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The Closing Pitch Baseball Podcast — 156 episodes
150. MLB Hitting Expert Reveals His Approach (ft. Matt Borgschulte, Minnesota Twins)
149. Why Working in Pro Sports Is the Ultimate Career (ft. Joshua Korlin, Florida Panthers)
145. I Hate The Term Daddy Ball, Here's Why
148. Road to the Show (ft. Erik Miller, San Francisco Giants)
147. Unleash Your Athletic Power!
146. Dugout Chronicles: The Secrets, Rituals, and Hype That Fuel the Game
144. Baseball Recruiting With NCAA Roster Ruling, NIL, and Transfer Portal
143. Should Baseball Coaches Let Hitters Swing on 3-0 Counts?
142. The Most Underrated and Overrated Topics In Coaching
141. D2 Athlete to World Ranking (ft. Tyler Christophel)
140. Major League University - Austin Byler
139. Creating the Glue for Your Team's Culture
138. The Power of Routines for Athletes
137. Embracing Obstacles: Why Anything That Stands in Your Way is Worth Pursuing
136. The Road to Redemption: Stories of Being Cut and Coming Back Stronger
135. Scholarship Dreams: May the Odds Be Ever In Your Favor
134. Behind Bars for Berating Sports Officials: The New Kansas Bill on Youth Sports
133. Fueling Champions: How Healthy Eating Impacts Youth Athletes and Coaches
132. Best Player On The Team (ft. Evan Pratte)
131. Skills That Scale, Deven Morgan- Round 2
130. Don't Be That Travel Ball Coach
129. These are the next big things happening in baseball (ft. Aaron Jaworowski - President of the Rawlings Tigers)
128. Pro Baseball Scouts Look For This (ft. Mark Adair: Oakland A's National Crosschecker Scout)
127. Is The Deck Stacked Against You?
126. Swim in a Different Direction
125. Johnny Hustle v. Peacocking Peet (ft. Rafael Lopez- former MLB player)
124. The Most Persuasive Voice
123. The Deceptions of a Crowd
122. Play Fast & Play Free With This Hack
121. How To Know When It's Time To Move On
120. The 5 Caps To Make an Alpha Decision
119. Stack 'em High For All To See
118. How To Get Off The Island of Me
117. The Career Curse
116. Three Things To Know During Tryout Conversations
115. Know EXACTLY When Your Pitcher Shouldn't Throw
114. Leaders Avoid This Mistake
113. Tactical Guide To Recruiting V3.0 (ft. Evan Pratte)
112. The Kershaw Exit
111. How You Can Feel Good Everyday as an Athlete (ft. Brett McQueen)
110. You Will Want To Lock This Down (ft. Scott Brown and Evan Pratte)
109. The Commodore (ft. Scott Brown & Evan Pratte)
108. THE LOST EPISODE! Character Outperforms in the Long Run
107. Is It a "Do" or a "Don't Want It?"
106. 10X Your Baseball OR Softball Showcase (ft. Evan Pratte)
105. MASSIVE Opportunity for COLLEGE BASEBALL To Win Over Fans (ft. Evan Pratte)
104. STACK 'EM HIGH! A Veteran Move As Old As Time
103. High Performance Athletes! Hold These Keys 🔐 (ft. Dr. Ellen Reed)
102. 🤑 Are You Ready for College Millionaires? How The NIL Changes Everything
101. You Must Specialize In a Sport To Make It? (ft Ben Brewster- Tread Athletics)
100.📍🗺 The Box Score Is Not a Map For Development (ft. Deven Morgan of Driveline Baseball)
99. 🚀Optimize for Speed (ft. Deven Morgan of Driveline Baseball)
98. STOP THE CRAZY, Youth Coaches Need To Avoid Doing This
97. Are The 3 Sport Athletes on the Verge of Extinction?! 😳
96. BEWARE of the EASY PIVOT!
95. Trolls Feed On Attention
94. The Big Pivot (ft. Matt Adams & Rafael Lopez)
93. The Hard 90 (ft Aaron Jaworowski & Rafael Lopez)
92. How Do You Start THIS Conversation?
91. You Got CUT From The Team, Now What?! Overcoming Rejection
90. Your Uniform is Your Supernatural Power
89. Three Pages From The School Of Hard Knocks
88. Cutting Through the Noise, An Anecdote on Making Bad Career Decisions
87. A DEEP DIVE into a Non-Surgical Decision For Athletes (ft. Dr. Ravi Yadava)
86. BEWARE! THE TOXIC CLUBHOUSE, How To Actively Change Your Baseball Teams Dugout and Culture (ft. Rafael Lopez)
85. Former D1 Coach Reacts to Travel Baseball (ft. Evan Pratte)
84. ACE's Main Ingredient (ft. Adam Jahnsen)
83. The Secret To Teaching 7-12 Year Olds ANYTHING! (ft. Coachballgame- James Lowe)
82. Why so serious?
81. Your Support System
80. Your Most Important 3 Seconds After a Bad Outcome
79. The 7 Things To Know About Teams
78. The Golden Compass (Your Ikigai)
77. The 10 Competitive Advantages You Can Develop To Outperform Your Competition (ft. Sahil Bloom)
76. The New Update To The Pod, Onward and Upward!
75. The Art and Science of Building a Pitcher's Arm (ft. Dr. Alexander Aleem)
74. Is The Leader An Imposter?
73. The Countdown To Your 2030 Self
72. I Want To Be "THE DUDE"
71. How a Free Car Ride Could Make You Lose Part of Your Athletic Scholarship (ft. Jared Waldhoff)
70. Explosive Innovation Is Coming To Amateur Sports (ft. Todd Lawler- Co-Founder of Tourney Machine)
69. The Masterful Art of Speaking Data (ft. Jon Moscot of Blast Motion)
68. The Priority List for Athletes Who Want to Play College
67. How to Stop a Funk and Upend Your Routine (Ft. Brandon Magierowski of 2D Sports)
66. A Striking Revelation Of How To Become A Top-Percenter (ft. Jason Bell- Houston Astros Minor League Coordinator)
65. THE END IS NEAR! I'm Burned Out
64. Christmas Show! Can a Team Really Be Family?! (ft. Aaron Jaworowski)
63. Explosive Gains by Following This Simple Formula (ft. Brian Fitzmaurice)
62. Mastering Your Adjustments through a Black Swan Event
61. Only 7% of People Can Say They Did This
60. Get to VS Have to
59. Feed the Beast
58. Your Great Reset (Winter Training Secrets Revealed!!!)
57. We’re Not Going to Play This Card
56. This is a Slippery Slope
55. The 5 Step Formula To Dominate Your Greatest Opponent
54. Can You Manufacture a Successful Culture?
53. Trust It BUT You Need to Verify
52. I Wish This Turned Out Better For You
51. Are My Eggs In Too Many Baskets? The Multi-Sport Paradox
50. Addicted to the Wrong Type of Winning
49. In 5 Years, 64 mph To 95 mph, And Here's the Secret
48. We Have to Be Honest About This Show
47. The Mistakes You Could Be Making in Your Recruiting
46. We Need More Of This In Youth Sports
45. The Battleground For The Ultimate Coaching Style
44. You Will Need This to Level Up
43. The 5 Lockdown Moves For High Pressure Situations
42. I Can't Do This Anymore
41. The Unwritten Rules
40. Indecision Is The Thief Of Opportunity
39. How Every Rumor Gets You Farther Away From Your End-Goal
38. WARNING: Here's What Everyone Needs to Know About Goals
37. Knowing Your Unfair Advantage
36. Status Wars
35. The 6 Skills That Have Helped Us Create Strong Relationships
34. Mastering the Art of the Tough Conversation
33. The Greatest Teacher of All Time
32. You Can't Plan For The Unexpected
31. The Best Way To Neutralize Trash Talking
30. Your Approach Could Prevent Relationship Nuclear Warfare
29. That 1 Reason
28. The Mouse Is Always Pressing On The Gas Pedal
BONUS 6. How a Professional Scout Finds You (ft. Torre Tyson)
27. How To Win Someone Over During Controversy
26. I’m too busy to give you a real reason
25. Creating the Winning Lifestyle
24. How Good Could You Be? (Ft. Jason Bell - Houston Astros Minor League Coordinator)
23. Change Is Happening Fast (Ft. Jeff McGarry & Jon Moscot of Blast Motion
22. Getting Your Team To Row In The Same Direction
21. The Worst Fear But Possibly The Best One For You To Lean Into
20. One-Email and One-Conversation Later Brought Us To This Opportunity For Players
19. The Goliath Mentality
18. The Tactical Guide to Getting an Athletic Scholarship
17. Is Your Goal To Be Famous Or To Be Well-Known?
Bonus 5. This Is What To Expect For Your 2020 Summer (Ft. Tom Davidson of Pastime Tournaments)
16. The Blueprint To Become Clutch
15. Use This Idea To Motivate a Person or a Team
Bonus 4. The Cross Section Between MLB, Olympic Ski, and The X-Games (Ft. Bret Kelly of EXOS)
14. Do You Know How Hard This Is?
13. The #1 Thing You Should Be Aware of in 2020 as a High School Player
Bonus 3. He is only 5'8 and Has Hit Over 40 Home Runs In College (Ft. Erik Webb)
12. An Unhealthy Want For Competition
11. This Is the Scariest Feeling
Bonus 2. Don't Underestimate This Valuable Conversation (Ft. Dexter Swims)
10. How To Get Out Of The Dead Zone
9. Your Competition Will Be Mad When You Find Out How to Do This (ft. Tommy Woods)
Bonus 1. Will This Pandemic Make Us Adopt The Air Five?
8. The Past Matters But Your Current At-Bat Matters More
7. Embrace the Weird, You'll Be Surprised How Valuable You Are
6. The 3 Differences Between Long Term Winners and Losers
5. It's a Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood to Master Your Relationships
4. Flatten The Curves, Manage Your Peaks and Valleys
3. Stop Worrying About FOMO
2. Get Noticed Now, You're in Control
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