Todd is entering his 16th season coaching College Baseball. This upcoming season will be his first year at Tennessee Tech University. He is serving at the hitting coach and recruiting coordinator. Todd has coached at the D3, D2, and now D1 level. In this episode, we get into recruiting, developing hitters mentally and physically, 2k approach, and Todd’s background. Todd and I will be speaking at Connecting the Dots conference December 3-5th in Knoxville Tennessee. We would love to see you there! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Todd Miller - Hitting Coach and Recruiting Coordinator, Tennessee Tech University

This week we are talking some college baseball with former college coach, Mike Rooney. Mike started out his baseball journey as a player at the University of Notre Dame. His coach at Notre Dame, Pat Murphy eventually got the head coaching job at Arizona State University and brought Mike along with him. In this episode, Mike talks about some of the reasons he loves broadcasting, why he loves college baseball, and some rule changes he is looking forward to in the future. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

ESPN College Baseball Analyst, Mike Rooney

Caleb is currently the Hitting and Pitching Development Coordinator at the University of Texas. Prior to his current position at UT, he was the Director of Hitting Development and Analytics at Arizona State. When he's not at the field coaching, he's running his business, Marv Training. A company that started out selling resistance bands and is now expanding into other products including their newly released product, plyo balls with seams. In this episode, we talk about Caleb's current role at Texas and what that entails, how Marv Training started, what he found out about running a business, and where he sees himself in five years. Marvtraining.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Coaching Baseball and Running a Business with Caleb Longley

After coaching stops at the University of Michigan, Maryland, Pepperdine, and San Diego, Sean Kenny has found a home as pitching coach at the University of Georgia. This is his 26th year as a collegiate coach. He has continued to adapt over the years with all the new information while keeping his core beliefs on how to develop pitchers. In this episode Sean talks about some of the changes he has made over his coaching career, what are some of the things that he has never changed in his career, and how he goes about developing players at the University of Georgia.Full Show Notes Here See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Pitching Coach University of Georgia - Sean Kenny

Aaron has been coaching at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee for thirteen years now. He is the Associate Head Coach and is also in charge of running the offense. Aaron has continued to evolve as a coach throughout the years with all of the new pieces of technology, while relying on his experience to help simplify it to his players. In this episode we cover what fall ball looks like at Belmont, using technology for his hitters, and the differences between elite hitters and average ones.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Aaron Smith - Associate Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator Belmont University

Joe is the founder of Tri City Aresnal, a nationally known travel baseball organization based out of New Jersey. Joe has sent thousands of kids to play college baseball, and hundreds that ended up playing professional baseball, including one of the greatest players of all time, Mike Trout. Joe made the jump to be in baseball full-time in the mid 80s after being a full-time CPA until he was 42 years old. He started out with his own facility and eventually got into showcases, high school baseball, camps, and eventually Tri City Aresnal in the mid 90s. “The Hit Doctor” as he’s widely known around the country breaks down his core beliefs about developing hitter’s in this episode. We get into mechanics, approach, practice design, and the mental game. Joe tells some great stories about some of the best hitters to ever play including Ted Williams and Joe Morgan. Here is Joe’s websiteIf you are a hitter and are interested in working with me in the off-season in Cincinnati please email me jonesbaseballtraining@gmail.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hitting Lessons from a Baseball legend - Joe "The Hit Doctor" Barth

This upcoming season (2021-2022) will be Andy's first season at the University of Washington. It will also be his first time as a full-time hitting coach. Andy has had previous coaching stops at Cal State Fullerton and Oregon State University. In this episode we talk about what hitting philosophy Andy plans on implementing this upcoming season, what he's learned from the best head coaches in college baseball, and college recruiting. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hitting Coach, University of Washington - Andy Jenkins

How do you go about getting recruited to play college baseball? What camps or showcases should you be going to? In this episode I talk about how to evaluate yourself as a baseball player in the recruiting process and then how to go about promoting yourself the RIGHT way. Evaluating yourself. Do you love playing baseball? Are you thinking about how to get better everyday? What are your grades like? What do you want to do with Baseball? Play in MLB, Play in College? Power 5? Good education, etc. Be honest with where you’re at.             How old are you? (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) What level of Baseball are you currently playing? ·      One of the top organizations in the country? ·      Competing against high level competition?·      Are you dominating? Position player-       Do you have power? -       Patience at the plate? BB/K  -       Speed? (Baserunning?)-       Moving on each pitch, -       Arm?-       Glove? -       How do you handle failure in big moment?-       Good Teammate Pitcher-       Velocity -       Projectible -       Command -       2/3rd pitch that you can throw for strike -       Body language when you don’t get a good call. If you don’t have a big enough engine, ie you are lacking strength (velocity, power, arm strength might be best to spend the summer working on those things vs. traveling the country playing in games. Promoting yourself·      Emailing college coaches directly. -       Make a personalized video to that coach (Xan Barksdale's idea)  -       Tagging college coaches on social media ·      Maybe 1 or 2 that you’re really interested in-       Showcases ·      PBR/Perfect Game -       Camps·      Can be a good thing if you’re really interested in the school.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Getting Recruited to Play College Baseball

14 College World Series appearances, 19 consecutive top 10 recruiting classes, and two national championships. Not a bad resume for this week’s guest, Turtle Thomas. Turtle coached college baseball for 39 years with stops at Clemson, Georgia Tech, LSU, Miami (FL), and Arizona State. Currently, he is a roving catching instructor in the Texas Ranger organization. In this episode we talk about his experience as a relentless recruiter, tips to help catchers, and advice he would give to young coaches. If you haven’t please rate and leave a review on iTunes, it helps the overall rating of the show so we can reach more coaches and impact more players.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A life spent Coaching Baseball with Turtle Thomas

Kevin Poppe is the co-owner of DST Performance in Houston, Texas. DST (Dynamic Sports Training) trains athletes of all ages. In this episode we talk specifically about working with baseball players. We talk about some of of the things that Kevin does when working with high school, college, and professional baseball players, what it is like for an athlete when they first walk into DST, and why no tool is the holy grail.What happens when you walk into DST Performance for the first time? General strength training for high school athletes.How do you know what exercises a professional baseball player should be doing? External cueing vs. internal cueing Tommy John surgery epidemic MAT “Movement Activation Technique” No ‘tool’ is the holy grail  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Training Baseball Players with Kevin Poppe - DST Performance

Paul Nyman is an Engineer who has a passion for player development in baseball. After starting his regular job in the technical world as an engineer, Paul retired in 1989. He started to come across different research articles on overload/underload training and ways to develop ballistic power. He started to realize that not many people were putting in the time and effort in the baseball world to develop players in a similar manner. With Paul’s background as an Engineer, he knew he could develop products that could help teach coaches how to train pitchers and hitters to maximize their capabilities as a baseball players. In this episode, Paul takes us through his research and experience in developing hitters and pitchers.Paul’s company is called SetPro. His Twitter handle is @setprosportsSome of the questions that were asked:Where did all of the new school pitching philosophy coming from?If you were running a professional organization, how would you structure it from a developmental standpoint for pitchers? What tools or products are overrated in the pitching world? Similarities and differences in pitching and hitting mechanics.What are optimal mechanics for a hitter? How does that change based on pitch type/location?Where do you see baseball going in the next 3-5 years from an analytical and development standpoint? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Throwing Harder and Swinging Faster with Paul Nyman

What would I do if I had a son who wanted to play baseball. How would I go about it from a developmental and parent perspective. I played baseball as a kid and now have coached players from middle school to the MLB. I have seen what has worked and what hasn't. Below are a few of the topics that I will go over in the episode. Gymnastics at a young agePlay other sports if he wanted to, he’s in the driver’s seatGive him the option to do other things if he wants to. I want him to be curious. Identity isn’t a baseball player. Separating baseball player vs person. Bad game? Having fun, being a good teammate, and playing hard would be the goal during games. I know if this is the goal, he will play better. Not focusing on his own stats. After and DURING the game. Remind him how much I love and believe in him. After a big strikeout, I’m looking for my Dad in the stands to see his reaction. Every son want’s his Dad to be proud of him. At a young age, I would throw him CBs, a lot. Swing decisions often separate hitter’s in baseball. Not talent. We would focus a ton of time on defense. Playing and learning multiple positions. Often forgotten and equally if not more important in some ways depending on the position. Getting a strong foundation before high school. (Learning how to hinge, squat, move properly). I know I would’ve been a much better player had I learned to move properly at a younger age.Strength, speed, and power. (Greg Rose. Under 22 is where we can develop speed. When they’re growing fast, train fast. Bones are growing faster than muscles. When you think of mechanics you start to slow down. Develop ballistic speed. Recruiting process: What is the goal? Being honest. No showcases until he’s ready. The focus is on development and having fun. If that’s not until he’s a junior then that’s when we go. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If I had a son who WANTED to play Baseball

Donegal Fergus has been in the coaching baseball for over 20 years. He has coached at the collegiate and professional level for numerous teams including the University of Washington, UC Santa Barbra, and most recently, the Minnesota Twins. Donegal is currently working with hitter's in the private sector back home in California. In this episode we talk about challenging players in the practice setting, the similarities between college and pro ball, and college recruiting. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Player Development and College Recruiting with Donegal Fergus

Dr. Gervais is one of the most sought-after high-performance coaches on the planet. He has worked with Pete Carroll and the Seattle Seahawks, Olympic medalists, UFC fighters, MLB players, and coaches from every major sport. He is also the host of the Finding Mastery podcast and the founder of Compete to Create, a business he founded with Pete Caroll. Dr. Gevais has been featured in NBC, ABC, FOX, ESPN, NFL Network, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Outside Magazine, WIRED, ESPN Magazine, and the Harvard Business Review. We talk about how to help athletes, dealing with failure in baseball, and the exact process that Dr. Gervais uses when working with someone. Topics and questions during the episode:How can I sustain the right type of mindset to grow to get better? The #1 fear for most humans is what people might think of them. How can we re-define failure in baseball?What will happen if I don’t perform well?Failure is the inability for us to not go for it. We have to be able to use information well. It’s up to us on how we use it. Co-Rumination and why it’s important for us to talk about our failure’s but not ruminate on it. “My purpose in life is to help people stay in the present moment”The present moment is also the key to getting into flow state.A typical day in the life of Dr. Michael Gervais. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dr. Michael Gervais - High Performance Psychologist

Currently the Director of Player Development for GoWags a travel baseball organization, author of two books, "GreenLight Hitting" and "How the Rivercats Won", Kyle Wagner stops by the show to talk about a better way to develop amateur hitters, through aggression. In this episode Kyle explains why "aggression should precede discipline", the age when plate discipline should start to be emphasized, and some drills he likes to do with younger kids to instill this message. You can follow Kyle on social media @gowagskyle on Twitter. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kyle Wagner - Aggression Precedes Discipline, Developing Amateur Hitters

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