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T.J. Bruce – Head Coach University of Nevada – 158 Mar 16, 2020

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This has been the most bizarre week in the history of sports. I never would’ve imagined having to make the drive back to Cincinnati, in March.

I would like to say that I feel for anyone impacted by the coronavirus in any capacity, along with the baseball community, where many players have worked so hard and put so much time in, just to see it all put on hold.

Resilient. That would be the best word to describe T.J. Bruce. After his playing career ended, he decided he wanted to get into coaching. When he first started coaching junior college baseball he was making 5k while supporting his wife who was still in school.

He was passed over three times while he was a volunteer assistant at Long Beach State for the paid position. He never gave up. After he became the head coach at the University of Nevada, he had a player pass away, and then two weeks later, his dad passed away. He held it all together and became a stronger man.

He did all of this while becoming known as one of the best college recruiters in the country, won a national championship, and have a family.

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Josh Band - Entrepreneur, Founder of Plate Crate - 157 Mar 11, 2020

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Every once in a while I like to change it up and do a different type of episode. Normally we talk a lot about player development and go over mechanics, workouts, recruiting, and I just wanted to change it up this week.

So I decided to bring on someone who started as a baseball player playing Independent Baseball and making $600 a month to a founder of a company that sells awesome baseball gear.

Josh Band, wanted to make some money on the side. He thought of different ideas and being that he was still playing and couldn’t physically be some place to work, he decided to start a monthly membership box geared towards baseball supplies.

Through word of mouth and social media, Josh was able to get thousands of people to sign up for his membership box, Plate Crate. This is the journey of an entrepreneur who used his baseball platform to make his living online.

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Todd Coburn – The Catching Guy – 156 Mar 03, 2020

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“The coach on the field” is a phrase that people in baseball say about the guy behind the dish. The catching position is one that takes an entire episode to really dive into to explain the complexity and responsibility for the hardest working guy on the field.

In this episode we bring on Todd Coburn, better known as “The Catching Guy” on social media who has amassed a huge following online and in person.

Todd travels around the country working with catchers from coast to coast. He breaks down the catching position like no other on this podcast.

We talk about framing pitches, blocking, drills, handling pitchers, building a relationship with the umpire, and about everything else that comes with the position.

You can follow Todd on twitter and instagram @thecatchingguy.

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Dan Simonds - Director of Baseball IMG Academy - 155 Feb 27, 2020

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One of the most interesting schools in the country happens to be in Bradenton, Florida. IMG Academy is a preparatory boarding school that has roughly 1,300 students from all over the world. They offer several sports, including baseball. In this episode Dan talks about what it’s like to be a baseball player at IMG, and why they have some of the best high school baseball players in the country attend each year. The cost to attend is roughly 80k a year. Dan has a deep history in baseball himself, being a former Division 1 head coach at Miami University (Ohio). He’s coached 32 MLB draft picks, 24 All-MAC selections, 5 MAC freshman of the year, and 17 Academic All-MAC student athletes while at Miami.

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Steve Dintaman - Head Coach Sinclair Community College - 154 Feb 18, 2020

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On this episode we are going to check in with Steve Dintaman, Head coach for one of the best JUCO’s in the country, Sinclair Community College.

This season will be Steve’s 13 year as head coach for the Tartan Pride, and 18th as a member of the program as a player and coach.

Steve has had an overall record of 501-163 including atleast 45 wins a year since 2014. In 2019 he was named OCCAC Coach of the year.

He has sent over 100 players on to four year schools, including 8 from last years team that all went division 1.

Last fall I actually went up to Sinclair to throw some BP and watch a practice. I was blown away with the talent level at the program.

You could definelty tell Steve connects with all of his players and truly cares about them. He didn’t micro manage every aspect of practice, he let his assistants coach, and he was just over seeing everything.

In this episode Steve talks about his journey as a coach, how he handles recruiting at the JUCO level, and the importance caring about your players.

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Whether you or your player has thought about the JUCO route, you will become of a fan of Sinclair’s baseball program after this episode.

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Dan Cevette - Prep Baseball Report - 153 Feb 11, 2020

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On this episode we have Dan Cevette. Dan is currently the President of Prep Baseball Report in New York and Pennsylvania. After finishing an 11 year pro career Dan decided to help younger players and make their dreams come true of playing college baseball. In this episode Dan talks about how Prep Baseball report helps players get their name to college coaches. We also talk about what showcases to attend, and when you should start attending those.

(2:40) How Dan became the PBR President in New York and Pennsylvania

(5:30) What is Prep Baseball Report?

(7:05) When should you start attending an event?

(9:20) How many events should you attend a year?

(10:55) Can it hurt you to attend if you’re not ready?

(13:50) Do all colleges use PBR?

(17:55) How many players attend the big events?

(18:55) What if you’re not a “Showcase” type of player?

(28:00) Is it important to be ranked high by PBR?

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JJ Reimer – Hitting Coach University of Northern Iowa Softball - 152 Feb 05, 2020

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The new age hitting coach doesn’t just apply in baseball, softball is doing the same thing. In this episode JJ Reimer stops by to talk about how he uses technology for his team, his journey as a college softball coach, how he develops hitters, and some ways to make practice more competitive.

(2:00) Why JJ decided he wanted to coach Softball instead of Baseball

(5:15) How he uses Rapsodo to work with hitters

(9:20) The Karate Band System

(11:20) How do you make practice more competitive?

(12:25) How JJ works with his hitters on the mental game

(16:51) How to practice swing decisions

(17:55) Hitters using journals and why that can be helpful

(25:30) Coming up with a game plan to help each hitter

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Danny Borrell (Georgia Tech Pitching Coach) - 151 Jan 30, 2020

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For the past 18 years Danny Borrell has been a member of the New York Yankees. He started out as a player, drafted in the second round out of Wake Forest University, and eventually transitioned into a coach. The last five years he has been the pitching coordinator for the entire organization. However, after last season he decided to become a first year college coach, at Georgia Tech University. In this episode Danny talks about what it's like to be a first year college coach in the ACC, what life is like as a coordinator, and how they evaluate players at Georgia Tech.

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J.D. Closser - Atlanta Braves Catching Coordinator - 150 Jan 21, 2020

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Former big league catcher J.D. Closser stops by the podcast to share what he's learned by being in professional baseball for 20 years. J.D. explains what it feels like to be drafted out of high school at the age of 18 and how he had to learn how to handle pitchers. When J.D. was in high school he was able to call his own game and he talks about how that gave him an advantage once he got into pro baseball. After his playing career J.D. took a job with the New York Yankees and eventually became their Catching Coordinator. He describes what that position entails and how he assisted and helped coaches and players.

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Jack Leggett – Former Clemson Head Coach and 18u Team USA Manager - 149 Jan 14, 2020

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Coach Leggett doesn’t need much of an introduction. Accumulating over 1,300 career victories as a head coach throughout his career he has taken his team to Omaha to play in the College World Series six times! At the age of 23 Coach Leggett was given the keys to be the head coach at the University of Vermont. He knew right then that coaching was going to be his passion, forever! In this episode Coach Leggett talks about how he develops his assistant coaches, how to handle players’ who are struggling with playing time, his core philosophy, and how to get players to buy into your program!

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