitcher and the scouting reports and maybe movement and everything like that in their bowl?

[21:37] What's your take on teaching hitters two-strike approach?

[24:50] A lot of the great ones have the adjustability to be able to keep their hands back and fight pitches and be off time and still make something happen.

[25:46] Is hitting the breaking ball working on practicing hitting breaking balls off the machines something that you've done more of as your career has gone on?

[27:32] Trying to get players to improve their eyesight by working with eye doctors locally.

[29:27] Players now maybe focus more on the release point of the pitcher which allows them to see the ball better because of some of the stuff they're doing.

[30:44] Do you guys still put the screens across the infield so the players can't hit ground balls?

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In this podcast episode, Patrick Jones interviews Mike Cunliffe, head coach of the Seattle Speed Track Club, about enhancing athlete speed. Cunliffe emphasizes the role of biomechanics, power-to-weight ratio, and proper recovery in improving performance. He discusses the importance of deadlifts, managing central nervous system fatigue, and specific training for base running in baseball. Cunliffe shares his coaching background, the impact of structural issues on performance, and the significance of cellular optimization for recovery. He offers practical advice for coaches with limited resources, including plyometric exercises and intelligent training management.

Timestamps:

[03:11]  Max Velocity Mastery and Unlocking Athletic Potential in Baseball

[15:34] Strategies for Endurance and Sprint Performance

[17:12] Cutting-Edge Recovery Techniques

[20:14] In-Season Training

[27:48] Power-to-Weight Ratio

[29:33] Biomechanics and Acceleration

[33:00] Training Schedule and Neural Stress

[37:02] Mike Cunliffe's Background in Track and Field Coaching

[40:29] Biomechanics for Base Running

[44:55] Sprinting Prime and Training Methodologies

[47:20] Biomechanics and Force Application in Running

[50:07] Body Realignment and Injury Management

[54:24] Recovery and Cellular Optimization

[58:07] Weight Room Protocols for High School Coaches

[01:10:20] Plyometric and Speed Training for Baseball Players

[01:14:21] Biomechanics of Sprinting

[01:18:14] Contacting Coach Mike Cunliffe

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PLAYER DEVELOPMENT AND SUMMER RECRUITMENT WITH TYLER JACKSON

In today's episode, I speak to Tyler Jackson. Tyler has helped Liberty to the finals of an NCAA regional in 2021 and is in his first season on the Morehead State baseball coaching staff as an assistant coach.

Tyler, who also was part of two NCAA Tournament qualifying teams at the College of Charleston, helped guide Liberty to 41 wins and the Atlantic Sun regular season title this past season. The Flames won two games in the NCAA Knoxville regional, eliminating Duke to reach the finals against host Tennessee.

In this episode, he shares his experiences as a hitting coach on different levels.

He talks about what he likes to emphasize with players during fall and during the season.

He shares some Recruiting trail tips with everybody who’s in that process or will be in that process.

In this episode learn how Tyler develops his players during the fall!

SHOW NOTES



[2:21] What's something that you're implementing now that you've learned from all your years of coaching and playing experience?

[4:01] Why do you have that approach to coaching where it's more so kind of giving letting them take the reins and do what they want?

[5:27] What are some of the things that maybe you could possibly share when it comes to getting ready for a game, is there a certain process that you have to help guys get ready to face a certain starting pitcher?

[6:41] What are your thoughts on random versus block practice before a game?

[7:36] What do the guys think of the machine?

[8:43] What's been the biggest challenge?

[10:17] What's your take on recruiting a high school player versus a JUCO or a transfer?

[11:50] JUCO guys are a little bit different.

[15:02] Are you looking for guys more so like up the middle first and then corner spots?

[17:52] What value do you put on speed?

[19:06] When you find out about a player and you look at maybe their pbr information like will you look at their 60 time there?

[19:40] How do you find players?

[20:18] Are you not always necessarily trying to recruit the very best player but you're trying to find a replacement for a player that's on your team right now?

[22:39] Do you think that transfers and the transfer portal have hurt high school kids getting recruited?

[23:31] Division one schools are done recruiting for the 2022 class.

[25:22] How do you go about developing these guys in the fall when you have a little bit more time to work with them?

[27:31] How little time you have versus how many players are out there. I mean you're the only hitting coach and you have all the over 20 guys.

[28:37] Is there a certain philosophy that you guys have?

[30:00] What is it like if you're coaching and there are maybe some players who aren't everyday starters?

[32:26] Why would someone want to come and play at Morehead state?

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How to Achieve Greatness

Charles Schultz is the Owner of Super Fit Ohio and Edge of Greatness Podcast. Charles has always been enthusiastic about the pursuit of excellence, both personally and in coaching others. 

He talks about why is it important to have relationships and build connections with players.

He shares why coaches should have real conversations and open the door for players to understand that all these little things that they're working on are a specific part of their journey towards their ultimate goal.

He talks about how players should sacrifice to achieve excellence in the field.

Learn about the importance of proper mentality before and during the game.

SHOW NOTES:

[2:42] What does that mean to be great?

[4:01] Building a system and then following through on the system.

[4:29] When you're working with athletes they obviously want to be great so how do you go about instilling that in them and making it so it's applicable to them at their age?

[5:47] Do you think it's really though sacrificing some of those other things like hanging out with friends or is it more so when they're just working harder and they're more focused?

[7:42] From a hitting coach standpoint right where it's like we want these guys to be confident in the box and that comes from preparation of course but it also comes from you know feeling like you're part of a group or a community and I think having friends is important too.

[10:28] Did you go back your junior year to what you were doing your freshman year or did you stay course the entire the rest of the way?

[11:02] Why do you think you decided to change course after your freshman?

[12:52] Do you think that if you would have went to a bigger school where there's more competition and you wouldn't have been able to be comfortable?

[14:55] Where were you thinking about transferring to?

[16:33] There are opportunities south at smaller schools that are considered d2.

[16:55] When you graduate after your senior year did you have any independent opportunities to continue playing baseball?

[18:37] How important age is in professional baseball?

[19:30] If you feel like you're ready to move on and you're ready to roll, and from a strength conditioning standpoint too when did that start taking place right after you got done playing?

[20:22] What's it like at your facility give us some background on like how you go about what's the system like there when it comes to kids coming in to train?

[21:44] What do you like better the lifting part or working with hitters?

[22:26] What's the smartest thing you've ever done as a coach?

[22:37] On the flip side, what's the one thing that you did as a coach that you know maybe was like a failure but you learned from it made you a better coach?

[24:41] On the business side of your strength conditioning business that you have, what are some of the things that maybe have surprised you since you owned a business?

[25:57] What's your vision?

[30:27] High school baseball's tough.

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In today's episode, I speak to Kyle Decker. Kyle was brought on as an assistant coach in November 2020. He came to the Flyers after working as a volunteer assistant coach at Harvard University for the previous two years. While there he helped lead the Crimson to the 2019 Ivy League Championship and a spot in the Oklahoma City Regional in the 2019 NCAA Championship. 

He served as a volunteer assistant coach at UMass for one year and as an assistant coach for the Plymouth Pilgrims of the New England Collegiate Baseball League.

He gave some tips on recruiting and shared what he is looking for in a player. He talks about what he would recommend to other coaches out there who are looking to get into college baseball.

We also talk about the challenges of being a volunteer coach and the sacrifices he made to coach at the collegiate level.

SHOW NOTES:

[2:24] Did you grow up a Boston Red Sox fan?

[3:29] The head coach at Harvard University.

[5:10] You grew up with a dad as a coach.

[5:44] What's one thing that you've learned since becoming a baseball coach?

[7:02] Turning into a nightly championship program.

[7:32] What's your favorite thing about player development? 

[8:42] What would you say is the ultimate goal for most of the players that you've coached?

[10:09] How do you know when it's time to not talk too much vs when you need to talk more.

[11:47] What's your take on challenging guys vs traditional bp model 2

[18:42] Have you ever actually thought about getting into professional baseball?

[21:03] Are you always putting out your best 9 or are you sometimes gonna give guys a chance to maybe to don't get to play that often during midweek games so they can develop too?

[23:58] If you had a son who was in high school who wanted to play college baseball, what would you focus on him from a development standpoint?

[28:11] Do you wish you would've had a more diverse upbringing? 

[34:00] What was it like playing in Belgium? How did you get there?

[37:49] What is it like to be a volunteer coach?

[44:41] What's the hard thing about recruiting that people don't know?

[47:25] How often do the parents play a role in you wanting to recruit that player?

[50:05] If someone wanted to play for you, what would be the best way to get your attention?

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In today’s episode, I speak to Kirk Cabana, Assistant Baseball Coach for Carolina University.

He shares his experiences being a Recruiting Coordinator and Assistant Baseball Coach. He talks about establishing a culture, direction, and foundation for player development. He talks about the importance of having a growth mindset towards everything and finding your pursuit of purpose, making it to the next level, and making a difference.

He shares tips on how to build the foundations & values that make players better at sports and life. 

He motivates players to find that drive towards the things that they believe.

Learn the importance of connecting with people that encourage you along the process in this episode.

SHOW NOTES

[4:04] Why were you playing college baseball at 30 years old?

[5:00] What were you doing all up into your 20s?

[9:11] How did you go about actually getting the coach to let you be on the team?

[15:59] How did the season go?

[17:44] After that season, what was next?

[21:32] Senior season.

[22:34] The leadership that you would bring and how you would help out those younger guys who are still trying to find their way.

[23:23] What do you think of coaching so far?

[25:05] We are all going to get drafted in life and so what you do right now sets yourself apart from your competitors in life.

[25:30] What are you getting your masters in?

[26:28] What's your vision for yourself?

[27:51] Having a growth mindset towards everything.

[28:21] What are you looking to work with people in sports or out of sports?

[28:35] Finding pursuit for purpose.

[30:25] What's your vision with your podcast?

[32:24] The definition of success. Success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal.

[33:52] What I want to do next and how I can make things better.

[35:43] We get to do things rather than got to do things. It changes our mindset.

[36:17] What's a typical day like game day for Carolina university?

[37:59] We got to do bat testing for college baseball.

[38:23] Is that every level they're doing that?

[40:52] Head coach of an independent baseball team.

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In today's episode, I speak to Shane Sharkey. Shane has been a part of the success of Brookhaven Baseball for years. He was a member of the 2013 team that reached the NJCAA DIII World Series. He was an Assistant Coach on the 2019 team that reached the NJCAA DIII World Series.

In this episode, he shares how he recruits future JUCO players. He shares what coaches are looking for when it comes to players that they want to bring into a program from a scouting standpoint.

He gives advice to coaches and players going through the recruiting process at different levels.

SHOW NOTES

[3:13] What's the best thing about junior college baseball that people don't know?

[4:19] When it comes to recruiting and that process how late do you usually sign guys?

[5:09] What's the tuition like compared to a four-year college?

[5:53] Different divisions people don't know about junior college baseball.

[6:38] Do you guys get many transfers from four-year colleges?

[7:09] What are you guys specifically looking for when it comes to players that you want to bring into your program from a scouting standpoint what are you looking for?

[7:50] What are your responsibilities at school?

[8:30] What are the hours normally like in season and then offseason?

[9:08] There are really no guidelines or rules when it comes to Junior college baseball practice.

[9:45] You played at Brookhaven.

[10:04] Would you want to be a head coach someday?

[10:34] If you go to the high school level would you teach at the high school too?

[10:59] I know you played the following year too at out in Bakersfield how did that year go?

[11:57] Did you know right away you want to get back into coaching?

[13:35] In your own words what would be the advice you would give to people kind of going through that recruiting process and the different levels?

[15:57] How do you guys go about helping players or is there or do they do it on their own go from juco to their next stop?

[17:09] Are you picking up the phone yourself and calling these schools?

[17:56] How many times do you think those coaches read those compared to if you call as a coach?

[18:41] What kind of questions is that coach asking you when you've sent information to him?

[19:28] How many times would you say you call coaches and do they usually want to go see them or how do they want the player to come to work out for them at their school like how does that work?

[20:10] Do college coaches come and watch your guys' games during the season?

[20:27] You try to go and watch some high school games how does that work when you're so busy during the season with Brookhaven in college and coaching them?

[21:04] What's been the one thing that you've learned in coaching so far in your past several years that you've been doing it since you were done playing?

[23:10 Do you work other jobs during the year?

[24:54] What would be the advice you would give to someone who wants to get into college coaching?

[27:03] Sacrifice is a fantastic word.

[27:57] How do you guys go about trying to develop those players who may not be as good as the top-tier guys?

[29:20] Would you say the biggest difference is they're hitting or is it fielding?

[29:51] Do you guys have a certain philosophy when it comes to hitting an approach?

[31:40] Is there a specific system you have for trying to develop infielders?

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In today’s episode, I speak to Jared Gaynor. Jared is currently the minor league pitching coach for the Minnesota Twins. 

In this episode, he shares his job as a pitching coach. How he builds trust and relationships with players. He shares tips to coaches on how to narrow the player’s focus and help put up some guardrails to make sure players are staying on the right path.

He shares why it is important to get to know yourself better, understand your strengths, and understand how to make adjustments quicker.

Jared talks about what's important at each level of youth baseball, and how to develop a process that's going to help players make it to the next level.

We also cover why it is important to have a plan for players on what their workload is throughout the week and make sure that they’re ready to handle the workload that they're doing.

Learn the importance of finding the language that the player responds to the best and what actually makes sense to them.

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In today’s episode, I speak to Devin Mesoraco. Devin is currently the Volunteer assistant coach at the University of Pittsburgh.

He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds and New York Mets. Devin was an MLB All-Star in 2014.

In this episode, he shares his job as a catcher. How he got to be ready to call a game and be good defensively. He shares that at the end of the day he's there to serve the pitcher and how he needs to do what he can to help their career.

He shares why is it important to believe in yourself and be positive like you're going to have success.

Devin talks about three major things that you have to do well as a catcher 

1. Throw 
2. Block 
3. Receive

He shares some advice to coaches at the high school and youth level in developing and working with baseball players and how to build younger players.

Learn the importance of connecting with players and pulling the ball with authority in this episode

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In today’s episode, I speak to Brock Hudgens and Justin Seager, they played D1 ball together, got Drafted, and started a business.

They started an Airbnb Concept website to help parents & players find college baseball & softball camps in their area. 

In this episode, they share setbacks in their own career and how that helped them in the long run. 

We also talk about why is it rewarding to give back to the game and why sharing your knowledge and experiences with others is important.

SHOW NOTES:

[0:38] Why did you end up making a decision to walk-on at UNC Charlotte? 

[4:06] Brock’s background and how he ended up getting to Charlotte.

[6:37] What camp did you guys meet at?

[7:23 College coaches the camp is like the way to go.

[8:01] Were camps like a big deal down where you guys were?

[8:33] Did anybody on your team get a scholarship offer or a walk-on spot offer based on a camp?

[9:28] Scouting and recruiting is a roll of the dice.

[10:08] Brock’s career ended up progressing at like and not only into college but even professionally too and just how he had to adapt, develop, and continue.

[13:02] Was it one throw that it everything changed on?

[15:21] Justin’s stories from the minor leagues.

[17:29] What advice would you give to someone who is in a similar boat that as you were, where they're playing behind somebody?

[18:57] Did you feel pressure being a right-handed hitting first baseman?

[19:51] Looking back do you think that pressure is warranted?

[21:30] Helping you the youth in baseball.

[22:37] Justin with Blast Motion

[24:36] Justin’s role with Blast Motion.

[25:41] When did this idea of this Airbnb for camps come about?

[27:59] Benefits of going to a camp.

[29:17] Are there specific ages or skill levels or is it just everybody anybody in all camps doesn't matter baseball softball everything's on the site?

[33:11] What I help players with doing to and recommend to them is video is such a powerful tool.

[35:41] What advice would you give to people out there who are in the same boat and having to do it and maybe not getting any love or even any responses?

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In today’s episode, I speak to Corey Smith, assistant baseball coach at McNicholas High School.

He shares what he learned being a high school baseball coach for the past five years. He talks about the importance of conditioning, strengthening the core, and doing everything in a baseball mindset to make a positive impact on the team.

He shares some of the sacrifices players, parents, and coaches make and how they resulted in players making it to the next level. 

He talks about the need for a level of respect between parents, players, and coaches.

Learn and understand the uniqueness of high school  baseball!

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In today’s episode, I speak to Josh Kauten, he was drafted by the Detroit Tigers out of Illinois State University, where he was named the Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year and studied Exercise Science and Biomechanics.

After 5 seasons in professional baseball, he helped start the Heartland CC baseball program as the Pitching and Strength Coaches. He has worked with 100+ D1 players and 30+ Pros. His CSCS and CFSC certifications help give him a unique understanding of the human body and how to optimize performance.

In this episode, he talks about power output and efficient training.

He relates some of his experiences in kinesiology and how it helped him as a baseball coach. 

Josh also talks about some health issues like stress that players may experience and how to overcome these pressure situations.

Learn about the importance of strength and conditioning for baseball players, and the effects it can have on their development. 

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Patrick Jones talks about the transfer portal in this podcast episode. He explains how he aligns topics with the time of year and why he's discussing the transfer portal now. He shares insights based on his experience working with players navigating the transfer process, highlighting common scenarios and misconceptions. He emphasizes the importance of understanding why players want to transfer and the realities they face in finding new opportunities. Patrick delves into the criteria college coaches consider when evaluating transfer candidates, including performance metrics like strikeout-to-walk ratios for pitchers and offensive production for hitters. He also discusses the implications of different types of scholarship offers and the significance of summer collegiate baseball leagues for player exposure and recruitment. Throughout the episode, Patrick offers practical advice and cautions against unrealistic expectations in the transfer process.

Timestamps:

[01:49] Understanding the Transfer Portal

[09:43] NCAA Rules and Regulations for Division I Baseball

[12:29] Expectations & Statistical Significance in the Transfer Portal

[19:37] Returning to School, Division Choices, and Scholarship Types

[25:55] Summer Collegiate Baseball

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In today’s episode, I speak to Dave Anderson, he was a member of the Dodgers team that won the 1988 World Series. Anderson was the manager for the 1994 Jamestown Jammers of the single A short season New York–Penn League.

Dave Anderson played 10 years in the major leagues 1988 world series champion.

He shares some advice to high school coaches who are trying to develop infielders. He talks about the importance of having a routine and staying ready during the game.

He also talks about the importance of cherishing opportunities to be at the plate and win the game!

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In today’s episode, I speak to Jay Uhlman, the Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator -Tulane University.

He is a veteran with over 24 years of experience as both an assistant and head coach

Jay 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.

He shares some advice to high school parents about going into the recruiting decision-making process. 

He also talks about elevating standards and challenging players to see their competitiveness.

Learn about the importance of building relationships, bridging the gap, getting in the cage, communicating with them on defense, and fielding techniques.

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In today’s episode, I speak to Michael Deegan, the Head Baseball Coach at Denison University.

He shares his vision and experiences as a coach on how to lead and live a meaningful life.

He talks about the importance of having great conversations and building relationships with players and coaches in the best way possible because he believes that finding your own voice and true self is really powerful. In this conversation, he talks about living your values and being the best version of yourself.

Learn about the importance of being transparent and how players should function as a team as he shares his secret and story on being successful in moving people forward and how you can best impact the team by constantly learning and communicating.

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In today’s episode, I speak to Mike Rabelo, the Major League Field Coordinator for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Mike was the hitting coach for the Gulf Coast League Tigers and the Short-season A Connecticut Tigers. He was hired as manager of the Connecticut Tigers for the 2014 season. He was also in the managerial position for the West Michigan Whitecaps, Lakeland Flying Tigers, and Erie SeaWolves'.

He shares his experiences and what he learned as a field coordinator, what goes on behind the scenes, and what makes the game happen to try to get all the players to coordinate and practice differently, better, and manage time efficiently!

He talks about educating players in the best way he can because he believes that the players want to learn and want to be challenged. In this damn good conversation, he talks about compassion for players, how to win players, and developing relationships with players for a long time. 

Learn about the importance of how players should run smart, knowing the situation, where's the ball, what's the sign, and where’s the defense.

He shares advice to coaches out there on helping players deal with failure and how it goes back to timing! 

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Joe Ferraro is a high school teacher, former baseball coach, and currently is the host of the 1% Better Podcast. I have been working with Joe for several months now to continue to improve my skills as an interviewer, as well as a better speaker. No matter what walk of life you're currently in, you can always get better at your communication skills.

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For the past three years Callix Crabbe has been the MLB Assistant Hitting Coach for the Texas Rangers. In this episode, Callix shares what he learned over his career as a hitting coach, how to evaluate coaches, and working with infielders.

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With over 40 years of coaching experience, it is an honor to have on a legend in this weeks episode, Mike Roberts. Mike and I met this past season in spring training when I was working for the Baltimore Orioles organization. I instantly felt a connection with Mike and enjoyed picking his brain on all of the intricacies in the game. He spent 23 years as the head coach at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. During the summer he is the head coach for the Cotuit Kettlers in the Cape Cod League. In this episode, we talk a lot about stealing bases, summer baseball, and scoring runs. Mike is well known throughout the country as being innovative when it comes to stealing bases. Mike's son, Brian, played 13 years in the MLB and used his Dad's methods to steal bases throughout his entire career.

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Why do you swing the bat you do? What was the reason you went with the specific length, weight, handle? Is there a way to identify what specific bat you should be swinging? 

On this week's episode, we have Liam Mucklow who is the founder of the Baseball Performance Lab and Micah Gibbs who is the Director of Player Development at BPL on the podcast to discuss Bat Fitting. 

I have yet to see anyone in the Baseball world do what these guys are doing from an equipment standpoint. They are using objective information to find the perfect bat for each hitter to maximize their production at the plate.

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For the past thirty years, Art Senato has been coaching high school baseball. This year he decided to take on a new challenge and become the Head Coach for Centennial Spartans High School Baseball Team, in Burleson Texas. Art takes us behind the scenes and tells us how he's building the program in his first year as head coach. We also talk about helping kids in the recruiting process, playing time, off-season workouts, and building a culture.

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Walter is a father, coach, and advisor. He has been helping players and families with the recruiting process for over thirty years. In this episode, we talk about how parents should act during games, advice to kids who aren't getting recruited, not playing travel baseball before 14u, and verbally committing to a school as an underclassman. Walter just came out with a book to help families through the recruiting process.

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On this episode of Patrick Jones Baseball, Josh Gessner, a right-handed pitcher in the Texas Rangers organization, shares his journey from Australia and Japan to professional baseball, discussing overcoming challenges like the yips and increasing pitching velocity through training methods. Gessner advises aspiring players to know themselves and consider their development needs, emphasizing the value of education alongside athletic pursuits. They highlight personal struggles and coping mechanisms, stressing the mental aspect of overcoming fear and judgment, and discuss simplifying the pitching process and building supportive relationships with coaches. Additionally, Gessner talks about his venture into social media writing and podcasting, aiming to share his learning experiences to help others, with a focus on mental resilience, growth, and knowledge-sharing to support individuals facing similar challenges.

Timestamps:

[2:32] Josh Gessner’s Journey from Roots to Success

[7:35] 80 to 90 MPH through DriveLine

[10:07] Gessner’s Recruitment Journey in College Baseball

[17:41] Advice for Young Players Choosing Between College and Professional Baseball

[20:08] College Scholarships and Degrees in Pro Baseball

[23:34] Reflections on Early Professional Baseball

[26:13] Overcoming the Yips

[31:21] Managing Persistent Challenges

[33:45] Keys to Pitching Success

[36:32] Insights from Training Facilities

[37:46] The Value of Coaching Relationships in Training Facilities

[39:41] A Dive into Writing and Social Media

Follow Josh Gessner on Twitter: @GessnerJosh

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2021 World Series Champion, Bobby Magallanes joins the show this week! Prior to this past season Bobby had spent 31 years in the minor leagues as a player and as a coach. While he was coaching in the minor leagues, Bobby got his masters degree in performance psychology. Let me tell you from first hand experience, that is useful when coaching hitters during a 100 plus game season. We also talk about the importance of having a growth mindset as a coach. mindfulness, what coaching actually means, and two strike approach.

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On this episode we have a current player joining us on the podcast! Ben Heller, who has had an amazing journey from starting back as a high school pitcher not getting recruited. He then signed on to play at Olivet Nazarene a small NAIA college, got drafted by the Indians in the 22nd round, and ended up making it to the MLB. Ben has had some tough luck with injuries the last few seasons. In this episode, he talks about having to deal with those injuries from a mental and physical standpoint. We also talk about how Ben uses meditation to stay in the moment, why being too coachable isn't a good thing and advice to young players. 

If you have any questions you would like me to answer on the podcast please email me, jonesbaseballtraining@gmail.com

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After retiring from professional baseball at age 36, Paul Janish immediately got into coaching. Legendary college baseball coach, Wayne Graham asked Paul to come back to his alma mater (Rice University) and help out. He’s been coaching at Rice ever since. In this episode, Paul talks about the transition into coaching, coaching infielders, and some things he learned by playing professional baseball. 

If you have any questions or future guest recommendations, please email me, jonesbaseballtraining@gmail.com 

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Todd is entering his 16th season coaching College Baseball. This upcoming season will be his first year at Tennessee Tech University. He is serving as the hitting coach and recruiting coordinator. Todd has coached at the D3, D2, and now D1 level. In this episode, we get into recruiting, developing hitters mentally and physically, 2k approach, and Todd’s background. 

Todd and I will be speaking at Connecting the Dots conference December 3-5th in Knoxville Tennessee. We would love to see you there!

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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. 

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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. 

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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.

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In this podcast episode, Sean Stevens shares his remarkable journey from starting college baseball at 28 to becoming a successful coach at Middle Georgia State University, emphasizing perseverance and dedication despite challenges. He discusses the recruiting process, stressing the importance of building relationships with players and identifying talent both online and through personal interactions. Stevens also highlights the significance of summer collegiate baseball in player development, advocating for players to seize opportunities to showcase their skills and improve draft prospects. Additionally, the conversation delves into the process of selecting players for a summer baseball team, emphasizing collaboration between the head coach and general manager, and discusses player contracts, performance-based lineup decisions, and the supportive environment provided for players attending Middle Georgia State University.

Timestamps:

[2:06] Sean Stevens Baseball Journey From Discovery to Determination

[5:48] Finding Purpose in Coaching

[7:31] The Recruiting Journey at Middle Georgia State

[10:25] Online Recruitment in College Baseball

[13:15] The Importance of Baseball IQ in Player Success

[16:22] Understanding the World of Summer Collegiate Baseball

[20:31] Selecting Players for Summer Baseball Teams

[22:21] Contrasting the Cape Cod League and Other Summer Baseball Experiences

[25:18] Player’s Contracts in Summer Leagues

[28:08] The Relationship Between Coaches and GMs in Summer Baseball

[33:08] Player Performance and Immediate Impact in Summer Baseball Leagues

[34:23] Navigating Lineup Dynamics

[39:06] Understanding College Expenses at Middle Georgia State

Follow Sean Stevens on Twitter: @CoachStevensMGS

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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? 

-       Patience at the plate? BB/K  

-       Speed? (Baserunning?)

-       Moving on each pitch, 

-       Arm?

-       Glove? 

-       How do you handle failure in big moment?

-       Good Teammate

 Pitcher

-       Velocity 

-       Projectible 

-       Command 

-       2/3rd pitch that you can throw for strike 

-       Body language when you don’t get a good call. 

If you don’t have a big enough engine, ie you are lacking strength (velocity, power, arm strength might be best to spend the summer working on those things vs. traveling the country playing in games. 

Promoting yourself

·      Emailing college coaches directly. 

-       Make a personalized video to that coach (Xan Barksdale's idea)  

-       Tagging college coaches on social media 

·      Maybe 1 or 2 that you’re really interested in

-       Showcases 

·      PBR/Perfect Game 

-       Camps

·      Can be a good thing if you’re really interested in the school. 

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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. 

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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 

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