Episode 11 season 3 is out. I decided to talk about how I program my athletes. I go through four sections including- Eval, Pitching Eval, Progression, Exercise Order. I wanted to take a deep dive into these topics because I know they are completely different per coach. Topics that will be included: Eval FMS: OH Squat, SL Squat, Active Straight Leg Raise 1) Truck Stability Test 2) Thomas Test 3) SL Glute Firing 4) Ankle Mobility 5) T Spine Extension 6) T Spine Rotation 7) Arm Care App: Measures Rotator Cuff and Scap strength 8) Broad Jump 9) SL Lateral Jump 10) 40 yard dash   Throwing Eval   Trunk Movement Stabilization Phase Rotation Phase Flexion Phase   Arm Movement Separation Phase Pickup Phase Disconnection Phase Elbow Spiral Phase Driveline Phase   Lower Half Movement Loading Phase Striding Phase Rotating Phase Blocking Phase   Progression GPP/Muscular Endurance Basic Strength Eccentric Isometric Max Strength Speed   Exercise Order   Throwing Program Exercise Order  

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How I Program Athletes

Episode 10 Season 3 is out with Alex Simone. Alex is the owner of Simone Baseball Performance and an Assistant coach for the Orleans Firebirds in the Cape Code League. A 2010 Major League Baseball draft pick of the Milwaukee Brewers out of high school, Alex elected to attend college, playing four years of at the University of West Alabama and LaRoche College. Alex is well known for his content on social media that has reached out to high school, high school, and pro baseball players all around the country. Alex talks about life after baseball and how that he knew exactly what he wanted to do. He loved to train and loved training athletes. He started with just one or two clients after playing and put 100% into them, one of them getting drafted a couple years later. Alex decided he wanted to intern at Cressey Sports Performance. He talks about his experience during that time and how much it helped him along the way. Alex and I commented during this time about our first experiences interning at a strength and conditioning facility and Im glad I wasn’t the only person completely lost on their first day of work. Alex currently is training baseball players at a high level and puts out amazing content on social media and his website. He talks about his overall goal is to just help as many athletes as he can and taking a selfless way of looking at his growth over the past couple years. Alex is steering the way for many trainers in baseball and how to use social media as a tool to put out the best possible info and by putting it out for free. Topics: Cape strength coach and then cape assistant coach Background? Played college baseball at west Alabama and LaRoche college and drafted in the 49th round by the Milwaukee Brewers Worked at Cressey Sports Performance… Experience Starting Simone Baseball Performance How? Process? In Season Progress in the Cape Huge advantage for your team in this aspect? First week for a player on the firebirds? How do you eval your guys and transitioning from college S/C programs By position? There is always an interesting conversation towards this Your progression through the summer and when do you feel you should be adding isometrics? Best advice for starting a baseball specific s/c?  

Alex Simone- Owner of Simone Baseball Performance

Episode 9 Season 3 is out with Joe Singley. Joe is currently a student assistant at Coastal Carolina working with pitchers, catchers, and hitters. Joe currently studying exercise science and is very interested in biomechanics. He is currently know for putting out great catching information TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter Joe was a two-time all-state selection at catcher at Archmere Academy. Rated as the No. 2 catcher and the No. 9 overall prospect in the state of Delaware coming out of high school in the class of 2016. Before Coastal Carolina Joe attended Tulane and Indian River State College, Singley saw his collegiate career cut short due to four shoulder reconstruction surgeries. His dad, Joe Singley, played football at Temple University and then went on to play professional baseball with the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox. Joe’s father's had a long battle with cancer and after his passing Joe started the foundation called Singley Strong in his honor to help families struggling with cancer. Joe talks about this whole social media experience he has had and how his main goal was just to put out great information about catching and what it takes to work hard. He talks about how he has connected with people from all walks of life and how it has influenced his coaching career. Joe has a bright future in coaching and has the passion for it. I look forward seeing what happens his baseball future because it sure is a bright one! Topics Include: How did you start making videos? Explaining the “new style to catching” = way more athletic Extension to Flexion, thumb down REPS= EXPERIENCE, EXPERIENCE = UNDERSTANDING, UNDERSTANDING= ANTICIPATION, ANTICIPATION = COMFORTABILITY Putting out Tik Tok videos good bad and ugly Working with pro guys Exercise science within catching  

Joe Singley - Student Assistant at Coastal Carolina University

Episode 8 Season 3 I decided to talk about my experience passing the CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist) certification. I have watched and listened to so many different Youtube/podcasts about how to take this test. I started to study for this test near the end of 2019. I decided to take this exam because my goal was to work for a professional baseball organization within player development. I graduated college with a degree in supply chain management and did not have any professional attributes to further my progression in player development. The members of the Double A Corpus Christi Hooks told me to be respected you needed to get your CSCS. This certification was a process to get but I am so happy I decided to take a chance to pass this test. I not only learned about strength and conditioning but I learned about how to self-study, personal diligence, and to not fear failure. Topics Include;: What is the CSCS? Why I decided to pursue this test The 2 year process Why people hate on the CSCS What are the actual best ways to study 

How I passed the CSCS

Episode 7 Season 3 is out with Justin Liserio. Justin is currently a High-Performance Coach at Tread Athletics located in Charlotte, NC. Tread is pitching development company that builds custom training and throwing plans to help pitchers increase velocity and performance. They combine strength/conditioning, pitching development, and nutrition to develop pitchers into the best versions of themselves. Before Tread, Justin studied Kinesiology and Exercise Science at Heidelberg University and played college baseball there. Justin had an interesting college career and decided to not play his senior year of college. He decided to accept an internship at Texas Christian underneath Zach Dechant. Justin has tremendous knowledge about pitching development and in S/C. Justin is paving the road for the new style of pitching development coaches in the industry. I am really excited to him progress at Tread Athletics and the future of pitching development. Topics Include: Not playing your senior year of college baseball? TCU S/C Internship The truth about the CSCS Beginnings of Tread Athletics Tread Athletics Coaching Development Process 

Justin Liserio- Tread Athletics

DNB DISCOUNT CODE: BEYOURSELF15 Episode 6 Season 3 is out with Rory Tekulve Rory is currently Head of Analytics at Miami-OH University and studies business analytics as his major. Rory has an internship this summer at The Strike Zone Facility located in Vermont. Rory is also head of pitching development for a summer baseball program called Cincinnati Royals. Miami Ohio is becoming of the best data driven schools in the Midwest and is one of the best in the MAC (Mid-American Conference). Rory talks a ton about what it is like to be head of analytics at a Division One baseball program. Rory goes in-depth about how they pick specific students, about the different departments, and what they are doing to build the bridge between coaching and analytics. This summer Rory will be working at The Strike Zone Facility located in Vermont. The Strike Zone has a ton of great instructor but he is excited to work with Zac Morain who is the Director of Player Development and worked previously at Driveline. He will be working with all different technologies such as ProPlayAI to understand the biomechanics of pitching. Rory is very interested in biomechanics as a whole for pitching and he believes working at this facility will help him a lot to learn an overall basis. Rory is becoming a product of new age player development. Rory’s goal is to become a data driven developer with the knowledge of biomechanics and strength/conditioning development in pitchers. I am very excited to hear about Rory’s experience this summer and uses what he learns at Miami Ohio!

Rory Tekulve- Head of Baseball Analytics at Miami Ohio University

DNB DISCOUNT CODE: BEYOURSELF15 Episode 5 Season 3 is out with Wyatt Edwards. Wyatt is currently Tim Tebow’s personal Bible Tutor. He is also working with Research and Content Development at XV Enterprises, a company of Tim Tebow. Wyatt received his BBA in Marketing from Tiffin University. He recently finished his Masters of Biblical & Theological Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. Throughout college, Wyatt thought he was going to work in the business world. He really enjoyed marketing because it’s a combination of creativity and knowledge. This was his ultimate passion in college.  He had interests from many different companies on the west coast including Google. Wyatt changed his decision during his last year of college and become really interested in biological studies. He worked for Grace Community Church located in Fremont, OH and started to find his passion. During 2019, Wyatt was hired to be the Assistant to Josh McDowell. Josh McDowell has been a huge leader in ministry for more than 50 years. Working with Josh opened Wyatt’s eyes to ministry and an overall different outlook at life. During one of his trips with Josh to Florida. Wyatt went and did something crazy. He wanted to work for Tim Tebow and he knew that he was located in Florida. Wyatt decided to be bold and show up to Tim’s house. He left a cut out of a recent post on Linkedin with a message. A couple days later Tim called him.  Wyatt and I met at Tiffin University playing baseball our freshman year of college. Wyatt has always be someone that goes outside his comfort zone and really enjoys life. We have stayed friends since college not because of baseball but because we both push ourselves to be the best version of ourselves that we can be! Please join me in listening to Wyatt and “Always Remember Be Yourself” Topics include: Crazy Background, Explain in your eyes. Talk about your daily life of working for Tim Tebow. Worked in different industries before working with tebow. How much as that helped in your future business endeavors. Mentorship? Traveling? Going outside your comfort zone and how to confront it moving forward in life? How do you find yourself giving back to people including your family?  

Wyatt Edwards- Tim Tebow's Personal Bible Tutor

DNB DISCOUNT CODE: BEYOURSELF15 Episode 4 Season 3 is out with Christian Sullivan. Christian is currently the Director of Sports Performance at PRP (Passion Resilience Process) location in Noblesville, Indiana. PRP has become a leading facility in the Midwest for baseball development. PRP currently know for their summer college program which allows players to get the reps they need and not waste time during the summer sitting on the bench. PRP assess and evaluates each and every player to get the most customized program they can achieve. PRP is also well know for their able to develop pitchers at a high level. They also have a great development program for position players that includes the use of technologies such as Rapsodo, Edgertronic and Blast Motion. Christian graduated from Franklin College in Indiana (Division 3). Christian is very interesting because he graduated from college with a bachelors in Economics and had another career before working for PRP. Christian talks about his career change and how it was one of the best decisions of his life. Christian brings a role of “management stress and performance of all athlete”. He has a great understanding of functional anatomy and learning everyday how to convert that know to applied biomechanics into the future. Please join me in listening to Christian and “Always Remember Be Yourself” Topics discussed include: The future of pitching development What is a deload? How do you train players that are currently training with their high school team without overtraining them at the same time? Certified Strength and Conditioning exam? How did he change his career path to Player Development?  

Christian Sullivan- Director of Sports Performance at PRP (Passion Resilience Process)

DNB DISCOUNT CODE: BEYOURSELF15 Episode 3 Season 3 is out with Eric Minshall. Eric is currently the Director of Pitching Initiatives at Ohio Baseball Science Academy in Cincinnati, OH. He is also the Southern Illinois Miners (Frontier Professional Baseball League) Pitching Coach. During 2019, Eric was the pitching coach for the Bristol Pirates (Rookie Ball Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates). During 2020, Eric opened Ohio Baseball Science Academy located in Cincinnati, OH. Ohio Baseball Science Academy is known for using technology and data to further players overall development. OBSA is also a certified Rapsodo facility which allows them to hold special Rapsodo events to help collect data to interpret RAPSCORES to players. This allows players to be recruited from schools across the country in a database. Before OBSA, Eric started the Cincinnati Throwing Club. Before pitching Twitter and YouTube started blowing up. Eric starting putting pitching development videos on YouTube which allowed his coaching style spread across the country. These videos are still currently on YouTube under Cincinnati Throwing Club. Before OBSA and the Pittsburgh Pirates, Eric worked jobs that were not in the baseball world. Eric goes onto explain that his experiences outside of the baseball world has helped him mold into the coach he needs to be. This also helped him to realize his passion for baseball and pitching as a whole. Eric is one of the best pitching minds I have ever met. He is always trying to further himself in Biomechanics, Data Interpretation, and Sports Science. Eric knows that these qualities are the future of pitching. Please join me in listening to Eric and “Always Remember Be Yourself” Previous positions in Baseball include: Bristol Pirates: Rookie Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates Associate Head Coach: Miami University- Hamilton Director of Baseball Operations/ Coach: Florence Freedom (Frontier Professional Baseball League) Moeller High School Coach (Located in Cincinnati, OH) 

Eric Minshall- Director of Pitching Initiatives at Ohio Baseball Science Academy and Pitching Coach (Southern Illinois Miners)

DNB DISCOUNT CODE: BEYOURSELF15 Episode 2 Season 3 is out with Ethan Moore. Ethan is currently a Baseball Research, Fellow with the Minnesota Twins. Fellows work with a variety of data sources to generate insight and have the ability to impact front office decision making, player development, and domestic and international scouting. Ethan was most recently the Director of Analytics and Video Coordinator for Cal Poly Baseball. Ethan was in charge of technology data collection including Trackman, Rapsodo, BATS, Blast, and Synergy. He was also in charge of a group of student managers to accommodate all of these tasks. During the podcast, Ethan describes how different the “Student Manager Life” has changed. The student manager team has completely changed over the last three years and is such a vital part of a college baseball program. If you want to work in a front office someday you need to have this experience and learn from people who share the same passion. Ethan is very active on Twitter @Moore_Stats. He recently wrote an article titled “How can I work in a Front Office”. Ethan wanted to write about his experiences going through the MLB front office hiring process and what it takes to get one of these positions. The article had a huge response on twitter and showed how hard it really is to get one of these positions. Ethan’s Previous Positions in baseball include: Director of Analytics and Video Coordinator, Cal Poly Baseball Intern, New York Yankees (Canceled due to COVID-19) Player Development Intern, FAST Arm Care Data Operations Intern, Trackman Baseball Please Join me in listening to Ethan and “Always Remember Be Yourself”  

Ethan Moore- Minnesota Twins Baseball Research Fellow

Welcome to Season 3 of BachTalk. BachTalk has its own personal website that will be linked in the description on Instragram (bachtalk_) and Twitter (BachTalk1). This website includes every podcast episode, BachTalk Store, and my new blog (Advice to Myself). Season 3 Epsiode 1 starts with Rich Hempel. Mr. Hempel is currently the Co-Founder of eCoachSports. eCoachSports is an online sports training platform that allows kids to receive coaching from some of the best coaches around the world. eCoachSports biggest platform is Basketball but also includes Football, Baseball, and Golf. eCoachSports currently has a partnership with the National Basketball Coaches Association (NBCA). eCoachSports allows kids to have access to some basketball’s best coaches for instruction. This is an amazing opportunity for kids to work on their skills from the most well-known coaches in the NBA. This will leave no doubt in kids minds whether they are getting the proper drills and instruction to further their skills on the court. Mr. Hempel currently is located in Union, Ky. He graduated with a degree from Transylvania University in computer science. Before becoming a successful entrepreneur, he started working for IBM. He talks about how much he grew from that experience and how he started to have that mindset of an entrepreneur. Mr. Hempel talks about how he specifically  got into the industry of online sports training and the turn it has taken since the start of the Pandemic. Mr. Hempel explains what it is like becoming an Entrepreneur and how difficult it is to become successful. Other topics discussed include: How was eCoachSports able to partner with NBCA? What does it take to become an entrepreneur in the sports industry? How does eCoachSports market to other countries? What countries has eCoachSports become popular within? When did eCoachSports start to become world wide? What are the expectations for eCoachSports post 2020? Please join me in listening to Mr. Hempel and “Always Remember Be Yourself”

Rich Hempel- Co-Founder & CEO at eCoachSports

DNB DISCOUNT CODE: BEYOURSELF15 Episode 40 Season 2 is out with Keegan Burney. Keegan is currently the Recruiting Coordinator at Miami-Hamilton University and a Throwing Trainer at Ohio Baseball Science Academy in Cincinnati, OH. Ohio Baseball Science Academy opened in September of 2020. The goal was to have a facility that was technology and data-driven to help train athlete’s efficiently and become the best versions of themselves. Keegan talks about what is like to use this technology everyday and to learn everyday what is new in todays game. Keegan talks about how much technology is impacting baseball at a collegiate level stand point. Technology has allowed the individual to see what the naked eye cant. There is no guess in todays game and everything has the opportunity to be fixed. Keegan believes he has such an advantage compared to other schools due to the use of technology. Other topics discussed include: How to learn technology when it is not completely available? What it really takes to become a recruiting coordinator for a college program. Balance between coaching and personal life. The NAIA collegiate level compared to NCAA. How should high school athletes choose the best school for themselves Please join me in listening to Keegan and “Always Remember Be Yourself”

Keegan Burney- Miami Hamilton Pitching Coaching/Recruiting Coordinator and Throwing Trainer at Ohio Baseball Science Academy

DNB DISCOUNT CODE: BEYOURSELF15 Episode 39 Season 2 is out with “Stretch Talk”. What is exactly is “Stretch Talk”? If you have played high school or college sports you know that every day you stretch. Stretching can be one of the most routine things you will do on an everyday basis. After a couple weeks you become familiar on what you need to accomplish stretching wise and can do it in your sleep. During this time, you start to strike up conversations with your teammates. My guest for stretch talk is my friend Grant Peters. Grant has been on many episodes including “JUCO Bros Episode 16 Season 2. At the beginning of the year, Grant was a coach at Owens CC in Toledo, OH. This allowed him to gain experience at the colligate level and grow as a coach personally. Topics that we talked about include Coaching vs Playing? What life is really like a year after college? What mistakes do young coaches make? Finding a goal after college? Sit back, relax, and “Always Remember Be Yourself”.

Stretch Talk #9- Grant Peters

DNB DISCOUNT CODE: BEYOURSELF15 Episode 38 Season 2 is out with Kevin Hollabaugh. Kevin is the Owner of Proforce Sports Performance in Cincinnati, a Professor at University of Cincinnati, and has his own podcast called “PFEDU”. Kevin has a long resume in the Strength and Conditioning Industry including St. Vincent Sports Performance, University of South Florida, and Indiana University Health Sports Performance. Kevin prides himself on being a dedicated Father & Husband, Entrepreneur, and Strength Coach.  Proforce has been voted the best Strength and Conditioning Facility in Cincinnati three years in a row (18, 19, 20). Proforce prides themselves on providing the best individualized programs for each athlete while creating a competitive, positive environment for them to grow. Athletes of all age’s train here from middle school all the way to professional baseball players. Kevin and his staff do an amazing job challenging the athlete everyday to grow and succeed. Kevin graduated from University of Cincinnati with his Masters and Bachelors in MHA. He has almost every certification you can think of including CSCS, FMSC, and USAW. Kevin has interviewed with many professional teams such as the New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds. Kevin talks about starting a business in the strength and conditioning field and how he was successful. Kevin has a great Entrepreneur mindset and explains how ProForce has become successful through all the challenges he has faced. He talks what it really takes to become an entrepreneur and what people need to think about before starting their own business. Kevin recently launched Kevinhollabaugh.com to work with entrepreneurs to help and grow their current business. Kevin is one of the smartest Strength and Conditioning Coaches I have ever met and has a great entrepreneur mind. Please join me in listening to Kevin and “Always Remember Be Yourself”

Kevin Hollabaugh- Owner ProForce Sports Performance

DNB DISCOUNT CODE: BEYOURSELF15 Episode 37 Season 2 is out with “Stretch Talk”. What is exactly is “Stretch Talk”? If you have played high school or college sports you know that every day you stretch. Stretching can be one of the most routine things you will do on an everyday basis. After a couple weeks you become familiar on what you need to accomplish stretching wise and can do it in your sleep. During this time, you start to strike up conversations with your teammates. My guest for stretch talk is my good friend Isaac Stidham. Isaac has been apart of BachTalk since the beginning. Isaac has been on my Stretch Talk’s before. I wanted to sit down with Isaac and just talk about life. Topics that we talked about include Do you need to lose sleep to be successful? What does training mean to you? Overcoming injuries and how mentally draining they can be? Being content on finishing your baseball career? Goals for 2021 Sit back, relax, and “Always Remember Be Yourself”.

Stretch Talk #8- Isaac Stidham

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