Rounding Third: Practice Planning with author Coach Zach Casto

Episode 12 of the Play Ball Kid Baseball Development Podcast podcast, hosted by Bryan Eisenberg, Sammy Eisenberg, titled "Rounding Third: Practice Planning with author Coach Zach Casto" was published on January 27, 2021 and runs 12 minutes.

January 27, 2021 ·12m · Play Ball Kid Baseball Development Podcast

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Summary

Coach Zach Casto started his coaching career at West Virginia State University Student Assistant for 2 years (2016-2018) and is currently the Nitro High School Assistant Coach (Outfield, Base-Running, Analytics, First Base Coach). He is the author of "Rounding Third: Skills, Drills, and Best Practices in the Game of Baseball" and the Rounding Third Leadership baseball blog and Co-Host of "Classroom Chatter" podcast.  You can follow Zach on Twitter.   Sammy and Zach discuss:  Why he decided to write a new practice and coaching book Rounding Third  Why was it important to you to share where you learned these great ideas from  His winning formula for teams and how to select players.  Coach Butch Chaffin (Cookeville (TN) High School), “Teach your players like they are eight years old every day and you won’t get frustrated with them” and why it was mentioned in the book?  Teaching seems to be always controversial but what are the core teachings for hitters  How Coach Cal Bailey teaches pitchers to attack batters for our listeners His favorite defensive drills to work on with your teams

Episode Description

Coach Zach Casto started his coaching career at West Virginia State University Student Assistant for 2 years (2016-2018) and is currently the Nitro High School Assistant Coach (Outfield, Base-Running, Analytics, First Base Coach). He is the author of "Rounding Third: Skills, Drills, and Best Practices in the Game of Baseball" and the Rounding Third Leadership baseball blog and Co-Host of "Classroom Chatter" podcast.

You can follow Zach on Twitter.

Sammy and Zach discuss:

Why he decided to write a new practice and coaching book Rounding Third
Why was it important to you to share where you learned these great ideas from
His winning formula for teams and how to select players.
Coach Butch Chaffin (Cookeville (TN) High School), “Teach your players like they are eight years old every day and you won’t get frustrated with them” and why it was mentioned in the book?
Teaching seems to be always controversial but what are the core teachings for hitters
How Coach Cal Bailey teaches pitchers to attack batters for our listeners His favorite defensive drills to work on with your teams

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