Coaches’ Corner Podcast
1) Episode 18 - Statistics That Matter
This entire episode is focused on the baseball statistics in youth baseball that can be used to teach players how to win and how to play the game right. Both team and individual hitting and pitching ...Show More
2) Episode 17 - Pitch Selection From Pitcher’s Perspective
We focus on pitch selection - from a pitcher's perspective. Our guest is Matt Whiteside, former big leaguer with 17 years of professional baseball experience. Matt talks about the "on or out in 3" a...Show More
3) Episode 16 - Pitch Selection from Hitter’s Perspective
We focus the entire episode on pitch selection, from the hitter's perspective. Steve Hacker, former college baseball All-American and professional hitter with the Braves and Twins organizations, is o...Show More
4) Episode 15 - Coaching Behavior and Statistics That Matter
We discuss two great topics in this episode of Coaches Corner. First, we discuss coaching behavior during games. To be an effective coach, your behavior during needs to be consistent with your team ...Show More
5) Special - What is Select Baseball??
The listener feedback has caused me to re-think what is meant by “select baseball”.
6) Episode 14 - Effective Bullpen Sessions
We discuss what coaches and players need to do to have effective bullpen sessions - both practice bullpens and pre-game bullpens. Matt Whiteside is our guest and provides another great interview, f...Show More
7) Episode 13 - Effective Batting Practice Sessions
This episode focuses on batting practice. Steve Hacker, former All-American and professional hitter, is our guest. Steve gives us insights into effective and efficient BP sessions, from both the coa...Show More
8) Episode 12 - Pitcher Fielding and Developing Players for the Next Level
We discuss Pitcher Fielding, which is worth 3 outs per game to your team. The approach to improve pitcher fielding focuses on fundamentals, repititions and mental toughness. We also discuss how to d...Show More
9) Episode 11 - Infield and Outfield Work and Making Preseason Roster Decisions
Good defense is the hallmark of well coached baseball teams. In this episode, we discuss how to prepare you infielders and outfielders during your preseason practices. The two messages are: 1) Empha...Show More
Episode 11 - Infield and Outfield Work and Making Preseason Roster Decisions
22:47 | Mar 15th, 2007
10) Episode 10 - Positive Coaching
Coaches' Corner episode 10 is another special edition. The entire episode is dedicated to positive coaching. We have an extended interview with Brendan Sullivan, co-founder of Headfirst Baseball. I...Show More