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#360 - How to Develop Great Captains with J.P. Nerbun.

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#359: The 4th Pillar of our Coaching Trust Series + a Few Additional Tips!

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#358 - 3 Things All Great Drills Have, and Part 3 of Our Coaching Trust Series!

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#357: Winning Without Home Runs, Anson Dorrance’s Competition Strategy + Our Coaching Trust Series

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#356 - Part one of our '4 Pillars of Coaching Buy-In' Series!

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#355 - How Gary Sheffield Coaches Young Hitters and Key Takeaways from the Little League World Series.

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#354: Green Light, Yellow Light, Red Light: A Defense Risk-Taking System, + more

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#353 - Better Practices/Training.

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#352 - Part 2 of Our Great Coaching Discussion w/ Coach Ballgame!

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#351 - Coach Ballgame joins the show and shares a ton of awesome tips with us!

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#350 - We Discuss Why Hitters Should Not Prioritize "Bat Speed" and "Exit Velocity" w/ 2 Strikes.

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#349 - Should players play many different positions, or should they specialize in one or a few positions?

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#348 - A Very Useful App, Lessons from Lionel, and Why the Big Drop in .300 Hitters.

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#347 - 5-Time Author Coach Adam Sarancik joins us to share even more offseason tips!

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#346 Five-time author Coach Adam Sarancik joins us to share successful offseason strategies.

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#345 - Umpire Sawyer "Sparky" Sparks joins us!

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#344 - College Coach & Head of Recruiting, Ryan Vondracek.

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#343 - The 'MyLog - Baseball App': An Excellent Way for Baseball Players to Journal!

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#342 - TRAVIS MULCAHY: FOUNDER OF THE APP "MYLOG" + THE TOP 5 COACHING POSTS OF THE MONTH!

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#341 - STRICT COACHING, PLUS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO PRE‑COACH A DRILL.

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#340 - BETTER BASERUNNING, TRAINING WITHOUT EQUIPMENT & CONNOR GRIFFIN'S SPEED.

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#339 - THE MYTH OF THE WINNING RUN, PLUS, THE PROBLEM WITH COMPETITION.

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#338 - PRAISE THAT WORKS & THE FORGOTTEN ASPECT OF THE WARM-UP?

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#337 - Helicopter Coaching & More

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#336 - Fun + Player Development + Winning. Plus, the Top Five X Coaching Posts of the Month.

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#335 - Speed Training w/ Coach Pendergraft of Speed Training Co.

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#334 - Increasing Our Player's Speed w/ Coach Pendergraft of Speed Training Co.

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#333 - MAKING THE FUNDAMENTALS FUN, MORE ENERGY AT PRACTICE, STOICISM IN BASEBALL, & STRENGTH TRAINING ROUTINES.

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#332 - UMPIRES, PITCHERS, & SMALL PLAYERS.

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#331 - COACH CHAD JACOB SHARES SOME EXCELLENT HITTING TIPS w/ US!

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#330 - LEARNING FROM THE WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC, & MORE.

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#329 - COACH JOSH CATHCART (w/ HITTING DONE RIGHT) SHARES SOME GREAT HITTING TIPS!

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#328 - THE 5 PHASES OF HITTING SERIES: PHASE #5

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#327 - THE 5 PHASES OF HITTING SERIES: PHASE 4

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#326 - THE 5 PHASES OF HITTING: PART 3, & MORE

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#325 - THE 5 PHASES OF HITTING: PART 2, PLUS THE TOP 5 COACHING POSTS OF THE MONTH, & MORE.

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#324 - THE 5 PHASES OF HITTING SERIES + 3 EXCELLENT POST-GAME QUESTIONS.

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#323 - RUNNING BETTER TRYOUTS (PART 2) w/ COACH SARANCIK!

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#322- RUNNING BETTER TRYOUTS... w/ COACH SARANCIK!

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#321 - STAY ALERT TO THIS COMMON THREAT TO FUN TEAM CULTURES.

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#320 - "DADDY BALL"

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#319 - 3 GREAT WAYS TO BE A PRODUCTIVE ASSISTANT COACH!

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#318 - THE OPTIMAL BASERUNNER MINDSET

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#317 - 4 THINGS WE AS COACHES SHOULD HAVE ON US AT EVERY PRACTICE, & THE TOP 5 X-COACHING POSTS OF THE MONTH.

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#316 - VLADIMIR GUERRERO'S HITTING SELF-TALK, YELP REVIEWS FOR COACHES, & MORE.

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#315 - PITCHING ACCURACY & MOTIVATING PLAYERS.

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#314 - COACHING STYLES: MORE OF THIS & LESS OF THAT.

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#313 - ARE WEIGHTED BATS A GOOD TOOL FOR HITTERS?

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#312 - A KEY PITCHING TIP & PART 2 OF OUR GREAT INTERVIEW w/ COACH JEFF SOPHA.

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#311 - WHY THE BLUE JAYS HAD THE BETTER OFFENSE, & PART 1 OF OUR GREAT INTERVIEW w/ COACH JEFF SOPHA.

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#310 - WORLD SERIES COACHING INSIGHTS, YEAR-ROUND BASEBALL, & MORE.

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#309 - TEAM CULTURE EXPERT JP NERBUN SHARES 2 MORE GREAT TIPS.

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#308 - AUTHOR & EXECUTIVE COACH JP NERBUN SHARES 3 GREAT WAYS TO BE A BETTER COACH!

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#307 - GETTING MORE OUT OF OUR KIDS' PRIVATE LESSONS + MORE.

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#306 - Picking a Club Team That's a Good Fit & More.

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#305 - Productive Micromanaging & The Top 5 Coaching Posts of the Month

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#304 - Two Coaching Gear Recommendations + an Energy Tip & More.

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#303 - Pros & Cons of Long Toss + A Coaching Message That Could Use A Change

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#302 - PART 2 of our Great Interview w/ Coach Sarancik: Tips to improve the Mental Game.

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#301 - COACH SARANCIK SHARES A WEALTH OF TIPS W/ US ON HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE DOWNTIME BEFORE & DURING GAMES.

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#300 - Strategies Behind a 59-0 Season, 3 Steps to Effectively Handle Parent Complaints, & a 3-Step Iteration Process for Our Favorite Drills.

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#299 - 3 SPECIFIC WAYS TO IMPROVE OUR PLAYERS' RESPONSE TO FAILURE, & MORE.

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#298 - 2 TIPS FOR MORE HITTING SUCCESS.

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#297 - HARMFUL INCIDENT AT A 9U TOURNAMENT, & THE TOP 5 COACHING POSTS OF THE MONTH!

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#296 - Part 3 of Our Great Coaching Discussion w/ Scott Swartzbaugh.

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#295 - Part 2 of Our Great Coaching Discussion w/ Scott Swartzbaugh.

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#294 - Part 1 of Our Great Coaching Discussion w/ Scott Swartzbaugh.

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#293 - MORE ATHLETIC PLAYERS, PLUS 4 WAYS TO GET STAR PLAYERS TO TREAT LESSER-TALENTED PLAYERS BETTER.

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#292 - ARGUING w/ UMPIRES, WEIGHTED BALL TRAINING, & REDUCING CONFLICTS w/ PARENTS.

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#291 - DO WHAT'S BEST FOR YOUR TEAM USING THESE 3 STEPS.

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#290 - We Discuss How the Increase in Showboating Throughout Baseball Can Actually Help Our Kids, plus a Wild Stat That Will Help Our Blood Pressure Come Game Time.

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#289 - 5 THINGS THAT PITCHERS NEED TO IMPROVE BEFORE CHASING VELOCITY.

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#288 - 4 Communication Tips to Get More Out of Our Coaching Messages.

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#287 - Minimize These 4 Things for a Better Team, plus the Top 5 Coaching Posts of the Month.

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#286 - A KEY COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE THAT'S A MUST & 4 TIPS TO HELP OUR HITTERS BE ON TIME.

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#285 - ANALYZING THE SPRAY CHART OF AN ALL-TIME GREAT HITTER, ONE OF THE BEST COACHES THAT MOST PEOPLE HAVE NEVER HEARD OF, AND ARE YOU DOING THIS KEY THING AT EACH GAME?

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#284 - PART 2 W/ AUTHOR & PERFORMANCE COACH KIRSTEN JONES... PLUS A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!

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#283 - AUTHOR KIRSTEN JONES SHARES MANY IMPORTANT TIPS WITH US.

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#282 - A KEY TIP FOR HANDLING BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS, DON'T COPY THIS WELL-KNOWN COACH, & AN UNDERSIZED SUCCESS STORY.

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#281 - The Top 5 Coaching Posts of the Month, & Part 2 of Our Fantastic Interview w/ Coach Pyrooz.

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#280 - A Great Way to Use Both Advanced and Basic Coaching Terminology, Plus Part One of Our Interview w/ Coach Pyrooz.

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#279 - A 5-Step "Success Routine" For Coaches

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#278 - Top Pitching Fixes: Where Do We Start with Mechanics?

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#277 - 2-STRIKE HITTING GOALS, & WHEN TO BUNT FOR A BASE HIT.

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#276 - BEGINNING OF THE SEASON: HITTING GOALS, TEAM RULES, AND A VERY COMMON TEACHING METHOD TO LIMIT OR AVOID.

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#275 - Should We Ever Pull Our Team Off The Field? And More...

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#274 -Key coaching lessons from Andy Reid and Nick Sirianni, and Albert Pujols says this is the top priority for hitters.

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#273 - Top 5 Coaching Tweets of the Month, a Negative Side Effect of Batting Average, & Helping Players Get In "The Zone".

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#272 - WINTER TRAINING PRIORITIES... TIPS 5 THROUGH 9.

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#271 - WINTER TIME PRIORITIES

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#270 - HOW JAYDEN DANIELS SLOWS DOWN THE GAME, WINNING WITH ROLE PLAYERS, & MORE.

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#269 - SETON HALL STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH ANGELO GINGERELLI SHARES STRENGTH & SPEED TIPS FOR YOUTH BASEBALL PLAYERS.

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#268 - SETON HALL STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH ANGELO GINGERELLI SHARES KEY TIPS FOR YOUTH BASEBALL PLAYERS.

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#267 - COACH SARANCIK SHARES HIS METHODS FOR COACHING HITTERS & FIELDERS DURING PRACTICE.

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#266 - INTERVIEW w/ COACH SARANCIK, THE AUTHOR OF 4 COACHING BOOKS, AND WE TALK ABOUT PRESEASON PREP, WARM-UP ROUTINES, AND THROWING ROUTINES.

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#265 - BOISE STATE'S PHENOMENAL YOUNG COACH, AND ALLOCATING PRACTICE TIME MORE ACCURATELY.

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#264 - SHOULD WE COACH OUR LEADOFF HITTER DIFFERENTLY THAN OUR CLEAN-UP HITTER?

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#263 - 5TH ANNIVERSARY

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#262 - A GREAT INDICATION THAT YOUR PLAYERS AND TEAM HAVE THE CORRECT HITTING MINDSET.

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#261 - EVALUATING THE LIKELIHOOD THAT A COACH KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT.