Controlling The Zone Show

On this episode Danny and Kyle discuss the current state of baseball at all levels of the game. They dive heavily in on the landscape of youth baseball and how we as a baseball community can make improvements at our games grass route level!

On this episode we sit down with Founder & Owner of Tread Athletics, Ben Brewster. Tread Athletics is an industry leader in remote training geared mostly towards the pitching community. They train and have trained multiple collegiate and professional athletes around the world so we took the opportunity to pick his brain on everything pitching. If you're interested in learning more about pitching and how the body moves, this episode wont disappoint!

On this episode we sit down with two extremely bright young men embarking on their first year in professional baseball. Ryan & Travis come from different backgrounds but both share a deep passion for hitting. They're life long learners, possess growth mindsets, and continue to expand their knowledge within the hitting world. This episode is something you wont want to miss!

On this episode we welcome the "Father of FLOW School" Steve Johnson. He is a former Div. 1 Baseball Player, a current AP Economics Teacher, and the owner/founder of Team Invictus (Formerly known as LegKick Nation). This episode is action packed with numerous takeaways that will challenge the way you think about the current state of education and coaching!

On this episode we sit down with Matt Pajak from USA Baseball. Matt is the Assistant Director of the Prospect Development Pipeline (PDP). We talk about his journey in baseball, we dive into the extensive testing they're doing on our youth athletes to help prevent injury and increase performance, and we finish with what it means to be apart of USA Baseball

On this episode we sit down with former professional baseball player and current rep for Axe Bats. We discuss the benefits of using the Axe handle, how their training bats can help players improve, and we dive deep into bat sensor metrics.

On this episode we sit down with Jonathan Gelnar. He is a player development coach in the Texas Rangers organization as well as the founder of "Ahead of the Curve" Podcast. He has some awesome advice for coaches at all levels, he dives into some mental aspects of hitting and how we can try to get our players into the flow state, and he reveals some key aspects the Rangers use in developing their hitters!

On this episode we sit down with the founder of VS Cancer and former UNC baseball player, Chase Jones. He's got a very powerful message and spends his time dedicating his life to helping children through their struggles with the deadliest disease affecting children across the country. We also dive into some leadership tactics to being a successful leader!

On this episode we sit down with the owner of Prime Performance, Tommy Johnson. He's super passionate about developing his players and pushing the needle in how we go about training our athletes. We go deep down in the weeds with this one but there's a ton of great content packed in this episode!

On this weeks episode we sit down with the mental performance coach for the Tampa Bay Rays, Justin Su'a. He brought the energy with a ton of "life hacks" and advice for players, coaches, business leaders, and parents! He even told a funny story that really puts coaching into perspective!