Patrick Jones Baseball

In today’s episode, I speak to Corey Smith, assistant baseball coach at McNicholas High School.He shares what he learned being a high school baseball coach for the past five years. He talks about the importance of conditioning, strengthening the core, and doing everything in a baseball mindset to make a positive impact on the team.He shares some of the sacrifices players, parents, and coaches make and how they resulted in players making it to the next level. He talks about the need for a level of respect between parents, players, and coaches.Learn and understand the uniqueness of high school  baseball!Show Notes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In today’s episode, I speak to Josh Kauten, he was drafted by the Detroit Tigers out of Illinois State University, where he was named the Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year and studied Exercise Science and Biomechanics.After 5 seasons in professional baseball, he helped start the Heartland CC baseball program as the Pitching and Strength Coaches. He has worked with 100+ D1 players and 30+ Pros. His CSCS and CFSC certifications help give him a unique understanding of the human body and how to optimize performance.In this episode, he talks about power output and efficient training.He relates some of his experiences in kinesiology and how it helped him as a baseball coach. Josh also talks about some health issues like stress that players may experience and how to overcome these pressure situations.Learn about the importance of strength and conditioning for baseball players, and the effects it can have on their development. Josh's Website See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In today’s episode, I speak to Dave Anderson, he was a member of the Dodgers team that won the 1988 World Series. Anderson was the manager for the 1994 Jamestown Jammers of the single A short season New York–Penn League.Dave Anderson played 10 years in the major leagues 1988 world series champion.He shares some advice to high school coaches who are trying to develop infielders. He talks about the importance of having a routine and staying ready during the game.He also talks about the importance of cherishing opportunities to be at the plate and win the game! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In today’s episode, I speak to Jay Uhlman, the Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator -Tulane University.He is a veteran with over 24 years of experience as both an assistant and head coachJay Uhlman arrived at Tulane after he spent the previous eight seasons as a member of the University of Oregon staff where he was the associate head coach for the last three seasons.He shares some advice to high school parents about going into the recruiting decision-making process. He also talks about elevating standards and challenging players to see their competitiveness.Learn about the importance of building relationships, bridging the gap, getting in the cage, communicating with them on defense, and fielding techniques. Sign Up For Weekly Newsletter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In today’s episode, I speak to Michael Deegan, the Head Baseball Coach at Denison University.He shares his vision and experiences as a coach on how to lead and live a meaningful life.He talks about the importance of having great conversations and building relationships with players and coaches in the best way possible because he believes that finding your own voice and true self is really powerful. In this conversation, he talks about living your values and being the best version of yourself.Learn about the importance of being transparent and how players should function as a team as he shares his secret and story on being successful in moving people forward and how you can best impact the team by constantly learning and communicating.Show Notes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In today’s episode, I speak to Mike Rabelo, the Major League Field Coordinator for the Pittsburgh Pirates.Mike was the hitting coach for the Gulf Coast League Tigers and the Short-season A Connecticut Tigers. He was hired as manager of the Connecticut Tigers for the 2014 season. He was also in the managerial position for the West Michigan Whitecaps, Lakeland Flying Tigers, and Erie SeaWolves'.He shares his experiences and what he learned as a field coordinator, what goes on behind the scenes, and what makes the game happen to try to get all the players to coordinate and practice differently, better, and manage time efficiently!He talks about educating players in the best way he can because he believes that the players want to learn and want to be challenged. In this damn good conversation, he talks about compassion for players, how to win players, and developing relationships with players for a long time. Learn about the importance of how players should run smart, knowing the situation, where's the ball,

Joe Ferraro is a high school teacher, former baseball coach, and currently is the host of the 1% Better Podcast. I have been working with Joe for several months now to continue to improve my skills as an interviewer, as well as a better speaker. No matter what walk of life you're currently in, you can always get better at your communication skills. Joe's WebsiteSponsorDriveline Plus - Listen to episode for exclusive discount! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For the past three years Callix Crabbe has been the MLB Assistant Hitting Coach for the Texas Rangers. In this episode, Callix shares what he learned over his career as a hitting coach, how to evaluate coaches, and working with infielders. Free Presentation on 'Timing' See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With over 40 years of coaching experience, it is an honor to have on a legend in this weeks episode, Mike Roberts. Mike and I met this past season in spring training when I was working for the Baltimore Orioles organization. I instantly felt a connection with Mike and enjoyed picking his brain on all of the intricacies in the game. He spent 23 years as the head coach at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. During the summer he is the head coach for the Cotuit Kettlers in the Cape Cod League. In this episode, we talk a lot about stealing bases, summer baseball, and scoring runs. Mike is well known throughout the country as being innovative when it comes to stealing bases. Mike's son, Brian, played 13 years in the MLB and used his Dad's methods to steal bases throughout his entire career. Mike's book on stealing basesSign up to receive exclusive content See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Why do you swing the bat you do? What was the reason you went with the specific length, weight, handle? Is there a way to identify what specific bat you should be swinging? On this week's episode, we have Liam Mucklow who is the founder of the Baseball Performance Lab and Micah Gibbs who is the Director of Player Development at BPL on the podcast to discuss Bat Fitting. I have yet to see anyone in the Baseball world do what these guys are doing from an equipment standpoint. They are using objective information to find the perfect bat for each hitter to maximize their production at the plate.Sign up for content I send out via email! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For the past thirty years, Art Senato has been coaching high school baseball. This year he decided to take on a new challenge and become the Head Coach for Centennial Spartans High School Baseball Team, in Burleson Texas. Art takes us behind the scenes and tells us how he's building the program in his first year as head coach. We also talk about helping kids in the recruiting process, playing time, off-season workouts, and building a culture. Coaches sign up for content I only share via email See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Walter is a father, coach, and advisor. He has been helping players and families with the recruiting process for over thirty years. In this episode, we talk about how parents should act during games, advice to kids who aren't getting recruited, not playing travel baseball before 14u, and verbally committing to a school as an underclassman. Walter just came out with a book to help families through the recruiting process. “Committed : The Guide to Developing College Ready Recruits from Middle School Through High School”Sign up to receive content I only share on my email list See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

2021 World Series Champion, Bobby Magallanes joins the show this week! Prior to this past season Bobby had spent 31 years in the minor leagues as a player and as a coach. While he was coaching in the minor leagues, Bobby got his masters degree in performance psychology. Let me tell you from first hand experience, that is useful when coaching hitters during a 100 plus game season. We also talk about the importance of having a growth mindset as a coach. mindfulness, what coaching actually means, and two strike approach. Free hitting PDFIf you have any future guest recommendations please email me, jonesbaseballtraining@gmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode we have a current player joining us on the podcast! Ben Heller, who has had an amazing journey from starting back as a high school pitcher not getting recruited. He then signed on to play at Olivet Nazarene a small NAIA college, got drafted by the Indians in the 22nd round, and ended up making it to the MLB. Ben has had some tough luck with injuries the last few seasons. In this episode, he talks about having to deal with those injuries from a mental and physical standpoint. We also talk about how Ben uses meditation to stay in the moment, why being too coachable isn't a good thing and advice to young players. If you have any questions you would like me to answer on the podcast please email me, jonesbaseballtraining@gmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After retiring from professional baseball at age 36, Paul Janish immediately got into coaching. Legendary college baseball coach, Wayne Graham asked Paul to come back to his alma mater (Rice University) and help out. He’s been coaching at Rice ever since. In this episode, Paul talks about the transition into coaching, coaching infielders, and some things he learned by playing professional baseball. If you have any questions or future guest recommendations, please email me, jonesbaseballtraining@gmail.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Todd is entering his 16th season coaching College Baseball. This upcoming season will be his first year at Tennessee Tech University. He is serving at the hitting coach and recruiting coordinator. Todd has coached at the D3, D2, and now D1 level. In this episode, we get into recruiting, developing hitters mentally and physically, 2k approach, and Todd’s background. Todd and I will be speaking at Connecting the Dots conference December 3-5th in Knoxville Tennessee. We would love to see you there! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we are talking some college baseball with former college coach, Mike Rooney. Mike started out his baseball journey as a player at the University of Notre Dame. His coach at Notre Dame, Pat Murphy eventually got the head coaching job at Arizona State University and brought Mike along with him. In this episode, Mike talks about some of the reasons he loves broadcasting, why he loves college baseball, and some rule changes he is looking forward to in the future.Show Notes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Caleb is currently the Hitting and Pitching Development Coordinator at the University of Texas. Prior to his current position at UT, he was the Director of Hitting Development and Analytics at Arizona State. When he's not at the field coaching, he's running his business, Marv Training. A company that started out selling resistance bands and is now expanding into other products including their newly released product, plyo balls with seams. In this episode, we talk about Caleb's current role at Texas and what that entails, how Marv Training started, what he found out about running a business, and where he sees himself in five years. Marvtraining.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After coaching stops at the University of Michigan, Maryland, Pepperdine, and San Diego, Sean Kenny has found a home as pitching coach at the University of Georgia. This is his 26th year as a collegiate coach. He has continued to adapt over the years with all the new information while keeping his core beliefs on how to develop pitchers. In this episode Sean talks about some of the changes he has made over his coaching career, what are some of the things that he has never changed in his career, and how he goes about developing players at the University of Georgia.Full Show Notes Here See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Aaron has been coaching at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee for thirteen years now. He is the Associate Head Coach and is also in charge of running the offense. Aaron has continued to evolve as a coach throughout the years with all of the new pieces of technology, while relying on his experience to help simplify it to his players. In this episode we cover what fall ball looks like at Belmont, using technology for his hitters, and the differences between elite hitters and average ones.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.