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Ask Aaron and EJ - The Brand and The Source — 213 episodes

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Mixed Bag- The Modern Athlete's Gauntlet: Navigating College Recruiting, Competition, and Resilience

2

Mastering Athlete-Coach Communication: A Guide for Modern Athletes

3

Don't Miss the Window: A Modern Guide to the College Recruiting Journey

4

From Prospect to Pro: Unpacking the Modern MLB Draft Process

5

Mixed Bag- Current State of Baseball Summer 2026

6

Don't Hit the Panic Button: A Guide to Navigating Poor Performance in Youth Sports

7

Common Training Killers and How to Avoid Them

8

Decline of Baseball in the West

9

"The Process": An Action, Not a Label

10

Its Not The Coach, Its You! Its Not You, Its the Coach! The Dynamic of Coach, Athlete & Parent

11

Its Not The Coach, Its You! Its Not You, Its the Coach! The Dynamic of Coach, Athlete & Parent

12

Bridgeing Work and Performance

13

Do The Work!!

14

Does Your Athlete Need an Attitude Adjustment? Unlocking Peak Performance Through Mindset

15

Is Local Travel Baseball Becoming Too Recreational? A Deep Dive into Youth Baseball's Evolution

16

Chasing Metrics

17

Is Your Picker Off? Understanding Athletic Recruitment and College Sports Dynamics

18

Physical Development- When to Start

19

Training-Putting the Pieces Together

20

The Lost Art of Physical Expression in Modern Athletics.

21

How Is The 2025-26 Athlete Being Recruited?

22

Performance vs. Performative: A Critical Look at Modern Athletic Training

23

Chasing Performance vs. Development

24

Reclassifying 8th Graders: A Critical Look at Athletic Development Strategies

25

Guest La Shawn Wells-The Delicate Balance of Parenting in Sports

26

Is It Time to Revisit Athlete Testing?

27

Training Through the Season 2: Maintaining Athletic Performance

28

High School Sports, Yes or No? A Strategic Guide for Young Athletes

29

The Game Inside the Game: Navigating Team Sports Politics and Setbacks

30

Athlete Ownership: Taking Control of Your Athletic Journey

31

Do You Really Believe?

32

What's in a Name? Debunking the Myth of "Elite" in Youth Sports

33

Navigating the New Collegiate Free Agency: A Strategic Guide for Student Athletes

34

Why Athletes Are Choosing the Transfer Portal?

35

Champions Built: Insights from Cal Baseball Coaches on Athletic Development and Success

36

Are You Doing the Right Thing? A Guide to Creating a Positive Athletic Environment

37

Bob Alejo- LA Angels- Athletic Performance Training: Insights from a Veteran Strength Coach

38

The Timeline for Becoming a D1 Athlete

39

Finding Your Guru

40

The Real Cost of Training: Balancing Time, Money, and ExpectationsNavigating the Demands of Youth Sports

41

Reason For Every Season

42

Self Sabotage - Hedging Your Bets

43

Excessive Celebrations & Youth Sports

44

When Do You Start An Online Presence?

45

The Gamification of Training

46

Champions Are Built - Alan Jaeger

47

Exposure or Exposed

48

Athlete Confidence

49

The Evolution of Bay Area Baseball Training

50

The Pitch Count Dilemma, How Many Pitches is Too Many?

51

Va Clements - The Journey to Pro Football

52

Breaking Free From Pack Mentality: Keys to Individual Success in Athletics

53

Greg Tella Interview- Youth Soccer Coach & Former Strength Coach for San Jose Earthquakes

54

Isaiah Foskey- New Orlean Saints

55

You Got Cut - "The B Side"

56

You Made the Team "The A Side"

57

Searching for Velocity

58

Seasonal Gut Check

59

MLB -Angels Pitcher Robert Stephenson

60

10,000 Hours...It Depends

61

Intelligent Training

62

Overcome Failure- Have A Short Memory

63

Championship Mentality- What Does Discipline Look Like?

64

Its The Off Season- Whats the Plan? Whats the Goal?

65

How Young is Too Young?

66

Rich Balswick Softball Pitching Guru

67

Is Sport Specialization Killing Athleticism in Young Athletes?

68

When to Start Your D1 Journey

69

Deconstructing The Five Tools

70

Illusion or Delusion - Keeping it Real with Your Athlete

71

Are You Vested for The Long Run?

72

You've Been Decommitted

73

Understanding the recruiting calendar

74

Who's on Your Board of Directors?

75

Coordinating HS & Private coaching

76

Redshirting

77

D1 Mentality

78

Kicking Off The Off Season

79

What Makes A 12U USA Team Member?

80

Managing The Athletes Growth Spurt

81

New Proposed NIL Legislation - SMH

82

Dealing with Summer Injuries

83

Should You Coach/Train Your Athlete?

84

NCAA Revises Verbal Commitment Guidelines

85

Champions Are Built - Andre Ward Hall of Fame Boxer

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Athlete Burnout

87

Its spring but keep an eye on summer

88

Championship Mentality - Emotions

89

When to start weight...."ahem" resistance training

90

Camps, Clinics & Showcases

91

The State of African Americans in Baseball

92

How Does Your Athlete Learn?

93

Handling Try- Outs

94

Pedigree or Pretender?

95

Corrupted Movement Patterns

96

Are You On Too Many Teams?

97

The State of Travel Baseball - A Conversation with Rob Bruno

98

Are You Really Open to being Coached?

99

The Power of NO/KNOW

100

Champions Are Built Series - Tyson Ross Former Major League Baseball Pitcher

101

The State of Travel Ball - Tony Crivello - Co Founder NorCal Baseball

102

FAQ - You've Asked, We Answered

103

Parents Take - Deaunte Thompson

104

NorCal Heavy Hitters Series - Adam Farb President of NCTB

105

A Parents Take - Jason Matthews

106

The Verbal Commitment

107

Waiting For "The Call"

108

What is Rest & Recovery

109

Signed - Makai Polk - Rookie Wide Receiver Baltimore Ravens

110

Training on The Road - A Slightly Different Take

111

Signed: Noah Zirkle -Fresno State

112

You Know Your Trainings Junk When....

113

The Make Up of a High School Athlete

114

Playing on Multiple Teams

115

Defining The Rest Day

116

Is Running track Speed Training?

117

Playing Time, How To Confront the Coach

118

Signed - Nyzaiah Thompson Baseball Cal State Fullerton

119

Developing Leadership

120

Dividing Up The Training Pie

121

Junior Varsity - What are Your Chances for College

122

Playing Free

123

Handling Pressure- Video

124

Handling Pressure

125

Understanding The Training Process and Measuring Success - Video

126

Understanding The Training Process and Measuring Success

127

What Has Covid Done to the Recruiting Process

128

Are You A Student of Your Sport?- Video

129

Are You A Student of Your Sport?

130

Arm Management Video - 6 Weeks out

131

Arm Management- Six Weeks Out

132

Handling Rejection - Video

133

Handling Rejection

134

Player Rankings

135

Getting Recruited- Are You Fishing In The Wrong Pond?

136

Training Through The Season

137

The Parent Affect

138

Bet On Yourself

139

Player Development & Winning- Two Sides of The Same Coin

140

The Jon Gruden Incident- What Can Athletes Learn?

141

The "Fix Me" Mentality

142

An Athletes Daily Schedule- Its All In A Days Work

143

USA Elite- How to Be A Top 36 Player

144

What Parents Should Know: 12yr Old Athletes

145

Managing Your Weaknesses

146

Hey Freshman Are your Ready?

147

Execution & Effort

148

Regaining Your Competitive Spirit

149

NIL & When To Turn Pro?

150

On The Road- Play, Rest, Fun

151

Home Training: 5 Personal Qualities That Lead to Athletic Success

152

Summer Burnout

153

Is Junior College A Viable Choice?

154

Can You Put The Fight In The Dog?

155

How To Handle Injury

156

The Awkward Athlete

157

Are You All In? #2

158

Too Many Cooks....

159

Arm Care

160

Signs of Overtraining

161

Concentration & Focus

162

Practice is not a substitute for Training

163

What's Your Practice Mentality?

164

Avoid Return To Play Injuries

165

Is Your Athlete Mentally Responsive?

166

Dealing with Frustration

167

Time To Play- What Are Your Expectations?

168

Are You Really, All In?

169

Where Should Parents Get their Information?

170

What You Should Know About "Showcasing"

171

Interview- Robert Stephenson Major League Pitcher

172

Travel Team Differences- What's Important?

173

Which is Better? To Practice or to Train?

174

Making Your Workouts Fun

175

Should You Have A Training Partner?

176

Our Top 3 Pieces of Equipment for the Covid Training Athlete

177

Size versus Speed

178

Are You Hiring A Problem Solver or A Game Changer

179

The Evolution of Instruction

180

The First Conversation; How To Speak To A College Coach or Recruiter

181

Are You Sending Your Coach The Wrong Message - The importance of Communication

182

Getting Highschool Ready- Building A Middle school Athlete

183

The Debate- Private or Group Training

184

What Are Your Limiting Factors?- An Athletes Self Assessment

185

Bridging Practice & Performance -

186

A Proper Athletic Foundation Is Key To Achieving Sport Skills

187

Handling Failure

188

Your Kids Got Little league Arm, Whose Fault is It?

189

Should Young Athletes Emulate the Pro's?

190

The Covid Athlete Nine Months Later

191

What Does The Baseball Body Look Like?

192

The Four C's To Being A Champion

193

"Hit & Run": Common flaws of Hitting & Running

194

College Dreams - When Is It Too Late?

195

How Do You Train A Youth Athlete? What's The Process?

196

The Power of Intent

197

Is It Worth It? Competing During Covid

198

Velocity in Hitting It's Importance, Effects & Proper Measurement

199

Athletes & Social Media Beyond The Highlights, Effective Strategies for Recruitment

200

Covid19 & The High school Athlete Before & After

201

High school versus Club Ball The Debate Continues

202

How to Choose A Travel Club

203

3 Most Important Skills for Middle School Baseball Athletes

204

HITTINGS KINETIC CHAIN

205

Why Kids Don't Run Well

206

Covid19 & The Athlete 7 Weeks Later

207

Softball Instructor Hailey Breakwell

208

3 Weeks To Fitness Back To Competition

209

Planning For Success: The Formula

210

Simulating Competition

211

Beware The Man Selling Magic Beans - Gadgets, Gimmicks and Your Money

212

Navigating Exposure, Development & Showcasing

213

Meet Joe Mello Instructor- A Holistic Approach to Pitching & Throwing