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In The Mind Of SEC Coach Isaiah Paige - What Coaches Look For In Players & Coaching Experience

Today, we have SEC Coach Isaiah Paige, Missouri Pitching Development Coordinator, bringing us a lot of insight on the recruiting process. Isaiah shares his experience as a player at the D1 level  and coaching professionally and now at a D1. He talks about what scouts look for in players and the shift in the recruiting process with the new NCAA roster changes. He also gives some wisdom on what players should focus on while trying to get recruited.

What We Discuss:

0:00 Introduction

05:48 Orioles Fundamentals Coach experience

12:09 Transition from player to coach

16:28 From Pro to D1 coach

18:50 Behind the scenes as an SEC coach

26:25 Finding the mold when recruiting pitchers

34:48 NCAA D1 Roster changes

36:00 Why you shouldn’t specialize too early

38:42 When would it be okay to specialize?

41:42 What scouts look for in position players

43:22 Learn the game

45:28 Are showcases important?

46:30 Invest on development

49:44 Turn offs when recruiting

52:50 Uncommon things scouts look for

54:36 What would you do different as a player?

In this episode we have Dylan Silver, The AOP Strength and Conditioning Performance Coordinator, joining us in the conversation about the hindering mistakes we see a lot of pitchers make throughout their career. We go over the importance of habits, assessments, programming, recovery, and finding what works for you!

In this episode we discuss the structure of most high school baseball programs and how their norms are flawed. We go over why we think high school programming can be detrimental to player’s development, an athlete’s career, and the success of their team during season. We provide solutions and insight on what we think could be a better approach.

Bienvenidos a nuestro primer episodio en español. En este episodio, hablamos sobre el status quo del béisbol latinoamericano y por qué creemos que es necesario avanzar.

In this episode we open up the conversation with Chaffey College Head Coach Andy Smith, on Junior College Baseball programs being overlooked. We discuss the benefits and opportunities going to a JC may provide for high school graduates and eligible college transfers. We also touch on how ego can get in the way of coaching and hold back players and programs from developing to their best potential. 

Everyone wants to be the best, but are they willing to trust the process and do what it takes? And is their goal obtainable? In this episode we will be going over some of the unrealistic expectations athletes and parents have with the training/development process and why those expectations prevent an athletes from reaching their potential!

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Everyone wants to be the best, but are they willing to trust the process and do what it takes? And is their goal obtainable? In this episode we will be going over some of the unrealistic expectations athletes and parents have with the training/development process and why those expectations prevent an athletes from reaching their potential. Pt. 2 coming soon! 

CEO of The Art of Pitching (AOP), Art Salazar, and Pitching Performance Coordinator, Freddery Arias, introduce their new venture in the podcast space and talk about their background, experience, and their goals for this podcast.