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Bio https://charlotte49ers.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/robert-woodard/846 On July 1, 2019, Robert Woodard returned home to the Queen City as the fifth Head Coach of the Charlotte 49ers Baseball program. He does so coming off of being an assistant coach at his alma mater, North Carolina, for three seasons. Woodard, a Charlotte native, has also served as pitching coach at UNCW and Virginia Tech. In his first full season of 2021, Woodard guided the 49ers to a 40-win season, Conference USA Regular Season Championship and berth back into NCAA Postseason play for the first time since the 2011 season. Woodard, also took home C-USA's Keith LeClair Coach of the Year honors So on the show we discuss his first steps in year one, we talk building the foundation and we go over what theyre doing this fall! You're gonna love this episode with Robert Woodard! Time Stamps 01:00- Intro 05:00- Building the foundation 12:30- Recruiting 17:10- Offseason Schedule 26:50- Building the culture on a daily basis Contact Email- [email protected] Twitter- @rwoodardCLT

Bio Bobby's pro career began when the Seattle Mariners selected him in the 50th round of the 1989 MLB draft. He played in professional baseball for 12 years, with six of them in the Mexican League. Bobby's coaching career started in the Los Angeles Angels' organization in 2002. And since, he been a manager or hitting coach in the MiLB until he was brought up to the major leagues with the Atlanta Braves. In 2020, the Braves promoted him to the major league coaching staff as assistant hitting coach. and most recently he was a member of the 2021 World Series champions. On the show we discuss what separated this Braves club and we take a deep dive into what makes a great hitter and a great hitting coach. Time Stamps 01:00- What makes a world series champion 05:43- Relationships are huge 10:00- Peak Performers and how they separate themselves 12:00- Blocked and Random Practice 20:00- On Field BP and Routines 26:00- Pressure filled moments in the World Series 34:30- 2K Approach 41:00- Team Chemistry and Makeup 45:16- Quick Hitters Resources Mindset- Carol Dweck Motor learning and performance- Schmidt and Lee https://thelearnerlab.com/train-ugly/ The Bible Contact (Instagram) @magallanesbobby @SwingUgly

Bio Kevin Kimball enters his 11th year at the helm of the Bears Baseball program. In July of 2010 Kimball was hired after two years as an assistant at Gateway Community College. At the time, the Phoenix College baseball program had only one winning season since 1993. Since Kimball took the reins his teams have produced 3 of the top 5 win totals in school history. Kimball’s 2015 Bears squad was a few outs away from a World Series birth after eliminating the defending national champions in the Region I semifinals. In 2017 Kimball finally did break through and won a region championship. That 2017 team also broke the school record for wins in a season and was ranked in the top 20 for 9 consecutive weeks – which was another first for the program Time Stamps 01:00- Intro 03:00- Changing the culture 06:00- BP Rounds 24:00- Mentality / Mental Game 34:00- There are always exceptions to the rule 38:00- Swing Decisions and Timing Contact Phone: 602.285.7293 Email: [email protected] https://twitter.com/kimballk11

Bio This week I got the pleasure of interviewing Dave National Team Head Coach at IMG Academy. Dave has enjoyed a career in baseball that includes thirteen years of professional playing experience that has spanned the globe combined with decades of managing and coaching experience at the professional and collegiate levels. Dave was drafted out of Davidson College in North Carolina in the 1987 by the New York Yankees and on to play thirteen seasons of professional baseball. As a Coach, Turgeon has managed and coached at the professional level as well as coached at the collegiate level. His first stop was in the Cleveland Indians organization in 1999. After which he spent time in various college coaching roles with Boston College, UConn, Duke and Virginia Tech. His passion for working with professional players steered his career to the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2010. Dave is also a contributing blogger on USA Baseball’s website. Show Notes 01:00- Intro 05:00- Ins and outs of IMG Academy 15:00- A day in the life at IMG 19:00- Fall Instructs Contact https://twitter.com/davidturgeon45

Bio The 2021 season was the 3rd as head coach at Olentangy Orange for Tom Marker. During his tenure Marker has turned the Pioneers into a state and district power, leading Orange to a number one State Ranking and top 50 National Ranking last season. Marker’s record of 48-11 (.814) is first all-time in winning percentage at Orange. In his career as a head coach Marker is 247-143 (.633). Marker’s efforts have paid off in the win column and across the board as Prep Baseball Report has tabbed Orange as the top program in the state in the final State Poll Rankings. Over the last seven seasons, Marker has led his teams to five district final appearances, winning the district in 2021. Marker was named Ohio State Baseball Coach of the Year, Central District Baseball Coach of the Year, and Ohio Capital Conference Coach of the Year in 2021. Along with that, he was named Central District Baseball Coach of the Year in 2013. He also served as President of the Central District Coaches Association and is currently a member of the National High School Baseball Coaches Association staff. Several players from Orange have gone on to play at the next level, including a 2021 roster with commitments to Vanderbilt, Wright State, Toledo (3), King University, West Liberty University and Ohio Northern University. Marker teaches sixth grade math at Olentangy Orange Middle School and lives in Lewis Center with his wife (Amie) and three children (McKenzie 9, Jackson 4, and Lainey 1). He has been on numerous podcasts including most recently being asked to be on the “Making Math Moments” podcast. Time stamps 01:00- First 100 days 09:00- Offseason Outline 15:00- Videoing Practice 18:22- Rules and Standards 21:30- Parent Communication 31:00- Very intentional with time Resources Greg Canvel Podcast Contact https://twitter.com/coachmarker [email protected]

Bio https://plnusealions.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/justin-james/1020 Justin James is in his third season as the head coach of the Point Loma baseball team in 2021. James returned to his alma mater to take over as the head coach of the Sea Lions in the summer of 2018. He has over 13 years of collegiate coaching experience, including two as the pitching coaching at UC San Diego, where he helped lead the Tritons to back-to-back NCAA West Regional Championships. In his first season as the leader of the program, James guided PLNU to a 32-21 record, a pair of postseason victories and into the final game of the NCAA West Regional #2. The Sea Lions ranked as high as No. 2 in the West Region poll, and reached No. 14 in the national rankings. James' second season was cut short due to the COVID pandemic. At the time, the Sea Lions were playing their best baseball. PLNU finished conference play 3-1 (9-8 overall) and in second place in the PacWest standings. On the show we discuss how they approached this fall, we go over their program standards, and how they utilize gamelike practice to steal reps and get ready for the season. Here's Justin James! Time Stamps 01:00- Vision of the program 04:00- First 100 days 09:30- Standards 18:00- How to build culture 28:00- Offseason Calendar Contact [email protected] https://twitter.com/CoachJames_3

Bio Michael Earley is in his first season as the hitting coach at A&M and arrives in the Brazos Valley after five seasons at Arizona State. Earley has built a reputation for developing hitters with his most notable work being the rise of Spencer Torkelson to the No. 1 overall draft pick in the 2020 MLB Draft. who went Undrafted out of high school. In the 2020 MLB Draft, four of Earley’s hitters were selected as Arizona State was the only school in the country to boast five players chosen in the shortened, five-round draft. On part 1 of the show we discuss his transition to College Station, their player evaluation process for this fall and he shared with us some video of their Fall Training Sessions Time Stamps 01:00- Transitioning to College Station 05:00- Nolan Arenado Discussion 12:30- Player Evaluation Process for this fall 18:00- Fall Training Sessions and Video Contact https://twitter.com/earleybaseball

Bio Today we have on Jason Thompson, head baseball coach at Brennan HS. a few highlights , Jason has Over 250 Career Wins, Was the Texas 5A State Runner Up (2016), they Set Alamo Heights School Record for Wins in a Season (28 in 2015) and Reached the Texas Regional Semi-Finals This offseason he took his current job at Brennan, so On the show we discuss his first 100 days on his new job, how he goes about relationships with parents, and how they plan out the fall by backwards planning from round 3 of the playoffs Show Notes 01:00- First 100 days of his new job 06:00- Core values as a program 19:45- Parents being a part of the program 29:50- Fall Outline 37:30- Blending to Pre-Season Contact https://twitter.com/CoachJ_Thompson

Bio Today we have on hitting coach, Micah Franklin. Micah has spent a total of 28 years in professional baseball, 15 years as a player. In 1997 he made his MLB debut with with the St Louis Cardinals. He then spent 2 seasons in Japan with the Nippon Ham Fighters and Hanshin Tigers and 2 seasons in Korea with the Hyundai Unicorns He actually started his career as a scout for 8 years, 5 years for the Diamondbacks and then 3 years MLB pro scout Seattle. then has spent the last 5 years MILB Hitting Coach with the Diamondbacks On the show we talk player evaluation, what hes doing with players this fall for training, and how we need to approach swing problems using the what, why, and how method. You're gonna love this episode with Micah Franklin! Time Stamps 01:00- Player Evaluation 07:15- Developing trust with players 13:40- Fall Development Contact https://twitter.com/micahf56

Bio https://vcuathletics.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/shawn-stiffler/551 Head Coach Shawn Stiffler enters his 10th season at the helm of VCU baseball for the 2021-2022 season. Over his tenure, the Rams have climbed back into national prominence. VCU stands as one of just eight programs in the country with 34-plus wins over the last seven full seasons. Stiffler was named the the sixth head coach of the VCU Baseball program in December 2012 following the passing of his mentor Paul Keyes. Stiffler was promoted after serving as the associate head coach for the first half of the 2012 campaign and serving as the interim head coach for the remainder of that season. Prior to being named head coach, he spent five seasons on Keyes' staff as the Rams' pitching coach and recruiting coordinator. Time Stamps (part 1) 01:00- First 100 days 09:00- Standards/Core Values 23:00- Offseason Calendar 33:00- What does success look like at VCU? (what style of players) Contact https://twitter.com/ShawnStiffler29 [email protected]

Bio Jackson's first college coaching job came as an assistant for the Fairfield Stags baseball program in 2001. The next season, Jackson became an assistant coach at Emporia State University. Jackson spent the 2003 season as an assistant at Coffeyville Community College before moving on to Jefferson College for the 2004 and 2005 seasons. Jackson coached at Nicholls State University from 2006–2007 and St. Louis Community College in 2008. Jackson left college baseball to become a professional scout for the Washington Nationals from 2008 to 2010. On August 14, 2010, Jackson was named the recruiting coordinator and assistant coach for the Missouri Tigers baseball program under coach Tim Jamieson. On May 27, 2015, Jackson left his position with Missouri because of his wife's promotion. Jackson spent his two year hiatus from coaching as an agent. On July 25, 2017, Jackson returned to coaching as the head coach of the Southern Jaguars baseball team. In 2019, Coach Jackson led the Southern Jaguars baseball team to the SWAC Baseball Tournament championship and a berth in the 2019 NCAA Baseball Tournament. Southern was eliminated after losses to the Mississippi State University Bulldogs in their first game, 11-6, and the University of Miami Hurricanes, 12-2, in the losers bracket elimination game on the following day. On November 30, 2020, Jackson resigned as head coach of the Southern Jaguars to accept a position as the President of MLB Draft League. Time stamps 01:00- MLB Draft Job and his vision for it in year 2 05:00- Several different roles 15:00- Being a generalist vs being an "expert" in one field. 18:00- Diversity Committee 28:00- Worst (2018) to first (2019) 40:00- Building Alignment within the coaching staff 50:00- Building "teams" 52:00- Lightning Section Resources It takes what it takes- Trevor Moawad Lead for Gods Sake- Todd Gongwer Contact https://twitter.com/im_that_dad_kj

Bio Trevor Flow- Head Baseball coach, North Hall HS in Gainesville GA Since he arrive at North Hall, he has been a part of a 193-64 overall record. In his first year as head coach of the Trojans, they finished 24-7 and made it to the Sweet Sixteen, in year 2 the Trojans finished 21-16 and made it to the Final Four, in year 3 the Trojans were 12-4 and ranked #1 in AAA before the Covid shortened season. and this past season, the Trojans won the 3 AAA State Championship for second time in school history and set a school record for wins in a season. Coach Flow earned Region Coach of the Year honors during the 2018 season and AAA Coach of the Year in 2019 and 2021. On the show we go over the vision of the program, how he stays on top of things by being extremely organized, and how to teach "attention to detail." Time Stamps 01:00- Vision of the program 18:00- Rules/Standards 25:00- Favorite team building activities 29:00- Offseason Outline 32:00- Pre Season Outline 37:00- Attention to detail 42:00- In Season Practice 54:00- Last Things Resources Obstacle is the way- Ryan Holiday Good to great- Jim Collins Extreme Ownership- Jocko Contact https://twitter.com/TrevorFlow https://www.trojansbaseball.com/

Bios Jason is a globally recognized Performance Coach, who emphasizes the mental aspects of optimal performance in high pressure environments. In addition to golf, where he has coached 6 Major champions, multiple top 10 players, and taken two golfers to World #1, Jason has worked in many major sports including MLB, NFL, NBA, USTA, NCAA (DI/DII), and with athletes and coaches from the U.S. and Great Britain Olympic teams, including the 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist in Golf and 2018 FedEx Cup Champion, Justin Rose. Tom has been called the "father of modern pitching mechanics," and a "professor of throwing." and has live his best life, as the kids say these days. some highlight he caught Hank Aaron’s 715th. Maybe most famous for working with Nolan Ryan, was portrayed in the million dollar arm, then decided to jump into football to work with 2 guys you've probably never heard of in Tom Brady and Drew Brees, among others. On the show we discuss how the mustard app will change the landscape of coaching baseball pitchers, we talk about internal drives and motivations, and we get into some stories about some of the aforementioned athletes. Website https://teammstrd.com/

Bio In the fall of 2021 Dr. Bryan Moses will enter his sixth season as the McPherson head baseball coach and ninth overall as a collegiate head coach. His school record entering the season is 144-92, while his career record is 226-148. Moses also serves as the Assistant Athletic Director for Internal Operations and is the lead play-by-play broadcaster for football and basketball. In 2021 the Bulldogs accomplished their highest winning percentage in Bulldog baseball history, compiling a record of 38 – 15 (.717). 38 wins was also a Bulldog record. During the campaign, the Bulldogs landed on the national stage after being ranked #17 in the country. In the conference tournament, the Bulldogs knocked off the number 1 seed in route to advancing to the championship game. After the conclusion of the conference tournament, the team was award a regional berth in O’Fallon, Missouri as a number 4 seed. The Bulldogs won two games in O’Fallon and were one game away from the championship round. The Bulldogs fell just short of reaching the NAIA World Series in Lewiston, Idaho. During the season, the Bulldogs shattered the following team records: Single Season Wins, Team Winning Percentage, Seven All-KCAC Award Winners, Batting Average, RBI per game, Slugging, Runs scored per game, Hits per game, Doubles per game , Home Runs per game, Opponents’ Batting Average, Strike Outs per game, Shut Outs, and Team Fielding Percentage. Time Stamps 01:00- Vision of the program 07:00- "what do we have to do to win, here." 12:00- All About Culture 20:00- Team Building 30:00- Fall Program 40:00- Pre season to In Season 53:00- Last Things Resources Geno Speech- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3_wgb3OREQ The Score Takes Are of Itself- Bill Walsh

Bio Perry Husband is a pioneer in the world of Baseball Science. He introduced many modern hitting metrics to baseball, including Exit Velocity and Launch Angle. Through the groundbreaking discovery of Effective Velocity, there were countless pitching breakthroughs, including Ev Pitch Tunnels, Location Adjusted Speed (True Reactionary Speed) and many, many other Deception Metrics. Perry Husband is also the Author of the Downright Filthy Pitching Series, including 4 books. The Foreword is by Dr. Tom House, who helped bring the science to light introducing Ev to both Japan and Korea. Ev has also been adopted by hundreds of university coaches/players in both softball and baseball, including many NCAA champions These same advanced mindsets helped the Back to Back National Champions in softball, University of Oklahoma and UCLA softball programs to become two of the most potent offenses in the game this past season. So on the show, Perry presents an introduction to what effective velocity is, how we can train it, and how to combat it as a hitter. Let me introduce Perry Husband! Resources/Contact https://hittingisaguess.com/ https://twitter.com/evperryhusband

Bio Justin Haire is in his sixth season as head coach of the Campbell University Fighting Camels and his 13th as a member of the Campbell baseball coaching staff. After spending seven seasons as recruiting coordinator, assistant coach, and eventually associate head coach under former skipper Greg Goff, Haire was named the 10th head coach of Campbell baseball (senior college era) on June 6, 2014. Haire has coached dozens of all-conference players, over 20 all-region players, seven conference players of the year, two region players of the year, and 15 All-Americans. Haire has recruited or coached every baseball All-American in Campbell history. and He is one of four head coaches in program history to reach triple-digit wins. On the show we discuss program building, competitive practices, and player led standards. And with that heres Justin Haire! Time Stamps 01:00- Transitioning from the assistant to head coach 13:00- "what did you start, stop, and continue doing when you transitioned?" 19:00- Standards within the program (player led) 30:00- Victory in the margins 43:00- Fall Outline 54:00- Pre Practice Meetings 1:01:00- Chaos BP 1:24:00- Quick Hitters Resources Barnstormers Video www.Stealbases.com Matt Riser ABCA Talk Daily Stoic- Ryan Holiday Contact Website/Email https://twitter.com/jhaire03

Bio Dylan was born and raised in Bakersfield, CA. His playing career started at Stockdale High School in Bakersfield before moving to Bakersfield College for three years, Hofstra University for a year and the University of South Carolina Beaufort for a year. Dylan started coaching in the summer of 2012 at Bakersfield College and remained there until the spring of ‘20 when he was hired by the Dodgers. At BC he worked as the hitting coach every year and also had duties working with catchers, infielders, outfielders, and baserunning. He was slated to work in Ogden last year before covid, and this year he is in Rancho Cucamonga. he and his wife Jacqueline are expecting our first baby girl at the end of July. On the show, we talk about his passion for helping high school hitters, which led him to write his book (linked below, We go over his assessment process and his advice on training hitters to compete in todays high velo high spin environment. •And with that here's Dylan Nasiatka Time 00:30- Info on his book 04:00- Assessment Process 12:00- Training Hitters 24:00- Training Adjustability 34:00- Technology Best Practices 40:00- Mental Side of the Game 54:23- Last Things Resources - Dylans Book Chase the Lion- Mark Batterson Who moved my cheese Contact https://twitter.com/d_nasiatka

Bio 2021 national champion JT Gasso has spent the past 6 seasons as Oklahoma's assistant coach. His primary responsibilities are focused on working with OU's outfielders and the Sooner offense. During Gasso's tenure, the Sooners have had one of most potent offenses in the country, and in 2021 broke almost every offensive category you can think of The Sooners broke the NCAA single season home run record, the single season runs record. and OU also broke the record for runs and home runs at the Women’s College World Series. So on the show, we go over how they developed into national champions and the offensive juggernaut they were in 2021 Here is JT Gasso! Time Stamps 01:00- Intro 03:00- Closet Talks/Meetings during games 14:00- Elimination Games and the thought process. 21:00- Setting up the fall 42:00- mental/Tactical side 50:00- Training Adjustability 1:05:00- Last Things Resources https://hubermanlab.com/ http://www.onbaseu.com/ Gamechanger- Fergus Connolly Contact https://twitter.com/jtgasso

Bio Formerly Buena Vista University's associate head coach/pitching coach, Ryan Dupic was named Concordia University Head Baseball Coach prior to the 2015 season. He just completed his seventh season as head coach in 2021. Dupic has made an immediate positive impact, leading the program to its winningest seven-year stretch in program history. The 2021 season continued the upward trajectory of the program as the Bulldogs advanced to the NAIA World Series for the first time ever. Not only that, Concordia broke school single-season records for wins, home runs, runs scored , hits and pitcher strikeouts . As part of the greatest season in program history, Dupic's squad won the Bellevue Bracket of the NAIA National Championship Opening Round and swept GPAC regular season and postseason championships. Prior to Dupic's arrival in Seward, the program had not produced a winning season since 1979. Concordia's most recent conference baseball title had come in 1986. Under Dupic, the Bulldogs reset the school single-season wins standard three years in a row (2015 through 2017 and again in 2021 So on the show we spend a bulk of our time on changing behavior and culture, but we also go over increasing leadership opportunities with players and coaching staff alignment, Here’s my conversation with Ryan Dupic! Time Stamps 01:00- Vision of the program 02:30- Changing behavior and culture 21:00- Increasing Leadership Opportunities 30:00- Increasing Alignment 42:00- Building Teams 50:00- Offseason Calendar 55:00- In Season Advice 1:00:00- Lightning Round Resources Susan Fowler Books Culture Code Legacy Thinking fast and slow Contact [email protected] https://twitter.com/RyanDupic

Bio Jonas Fester is in his third season as LVC's head baseball coach in 2021. He is LVC's 33rd head coach in the program's 125-year history. Before Lebanon Valley, Fester most recently served as the associate head coach at Division III powerhouse Johns Hopkins. From 2008 to 2010, he served as an assistant coach before returning to the program in a more prominent role in 2012. Prior to returning to his alma mater, Fester served as the top assistant at Catholic University for two years. Under his guidance, the Cardinals secured their first NCAA Tournament appearance and defeated the No. 1 team in the nation. In addition to his time at JHU, Fester was also the head coach for the Baltimore Redbirds Youth program from 2015 to 2017. There, he oversaw their development as both players and young men. Today, he continues to assist them in placement in college baseball programs. Jonas also has international experience, as he was head coach of Switzerland's Hunenberg Unicorns in 2013. The Dallas, Texas native was the first player in Johns Hopkins baseball history to reach the College World Series as both a player and coach. On the show, Jonas talks about why its important to have a culture of feedback, His system for accumulating command, and why he only has 1 rule and thats "dont cross your arms" Time Stamps 01:00- Vision/First 100 days 05:00- Team Rules and building culture 12:00- Fall Offseason Calendar 19:30- Feedback 34:00- The command system 40:00- Pre-season/In season 50:00- Last Things Resources Harvey Dorfmans Mental keys to hitting Contact - https://twitter.com/jonasfester - [email protected]

Time Stamps 1:00- Schedule/Time/Goals 10:00- Fall Practice 15:00- Spring Practice Schedule 25:00- Training using game-like environments Resources https://marvtraining.com/ Contact [email protected] https://twitter.com/CalebLongley

Bio Travis is the Director of Player Development for Elite Baseball Training in Chicago, Ill. A little background on him, he played at Madison Area Technical College, his team was ranked #1 in the country throughout the entire 1998 season. During the 2000 season he was named a Pre-Season All- American. He continued catching until his senior year in college, when he converted to pitching. Travis played 6 years of professional baseball and then worked for 10 years with the Chicago White Sox Academy, with 5 years being spent as Academy Director. Travis is one of the most sought after instructors in the Midwest for his ability to teach several facets of baseball at a high level. So on the show we dive deep into movement prep and assessments. We also spend some time at the end of the show discussing decision training and some of Travis's favorite drills. Theres a ton to unpack this episode and it will take more than 1 listen to get it all. Here is Travis Kerber! Time Stamps 1:00- Assessment process 25:00- How to bucket players in the team setting. 40:00- How to help players move better 58:00- Decel 1:18:00- Drills Contact - [email protected] - https://twitter.com/TravisKerber

Bio Eric Horner is in his first season as head coach of the Johnson County Community College baseball team, and his 18th with the program. He is just the fourth head coach in the 47-year history of the program. He replaced NJCAA and ABCA Hall of Fame coach Kent Shelley who retired at the end of the 2020 season. Horner served 17 seasons as an assistant coach with the Cavaliers, 13 as the top assistant to coach Shelley, and was instrumental in the success of the program that racked up incredible numbers. In 17 years, Horner helped guide Johnson County to five 30-win seasons, eight 40-win seasons and one 50-win campaign. In 2020 the Cavaliers were on pace to add to that list before the COVID-19 pandemic cut the season short with a 20-3 mark. In his 17 years as a recruiting coordinator, Horner recruited and coached 123 all-conference selections, including a record 14 in 2017, 27 All-Region VI selections, 10 NJCAA All-Americans, one Region VI Player of the Year, three conference Players of the Year, one conference Pitcher of the Year, two JUCO All-Stars, two Rawlings Big Stick Award winners, two Rawlings Gold Glove winners and 2020 three Baseball Blog All-Americans, including the National Player of the Year. Additionally, seventy-six players went on to the NCAA Division I level, 87 to the NCAA Division II level, 20 have gone to NAIA programs, and another 20 have gone on to professional baseball. So on the show we go over his transition from being an assistant at Johnson to being the head coach, we tallk the JUCO grind and how that develops baseball players, and then we dive deep into developing the person, the player, and the student. Time Stamps 1:00- Transitioning from Assistant to Head Coach 3:00- Preparing for a playoff run 4:50- Preparing for the fall 11:00- What the fall looks like at JCC 14:30- Whats a Cavalier look like? 19:00- Pitching Development in the Fall 23:00- Team Development 32:00- Pre season/In season and Practice Plans 44:00- After Season Wrap-ups 47:00- Quick Hitters Resources www.ABCA.org Contact https://twitter.com/jcccathletics/ [email protected]

Bio Adam Enright just finished his third year as head coach after taking over the Viking baseball program prior to the 2019 season. In his first season at the helm, Enright guided the Vikings to the opening round of the Heart of America Athletic Conference Postseason Tournament for the first time since 2016. Previously, Enright served as assistant coach at Trinity Christian College, and was promoted to associate head coach prior to the 2018 season, Adam also spent the 2013 season as an assistant coach for NCAA Division I University of Arkansas-Little Rock, serving as hitting coach after starting his coaching career at Enright started his coaching career in 2012 at Chicago State. On the show we talk about lessons he has learned from being a young head coach, how he will be constructing the fall, and change he is making from this past season to next and we spend most of the latter half of our talk on organizing practice and drills. here is Adam Enright Time Stamps 1:00- First 100 Days/Vision 7:15- Standards/Rules/Culture 17:00- Fall Program 29:30- Transition from Fall Season to Pre Season 37:00- Developing an Offense (dynamic) 44:00- In Season Advice 55:00 - Last Things Resources Headway App ABCA.org Contact Email: [email protected] Phone: 660-831-4113 https://twitter.com/baseballvalley https://twitter.com/adamenright17

Bio Eric Horner is in his first season as head coach of the Johnson County Community College baseball team, and his 18th with the program. He is just the fourth head coach in the 47-year history of the program. He replaced NJCAA and ABCA Hall of Fame coach Kent Shelley who retired at the end of the 2020 season. Horner served 17 seasons as an assistant coach with the Cavaliers, 13 as the top assistant to coach Shelley, and was instrumental in the success of the program that racked up incredible numbers. In 17 years, Horner helped guide Johnson County to five 30-win seasons, eight 40-win seasons and one 50-win campaign. In 2020 the Cavaliers were on pace to add to that list before the COVID-19 pandemic cut the season short with a 20-3 mark. In his 17 years as a recruiting coordinator, Horner recruited and coached 123 all-conference selections, including a record 14 in 2017, 27 All-Region VI selections, 10 NJCAA All-Americans, one Region VI Player of the Year, three conference Players of the Year, one conference Pitcher of the Year, two JUCO All-Stars, two Rawlings Big Stick Award winners, two Rawlings Gold Glove winners and 2020 three Baseball Blog All-Americans, including the National Player of the Year. Additionally, seventy-six players went on to the NCAA Division I level, 87 to the NCAA Division II level, 20 have gone to NAIA programs, and another 20 have gone on to professional baseball. So on the show we go over his transition from being an assistant at Johnson to being the head coach, we tallk the JUCO grind and how that develops baseball players, and then we dive deep into developing the person, the player, and the student. Time Stamps 1:00- Transitioning from Assistant to Head Coach 3:00- Preparing for a playoff run 4:50- Preparing for the fall 11:00- What the fall looks like at JCC 14:30- Whats a Cavalier look like? 19:00- Pitching Development in the Fall 23:00- Team Development 32:00- Pre season/In season and Practice Plans 44:00- After Season Wrap-ups 47:00- Quick Hitters Resources www.ABCA.org Contact https://twitter.com/jcccathletics/ [email protected]

Go to WhatAboutBaseball.com/curve to get your special offer. Thats 20% off AND free shipping. Bio Today we have on Eric Borba, head baseball coach at Orange Lutheran High School. Eric is in his 13th year there after leaving a very successful program at De LaSalle High School where he was the head coach from 2004-08. Over 13 years, Borba has proven himself to be one of the elite coaches and programs in high school baseball. He has also been a frequent coach for several teams for team USA. On the show we discuss the standards that it takes to be a player and a coach at Orange Lutheran, and we dig heavily into player development. Resources FCA Coaches Bible Leading with the heart- Coach K Contact https://twitter.com/coachborbs23 [email protected]

Go to WhatAboutBaseball.com/curve to get your special offer. Thats 20% off AND free shipping. Bio Today we have on Eric Borba, head baseball coach at Orange Lutheran Highschool. Eric is in his 13th year there after leaving a very successful program at De LaSalle High School where he was the head coach from 2004-08. Over 13 years, Borba has proven himself to be one of the elite coaches and programs in high school baseball. He has also been a frequent coach for several teams for team USA. On the show we discuss the standards that it takes to be a player and a coach at Orange Lutheran, and we dig heavily into player development. Resources FCA Coaches Bible Leading with the heart- Coach K Contact https://twitter.com/coachborbs23 [email protected]

Go to WhatAboutBaseball.com/curve to get your special offer. Thats 20% off AND free shipping. Bio Derek Sullivan begins his eighth season as the Head Coach of the Panthers, his 16th year as a member of the coaching staff, and his 19th involved in the City College program. In addition to his coaching duties, he also teaches full-time in the Kinesiology, Health, and Athletics Division. In his seven years as the head coach, Coach Sullivan has had 90 players transfer to four-year universities. Having a commitment to prepare for the next level, both on the field and off, is a huge part of becoming a “Sac City Guy”. While at City, Coach Sullivan has amassed an overall record of 191-108 (.639 winning %). The Panthers have qualified for the postseason in six of his seven years, won three Super Regionals two Sectionals and finished 3rd in California in 2019 and as the State Runner-Up in 2018! “Sully” returned to the coach for the Panthers in 2005 after playing for ABCA Hall of Fame coach, Ed Blankmeyer, at St. John’s University in 2003 and 2004. On the show, Derek fills us in on what a "sac city guy" is and we spend a bulk of our time on going through a year of individual player development. This episode is so good with Derek Sullivan! Time Stamps 1:00- Sac City History 6:20- First 100 days/Vision of the program 12:30- "Sac City Guy" Standards 20:00- "Whats a big leaguer look like?" 28:20:- Team Building activities 35:00- Outline of Player Development 43:00- Offseason-Pre Season 48:30- In season-Post Season 1:00:00- Self Reflection after the season 1:05:00- Last Things Resources Sleep Research and studies Mans Search for meaning- Victor Frankl Heads Up Baseball 2.0 Old School vs New School- Eugene Bleecker Contact https://twitter.com/dsullivanscc [email protected]

Go to WhatAboutBaseball.com/curve to get your special offer. Thats 20% off AND free shipping. Bio Derek Sullivan begins his eighth season as the Head Coach of the Panthers, his 16th year as a member of the coaching staff, and his 19th involved in the City College program. In addition to his coaching duties, he also teaches full-time in the Kinesiology, Health, and Athletics Division. In his seven years as the head coach, Coach Sullivan has had 90 players transfer to four-year universities. Having a commitment to prepare for the next level, both on the field and off, is a huge part of becoming a “Sac City Guy”. While at City, Coach Sullivan has amassed an overall record of 191-108 (.639 winning %). The Panthers have qualified for the postseason in six of his seven years, won three Super Regionals two Sectionals and finished 3rd in California in 2019 and as the State Runner-Up in 2018! “Sully” returned to the coach for the Panthers in 2005 after playing for ABCA Hall of Fame coach, Ed Blankmeyer, at St. John’s University in 2003 and 2004. On the show, Derek fills us in on what a "sac city guy" is and we spend a bulk of our time on going through a year of individual player development. This episode is so good with Derek Sullivan! Time Stamps 1:00- Sac City History 6:20- First 100 days/Vision of the program 12:30- "Sac City Guy" Standards 20:00- "Whats a big leaguer look like?" 28:20:- Team Building activities 35:00- Outline of Player Development 43:00- Offseason-Pre Season 48:30- In season-Post Season 1:00:00- Self Reflection after the season 1:05:00- Last Things Resources Sleep Research and studies Mans Search for meaning- Victor Frankl Heads Up Baseball 2.0 Old School vs New School- Eugene Bleecker Contact https://twitter.com/dsullivanscc [email protected]

Go to WhatAboutBaseball.com/curve to get your special offer. Thats 20% off AND free shipping. Bio Among the most highly respected coaches and recruiters in college baseball, Mitch Thompson is beginning his 8th year as head coach at McLennan Community College. Thompson was named McLennan head coach before the 2014 season and immediately began rebuilding the program to prominence, National Runner Up in 2015. 5th place in 2017. Had the top JUCOMLB Draft pick in two of the last three years. They are also one of only 7 Division 1 JC’s to have 40 or more wins in each of the last 5 years. Before being named McLennan head coach, Thompson spent one season as the South Texas area scouting supervisor for the Kansas City Royals organization after spending nearly two decades on staff at Baylor University (1995-2012) where he was the Bears’ hitting instructor and primary recruiter. Mitch also began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for legendary coach Ron Polk at Mississippi State. on the show we discuss building the culture at a JUCO, we talk practice development/design, and how to make the big time where you are. Time stamps 3:00- Vision of the program 5:00- Big time is where you are 10- Rules and s 13:30- Building the culture at McLennan 23:37- Offseason Calendar 30:00- Developing a team offense. 34:05- Pre Season- In season Practices 46:00- Last Things Resources Ron Polks Baseball Handbook ABCA Conventions The Travelers Gift- Andy Andrews Contact 254-299-8148 [email protected]

Go to WhatAboutBaseball.com/curve to get your special offer. Thats 20% off AND free shipping. Bio Among the most highly respected coaches and recruiters in college baseball, Mitch Thompson is beginning his 8th year as head coach at McLennan Community College. Thompson was named McLennan head coach before the 2014 season and immediately began rebuilding the program to prominence, National Runner Up in 2015. 5th place in 2017. Had the top JUCOMLB Draft pick in two of the last three years. They are also one of only 7 Division 1 JC’s to have 40 or more wins in each of the last 5 years. Before being named McLennan head coach, Thompson spent one season as the South Texas area scouting supervisor for the Kansas City Royals organization after spending nearly two decades on staff at Baylor University (1995-2012) where he was the Bears’ hitting instructor and primary recruiter. Mitch also began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for legendary coach Ron Polk at Mississippi State. on the show we discuss building the culture at a JUCO, we talk practice development/design, and how to make the big time where you are. Time stamps 3:00- Vision of the program 5:00- Big time is where you are 10- Rules and s 13:30- Building the culture at McLennan 23:37- Offseason Calendar 30:00- Developing a team offense. 34:05- Pre Season- In season Practices 46:00- Last Things Resources Ron Polks Baseball Handbook ABCA Conventions The Travelers Gift- Andy Andrews Contact 254-299-8148 [email protected]

Go to WhatAboutBaseball.com/curve to get your special offer. Thats 20% off AND free shipping. Bio Larry Vucan- Head Baseball Coach, Southlake Carroll (TX)Larry took over in 2017 as the head coach at Carroll since he took over, they reached the final four 3 times in his first 4 years and won back to back Texas High School 6A State Baseball Championships in 2018 and 2019 He was Named Dallas/Ft. Worth High School Coach of the Year 2017 and 2019 A little background on Larry He is a native of El Paso. Played Collegiately at New Mexico Highlands University. and Played professionally in the Italian Baseball League in Trieste, Italy and then Coached and Managed there. On the show we discuss how to communicate throughout a large program (they have 5 total HS teams) Larry goes in depth over his player evaluation system and we discuss how to get teams ready for post season play Here is Larry Vucan Timestamps 0:30- Playing in Italy 2:30- Vision of the program 26:35- Developing a player evaluation system 37:34- Pre-Season 42:03- In-Season Advice 55:00- Last Things Resources Lincoln on Leadership BF Skinner- Operant Conditioning John Wooden Augie Garrido Contact Twitter

Go to WhatAboutBaseball.com/curve to get your special offer. Thats 20% off AND free shipping. Bio Larry Vucan- Head Baseball Coach, Southlake Carroll (TX) Larry took over in 2017 as the head coach at Carroll since he took over, they reached the final four 3 times in his first 4 years and won back to back Texas High School 6A State Baseball Championships in 2018 and 2019 He was Named Dallas/Ft. Worth High School Coach of the Year 2017 and 2019 A little background on Larry He is a native of El Paso. Played Collegiately at New Mexico Highlands University. and Played professionally in the Italian Baseball League in Trieste, Italy and then Coached and Managed there. On the show we discuss how to communicate throughout a large program (they have 5 total HS teams) Larry goes in depth over his player evaluation system and we discuss how to get teams ready for post season play Here is Larry Vucan Timestamps 0:30- Playing in Italy 2:30- Vision of the program 26:35- Developing a player evaluation system 37:34- Pre-Season 42:03- In-Season Advice 55:00- Last Things Resources Lincoln on Leadership BF Skinner- Operant Conditioning John Wooden Augie Garrido Contact Twitter

Go to WhatAboutBaseball.com/curve to get your special offer. Thats 20% off AND free shipping. Bio Wes Carroll heads into his 14th season as head baseball coach at the University of Evansville as the Aces usher in a new era of Evansville Baseball and has taken the program to new heights. Carroll learned the “the Purple Aces’ way” growing up just a few minutes from campus in nearby Newburgh, Indiana. He watched his older brother and former Major League infielder, Jamey Carroll, excel at shortstop, and later got to experience the success the program is capable of first-hand as a four-year starter for the Purple Aces and a member of UE’s 2000 NCAA Tournament team. Following his college career at Evansville, Carroll was drafted in the 37th round of the Major League Baseball first-year player draft by the Philadelphia Phillies. Carroll spent the next five years playing Minor League Baseball for the Phillies, and later, for the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals organization. As a part of the now-Nationals organization, Carroll played parts of two seasons at the AAA level. He retired from the professional ranks in the spring of 2006, but not before he was able to play alongside his older brother, Jamey, in two spring training games for the Washington Nationals. Carroll then returned to his alma mater in the summer of 2006 as an assistant coach with the Purple Aces’ program and was named the 12th head coach in UE baseball history on July 2, 2008. On the show we discuss how to create a family culture, a year of player development, and change he made from when he started as a 28 year old head coach. Time stamps 1:00- Sports Family/Growing up and coming back to Evansville 9:00- Changes he has made in his career 22:00- Our culture is family 28:30- Fall Development 37:00- Pre Season 51:00- In Season 1:00:00- Resources Resources Mental Game of Baseball- HA Dorfmann Anything Jon Gordon Contact [email protected] Twitter

Go to WhatAboutBaseball.com/curve to get your special offer. Thats 20% off AND free shipping. Bio Wes Carroll heads into his 14th season as head baseball coach at the University of Evansville as the Aces usher in a new era of Evansville Baseball and has taken the program to new heights. Carroll learned the “the Purple Aces’ way” growing up just a few minutes from campus in nearby Newburgh, Indiana. He watched his older brother and former Major League infielder, Jamey Carroll, excel at shortstop, and later got to experience the success the program is capable of first-hand as a four-year starter for the Purple Aces and a member of UE’s 2000 NCAA Tournament team. Following his college career at Evansville, Carroll was drafted in the 37th round of the Major League Baseball first-year player draft by the Philadelphia Phillies. Carroll spent the next five years playing Minor League Baseball for the Phillies, and later, for the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals organization. As a part of the now-Nationals organization, Carroll played parts of two seasons at the AAA level. He retired from the professional ranks in the spring of 2006, but not before he was able to play alongside his older brother, Jamey, in two spring training games for the Washington Nationals. Carroll then returned to his alma mater in the summer of 2006 as an assistant coach with the Purple Aces’ program and was named the 12th head coach in UE baseball history on July 2, 2008. On the show we discuss how to create a family culture, a year of player development, and change he made from when he started as a 28 year old head coach. Time stamps 1:00- Sports Family/Growing up and coming back to Evansville 9:00- Changes he has made in his career 22:00- Our culture is family 28:30- Fall Development 37:00- Pre Season 51:00- In Season 1:00:00- Resources Resources Mental Game of Baseball- HA Dorfmann Anything Jon Gordon Contact [email protected] Twitter

Go to WhatAboutBaseball.com/curve to get your special offer. 20% off AND free shipping. Bio Matt Parker started in 2018 as head coach of Eastern baseball. Year one they were 25-23, last years COVID year was 19-4, nationally ranked and leading league when shutdown and this year they are 26-3, nationally ranked, and were leading the league at the time. Before Eastern, Matt over and took the Oklahoma Wesleyan baseball program to new heights, breaking program records and turned the Eagles into an NAIA regional power and national contender. They won four conference championships and two NAIA World Series appearances. He was a three-time conference Coach of the Year and two-time ABCA Region Coach of the Year. Prior to Oklahoma Wesleyan, Parker spent three seasons as an assistant at California Baptist University, two seasons as an assistant coach at Garden City (Kan.) Community College, and he also spent the 2005-06 season as an assistant coach at Henderson State University. On the show we talk about how he implemented a championship vision to 2 programs on 2 different levels which includes standards on and off the field, consistent self reflection, and building players not only on the field, but off the field and in the classroom. Time stamps 1:30- Vision when you started (at both OKWU and Eastern) 10:20- Developing Arms 25:00- Standards 30:00- Offseason Calendar 53:00- In season Changes 102:00- Last things Resources Rapsodo Synergy Core Velo Belts Driveline/J-Bands Clean Fuego Balls Mind Gym- Gary Mack Contact https://twitter.com/MattParker37 [email protected]

Go to WhatAboutBaseball.com/curve to get your special offer. Thats 20% off AND free shipping. Bio Freddy Hilliard is in his 11th season as Head Baseball Coach at Malvern Preparatory School in Malvern, Pennsylvania. In his time at Malvern Prep, he has amassed a school record for wins with a 282-71 record and has led the Friars to 7 league championships and 6 State titles including the previous 3 in a row to go along with 8 straight seasons of making the state final. Coach Hilliard has been named Coach of the Year 3 separate times during his tenure, and his teams have been nationally recognized both with preseason and postseason national rankings in several publications 7 times. Coach Hilliard has helped mentor over 65 players onto the collegiate baseball ranks including 40 that have gone on to play at the division one level. He has also had a player of his selected by MLB in 3 of the previous 4 drafts. On the show we discuss the meaning behind Malvern having "no rules", defining and teaching core values, and practice organization. Time Stamps 1:00- Vision of the program 7:00- Making the switch from assistant to head coach 10:20- "Our rule is we have no rules" 13:50- Core Values 20:00- Offseason Calendar 30:00- Practice Design 50:00- Lightning Section Contact @coachhilliard16 [email protected]

Go to WhatAboutBaseball.com/curve to get your special offer. Thats 20% off AND free shipping. Bio Matt Hobbs is in his third season as the Arkansas pitching coach in 2020, joining the Razorbacks in November 2018. Matt helped craft the Razorback pitching staff into one of the top groups in the country in his first year on the Hill in 2019. and In a shortened season, the Hogs put together a 3.68 ERA and an 11-5 record with three saves and one shutout. Arkansas racked up 143 strikeouts in 142.0 innings Hobbs has coached eight players that have been drafted in the top-10 rounds, including 2018 first-round pick Griffin Roberts, and has helped develop a total of seven big leaguers. Before Arkansas, Hobbs was the Pitching coach at Wake Forest and in each of his first three years in Winston-Salem, the Demon Deacons improved in ERA, strikeouts , walks per nine and opponent batting average Hobbs pitched at Missouri from 1999-2002, where he won 13 games and struck out 125 batters. Hobbs was drafted twice, first by the San Diego Padres in 2001 and then by the Kansas City Royals in 2002. On the show we talk all things pitching development, including who they like to recruit, what pitching assessments they use, and how they use tech for offseason development and measuring in season progress. Time Stamps 5:00- Things he has changed from 2020 14:00- How has player development changed? 21:30- Recruiting talk 27- Assessments 30:30- Readiness Scores 36:00- Recovery 42:00- In season development 58:00- Using tech for development 1:07:00- Last Things Contact Twitter [email protected]

On today's show we have on Tanner Reklaitis Tanner works as the Director of Operations at Tread Athletics. He also writes a weekly email newsletter for coaches called Monday Morning Edge which will have you thinking every Monday morning. His work is focused on helping coaches succeed in the 21st century. Previously, he worked at Driveline Baseball and was a Minor League Pitching Coach for the Los Angeles Angels. On the show we discuss the systems approach, power laws and the what, why and how of coaching. Time Stamps :30- Journey to Tread 2:00- Systems approach 1940- The Power Law 29:00- What, why and how of coaching 35:20- Studying coaches in other sports 40:20- The Importance of communication 43:50- Getting players to own their career 55:- Last things Resources https://tanners.blog/mme/ Jurgen Klopp Biography Conscious Coaching- Brett Bartholomew Alchemy- Rory Sutherland Zero to One- Peter Thiel Contact https://twitter.com/treklaitis https://tanners.blog/

Bio Spencer Allen is the 26th head baseball coach of the Northwestern program and was named to the position on June 14, 2015. Allen came to Northwestern after serving as an assistant coach at Illinois in 2015. He helped the Fighting Illini set the school record with 50 wins and win the first NCAA Regional in program history. the Illini ranked near the top of the Big Ten in numerous offensive categories, leading the league in hits, runs, RBIs, total bases, home runs and slugging percentage. Prior to his stint with Illinois, Allen served a two-year stretch as the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator at Creighton. Reaching the college world series. From 2010-12, Allen worked as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Washington State University. Allen was the recruiting coordinator for the Boilermakers during the 2008-09 seasons. He also worked as a scout in the Detroit Tigers organization, and as a volunteer coach at Iowa (2004). Allen's coaching career began at Edmonds Community College in 2002, where he was an assistant coach. He played three seasons at Iowa State from 1999-2001. He was a team captain during his final season and a 2001 All-Big XII Academic selection. On the show, we discuss the pillars that Northwestern is built upon which includes a high challenge, high support environment and Deliberate practices This episode is so good with Spencer Allen! Time Stamps 1:20- Vision of the program 5:00- The Underdog Story 8:00- Compared to what? 13:00- High Challenge, High Support 16:45- Consistent Habits and Routines 20:45- "Everything that happens to you is your fault" 30:00- Deliberate Practice 40:00- Drills for developing infielders 47:00- Last Things Resources Eat smarter- Shawn Stevenson Golfs Sacred Journey- David Cook The Gift of Failure- Jessica Lahey Contact https://twitter.com/CoachAllen_37 [email protected]

Bio Today we have on John Carter, Head Baseball coach at Round Rock High School. John is a graduate of Round Rock High School and attended Round Rock schools growing up. Upon graduation from high school, Coach Carter attended Texas Tech, where he played both football and baseball. After his playing days ended, he remained at Tech as a graduate assistant from 1992 – 1994. He returned to Round Rock in 1995, coaching multiple sports including softball, soccer, football, and baseball. John became the head coach in (when). John also was the Texas HS baseball coach of the year in 2017 a year after graduating 7 D1 players. On the show we talk culture, competition and core values so much more! Here is John Carter! Time Stamps 3:00- Vision of the program when he started 6:20 - Core Values 16:00 - Culture building 21:20 - Competitions 227:00 - Parent Involvement 31:30 - Transition periods from offseason to in season 36:13- Baserunning 38:00- Quick Hitters Resource Culture Code- Daniel Coyle Lead for Gods Sake- Todd G. Gongwer Contact Twitter- https://twitter.com/Rockhardball Email- [email protected]

Bio Nate Thompson, Hitting coach and recruiting coordinator for Arkansas Following the completion of his own collegiate playing career at Dallas Baptist in 2006, Thompson aided a Dallas Baptist coaching staff working with the DBU outfielders while assisting with hitting instruction and the implementation of the club’s strength and conditioning program. Nate then spent three seasons at Nebraska as the Cornhuskers’ volunteer assistant, then served as Hutchinson CC’s primary hitting coach from 2011- 2014 season. Nate next took a job as the hitting coach at Missouri State and they went on to hit .270 or better in each of his three seasons and averaged just under seven runs per game. And since 2017 Nate has been in his current role as the hitting coach and recruiting coordinator for the Arkansas Razorbacks From 2018-20, Arkansas leads the conference in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, weighted on-base average, OPS, runs, homeruns, extra-base hits, runs batted in, total bases and sacrifice flies. So on the show we talk….. Time Stamps 3:00- Recruit Evaluation 9:00- Player Evaluation 19:00- Using upperclassmen as leaders. 20:20- Training adjustability 29:30- Balancing tech with player development 35:30- Training Competitiveness 48:00- In Dugout talks 50:00- Last things Resources Bible 7 habits of highly successful people Andy Andrews (author) Contact https://twitter.com/CoachT_RZRBacks [email protected]

Go to WhatAboutBaseball.com/curve to get your special offer. 20% off AND free shipping. Bio Matt Parker started in 2018 as head coach of Eastern baseball. Year one they were 25-23, last years COVID year was 19-4, nationally ranked and leading league when shutdown and this year they are 26-3, nationally ranked, and were leading the league at the time. Before Eastern, Matt over and took the Oklahoma Wesleyan baseball program to new heights, breaking program records and turned the Eagles into an NAIA regional power and national contender. They won four conference championships and two NAIA World Series appearances. He was a three-time conference Coach of the Year and two-time ABCA Region Coach of the Year. Prior to Oklahoma Wesleyan, Parker spent three seasons as an assistant at California Baptist University, two seasons as an assistant coach at Garden City (Kan.) Community College, and he also spent the 2005-06 season as an assistant coach at Henderson State University. On the show we talk about how he implemented a championship vision to 2 programs on 2 different levels which includes standards on and off the field, consistent self reflection, and building players not only on the field, but off the field and in the classroom. Time stamps 1:30- Vision when you started (at both OKWU and Eastern) 10:20- Developing Arms 25:00- Standards 30:00- Offseason Calendar 53:00- In season Changes 102:00- Last things Resources Rapsodo Synergy Core Velo Belts Driveline/J-Bands Clean Fuego Balls Mind Gym- Gary Mack Contact https://twitter.com/MattParker37 [email protected]

Go to WhatAboutBaseball.com/curve to get your special offer. Thats 20% off AND free shipping. Bio Freddy Hilliard is in his 11th season as Head Baseball Coach at Malvern Preparatory School in Malvern, Pennsylvania. In his time at Malvern Prep, he has amassed a school record for wins with a 282-71 record and has led the Friars to 7 league championships and 6 State titles including the previous 3 in a row to go along with 8 straight seasons of making the state final. Coach Hilliard has been named Coach of the Year 3 separate times during his tenure, and his teams have been nationally recognized both with preseason and postseason national rankings in several publications 7 times. Coach Hilliard has helped mentor over 65 players onto the collegiate baseball ranks including 40 that have gone on to play at the division one level. He has also had a player of his selected by MLB in 3 of the previous 4 drafts. On the show we discuss the meaning behind Malvern having "no rules", defining and teaching core values, and practice organization. Time Stamps 1:00- Vision of the program 7:00- Making the switch from assistant to head coach 10:20- "Our rule is we have no rules" 13:50- Core Values 20:00- Offseason Calendar 30:00- Practice Design 50:00- Lightning Section Contact @coachhilliard16 [email protected]

Go to WhatAboutBaseball.com/curve to get your special offer. Thats 20% off AND free shipping. Bio Matt Hobbs is in his third season as the Arkansas pitching coach in 2020, joining the Razorbacks in November 2018. Matt helped craft the Razorback pitching staff into one of the top groups in the country in his first year on the Hill in 2019. and In a shortened season, the Hogs put together a 3.68 ERA and an 11-5 record with three saves and one shutout. Arkansas racked up 143 strikeouts in 142.0 innings Hobbs has coached eight players that have been drafted in the top-10 rounds, including 2018 first-round pick Griffin Roberts, and has helped develop a total of seven big leaguers. Before Arkansas, Hobbs was the Pitching coach at Wake Forest and in each of his first three years in Winston-Salem, the Demon Deacons improved in ERA, strikeouts , walks per nine and opponent batting average Hobbs pitched at Missouri from 1999-2002, where he won 13 games and struck out 125 batters. Hobbs was drafted twice, first by the San Diego Padres in 2001 and then by the Kansas City Royals in 2002. On the show we talk all things pitching development, including who they like to recruit, what pitching assessments they use, and how they use tech for offseason development and measuring in season progress. Time Stamps 5:00- Things he has changed from 2020 14:00- How has player development changed? 21:30- Recruiting talk 27- Assessments 30:30- Readiness Scores 36:00- Recovery 42:00- In season development 58:00- Using tech for development 1:07:00- Last Things Contact Twitter [email protected]

On today show we have on Tanner Reklaitis Tanner works as the Director of Operations at Tread Athletics. He also writes a weekly email newsletter for coaches called Monday Morning Edge which will have you thinking every Monday morning. His work is focused on helping coaches succeed in the 21st century. Previously, he worked at Driveline Baseball and was a Minor League Pitching Coach for the Los Angeles Angels. On the show we discuss the systems approach, power laws and the what, why and how of coaching. Time Stamps :30- Journey to Tread 2:00- Systems approach 1940- The Power Law 29:00- What, why and how of coaching 35:20- Studying coaches in other sports 40:20- The Importance of communication 43:50- Getting players to own their career 55:- Last things Resources https://tanners.blog/mme/ Jurgen Klopp Biography Conscious Coaching- Brett Bartholomew Alchemy- Rory Sutherland Zero to One- Peter Thiel Contact https://twitter.com/treklaitis https://tanners.blog/

Bio Spencer Allen is the 26th head baseball coach of the Northwestern program and was named to the position on June 14, 2015. Allen came to Northwestern after serving as an assistant coach at Illinois in 2015. He helped the Fighting Illini set the school record with 50 wins and win the first NCAA Regional in program history. the Illini ranked near the top of the Big Ten in numerous offensive categories, leading the league in hits, runs, RBIs, total bases, home runs and slugging percentage.Prior to his stint with Illinois, Allen served a two-year stretch as the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator at Creighton. Reaching the college world series. From 2010-12, Allen worked as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Washington State University. Allen was the recruiting coordinator for the Boilermakers during the 2008-09 seasons. He also worked as a scout in the Detroit Tigers organization, and as a volunteer coach at Iowa (2004). Allen's coaching career began at Edmonds Community College in 2002, where he was an assistant coach. He played three seasons at Iowa State from 1999-2001. He was a team captain during his final season and a 2001 All-Big XII Academic selection. On the show, we discuss the pillars that Northwestern is built upon which includes a high challenge, high support environment and Deliberate practices This episode is so good with Spencer Allen! Time Stamps 1:20- Vision of the program 5:00- The Underdog Story 8:00- Compared to what? 13:00- High Challenge, High Support 16:45- Consistent Habits and Routines 20:45- "Everything that happens to you is your fault" 30:00- Deliberate Practice 40:00- Drills for developing infielders 47:00- Last Things Resources Eat smarter- Shawn Stevenson Golfs Sacred Journey- David Cook The Gift of Failure- Jessica Lahey Contact https://twitter.com/CoachAllen_37 [email protected]

Bio Today we have on John Carter, Head Baseball coach at Round Rock High School. John is a graduate of Round Rock High School and attended Round Rock schools growing up. Upon graduation from high school, Coach Carter attended Texas Tech, where he played both football and baseball. After his playing days ended, he remained at Tech as a graduate assistant from 1992 – 1994. He returned to Round Rock in 1995, coaching multiple sports including softball, soccer, football, and baseball. John became the head coach in (when). John also was the texas HS baseball coach of the year in 2017 a year after graduating 7 D1 players. On the show we talk culture, competition and core values so much more! Here is John Carter! Time Stamps 3:00- Vision of the program when he started 6:20 - Core Values 16:00 - Culture building 21:20 - Competitions 227:00 - Parent Involvement 31:30 - Transition periods from offseason to in season 36:13- Baserunning 38:00- Quick Hitters Resource Culture Code- Daniel Coyle Lead for Gods Sake- Todd G. Gongwer Contact Twitter- https://twitter.com/Rockhardball Email- [email protected]

Bio Nate Thompson, Hitting coach and recruiting coordinator for Arkansas Following the completion of his own collegiate playing career at Dallas Baptist in 2006, Thompson aided a Dallas Baptist coaching staff working with the DBU outfielders while assisting with hitting instruction and the implementation of the club’s strength and conditioning program. Nate then spent three seasons at Nebraska as the Cornhuskers’ volunteer assistant, then served as Hutchinson CC’s primary hitting coach from 2011- 2014 season. Nate next took a job as the hitting coach at Missouri State and they went on to hit .270 or better in each of his three seasons and averaged just under seven runs per game. And since 2017 Nate has been in his current role as the hitting coach and recruiting coordinator for the Arkansas Razorbacks From 2018-20, Arkansas leads the conference in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, weighted on-base average, OPS, runs, homeruns, extra-base hits, runs batted in, total bases and sacrifice flies. So on the show we talk….. Time Stamps 3:00- Recruit Evaluation 9:00- Player Evaluation 19:00- Using upperclassmen as leaders. 20:20- Training adjustability 29:30- Balancing tech with player development 35:30- Training Competitiveness 48:00- In Dugout talks 50:00- Last things Resources Bible 7 habits of highly successful people Andy Andrews (author) Contact https://twitter.com/CoachT_RZRBacks [email protected]

This podcast is powered by Stick & Ball TV. Today we have on Jamey Carroll from the Pittsburgh Pirates. Jamey Grew up in Evansville Indiana, graduated from the University of Evansville, and after earning all-american honors at SS, he was drafted in the 14th round by the Montreal Expos. Jamey made his Major League Debut in 2002 and in 2004, scored the Expos final run in their history before moving to Washington DC. Besides playing with the Expos/Nationals franchise, Jamey also played for the Rockies, Indians, Dodgers, Twins and Royals franchises. Jamey retired and got into coaching in 2015 as a Pirates front office assistant. On the show we discuss what his role with being a Defensive Coordinator entails, we go over how coaching has changed since he played and what he has implemented, and he gives us us a ton of drills we can take to practice tomorrow. Here is Jamey Carroll! Time Stamps 2:10- What does a Defensive Coordinator do? 6:02- Discussion on Shifts 11:32- How to scout infielders. 16:00- Unique skills per position 21:40- Unique skills that are innate and we can teach. 27:15- What can amateur players get better at? 32:56- Teaching the game within the game 44:40- Practical ways to use sports psychology 48:40- Tao Training 51:40 Blending Science and Art of coaching 56:20- Pushback with trying new things 58:05- Last things Resources Keep Chopping Wood- Kevin DeSchazo