Ahead Of The Curve with Jonathan Gelnar

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47: JL Buchanan- Hitting Coach, Taft College (CA) Aug 09, 2018

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Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe on Google Play Quotes (on hitters) We need more guys that use the big parts of their body and use their stride foot with a purpose Hitters have to test themselves and challenge themselves daily. That's what it takes to get better Sometimes hitters get caught up in the results from the weekend and, as a coach, i'm focusing more on on where they'll be in a few months. We start every batting practice with gap to gap rounds. I don't want them trying to push balls oppo if I throw the ball inside One of the ways we win games is by raising pitch counts early I see a lot of programs that are training players to win games. But I want our players to excel at the next level. Resources Social Media Youtube Watching baseball games Starting9 Contact IG Twitter Website and Social Media sites for the show www.aotcpodcast.com Twitter @aotc_podcast Facebook Ahead of the Curve Coaches Facebook group Instagram aotc_podcast Mini Clinic Monday Signup

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Darrell Coulter- Mindset & Pitch Command Consultant, Creator of STARTT Pitching (MO) Aug 02, 2018

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Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe on Google Play Quotes The key to this for me is relationships The first thing we have to do is understand what these kids are thinking. Once we understand what they’re thinking, then we can take our teaching methods and plug them in Pitcher development is not a problem to be solved, its a bunch of individuals that we need to try to grow and be the best players they can be and go win games. I think that bullpens can be the biggest waste of time ever. We need to have performance level bullpens and track to see if they can on throw with velocity, movement, and location on purpose. The best way to save pitchers arms is to teach them to get hitters out faster Of course I want my kids to throw as hard as they can, but i also want them to get hitters out. If your job is on the line, you want the kid who can execute pitches and give your team the best chance to win. Competition is preparing for the things that have to go right, but at the same time preparing for uncertainty. That's what separates the best players. Resources Mental ABC's of Pitching- Harvey Dorfman Baseball Dads Podcast The power of healthy tension- Tim Arnold Contact http://www.starttpitching.com/ http://pitchermatch.com/ DC@starttpitching.com Website and Social Media sites for the show www.aotcpodcast.com Twitter @aotc_podcast Facebook Ahead of the Curve Coaches Facebook group Instagram aotc_podcast

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45: Rob Cooper- Head Baseball Coach, Penn State University Jul 26, 2018

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Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe on Google Play Quotes It pays to be a winner. And it pays to be a loser too, just not the kind of payment you want. Competing does not just mean competing against another person, its also competing against yourself to get better. You may be having a bad day but Ken (Ravizza) used to say all the time to “Give me 100% of your 50% today.” Thats competing. You’re making the choice to compete even though you don't feel great, The power of choice is always there. The great ones make the right choices. We believe that failure is an opportunity to learn. If something is hard that means only a few people are doing it. Lets just say the kids today are different, well what if they are? Its our job as coaches to adapt and coach them. Resources Heads up baseball Legacy Daniel Coyle- talent code and culture code Contact rjc40@psu.edu @16RobCooper Website and Social Media sites for the show www.aotcpodcast.com Twitter @aotc_podcast Facebook Ahead of the Curve Coaches Facebook group Instagram aotc_podcast

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Randy Sullivan- CEO for Florida Baseball Ranch Jul 19, 2018

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Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe on Google Play Quotes Everyone wants to be data driven and science based but skill acquisition science is the science that all of this is undergirded by. Its not that you should never use verbal cues its just that words mean different things for different people. There’s no such thing as a best swing, they’re all snowflakes and every single one is different with some sort of variance. Instead of chasing repeatable mechanics, we need to learn to be real time adjusters. Every time someone says “this is something everyone should do.” Then I’m out. There’s not much that everyone should do. When you use variability to enhance command, you’re training adjustability. Velocity, arm health, command and secondary stuff dont have to be mutually exclusive. Contact http://floridabaseballranch.com/summit FBR Twitter Randy Twitter Website and Social Media sites for the show www.aotcpodcast.com Twitter @aotc_podcast Facebook Ahead of the Curve Coaches Facebook group Instagram aotc_podcast Mini Clinic Monday Signup

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Clyde Keller- Assistant Baseball Coach, Florida State University (FL) Jul 12, 2018

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Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe on Google Play Quotes Having played for Jerry (Weinstein) and coached with 11 (Mike Martin), its a constant learning experience with those guys and both have an uncanny ability to know whats going to happen in the game before it happens Communication and having a plan in the fall is vital, especially with incoming freshmen. We tell them 'If you’re going to be successful for your team you have to do A,B,C. And in the mean time we need to increase D,E,F.’ Just to make sure were on the same page. As long as everyone is on the same page, player development plays right into team development. One of our first conversations is “why do you swing like this?” We’re trying to figure out their process but also whether they’re analytical or they just see the ball and hit it. The biggest things we see between HS hitters and college is adjusting to velocity, adjusting to differences in velocity and hitting when they’re uncomfortable. So we have to train in an environment that mimics the game. Winning teams don't win unless they’re developing their players. Resources Twitter Hitting biomechanics The way of baseball- finding stillness at 95 by Shawn Green Driveline Jerry Weinstein Contact @clydekeller ClydeKeller@gmail.com Ckbaseball.com Website and Social Media sites for the show www.aotcpodcast.com Twitter @aotc_podcast Facebook Ahead of the Curve Coaches Facebook group Instagram aotc_podcast Mini Clinic Monday Signup

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Mini Clinic Monday Episode 4: "Dealing" with parents ft. Head Coach Jason Thompson Jul 02, 2018

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Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe on Google Play Contact Info @AHmulebaseball Facebook jThompson@ahisd.net Contributors @coachbennyb @NWBandits Daryl Hernandez @BKERA_IRISH_RKG @Maciejewski24 @JeffSherman26 @CoachWilliams Website and Social Media sites for the show www.aotcpodcast.com Twitter @aotc_podcast Facebook Ahead of the Curve Coaches Facebook group Instagram aotc_podcast Mini Clinic Monday Signup

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Austin Wasserman- Owner/Founder of Wasserman Strength (NH) Jun 28, 2018

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Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe on Google Play Quotes We want to train efficient, explosive, multi planer, multi joint movements to create explosive athletes. We're looking at the spectrum of athlete and where they need the most work depending on their experience and where they’re at in their career. There’s so much to mechanics and its so much fun to try and dig through everything to find the contributing factor. Giving players options of exercise based on mobility and in the range of the exercise will go a long way for helping individualize movements. At the end of the day its your career, so what do you feel like you need to do and how can I do to help you? Pitching is not like basketball, you can’t go max effort every single day. You have to have deload days, recovery days, command days, etc. Resources Starting strength- Mark Rippetoe Dynamics of skill acquisition Frans Bosch Applied sprint training- James Smith Mathletics Robin Lund Velocity Article(s) Contact Highlevelthrowing.com Wassermanstrength.com @wass_strength Facebook @wassermanstrength Instagram @wassermanstrength Website and Social Media sites for the show www.aotcpodcast.com Twitter @aotc_podcast Facebook Ahead of the Curve Coaches Facebook group Instagram aotc_podcast Mini Clinic Monday Signup

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Jason Ochart- Director of Hitting, Driveline Baseball (WA) Jun 21, 2018

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Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe on Google Play Quotes No two athletes are the same, but a vast majority of amatuer hitters need to develop batspeed Young hitters are "cued" so much to put the ball in play, that they don't develop the coordination to move fast and swing with intent. Baseball hitting is one of the only skills in the world that trains in an environment that's easier than the game. A lot of our training is trying is trying to replicate game conditions and even making it harder and letting guys fail, because thats what theyre going to see in a game. If you are hitting 700 in practice, you're doing something wrong. What a coach says is important but what a coach doesn't say is equally important Resources TPI Altis P3 Dynamics of skill acquisition Rob Gray Contact @JasonOchart Jason@drivelinebaseball.com Website and Social Media sites for the show www.aotcpodcast.com Twitter @aotc_podcast Facebook Ahead of the Curve Coaches Facebook group Instagram aotc_podcast Mini Clinic Monday Email Signup

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40: Connor Dawson and Ryan Parker- Hitting Coaches, 108 Performance (CA) Jun 14, 2018

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Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe on Google Play Daws We want everything to be player driven, once you make something important to you it now becomes yours As coaches, we know that players have to acquire certain skills, but players need to establish what they want to work on as well. We want them to be their best coach. We have to make sure our players are moving properly. But we also have to help them understand how they feel when they're moving properly and when they're not. Park The first time you do something shouldnt be the first time you do it. As a coach, I need to be able to speak the players language When we're working on the swing, its like trying to find your favorite flavor of ice cream. You're going to find one you like, and you're going to find some you cant stand. Resources Like minded coaches and #hittingtwitter Megaman Vid Ian Renshaw Keith Davids Carl Newell constraints Contact Connor @coachdaws Facebook Instagram Parker @RA_parker Website and Social Media sites for the show www.aotcpodcast.com Twitter @aotc_podcast Facebook Ahead of the Curve Coaches Facebook group Instagram aotc_podcast Mini Clinic Monday Signup

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Mini Clinic Monday Episode 3: Things in practice our players love Jun 04, 2018

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Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe on Google Play Contributors This Week Jesse @diamondbbclub @gmanoneone @DtrickN @Hitithere50 @coach33_410 Mike Reed Website and Social Media sites for the show www.aotcpodcast.com Twitter @aotc_podcast Facebook Ahead of the Curve Coaches Facebook group Instagram aotc_podcast Mini Clinic Monday Signup

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