#33 - BOOKS FOR PLAYERS, COACHING VOLUME, GAMIFICATION

07/10/20 • 21 min

PART 1: We discuss some great books for young players to read at the beginning of the season. PART 2: We discuss what the optimal amount of coaching is, and how it is often situation dependent. PART 3: We discuss the huge value of gamification and the various ways this plays out while training/practicing.

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#32 – REDUCING DEAD-TIME, A BALANCED COACHING APPROACH, 2 COMMON THROWING ROUTINE MISTAKES

EPISODE #32 PART 1: I have a recommendation for you that is super-quick to implement and can speed up the dead-time between pitches while also improving the accuracy of ‘sign’ exchanges. We also discuss why speeding up the pace of play while maintaining authenticity is very important to the future of baseball. PART 2: We discuss exactly how to best balance your approach and actions when coaching your team. PART 3: We discuss the 2 MOST COMMON MISTAKES teams & players make at the beginning of their throwing routine/throwing program. ... Read more...

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#34 - BETTER BATTING PRACTICE, WEIGHTED-BALL TRAINING, and 6 REQUIREMENTS OF QUALITY STUDIES.

PART 1: We discuss how conventional batting practice has been flawed for so many years and why great batting practices avoid this outdated BP format. PART 2A: We discuss weighted-ball training, and we breakdown a recent article, written extremely well by Mike Reinold, that had some interesting findings when it came to studying weighted-ball programs. PART 2B: The 6 questions that must be asked of every study we come across to gauge the validity of the results. (And I apologize for the audio on this episode as it’s a bit off during the second half of the episode)