All Episodes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#332 - UMPIRES, PITCHERS, & SMALL PLAYERS.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#320 - "DADDY BALL"

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

#318 - THE OPTIMAL BASERUNNER MINDSET

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

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

#315 - PITCHING ACCURACY & MOTIVATING PLAYERS.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#298 - 2 TIPS FOR MORE HITTING SUCCESS.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#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.

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

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

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

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

#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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#271 - WINTER TIME PRIORITIES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#263 - 5TH ANNIVERSARY

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

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

#260 - A TIP TO EXPEDITE THE VETTING PROCESS SO YOU DON'T END UP ON THE WRONG TEAM OR WITH THE WRONG PLAYERS.

#259 - LEARNING FROM THESE WORLD SERIES MISTAKES & SOMETHING EVERY COACH SHOULD HAVE IN THEIR POCKET.

#258 - THE STRUGGLING JUDGE, & THE AVOIDABLE PROBLEMS OF HELICOPTER COACHING.

#257 - WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM THE WORLD SERIES, & THE TOP 5 COACHING POSTS OF THE MONTH.

#256 - SIDESTEP THIS COMMON COACHING PITFALL, PLUS A STAT THAT SHOULD HELP CALM US DURING GAMES.

#255 - A HYBRID HITTING APPROACH USING THE STRENGTHS OF THESE TWO WELL-KNOWN PLAYERS, + MORE.

#254 - STRENGTH & ATHLETICISM TRAINING FOR YOUTH BASEBALL PLAYERS, w/ COACH HANSEN.

#253 - A TIP TO HELP GET COACHES ON THE SAME PAGE, & PART 1 OF OUR INTERVIEW w/ STRENGTH COACH TOMMY HANSEN.

#252 - 5 HITTING TIPS FROM ALBERT PUJOLS, & A POST-PRACTICE MUST THAT WILL SPEED UP TEAM/PLAYER IMPROVEMENT.

#251 - A PLAN TO GREATLY REDUCE THE "GOOFING OFF" AT PRACTICE.

#250 - USING THE 80/20 PRINCIPLE TO PLAN BETTER PRACTICES, & THE SHORTSTOP THAT HAS SAVED THE MOST RUNS OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS.

#249 - THE CATCHER'S PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY, COACHING PRIORITIES, & MORE.

#248 - ATHLETIC DIRECTOR LAMARR BIFFLE ON LEADING TEAMS AND INSPIRING ATHLETES!

#247 - TWO PITCHING TIPS AND A COACHING TIP THAT CAN HELP ELIMINATE A COMMON PROBLEM.

#246 - HITTING SLUMPS + A DRILL TO HELP IMPROVE SWING DECISIONS.

#245 - TECHNOLOGY VS. FUNDAMENTALS, GETTING BUY-IN, & ACCELERATING PLAYER LEARNING w/o USING EXTRA TIME.

#244 - BP REP RATIOS, OPTIMIZING UMPIRE INTERACTIONS, NOLAN RYAN'S DELIVERY, & OUR MONTHLY TOP FIVE.

#243 - THE #1 PICK, A SMALL-TOWN RODEO, A CHALLENGE FOR SPORTS PARENTS, & A 5-WORD TEAM CULTURE MOTTO.

#242 - WISDOM FROM A HALL-OF-FAME COACH WHO SPENT 38 YEARS IN THE DUGOUT, WON 11 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, & HELPED MOLD MANY KIDS INTO QUALITY YOUNG MEN.

#241 - HALL-OF-FAME COACH RUSS WRIGHT SHARES HIS COACHING WISDOM WITH US.

#240 - PLAYING THE GAME THE "RIGHT WAY"

#239 - GREAT HITTERS HAVE GREAT STATS IN THESE AREAS, AND A FUN ALTERNATIVE GAME/ACTIVITY WE CAN USE TO TEACH THE GAME OF BASEBALL.

#238 - THE FASTEST WAY FOR PLAYERS TO FAIL, YARD SALES + TRAINING EQUIPMENT, & USING THIS YEAR'S MVP FRONTRUNNER AS AN EXAMPLE FOR OUR PLAYERS.

#237 - SAFELY IMPROVING INFIELDER REACTION TIME, AN ALTERNATIVE FLY BALL DRILL FOR VERY YOUNG PLAYERS, EXPECTING TURBULENCE, & MORE.

#236 - GETTING HITTERS BETTER FOR THE NEXT LEVEL, & A KEY END-OF-SEASON TASK.

#235 - 3 GOALS FOR EACH SEASON, AND 8 GREAT COACHING TECHNIQUES I SAW THIS PAST SEASON.

#234 - HOW DIFFICULT SHOULD OUR DRILLS BE?

#233 - PART 2 OF OUR GREAT INTERVIEW WITH COACH ADAM SARANCIK.

#232 - KEY BATTING PRACTICE INFO FOR HITTERS & COACH ADAM SARANCIK JOINS US (PART 1)

#231 - TEAM RULES PROGRESSION | GRADING YOUTH AT-BATS | A MESSAGE FOR STRUGGLING YOUTH HITTERS | & MORE

#230 - THE UPS AND DOWNS OF COACHING | THE HURLEY COACHING TREE | MAKING USE OF STATS | FINDING THE PERFECT VIDEO ANGLE.

#229 - ASSESSING YOUTH PITCHING & HITTING COACHES | BAUER'S SLIDE-STEPS | TOP X-COACHING POSTS

#228 - A MENTAL GAME TIP FOR COACHES, AND THE FINAL PART OF OUR INTERVIEW WITH COACH GOR IN WHICH NICK SHARES THE PROS AND CONS OF PRIVATE LESSONS.

#227 - UPSTREAM COACHING VS. DOWNSTREAM COACHING, AND PART 2 OF COACH GOR'S INTERVIEW IN WHICH NICK SHARES HIS TAKE ON THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF PRACTICE.

#226 - A TEAMMATE-TO-TEAMMATE STRATEGY USED THROUGHOUT THE SEASON, & PT. 1 OF OUR INTERVIEW w/ COACH GOR IN WHICH WE TALK ABOUT KEYS TO YOUTH HITTING.

#225 - GOOD TEAM CULTURES: FROM CHICK-FIL-A TO THE TEXAS RANGERS, AND WIN OR LEARN: A BETTER PARADIGM FOR YOUTH BASEBALL COACHING.

#224 - SETTING UP TEAM GOALS, LEARNING FROM THE BRAVES, TOP 5 COACHING POSTS OF THE MONTH, & MORE.

#223 - COPYING SHOTANI, HELPING PLAYERS SET PRODUCTIVE PRESEASON GOALS, & MORE.

#222 - WE DISCUSS MAKING THE GAMES MORE FUN, BETTER WATER BREAK SOPs, EFFECTIVELY MIXING OLDER/YOUNGER PLAYERS, AND MORE w/ KEVIN WOODARD.

#221 - HELP IS EVERYWHERE & HERE'S HOW TO LEVERAGE IT, PLUS PART 1 OF OUR INTERVIEW w/ COACH WOODARD.

#220 - COACHING GEAR ESSENTIALS, MOUND HEIGHT, OUT-OF-LINE OPPONENTS, & MORE.

#219 - 4 KEYS TO REDUCING ARM INJURIES, A COACH THAT TURNED AROUND HIS TEAM USING THE 80/20 PRINCIPLE, & MORE.

#218 - HITTER HOT ZONES, PRACTICE AWARDS, & MOTIVATING A LOSING TEAM.

#217 - TOP COACHING TWEETS OF THE MONTH, THE BIG GAME, & MORE.

#216 - THE FINAL PART OF OUR INTERVIEW w/ AUTHOR & COACH JP NERBUN: BUILDING GREAT TEAM CULTURES & PARENT BUY-IN.

#215 - PART 2 OF OUR INTERVIEW w/ AUTHOR & COACH JP NERBUN: BUILDING GREAT TEAM CULTURES & PARENT BUY-IN.

#214 - INTERVIEW w/ AUTHOR & COACH JP NERBUN: BUILDING GREAT TEAM CULTURES & PARENT BUY-IN.

#213 - OVERCORRECTING, SYMPTOMS VS. ROOT ISSUES, PLAYER & PARENT SURVEYS.

#212 - SHOTANI, LEYLAND, DEAN SMITH, BAT SAFETY, & 5 OF THE MOST COMMON MISTAKES COACHES MAKE.

#211 - THE MOST COMMON MISTAKES YOUTH COACHES MAKE (Part 3), HOW TO DEAL WITH LOSING BIG, HALL-OF-FAME WINNING PERCENTAGE, GOOD PARENT VS. BAD PARENT.

#210 - THE MOST COMMON MISTAKES YOUTH COACHES MAKE & HOW TO AVOID MAKING THEM: PRACTICE MANAGEMENT & PLAYER DEVELOPMENT

#209 - AVOIDING THE TOP YOUTH COACHING MISTAKES - PART 1 OF OUR 5 PART SERIES.

#208 - WE DISCUSS SOMETHING THAT WE MUST TRY HARD TO AVOID AS WE GO INTO A SEASON, AND WE ALSO BREAK DOWN 3 SURPRISING COMPLAINTS JOHN WOODEN'S PLAYERS HAD ABOUT HIM.

#207 - LEARNING HOW TO PLAY BETTER BASEBALL FROM THE WORLD SERIES CHAMPS, A MUST-DO MOVE AFTER EVERY GAME, AND MORE.

#206 - LEARNING FROM THE WORLD SERIES, AVOIDING COMMON 1B MISTAKES, BASEBALL ABSOLUTES, A TEAM TALK TIP, AND MORE

#205 - HOW LONG OF A BREAK SHOULD PLAYERS TAKE FROM THE GAME EACH YEAR? ALSO, WE DISCUSS HOW TO SERVE UP A DISCIPLINE SANDWICH THAT IS EASIER FOR PLAYERS TO DIGEST, PLUS MORE.

#204 - WE DISCUSS STRATEGIES TO REDUCE THE BASEBALL BURNOUT RATE OF OUR KIDS & THE TOP 5 COACHING TWEETS OF THE MONTH.

#203 - COACH ADAM SARANCIK INTERVIEW PART 3: TEACHING SKILL DEVELOPMENT

#202 - PART 2 OF OUR GREAT INTERVIEW W/ COACH ADAM SARANCIK, AND MUCH MORE!

#201 - IS COACHING "SITUATIONAL HITTING" WORTH THE TIME AT THE YOUTH LEVEL? PLUS, PART 1 OF A FANTASTIC INTERVIEW W/ COACH ADAM SARANCIK IN WHICH HE SHARES 10+ ACTIONABLE TIPS.

#200 - A STRATEGY FOR GETTING PARENTS TO BE MORE POSITIVE AND HELPFUL, PLUS A SOLID TEAM CULTURE IMPROVEMENT TIP, AND MORE.

#199 - LEARNING FROM COACH DEION, A GREG MADDUX PITCHING TIP, & SHOULD YOUTH PITCHERS PITCH FROM THE WIND-UP, THE STRETCH, OR BOTH, PLUS MORE.

#198 - IN THIS EPISODE, WE DISCUSS A TEAM CULTURE T-SHIRT TIP, SOME JOE MADDON COACHING STRATEGIES, THE TOP 5 COACHING TWEETS/POSTS OF THE MONTH, AND MORE.

#197 - WE DISCUSS A STRATEGY THAT WILL SPEED UP THE LEARNING CURVE FOR OUR PLAYERS, AND WE HAVE A BOOK RECOMMENDATION THAT IS A PERFECT FIT FOR THE 8020BASEBALL COMMUNITY.

#196 - LESSONS & TIPS FROM A SOLID YOUTH BASEBALL COACH THAT RECENTLY FINISHED HIS 5TH SEASON.

#195 - 4 TIPS TO HELP COACHES GET PARENTS ON BOARD, AND PART 1 OF OUR INTERVIEW W/ COACH DAVID PYROOZ.

#194 - 5 THINGS WE SHOULD LOOK TO COACH FIRST WITH OUR YOUTH HITTERS.

#193 - A TIP TO HELP US COACHES GET BETTER PLAYER BUY-IN ON THINGS THAT ARE NOT SO SHINY, AND OUR TOP 5 COACHING TWEETS OF THE MONTH.

#192 - PART 2 OF OUR INTERVIEW W/ MIKE HOFIUS, AND WE ALSO DISCUSS WHAT WE MUST DO FIRST IF WE WANT PLAYERS TO BE GREAT LEADERS.

#191 - 3 TIPS FOR BASEBALL PARENTS/COACHES, & PART 1 OF A GREAT YOUTH BASEBALL CENTERED INTERVIEW WITH MIKE HOFIUS.

#190 - DON'T MAKE THIS COACHING/PARENTING MISTAKE THAT I MADE JUST THE OTHER DAY, AND WE ALSO DISCUSS A PLACE WHERE WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANT OUR YOUTH ATHLETES TO GO.

#189 - HOW TO BEST PRAISE PLAYERS, 6 SPECIFIC THINGS LUIS ARRAEZ DOES TO BE A GREAT HITTER, & GOOD NEWS FOR NEW COACHES.

#188 - WE DISCUSS 3 MAIN REASONS KIDS QUIT YOUTH SPORTS, & MORE.

#187 - WE DISCUSS WHAT MAKES LUIS ARRÁEZ SUCH A GOOD HITTER, PLUS 2 NEW TIPS FOR BETTER COACHING TALKS.

#186 - 2 TIPS FOR DEALING WITH OBNOXIOUS COACHES IN YOUR LEAGUE/AREA, SUPER HELPFUL COACHING WISDOM FROM "POP", & 3 KEY COACHING METHODS THAT THE LEGENDARY BOB HURLEY SR. USED WITH HIS TEAMS.

#185 - OUR #1 COACHING SIDEKICK, WHICH IS OFTEN UNDER-APPRECIATED AND WHY COACHES SHOULD LEVERAGE IT MORE TO SPEED UP PLAYER IMPROVEMENT. PLUS, HOW THE RANGER'S NEW TEAM CULTURE HELPS THEM WIN MORE.

#184 - SHOULD WE HAVE TEAM CAPTAINS, OR IS THERE A BETTER WAY?

#183 - BETTER PRE-GAME & POST-GAME TALKS, COACHING VS. SELLING ICE CREAM, & A VERY USEFUL PRACTICE SCHEDULING TIP.

#182 - A COACHING MISTAKE TO AVOID DURING GAMES & A VALUABLE COMPONENT OF THE 80/20 PRINCIPLE THAT IS OFTEN OVERLOOKED.

#181 - 7 SPECIFIC WAYS COACHES CAN IMPROVE PLAYERS' TRUST, A SURE FIRE WAY TO KNOW YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT PATH AS A COACH, & A PODCAST APP RECOMMENDATION.

#180 - 4 MAIN REASONS YOUTH HITTERS ARE NOT ON TIME FOR THE PITCH, PLUS, AN APPLICABLE THROWING ROUTINE TIP FROM A COLLEGE COACH, & HOW TO BEST HANDLE UMPIRES.

#179 - INTERVIEW W/ COACH JARED SLATER: STRENGTH & CONDITIONING FOR YOUTH BASEBALL (part 2)

#178 - INTERVIEW W/ COACH JARED SLATER: STRENGTH & CONDITIONING FOR YOUTH BASEBALL.

#177 - THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE COACHES SERIES: HABIT #7 + MORE

#176 - THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE COACHES SERIES: HABIT #6

#175 - THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE COACHES SERIES: HABIT #5

#174 - THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE COACHES SERIES: HABIT #4

#173 - THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE COACHES SERIES: HABIT #3

#172 - THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE COACHES SERIES: HABIT #2

#171 - THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE COACHES SERIES: HABIT #1

#170 - WARMING UP VS. THROWING, ACTIVITY VS. ACHIEVEMENT, & A NON-MAINSTREAM ACTIVITY THAT CAN HELP BUILD BOTH ATHLETICISM & TOUGHNESS.

#169 - THE BASEBALL CULTURE NEEDS MORE OF THIS, PLUS WISDOM FROM THE GODFATHER OF THE MENTAL GAME, AND THE BALANCED COACHING APPROACH OF KIRBY SMART.

#168 - AN EYE/VISION RECOMMENDATION THAT COULD MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE THIS SEASON, KEN GRIFFEY JR'S HITTING OBJECTIVE, & THE TOP 5 COACHING TWEETS OF THE MONTH.

#167- LEARNING FROM SCOTT ROLEN, THE BENEFITS OF MAKING A FAMILY TRIP TO SPRING TRAINING, & A VERY COMMON STAT THAT WE SHOULD USE WITH CAUTION WHEN ASSESSING OUR PLAYERS' PERFORMANCE.

#166 - COACHING WISDOM IS EVERYWHERE. LEARNING TO BE A BETTER COACH VIA TREVOR LAWRENCE, ELON MUSK, TONY GWYNN, AND JOCKO.

#165 - TIPS FOR GIVING SIGNS TO YOUR PLAYERS, & WHY THE GREAT TONY GWYNN WAS ACTUALLY AN OVERRATED HITTER AND HOW WE LEARN FROM THIS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF HITTING.

#164 - JOEY VOTTO'S HITTING APPROACH, PLUS AN OUTFIELD DRILL THAT WILL HELP TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF EXTRA BASES OPPONENTS TAKE.

#163 - PART 2 OF OUR INTERVIEW w/ STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH TOMMY HANSEN.

#162 - INTERVIEW w/ STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH TOMMY HANSEN, & THE TOP 7 COACHING TWEETS OF THE MONTH.

#161 - A COACHING BLESSING IN DISGUISE, AVOIDING THE MAIN PITFALL OF SUCCESS, & A DIFFERENT TAKE ON RUNNING UP THE SCORE.

#160 - A KEY OFF-SEASON ARM-HEALTH TIP, PLUS SOMETHING WE SHOULD AVOID TALKING ABOUT WITH OUR HITTERS IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE THEIR POTENTIAL.

#159 - 2 SPECIFIC WAYS TO HAVE A BETTER DUGOUT ON GAME-DAYS, & A CLEARER UNDERSTANDING OF PITCH COUNT RECOMMENDATIONS.

#158 - COACHING UP SMALL PLAYERS, A TED WILLIAM'S SWING TIP, & A GIFT RECOMMENDATION FOR YOUNG PLAYERS.

#157 - HOW MUCH “RAH RAH” FROM THE DUGOUT IS THE RIGHT AMOUNT? 3 GUIDELINES THAT ALLOW YOUR PLAYERS TO HAVE FUN, BUT WITHIN SET PARAMETERS.

#156 - FOCUS HEAVILY ON THESE 4 AREAS DURING THE OFF-SEASON & EARLY PRESEASON.

#155 - ACTION VS. EMOTION, GIVING CORRECTION WITHOUT RESENTMENT, & PETE ROSE'S HITTING APPROACH TIP.

#154 - COACHING LEVERAGE: WHY ALL COACHES NEED IT, AND WHEN TO BEST USE IT.

#153 - CARLOS CORREA'S HITTING APPROACH, AND WHEN EXACTLY SHOULD CATCHERS BLOCK PITCHES IN THE DIRT OR USE THEIR GLOVE TO SCOOP/PICK?

#152 - TOP COACHING BOOKS, JOCKO, & COACHING PLAYERS SO THEY HAVE LESS FEAR.

#151 - 2 WAYS TO HANDLE A COACHING PHILOSOPHY DISAGREEMENT, BABE RUTH'S WISDOM, TOP 5 COACHING TWEETS OF THE MONTH, & 2 COMMON CHARACTERISTICS OF MASTER COACHES.

#150 - 5 TIPS TO HELP PARENTS BE BETTER SPECTATORS, PLAYER DEVELOPMENT RATES, LEARNING FROM JOHN WOODEN, & HOW TO EFFECTIVELY TALK TO YOUR PLAYERS ABOUT A "BAD" CALL.

#149 - A PREGAME PITCHING TIP, HELPFUL WISDOM FROM SETH GODIN, & SOMETHING THAT COACHES TYPICALLY TALK TOO MUCH ABOUT.

#148 - A TIP FOR MORE PRODUCTIVE BULLPEN SESSIONS & A COACHING DIALOGUE TIP THAT WILL SURELY HELP YOUR TEAM STAY MORE FOCUSED.

#147 - BAT RECOMMENDATIONS, THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, TOMMY LASORDA, & THE GREAT MIKE TROUT UPSTREAM WITHOUT A PLAN.

#146 - HERE IS ONE OF THE BIG KEYS TO SCALING UP QUALITY PRACTICE DRILLS, AND HOW A WELL-KNOWN AIRLINE USED THIS VERY STRATEGY TO RISE TO THE TOP.

#145 - THE PARADIGM BEHIND BUILDING DRILLS AT SCALE, & THE TOP 5 COACHING TWEETS OF THE MONTH.

#144 - A PITCHING ACCURACY DRILL THAT SCALES, & THE CHALLENGE WITH TEACHING HITTERS TO LOOK FOR PITCHES AWAY AND THEN ADJUST IN.

#143 - A COACHING TIP TO USE BEFORE ASKING PLAYERS TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS, & A QUICK CASE STUDY INVOLVING MUSIC AT PRACTICE.

#142 - AN ADDITION TO PRACTICE THAT COSTS LITTLE TO NOTHING, BUT CAN ADD GREATLY TO THE ENERGY LEVEL AT PRACTICE.

#141 - A FLAW WITH USING Z-SWING %, ADDING UNDERVALUED PLAYERS TO YOUR TEAM, & AN OFF-SEASON LOWER BODY STRENGTH TIP.

#140 - THE FULL INTERVIEW W/ COACH DAVID KLEIN, FOUNDER OF SPEEDBALL!

#139 - TIPS & OBSERVATIONS FROM THE WEEKEND TOURNAMENT, AND A NEW DISCUSSION ABOUT OPTIMIZING HITTERS.

#138 - THE FINAL PART OF THE COACH RYAN BRUCKER INTERVIEW, IN WHICH WE DISCUSS MULTI-SPORT ATHLETES & PRACTICE LENGTH.

#137 - PART 2 OF THE COACH RYAN BRUCKER INTERVIEW, PLUS A COACHING TIP TO HELP AVOID OVERCORRECTING OUR PLAYERS.

#136 - PART 1 OF THE COACH RYAN BRUCKER INTERVIEW, AND A QUICK DISCUSSION ABOUT AN INSIGHTFUL SPORTS ILLUSTRATED COACHING ARTICLE.

#135 - TRAINING EQUIPMENT TIPS & AN OFF-SEASON CONDITIONING TIP.

#134 - TRAINING EQUIPMENT RECOMMENDATIONS, THE MENTAL GAME BENEFIT PLAYERS GET FROM HAVING A ROUTINE, & HOW WE CAN LEARN FROM THE DODGERS' TEAM HITTING FLAW.

#133 - MARRYING THE RIGHT ONE, PLUS SOME PRO’S AND CON’S OF TRAVEL BALL.

#132 - BETTER PRIVATE LESSONS: 4 USEFUL TIPS TO GET MORE OUT OF PRIVATE LESSONS. PLUS, A BONUS RECOMMENDATION… #1 DIRECTOR. YEP, THAT KIND OF DIRECTOR :)

#131 - 2 TIPS FOR GETTING MORE OUT OF PRIVATE LESSONS. (PART 2 OF 3)

#130 - PART 1 OF A 3 PART SERIES, THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE DO'S AND DON'TS OF PRIVATE BASEBALL TRAINING/LESSONS.

#129 - A SIMPLE/EFFECTIVE POST-PITCHING ROUTINE, AND 2 COMMON HITTING MISTAKES THAT SHOULD BE A RED-FLAG FOR ALL COACHES.

#128 - FLIPPING THE SCRIPT: COACH BO GETS INTERVIEWED BY THE FOUNDER OF PLAYMAKER BASEBALL JOE PACE.

#127 - A COACHING FLAW THAT INVOLVES OVER-TRUSTING "THE PROCESS", & WHY CHIRPING AT THE OTHER TEAM SLOWS DOWN YOUR TEAM'S PROGRESS.

#126 - GETTING BOAT-RACED IN COMPTON, A WET WEATHER TIP, & COACHING UP OUR HITTERS SO THEY DON'T BAIL OUT WHEN THE PITCH IS COMING.

#125 - HOW TO CRITIQUE PLAYERS WHILE MINIMIZING RESENTMENT, & A TIP TO PREPARE PLAYERS FOR WET FIELD CONDITIONS.

#124 - A TIP FOR ALLOCATING PRACTICE TIME MORE EFFECTIVELY, & A STRATEGY THAT CAN HELP COACHES IDENTIFY WHICH PLAYERS ARE BETTER SUITED FOR PITCHING.

#123 - COACHING OUR BASERUNNERS TO BE MORE AGGRESSIVE WHILE ALSO LEARNING THEIR LIMITS, AND A NATIONAL CHAMPION COACH'S TAKE ON WHY CERTAIN PLAYERS DON'T SUCCEED IN HIS PROGRAM.

#122 - DEALING WITH UMPIRES IN A MUCH BETTER WAY, WHAT WE CAN LEARN AS COACHES FROM FREDDIE FREEMAN, & AN EFFECTIVE OUTFIELD DRILL THAT EFFICIENTLY WORKS 3 PARTS OF OUTFIELD PLAY.

#121 - TOP 5 COACHING TWEETS OF THE MONTH, A POSSIBLE FLAW FROM COPYING OTHER COACHES, & AN INTERVIEW WITH JOE PACE, CO-FOUNDER OF THE PLAYMAKER BASEBALL APP.

#120 - A BREAKDOWN OF HITTING PRIORITIES & HOW MOTORCYCLE COPS ARE TEACHING US COACHES A THING OR TWO.

#119 - QUALITY AT-BATS, QUALITY PITCHES, AND A MORE ACCURATE WAY TO ASSESS A HITTER'S OVERALL PERFORMANCE.

#118 - THE PITCHING WEBINAR, PLUS TIPS 7, 8, & 9 FROM THE CLASSIC MENTAL GAME BOOK 'HEADS UP BASEBALL'.

#117 - DON'T MAKE THE COACHING MISTAKE I DID, PLUS, 2 BIG MENTAL GAME TIPS THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED WITH YOUR PLAYERS IMMEDIATELY!

#116 - BEST COACHING TWEET I’VE READ, TOM BRADY, & 3 SPECIFIC COACHING STRATEGIES STRAIGHT FROM THE CLASSIC COACHING BOOK ‘HEADS UP BASEBALL’.

#115 - DIVERSIFYING A YOUNG PERSON'S PORTFOLIO, THE MENTAL GAME & THE SCOREBOARD, PLUS PSYCHOLOGICAL SPORTS TRAUMA.

#114 - BILL BELICHICK ON PRACTICE DIFFICULTY, & PART 2 OF THE MENTAL GAME INTERVIEW WITH COACH RYAN PHO!

#113 - COACHING THE MENTAL GAME WITH RYAN PHO.

#112 - A QUICK SHOUT-OUT TO THE LISTENERS ALL OVER THE WORLD, A TRIP TO WATCH THE GREATEST COACH ALIVE, HIP/SPINE ANGLES FOR HITTERS w/ TIPS TO GET THERE, AND LASTLY, A BASEBALL BOOK RECOMMENDATION.

#111 - AVOID THIS COMMON COACHING ERROR, THE TYPE OF COACH THAT PLAYERS WANT VS. THE COACH THAT PLAYERS NEED, & THE 1ST-STEP TO INCREASING YOUR PLAYERS' COACHABILITY.

#110 - TOP 3 TIPS FOR MAKING THE HIGH SCHOOL TEAM.

#109 - TOP TIP FOR PREPARING PLAYERS FOR THE NEXT LEVEL, A BIG CONGRATS TO AN OLD LITTLE LEAGUE FOE, & IS OVER-COACHING RAMPANT IN YOUTH SPORTS?

#108 - A PERSONAL COACHING ERROR INVOLVING LONG TOSS, HELICOPTER COACHING IN BASEBALL, COACHING HITTERS WITH MORE CERTAINTY, & LASTLY, THE TOP 5 TWEETS OF THE MONTH!

#107 - HOW TO SLOW DOWN THE GAME FOR OUR PLAYERS, PLUS, WHAT WE AS COACHES CAN LEARN FROM THE BOOK “TALENT IS OVERRATED”.

#106 - TEACHING OUR HITTERS THE ART OF THE “AGGRESSIVE TAKE”, AND TRUSTING OUR COACHING IMPACT.

#105 - COACH YOGI TEACHES US ABOUT A KEY STAT THAT WE OFTEN OVERLOOK, & WE DO A QUICK BOOK REVIEW ON "BALLPLAYER" BY CHIPPER JONES.

#104 - THE SURPRISING TRAINING BENEFITS OF ELASTIC TUBING (J-BANDS), 2 TIPS FOR GETTING PLAYERS READY FOR A BIGGER FIELD, FALL COACHING WEBINAR THIS THURSDAY!

#103 - COACHING WEBINAR, WIN/WIN PLAYER RAPPORT, 80/20 HITTING, 70-ITEM COACHING CHECKLIST.

#102 - BOOK RECOMMENDATION, BATTING AVERAGE & PEOPLE’S WEIGHT, & THE 2 THINGS ALL COACHES NEED TO DO BEFORE DIVING INTO SKILL DEVELOPMENT.

#101 - WHAT CAN YOUTH COACHES LEARN FROM THE HOUSTON CHEATERS, WHAT EXACTLY ARE THE “FUNDAMENTALS” IN BASEBALL, & HOW TO KEEP YOU PLAYERS BETTER ENGAGED OUT THERE AT PRACTICE.

#100 - A BIG THANK YOU TO YOU, LEARNING FROM WILMER’S FAMOUS CHECK-SWING, POSSIBLY THE STRONGEST CORRELATION BETWEEN A SINGLE STAT AND SCORING MORE RUNS, AND TRAINING TO WALK OVER AN ACTIVE VOLCANO.

#99 - STEALING HOME, 4-STEP COACHING PROCESS, & LEARNING FROM THE #1 RECRUITING CLASS.

#98 - THE GREAT FRANS BOSCH SAVES COACHES A LOT OF WASTED TIME, COACHING TWEETS OF THE MONTH, & THE TRAINING PRIORITIES FOR OCTOBER/NOVEMBER.

#97 - WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM NICK SABAN’S TERMINOLOGY, A COACHING MISTAKE MADE EARLY IN THE COACHING CAREER, & A USEFUL TRUTH ABOUT SUCCESSFUL COACHES/PEOPLE.

#96 - LEARNING AGAIN FROM OUR GUY MANNY, GARRIT COLE’S SIMPLIFIED GAME-PLAN, THE #1 TIME TO SAC BUNT, & VR HITTING.

#95 - COACH JOHN EMME, HITTING FOR POWER VS. STRIKING OUT, THE MACHADO EFFECT AND THE SD PADRES, AND COACH MURPHY CRUSHES IT IN PART 3 OF OUR INTERVIEW.

#94 - AN UMPIRE OF 43 YEARS GIVES COACHES HIS NUMBER ONE RECOMMENDATION, AND WE GET INTO PART 2 OF THE GREAT INTERVIEW WITH COACH PATRICK MURPHY.

#93 - BABE RUTH’S WISDOM, THE SIMPLIFIED HITTING APPROACH OF AN MLB ORGANIZATION, & PART ONE OF OUR TALK WITH COACH PATRICK MURPHY.

#92- TOP 5 COACHING TWEETS OF THE MONTH, UNIV. OF ARKANSAS HITTING APPROACH, & KEY TIPS FROM PART 2 OF THE INTERVIEW w/ COACH TIM MURRAY.

#91 - GARY SHEFFIELD’S PROVEN 3-STEP HITTING APPROACH + COACH TIM MURRAY SHARES GREAT TIPS THAT’LL HELP COACHES GET BETTER PARENT SUPPORT.

#90 - GREAT TONY GYWNN & TED WILLIAMS QUOTES ON HITTING, RAISING BASEBALL IQ DURING THE OFF-SEASON.

#89 - JOEY VOTTO’S HR STREAK, TIPS FOR THE YIPS, & AN OFF-SEASON PLAN TO IMPROVE FIELDING SKILLS.

#88 - THE #1 THING A FIRST BASEMAN CAN DO TO PREVENT RUNS AND A DRILL TO IMPROVE THIS SKILL + 2 SUMMERTIME TIPS FOR IMPROVING HITTERS

#87- A LESSON TO BE LEARNED FROM THIS YEAR'S GOLDEN SPIKES AWARD WINNER, AND A SUMMER STRENGTH & CONDITIONING ROUTINE.

#86 - THE TOP 4 SUMMER PRIORITIES

#85 - THE #1 MISTAKE MADE WHEN COPYING GREAT PLAYERS & COACHES.

#84 - A BONUS BENEFIT OF THE DRAG BUNT & THE #1 EVALUATION METHOD USED TO ASSESS THE QUALITY OF A HITTER'S PLAN.

#83 - A+ SWINGS, A QUALITY BASEBALL BOOK RECOMMENDATION, IMPRESSIVE RED SOX STATS SHOWING THEIR GRIT, & CONTAINING THE COACHING EGO.

#82 - HOW TO CONDUCT THE END-OF-THE-YEAR COACHES MEETING & 3 STRATEGIES FOR MOTIVATING THOSE PLAYERS THAT QUIT MID-GAME.

#81 - AN IMPORTANT END OF THE SEASON TASK & A BETTER PITCHING DELIVERY.

#80 - SUMMER BALL, HOF COACH BOB HURLEY’S RULES, A DRILL FRANCISCO LINDOR DID AS A YOUTH PLAYER, & DEALING W/ QUIRKY PLAYERS LIKE TREVOR BAUER.

#79 - THE #1 REASON YOUTH BASEBALL PLAYERS LOSE INTEREST, A LESSON FROM ELON MUSK, & HOW HOF COACH BOB HURLEY WON MORE BY COACHING THE 2 BIG NEEDLE-MOVERS

#78 - COACHING THE CORRECT DETAILS, A COMMON MID-TO-LATE SEASON COACHING MISTAKE, & CREATING MORE TIME TO BUILD RAPPORT W/ PLAYERS

#77 - DESIGNING A BETTER BASE-RUNNING DRILL, THE IMPORTANCE OF BETTER SWING DECISIONS, A 2-STEP APPROACH TO PRAISE & CRITIQUE.

#76 - AL CY YOUNG PREDICTION AND WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM HIM, A FAST HITTING ADJUSTMENT THAT WILL PAY DIVIDENDS RIGHT AWAY, THE NFL DRAFT AND WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM 6 OF THE FIRST 24 PICKS.

#75 - AN EARLY SEASON WORLD SERIES FAVORITE, A COMPETITION THAT REQUIRES VERY ACCURATE THROWS, & SOME TIPS FOR KEEPING BENCH PLAYERS READY TO GO.

#74 - A SOLID TRAINING METHOD TO HELP HITTERS SQUARE-UP MORE PITCHES, & THE BENEFITS OF HAVING FEWER DRILLS.

#73 - A 5-STEP PLAN TO MOTIVATING YOUR TEAM ALL SEASON, THE #1 TRAIT ALL GREAT CATCHERS HAVE, THE 3 MAIN REASONS BEHIND BEING NAMED THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ‘PLAYER OF THE YEAR’.

#72 - A PROVEN 2-STEP APPROACH TO PRODUCTIVELY HANDLING BAD CALLS, POSSIBLY THE BIGGEST NEEDLE-MOVER OF THEM ALL, AND WRISTBAND SIGNS.

#71 - TEAM CELEBRATIONS, AVOIDING THE JACK TRAP, AND AN MLB RECORD WE CAN LEARN FROM.

#70 - A LESSON FROM AN MLB RECORD, A DIFFERENT EXPLANATION OF THE '80/20 PRINCIPLE', AND A "PROCESS VS RESULTS" TIP.

#69 - DAIRY QUEEN, OPTIMIZING THE PITCHER’S TARGET, RICHARD KOCH, & AVOIDING THE EXTREMES.

#68 - SHORTER ARM-PATH FOR PITCHERS, PRAISING MORE CONSISTENTLY, 3 STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE THE PITCHING LINE-UP, & A VERY SIMPLE CHANGE THAT CAN NET 15-30 MINS OF EXTRA FIELD TIME.

#67 - ARM CARE TIPS + TIPS TO SPEED UP PRACTICE W/O LOSING QUALITY.

#66 - 2 PREGAME TIPS + 2 EFFECTIVE THROWING DRILLS.

#65 - URBAN MEYER’S 80-10-10 PRINCIPLE, AND STANDARDS VS. RULES.

#64 - A TEMPLATE FOR BUILDING A ROSTER, AND PARAMETERS FOR CHOOSING ASSISTANT COACHES.

#63 - AN UNREAL DRAFT STORY INVOLVING ONE OF MLB's BEST CATCHERS, AN MiLB HITTING COORDINATOR SAYS THIS IS THE #1 THING HIS PLAYERS SEEK TO IMPROVE IN-SEASON, & THE COACHING WIDSOM OF URBAN MEYER.

#62 - A PROVEN TIP FOR A MUCH BETTER TEAM THROWING ROUTINE, ANOTHER PIECE OF EVIDENCE HIGHLIGHTING WHY THE HITTING APPROACH IS KEY, and WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM SUPER-BOWL COACH BRUCE ARIANS.

#61 - LEARNING FROM JOHN WOODEN, OPTIMIZING THE SET-UP FIRST, BETTER BP & BETTER TEE WORK, ANDREW FRIEDMAN MLB's EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR.

#60 - 3 KEY STRATEGIES USED BY THE GREAT NICK SABAN, PLUS A PROVEN 3-STEP ACTION-PLAN FOR EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATING W/ PLAYERS DURING BOTH PRACTICE & GAMES.

#59 - A WISE COACHING QUOTE FROM TOM LANDRY, THE TRUE RECORD OF A COACH, THE 3 MAJOR BENEFITS OF HAVING A SCRIPTED COACHING SYSTEM, 2 PLAYER NUTRITION TIPS, & HITTING APPROACH EVIDENCE.

#58 - A DIVE INTO THE CHANGE-UP, 3-STEPS TO BETTER BASE-RUNNING, A TOP BASE-RUNNING DRILL, & HOW TO USE THE 80/20 PRINCIPLE TO PLAY BETTER BASEBALL.

#57 - TOP GROUND-BALL DRILL, PROS/CONS OF YELLING, THE 3 LEVELS OF COACHING LEVERAGE, & TRAINING HITTERS TO SWING AT BETTER PITCHES.

#56 - GANG-MEMBERS & HALL-OF-FAME COACHES, GETTING PLAYERS TO LEARN THE SIGNS, SELL WELL, A STUDENT'S MESSAGE TO ALL OF US.

#55 - IMPROVING CATCHERS EFFICIENTLY, SUPPORTING PLAYERS THAT GIVE UP QUICKLY, GETTING PLAYERS BETTER AT MORE THAN ONE POSITION, ALLOCATING PLAYING TIME.

#54 - HOW THE DODGERS WIN w/ OLD-SCHOOL & NEW-SCHOOL STRATEGIES, THE WINNING PARADIGM OF BILL WALSH, AND LASTLY, THE PROs & CONs OF THE J-BAND.

#53 - BETTER CHANGE-UPS, BETTER BASERUNNERS, & AN ALL-TIME GREAT COACH WE CAN ALL LEARN A LOT FROM.

#52 - A MUST READ COACHING BOOK, HOW A HALL-OF-FAME COACH SUCCESSFULLY USED THE 80/20 RULE, & HOW TO GET PLAYERS TO FOLLOW YOUR RULES.

#51 - THE PITCHER'S STRIDE, THE PITCHER’S #1 OBJECTIVE, STRENGTH & CONDITIONING FOR PITCHERS, AND ARM-TRAINING w/ A FOOTBALL.

#50 - 3 TIPS FOR BETTER COLD-WEATHER PRACTICES, 2 TIPS FOR SETTING YOUR LINE-UP, THE 2 BEST BUNT SITUATIONS, HOW TO AVOID THE SHINY OBJECT SYNDROME ASSOCIATED WITH TECHNOLOGY.

#49 - IN-N-OUT, TRAINING BETTER 2K HITTERS, EGGS IN ONE-BASKET FALLACY, & FALL-SEASON PRIORITIES.

#48 - AGGRESSIVE HITTING, COACHES FIGHTING, USE THE MATH BUT DON'T STOP READING, & OPTIMAL DRILL DESIGN!

#47 - USING ZEN TO PLAY BETTER BASEBALL, WHY PLAYOFF TEAMS STRIKEOUT LESS, & HOW TO USE BATCHING TO INCREASE PRACTICE EFFICIENCY.

#46 - THE 80/20 PRINCIPLE, COPYING MLB PLAYERS, OPTIMAL DRILLS: INGREDIENT #7

#45 - THE #1 PURPOSE OF YOUTH SPORTS, THE HITTING APPROACH OPTIMIZED, & DESIGNING OPTIMAL DRILLS.

#44 - 3 COACHES: 3 GREAT COACHING APPROACHES. THE SINGLE TOP OFFENSIVE STAT. ELITE DRILLS (STEP 5)

#43 - IDENTIFY TEAM PLAYERS, THE MASSIVE VALUE OF TEAM SYSTEMS, & BETTER DRILLS (STEP 4)

#42 - COACHING WHAT CAN BE CONTROLLED, AND DESIGNING ELITE DRILLS - STEP 3

#41 - BUILDING ATHLETIC PITCHERS & DESIGNING ELITE DRILLS

#40 - BUILD BETTER RAPPORT W/ PLAYERS & BUILD BETTER TEAMS W/ THE USE OF SYSTEMS.

#39 - EFFICIENTLY BUILD RAPPORT w/ PLAYERS, A BUNTING OS UPDATE, & DESIGNING ELITE DRILLS.

#38 - BETTER PITCHERS & A BETTER APPROACH TO FAILURE.

#37 - THE 'SHORTER ARM-PATH' TREND & THE “YU DARVISH EFFECT”.

#36 - A WINNING APPROACH TO TRYOUTS

#35 - BETTER BATTING PRACTICE (Part 2) + SLOWING DOWN THE OPPONENT’S RUNNING GAME

#34 - BETTER BATTING PRACTICE, WEIGHTED-BALL TRAINING, and 6 REQUIREMENTS OF QUALITY STUDIES.

#33 - BOOKS FOR PLAYERS, COACHING VOLUME, GAMIFICATION

#32 – REDUCING DEAD-TIME, A BALANCED COACHING APPROACH, 2 COMMON THROWING ROUTINE MISTAKES

#31 – Round 2: Coach Colter Bostick

#30 – BOOK REVIEW: SWING KINGS, BASEBALL CONDITIONING, YOUTH HITTING STATISTICS

#29 – #1 BOOK RECOMMENDATION, THE FUTURE OF FRAMING PITCHES, #1 TIP FOR FIRST BASEMEN

#28 – A HALL-OF-FAME COACH, COACHING BOTH CURRENT & FUTURE TECHNIQUE, COACHING FIRST BASEMEN.

#27 – A WINNING PARADIGM SHIFT

#26 – A GREAT MOVIE, PERFECT DRILL DESIGN, & POSITIVE VISUALIZATION

#25 – w/ Coach Colter Bostick

#24 – 3 TOP MENTAL GAME BOOKS, INCREASE LONG TOSS PRODUCTIVITY, BETTER TEAM TALKS, PITCHING FROM THE STRETCH

#23 – HOW TO BEST COPY SUCCESSFUL PLAYERS, BUILDING PLAYERS’ TRUST, THE 1ST STEP TO GREAT PITCHING.

#22 – A MUST READ COACHING BOOK, THE BEST IN-PRACTICE CONSEQUENCE, A SIMPLE HELPFUL HITTING ADJUSTMENT.

#21 – WHY ‘GOOD’ IS THE ENEMY OF OPTIMAL, BETTER TRANSITIONS DURING PRACTICE, A MORE DECEPTIVE CHANGE-UP.

#20 – THE 2 MOST IMPORTANT STATISTICS, HOW YOUTUBE VIDEOS CAN IMPROVE PLAYER PERFORMANCE, BETTER PRE-INNING ROUTINES.

#19 – HOW COMPLEXITY SLOWS DOWN PLAYER DEVELOPMENT, THE 90/10 RULE, HOW AND WHEN TO USE MIRRORS.

#18 – A 30,000 FT VIEW OF THE ‘COOKIE CUTTER APPROACH’, EXPERIENCE + TECHNOLOGY = GOLD STANDARD, THE BEST NON-BASEBALL GAME.

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