Coaching Confidential

Coaching Confidential

By Lou Bernardi & George CarrollSportsBaseball
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Coaching Confidential episodes

  • "Coaching Styles" With Jamie Quinn

    In episode #25, Coach Lou and Coach George sat down with their good friend Jamie Quinn.  Jamie is entering his 3rd season as the head coach at Fairleigh Dickenson University-Florham and his 6th season as an Assistant coach of the Orleans Firebirds in the prestige's Cape Code Collegiate Summer League.  We discussed coaching styles, how to interact with players, and what it really takes to want to coach.  We also talked about creating a positive but accountable team environment.   

    50 min
  • "The mental side of the game isn't just for the players" with John Lannan
    In Episode #24, Coach Lou and Coach George sat down with their good friend, Long Island Native, John Lannan.  John made his MLB Debut with the Washington Nationals. He also played for the Philadelphia Phillies, and the N.Y Mets.  John is currently a Mental Performance Coach with the Toronto Blue Jays.  We discussed parental roles in the game, how the game effects kids/parents mentally, and strategies to improve performance.   Side note, Coach Georges kid might've woken up during a nap in the middle of this one!!!!
    41 min
  • "2020, Who did you Become" With T.J Lopez

    In episode 22, Coach Lou and Coach George talked to their good friend T.J Lopez.  T.J is a strength and conditioning coach and owns his own company called AMP, Athletic Movement Protocol, in Syosset N.Y. We talked about the constant evolution of the industry,  the benefits of strength and conditioning, and what it took to improve in 2020.  

    35 min
  • "2020, Who did you Become" With T.J Lopez

    In this episode, Coach Lou and Coach George sat down with T. J Lopez.  T.J owns AMP, Athletic Movement Protocol in Syosset N.Y.  T. J is a leading leader in Strength and conditioning.  We discussed work out routines, what motivates you as a player, and how to get better when stuff hits the fan.  

    35 min
  • "Where did it start" with Anthony Iapoce
    In this episode, Coach Lou and Coach George sit down with their good friend Anthony Iapoce.  Anthony is from Queens N.Y and is  currently the MLB Hitting Coach for the Chicago Cubs. He talks how to get to know the players and what motivates them to be where they are today.  He dives into a team building exercise that he thought of that turned into an internet hit, Where did it start?
    48 min
  • "Bullpens"

    In this episode, Coach Lou and Coach George dive into the importance of bullpens.   They discuss how important the pitcher catcher relationship is and how trust is started in bullpens.  They give some practice ideas and how to make bullpen work as game like as possible.  

    20 min
  • "Learning From Failure" With Demetre Kokoris
    In this episode, Coach Lou and Coach George sat down with Demetre Kokoris.  Demetre is currently a minor league pitching coach with the Toronto Blue Jays organization. We talked about learning from failure and how important it is for a kid to fail.  He also discussed his 4 step method of disciplining his players.   Demetre has played in college world series 3 times, once with the University of South Carolina and twice with Cal State Fullerton.  He also coached in one of the most prestigious and rigorous collegiate summer leagues in the country, the North Woods.
    47 min

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An inside look on Coaching at the Collegiate and Minor league levels. You’ll get first hand information from different perspectives on topics not commonly discussed in the game of baseball. Coach Lou…