Patrick Jones Baseball - Old School + New School Pitching Coach | Darren Ware

Old School + New School Pitching Coach | Darren Ware

06/12/23 • 45 min

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Darren Ware is currently the pitching coach at Walsh University in Ohio. Walsh is a Division 2 college baseball program. Darren explains the competition at the D2 level, how he coached his sons growing up (both now college pitchers) and combining old school + new school pitching techniques.

Timestamps for Darren Ware

[2:48] Agenda for the Summer

[4:33] Things Coaches are looking for during Recruitment

[8:41] The Importance of Height in Pitchers

[11:32] Advice to parents whose kids want to play in D1

[13:45] Coaching your kids

[21:22] Analytics at the College Level

[24:50] D2 from a Velocity StandPoint

[29:32] Taking Chance on Players based on Velo

[31:18] Development as a Coach

[33:44] Question for other Coaches

[41:41] Work Away Vs. Working In

Follow Darren Ware on Twitter: @coachware17

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Timestamps for Darren Ware

[2:48] Agenda for the Summer

[4:33] Things Coaches are looking for during Recruitment

[8:41] The Importance of Height in Pitchers

[11:32] Advice to parents whose kids want to play in D1

[13:45] Coaching your kids

[21:22] Analytics at the College Level

[24:50] D2 from a Velocity StandPoint

[29:32] Taking Chance on Players based on Velo

[31:18] Development as a Coach

[33:44] Question for other Coaches

[41:41] Work Away Vs. Working In

Follow Darren Ware on Twitter: @coachware17

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[37:37] Mental Side of the Game

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