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On today's episode, my guest is Krista Stoker. Krista is the co-founder of S2 Breakthrough, which is a data-driven softball player development facility. They're focusing on player development for softball players, but they're using data-driven methods and research. They are working to apply data and research to their methods to develop softball, pitchers, and hitters.Timestamps[13:51] The Idea Behind S2 Breakthrough Programs [15:44] Recruitment Process of S2 Breakthrough[19:29] Funding and resource Limitations for Softball Development Centers [23:25] Effective use of training techniques for young players to reach their potential[27:06] The importance of Pitch Counts on the development of young players [33:08] The similarities and differences between hitting and pitching in softball [34:29] Katie Stewart’s hitting success [38:40] The scale of S2 Breakthrough’s athlete training program [39:05] The future of growth and expansion of S2 BreakthroughFollow Krista Stoker www.s2brea

In today's episode, We talk about Brett Caroll. Brett recently started a travel baseball organization in Knoxville Tennessee, BC Athletics. They offer Post grad programs and travel baseball. Brett gives his Insights and lessons from the recruiting process. Brett also shares his experience as a professional baseball player in the Major League.Timestamps[2:59] Former pro baseball player reflects on career and future goals.[4:59] Life after career and moving forward.[7:08] Advice for the player you once were.[8:25] Examples of process-driven goals and how to focus on them.[11:33] The greatest moment of Brett’s playing career.[21:13] Insights and lessons learned from the recruiting process[23:59] An introduction to postgrad: what it is and why it matters.[28:38] Travel Baseball.Follow Brett CarollInstagram: bc_athletics_knoxTwitter: Bc_Athletics_Website: www.bcathleticsknox.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today’s episode, we talk to Ryan Westmoreland. More than 10 years ago, Ryan was the Boston Red Sox Top prospect. He was drafted out of high school and was signed with Vanderbilt University. However, due to unfortunate health issues, his career was cut short. Nevertheless,  he started coaching and helping high school and college players. In this episode, Ryan talks about how his day-to-day routine as a coach and what system he usually adhere to when working with players. He also shares his thoughts and opinions regarding analytics and technology in baseball as well as in helping players with their movement and mechanics. Ryan also talks about his past experiences in getting recruited for college and how he dealt with his unfortunate health issues.Timestamps[4:14] Daily coaching routine[5:07] System used when working with players[6:34] Opinion on analytics and technology in baseball from a coaching standpoint[9:05] Thoughts on helping players move better and have better mechanics[12:04] Time management[

In this episode, I talk to Ryan Brownlee. Ryan is a former college coach for 20 years at the Division 1 level. He has been a head coach and also a recruiting coordinator. He is currently working for the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). Ryan shares his relationship with his dad, who had coached him at Evansville. He also talks about how he helps college baseball players manage their time. He mentions in this episode the system that he used when he was a coach that was very beneficial and valuable for players at any level.Timestamps:[4:13] Experiences in a father-son relationship.[7:31] Advice to coaches coaching their children.[9:05] Thoughts on the transfer portal.[15:38] Recommended grade for a player to commit to college.[18:26] Helping kids with time management.[26:39] Things to improve in coaches at younger levels.[30:39] Thoughts on travel baseball.[33:40] Things to look for when recruiting players.[40:04] Best way to reach out to Ryan Brownlee.Twitter:@CoachB_ABCA Hosted on Acast. See acast

In today’s episode, we talk to Aaron Clopton. Aaron is currently an assistant softball coach at Indiana University. He may have been in softball for over 20 years, but he also has done stuff outside softball like serving the military, being a professor, and engaging in real estate. In this episode, Aaron shares his journey and experiences in being a softball coach. He also talks about what parents should do to help their children in achieving what they want to achieve. With his years of experience in softball, he shares life advice to young coaches.  Timestamp[2:43] Journey behind the success of Aaron Clopton.[6:34] Aaron Clopton’s advice to a young coach. [8:16] Life after coaching at Kansas. [13:44] Differences from a pitching development in 2008 vs today. [15:57] Mistakes seen in high school kids from a development standpoint. [19:41] Things th

In this episode, we talk to Jacob Nix. Jacob is a pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization. Throughout his journey in being a professional baseball, he experienced a lot of challenges, struggles, and injuries in which he shares these experiences in this episode. He also shares what he had encountered during drafting and how he struggled with the yips. With his experiences, he gives great tips to players who are going through the same way he had gone through.Time Stamps[2:00] Different challenges and struggles faced by Jacob Nix.[4:57] Going back to playing baseball after going through a series of injuries.[7:31] Experiencing a series of injuries and surgeries once more.[10:28] Getting cleared to play once more in the field.[12:32] Undergoing rehabilitation.[13:55] Being on the roster for the game.[16:05] Jacob Nix’s experience of getting drafted.[25:21] Applying to different colleges.[30:18] Getting the sense back into the game.[36:25] Things Jacob Nix learned about himself and pitching.[39:15] Tips that

In this week's episode, we talk to Caleb Longley. Caleb was formerly a hitting coach at Arizona State University. Now, he is currently coaching at the University of Texas. Caleb shares excellent insights into what he has been doing from a development standpoint. He also talks about what he is looking for from a recruiting aspect. Aside from being a hitting coach, he has his own business called Marv Training. This company has excellent products that help a lot of hitters and pitchers with their training.Time stamps[1:01] Something new in Caleb Longley’s life.[1:44] Structuring to becoming a college coach.[4:29] Lessons learned in the past year working with players.[5:46] Lessons from the mental side of the game.[6:34] Lessons from being a college coach.[16:39] Being a relentless competitor mean.[19:19] What are you looking for when recruiting players?[21:47] Common flaws from a high school player standpoint.[25:01] Things that helped hitters who had issues.[26:28] Time spent with players during the fall.[28:27

In this episode, we talk to Cade Beloso. Cade currently plays for LSU. He talks about in this episode of being able to go through adversity having an injury, having other things come up and just continue to battle through. He gets into what it takes to be able to play in the SEC as well as what it's like to train in the offseason, such as what a typical day is like as an LSU Tigers.SHOW NOTES:[2:56] What is a typical fall ball in college baseball?[3:37] How long have you been doing this?[4:09] What’s something that you’ve learned about yourself since you’ve been in college?[4:53] Is that something that you had to learn the hard way?[5:44] What would you say was the difference between that year and other years in your college?[6:42] Were you worried about getting drafted?[7:44] What helped you make that transition into realizing this isn’t working and that you need to make a change?[8:28] What is your routine like?[10:00] What is balancing on film rollers?[10:41] What do you think on the core velocity belt?

Trevor Amicone is currently a hitting coach in the New York Yankees Organization this past year and he was as well in Triple A, serving as their hitting coach there. Trevor has also a background and experience of being a high school and a college baseball coach and in this episode, he shares his experiences. He shares his knowledge on different aspects not just hitting but the game in general, coaching, and what it really is all about at the end of the day.SHOW NOTES:[2:13] Did you want to be in broadcasting before coaching or how did that all come about?[5:13] Do you respect broadcasters more now having been through that and understanding just how hard it is?[7:23] What’s something that you wish you would have done differently if you could go back now as a high school coach?[9:32] Do you feel like the practices you had were just too easy?[12:02] Do you think high school coaches should still focus and spend a lot of time on pick offs, cuts and relays, and rundowns or is it an overkill?[13:31] You have to work

In this episode, we have Troy Rallings. Troy is a former Pac-12 pitcher of the Year at the University of Washington. While in high school, he was recruited by another D1 program and ended up getting his scholarship pulled. We hear a lot about that in the recruiting world now, and Troy lived it. Still, he persevered and ended up attending the University of Washington and becoming the Pac-12 pitcher of the year. SHOW NOTES:[3:12] Why do you want to stay in baseball and continue to coach, develop, and help players get recruited?[4:22] Have you been in the travel baseball scene?[5:32] What are some ways you feel you can change the industry?[9:47] How do you monitor arm stress?[12:44] Where do you think travel baseball is going in the next 3-5 years?[16:10] What are some of the things you're doing to help get their name out and get them recruited?[21:21] How do you educate the parents and be honest with them when reviewing the recruiting process and where their kids stand right now?[23:48] What are your thoughts o

Jacob Turner is a former player who was a first-round pick in 2009, #9 in the draft and had an MLB career. He also played for several years in the big leagues and Korea. He has retired from playing and is now an entrepreneur; where he and his brother started  JL Strategic Wealth company.In this episode, Jacob talks about how he made adjustments on the mound as a pitcher and what things he would do differently if he could start over again as a young pitcher.Aside from baseball, he also talks about his transition after baseball, becoming an entrepreneur.Time Stamps:[3:33] If you go back and give yourself one piece of advice, what would it be to a young Jacob Turner just coming up through the minor leagues? [5:01] How did you keep your energy level neutral when you didn’t do well?[7:10] Is there a time when you shouldn’t stick to the process anymore?[8:31] What was different between your best year in the MLB as a 22-year-old? [12:20] When you started struggling in 2013-2014, were you trying to fin

How do you Develop Infielders at Every Level of Baseball?* Youth* High School* College* ProfessionalBrandon Szink is a coach at Ohio Wesleyan University and runs the Bo Jackson Elite Travel organization. He has coached in professional baseball and is now doing travel baseball.Brandon talks about high school and college baseball and developing infielders. He also shares how to manage a team and build a lineup.He gives ways on how you can communicate with your players as well as with parents and coaches.SHOW NOTES:[3:00] How do you help players develop?[9:08] what's usually the lowest-hanging fruit that you see when working with those kids? Is there any couple of things that you consistently see time and time again that you consistently have to work on with infielders?[12:10] On the infield side, is it possible to take too many ground balls?[15:53] What's something that you see from players that they really need to work on or emphasize in order to get to that next level?[19:48] Is there anything that you help y

Taylor Valentine is currently an assistant coach at Centre College in Kentucky. He has coached at now a division three level. He has also coached NAIA, Division One College Baseball, and USA Baseball. In this episode, we talk about some of the similarities and differences between the various levels. He talks about what he is doing with his play from a development standpoint at Centre College and what he is looking for in recruiting. Taylor also shares about USA Baseball and how they run things at USA Baseball.SHOW NOTES:[2:00] What would you say the biggest difference is in terms of the type of player thatyou're recruiting in NAIA and Division 3?[3:21] Would you say that the power tool is usually the one that separates players more than anything else?[3:50] What would you say that your guys philosophy is on the transfer portal?[4:42] Are most of the guys in the transfer portal Division 1 players or do you also find a lot of D2 and D3 kids in there too?[6:15] What's your time frame like for recruiting high sch

In today’s episode, we talk to Tyler Black. Tyler is the host of the Black Diamond Softball and fitness podcast. He talks about his background in softball as well as what he is trying to do within the game of softball and helping it grow. He also talks about how he coaches his daughter and explains the development process from a parent and from a coach. He also mentions some of the things that he thinks are going to help and improve softball down the road and where he sees the game going.SHOW NOTES[3:00] Why did you start your podcast?[04:19] What’s something that you’ve learned from doing your podcast that has helped your family understands the landscape of travel softball?[05:53] Where do you see the disconnection between parents, players, and coaches in softball?[08:14] Why would there be a disconnect between the talent level from the east coast to the eastcoast?[09:52] Do you ever foresee high school ball going away and it’s just nothing but travelball?[12:43] How necessary is it for parents and players t

In today’s episode, we talk to Doug Laumann. Doug is currently with Chicago White Sox and is not just simply a director; he has over 40 years of scouting experience with several major league organizations. In this episode, he talks about what it is like scouting players down in the Dominican Republic versus scouting players in America. He also mentions what he is looking for when he is out scouting and how he only really needs to see a player one time before he's in or out on him. SHOW NOTES:[02:51] What piece of advice would you give yourself 40 years ago?[4:28] What did you mean when you said to keep an open mind?[8:02] There's a lot to having good area scouts, good scouts with no backgrounds onplayers that you have to trust and that you can rely on to tell you because you're notYou will always see it the first time you go to see it.[8:54] Do you attribute that gut feeling to you the performance of the players?[18:07] Have you ever drafted a player based on those metrics and went against your gut?[31:44] Th

In today’s episode, we talk to Marty Sutherland. Marty is currently the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Iowa. He gives some great insight and great tips to those who are going through the recruiting process right now. He also talks about what he's looking for and how they do things at Iowa from a development standpoint. He mentions some of the things that are important to them at Iowa. Marty takes us behind the scenes and talks about some of the things that they are implementing this fall with their players that they haven't done necessarily in the past.SHOW NOTES[4:26] What is your story on having to stop coaching, selling insurance, and then getting back into coaching?[10:19] How many texts and emails would you say you get a day about recruiting?[12:29] Why do you not go after and offer tons of kids then sit back and see how they perform?[16:29] Would there be smaller classes because of the transfer portal?[19:32] What does a high quality high school kid look like for yo

In today’s episode, I speak to Mitch Davidoff. Mitch is currently the manager for the Victoria Eagles, which is a travel baseball organization. Mitch talks about how he helps young baseball players in Canada as well as the comparison of Victoria Eagles in Canada and in the United States. Mitch is also a fantastic hitting coach and has a growth mindset that works perfectly with his coaching skills. He also mentions hitters that he watches to observe their strategies in playing.SHOW NOTES[2:26] Based on what you've seen on how travel baseball is in the States, what's the biggest differences that you see from Canada to the United States?[6:21] Do your team travel a decent amount?[7:00] How often do your team come to the United States to play?[7:54] How often do your team have college coaches come up and see you in Canada?[10:39] What is your story behind playing college baseball at four different schools?[13:52] What was your experience with competing at a higher level?[16:42] Did you play hockey growing up?[17:

Nate Walker has worked in baseball operations for two Major League Baseball front offices. He acted as a contact person for the coaching staff of the Major Leagues and helped them with pregame planning, game strategy, and statistical analysis. Nate currently serves as the founder and president of Diamond Solutions, a business that provides analytics consulting to softball and baseball companies.In today’s episode, Nate talks about how he collects data and information in softball. He also mentions that high school pitchers should focus on creating movement north-south vs. east-west. Nate also mentions that he goes out and scouts high school pitchers or the travel ball scene and his ways of scouting and recruiting pitchers.Free Presentation on how to help Softball Hitters improve their timingTune in to this episode to find out more about Nate Walker.SHOW NOTES[2:37] How did you go from a scout and professional baseball to now working with different programs in the softball world on the pitching?[5:40] How are y

Dr. Ismael Gallo, a physical therapist who was once a professional baseball player, appears in today's episode. As a current physical therapist as well as a former baseball player, he's able to mix the areas of movement and on field baseball and comprehend abilities and skill growth. He also created a movement system that enables players to execute more effectively from a young age through high school, junior high, college, and professional baseball.SHOW NOTES[2:20] Did you immediately knew that you wanted to get into studying the movement and biomechanics of how people move?[4:05] What are some of the things that you've found that we're doing a poor job of training and developing athletes from a young age all the way up?[5:05] What are some things that coaches can start doing to help their athletes develop at a younger age and at a faster rate?[6:46] What are some ways to help a player when they grow older in high school?[8:09] It's not necessarily a strength issue, it's just the players not having good move

Josh Johnson, an assistant coach who joined Mississippi State's staff on August 27, 2019, has improved the Bulldogs' player development strategy with the use of advanced technology and analytics. He is also a recruiting coordinator at the said university for their softball program. He is working on research using motion capture technology with State's Athlete Engineering department while getting his PhD in biomechanics at Mississippi State.In today’s episode, Josh, being one of the most progressive minds in softball, talks about his experiences and knowledge on applying biomechanics and advanced technology in softball. He also mentions that visualization and mental imagery has to be trained and that it takes practice to get good at it. Furthermore, Josh points out the importance of movement. He mentions that learning how to move properly in the weight room is huge. Talking about and understanding how to move properly, according to Josh Johnson, is the easiest way to get better faster.SHOW NOTES[03:0