Texas A&M Softball Hitting Coach - Craig Snider

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?FOLLOW CRAIG:TWITTER:Coach_SniderSBAggieSoftballWEBSITE: https://12thman.com/INSTAGRAM:csnider42Check Out Patrick's Stuff:• 📬 Patrick's Weekly Recruiting Newsletter – Get insights on college recruiting, player spotlights, and advice for parents and coaches. Subscribe at https://www.patrickjonesbaseball.com/recruit• ⚾ Need Help with College Recruiting? – We help serious baseball players get recruited. Book a 1-on-1 consult at https://www.patrickjonesbaseball.com/recruiting Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.