Ep. 67 | Tyler Goodro, @goodrocatching
from The Baseball Forward Podcast Hosted by Ross Hawley
Join hosts Ross Hawley and Jim Schwanke as they elevate the next generation of ballplayers and coaches. Today’s guest conversation is with the Owner & Operator of The Field General Academy in Elkhorn, NE. He’s widely considered one of the premier catching coaches in all of baseball. You can find him on social media @goodrocatching. Here’s Mr. Tyler Goodro on Episode 67 of the Baseball Forward Podcast. For more episodes and content, visit https://baseballforward.com. This episode is presented by Southpaw Hat Co. For more information and to shop their latest, visit https://southpawhatco.com.
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- 0:00 Introduction
- 1:06 A Barry Bonds Hall of Fame shirt
- 5:53 Where the love of the game came from
- 8:20 An umpire's tip, Yavapai, and Gary Ward
- 10:09 Being 6-foot-4 behind the plate
- 11:50 Independent ball with the San Angelo Colts
- 14:44 How much the catching position has changed
- 17:34 Recruiting catchers: can he hit, can he throw
- 19:01 The two coaches who challenged how he taught the position
- 20:23 Chaos, and rebuilding the academy model
- 23:37 Whether the new style opens the position to more athletes
- 26:22 A move to first base, and a ground ball through his legs
- 30:45 High school was easy; Arkansas was not
- 33:06 Weight room at 4:30 and stadium runs at five
- 35:49 Competing against himself instead of everyone else
- 38:11 Cincinnati, and being third in line at three positions
- 40:38 A start at Miami, and a .400 year in the Big East
- 43:27 Coaching the player, not the résumé
- 46:11 Social media, and why his face is not in it
- 49:10 Posting his son's 97 batting stances
- 51:37 Get into your best stance
- 55:07 Baseball as an identity
- 58:34 Proposing with a ring inside a baseball
- 1:02:37 Advice for the next generation
- 1:07:08 Walkout music: the Rolling Stones and Dr. Dre
- 1:09:27 The entrance music from Rocky IV
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