Cornerstone Coaching Academy Podcast

Mini – Can a curveball be so bad it’s good?

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261 – Trouble Shooting the Stance, Stride and Load

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: Does the stance matter? When do we change it? How to help your players avoid lunging? Is there such a thing as a stride that's too long? What Kyle thinks...

CCA Podcast 260 – Tryouts from a team coach and individual trainer’s perspective

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: How we organize tryouts What are some of the things we emphasize during tryouts How competitive should you tryouts be? What's the difference between tryouts and a showcase? Ideas for...

CCA Podcast 259 – Training an individual vs. training a team

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: What you should be doing as you lead up to your season What time in the season should you try to make mechanical changes? What should in season training look...

CCA Podcast 258 – Adding Chaos To Your Baseball Practices

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: What you should be doing as you lead up to your season What time in the season should you try to make mechanical changes? What should in season training look...

CCA Podcast 257 – Developing Bat Speed

In this episode of the CCA Podcast you will learn: Why developing bat speed requires patience. Some low hanging fruit that doesn't require any PHYSICAL changes. Some of the methods you can use to increase functional bat speed over time Resources...

CCA Podcast 256 – Developing barrel accuracy with your hitters

In this episode of the CCA Podcast you will learn: Part 2 in our 4 part series on the 3 things successful hitters NEED to be able to do What is barrel accuracy? What should hitters do with their strengths...

CCA Podcast 255 – Developing timing in your hitters, philosophy and drills

In this episode of the CCA Podcast you will learn: What is timing? A philosophy for each count for hitters to help them with timing Is timing when you start, or when your foot gets down? How to adjust to...

CCA Podcast 254 – What is confidence?

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: What confidence ISN'T What confidence actually is Why telling kids "they can do it" won't necessarily improve their confidence Why some player's confidence gets shattered in games How to translate...

CCA Podcast 253 – The three things that matter for hitters

In this episode of the CCA Podcast you will learn: What is skill and what is technique in hitting? What is the difference between skill and technique? Why some hitters look the part but can't hit. Why some hitters look...

CCA Podcast 250 – Holding runners around the bases

CCA Podcast 250 – What type of batting practice should I be doing with my team?

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: What you should be doing as you lead up to your season What time in the season should you try to make mechanical changes? What should in season training look...

Situational Scrimmage

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CCA Podcast 249 – Keeping your player’s interest in practice each day

In this episode of the Cornerstone Coaching Academy Podcast, you will learn: The 3 L's to avoid in practice (as much as you can) Conducting a practice audit.  What are you looking for? Do you have variation, but familiarity in...

CCA Podcast 248 – 5 ways to immediately improve the quality of your batting practice

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: Why some traditional batting practice doesn't prepare players for the game Why you might be too good at throwing BP. How hard should you throw in batting practice? Where should...

CCA Podcast 247 – Managing Two Way Players

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: What do Green, Yellow and Red days mean? Helping your two way players be at their sharpest at the end of your season What should you do with a player...

Mini – How do you find time in practice for your pitchers?

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CCA Podcast 246 – Getting pitchers ready for opening day

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: What do Green, Yellow and Red days mean? How do you make sure your best pitchers get their pitch counts up? How much throwing should pitchers do in between bullpens ...

Mini – Using Blast in Tryouts

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CCA Podcast 245 – Running efficient and effective tryouts

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: How we organize tryouts What are some of the things we emphasize during tryouts How competitive should you tryouts be? What's the difference between tryouts and a showcase? Ideas for...

CCA Podcast 244 – Catcher accountability in practice and baserunning chart

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: How you can steal bases at a higher clip in 2021. Besides pop time and time to the plate, what are two main things we look for in opposing pitchers ...

CCA Podcast 243 – Infielder report card

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: How we used charts to identify specific strengths and weaknesses with our infielders this year. How we ran our infield assessment in 2020. What some of the specific weaknesses we...

CCA Podcast 242 – Quality Strike/Inning Charts for Pitchers

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: How to create a meaningful chart experience for your team How we measure our pitchers in bullpens using Quality Strike Chart. How we measure pitchers in game using the Quality...

CCA Podcast 241 – Team Defense Charts – Rocket Index

In this episode of the CCA Podcast you will learn: How to select which charts you should measure How to set up your players for success using charts What coaches MUST do in order to have get meaningful information from...

CCA Podcast 240 – Maximizing the First 20 Minutes of Practice – Part 3

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: Why the first 20 minutes of practice are so important Why we do group catch instead of individual catch first What our catch play routine looks like (watch the video...

CCA Podcast 239 – Maximizing the First 20 Minutes of Practice – Part 2

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: Why the first 20 minutes of practice are so important Why we do group catch instead of individual catch first What does group catch look like? How to create an...

CCA Podcast 238 – Maximizing the First 20 Minutes of Practice

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: What event changed the way I look at my job as a coach WHY the first 20 minutes of your practice are so critical WHY I stopped having players run...

CCA Podcast 237 – The Hitting Pyramid – Confidence

In this episode of the Cornerstone Coaching Academy Podcast, you will learn: What is confidence? Why confidence may not be what you think it is What math and weight lifting have to do with confidence? Can I hit Max Scherzer? ...

CCA Podcast 236 – The Hitting Pyramid – Elite Movements

In this episode of the Cornerstone Coaching Academy Podcast, you will learn: What are the 3 movements we focus on with limited time? Why these three movements got pushed to the top of my list. What implement can be used...

CCA Podcast 235 – The Hitting Pyramid – Adaptability and Timing

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CCA Podcast 234 – The Hitting Pyramid – Bat Speed

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CCA Podcast 233 – The Hitting Pyramid – Pitch Recognition

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CCA Podcast 232 – An offseason training blueprint

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: How to structure your offseason pitching program Should your pitchers take time off from throwing? How much time should pitchers take off from throwing from a mound? How to structure...

Mini – 3 Things To Improve Your Pitching Staff This Offseason

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CCA Podcast 231 – Sneak Peek Inside Member’s Q and A

In this Sneak Peek Inside a Member's Only Q and A, you will learn: Recovery protocol for pitchers in an individual setting How to help players through slumps Why there is no magic pill or instant way to get out...

CCA Podcast 230 – 3 drills to improve hitter timing

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: Why timing is so important for hitters What you can do to emphasize timing for hitters Why cueing hitters to improve timing is worthless A drill called speed it up ...

CCA Podcast 229 – Pitching Pyramid – Off Speed and Confidence

This is part 1 of 4 or our pitching pyramid series.  In this part you will learn: Our plan for off speed pitches this year and how many we were hoping to play Why a series a few years ago...

CCA Podcast 228 – Pitching Pyramid – Elite Movements and Arm Health

This is part 3 of 4 or our pitching pyramid series.  In this part you will learn: What I consider elite movements to be and how you can train them. The definition of command, why it MAY BE at the...

CCA Podcast 227 – Pitching Pyramid – Velocity

This is part 2 of 4 or our pitching pyramid series.  In this part you will learn: Why arm health is the base of my pitching program. Why I have velocity 2nd in on my pyramid and why I might...

CCA Podcast 226 – Pitching Pyramid – Arm Health

This is part 1 of 4 or our pitching pyramid series.  In this part you will learn: Why arm health is the base of my pitching program. How arm health affects EVERYTHING ELSE on the pyramid. What a coach can...

CCA Podcast 225 – Zach Casto – Part 2 – Outfield play and analytics

In this interview with Zach Casto you will learn: How Zach sets up his practices for outfielders so they are more than just hitting flyball fungo Competitive games that Zach uses with his outfielders What Zach does in his role...

Mini – Throwing a Slider

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Mini – Throwing a Change Up

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Mini – Fixing Most Common Hitting Mistake

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Mini – Most Common Hitting Mistakes

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CCA Podcast 224 – Zach Casto – Nitro High School – #quarantinecoaching and the 6Fs of Outfield Play

In this interview of Zach Casto you will learn: How Zach has become the King of #quarantinecoaching What his set up looks like when he's learning and why he's His 6 Fs of Outfield Play and how he develops them...

Mini – Make your batting practice better

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CCA Podcast 223 – A mental approach to deal with failure

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: How to practice failure Why your players arguing balls and strikes in scrimmages can be good An informal approach to dealing with bad umpires and failure. A technique Tiger Woods...

Mini – Don’t feel inferior, have a plan

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CCA Podcast Episode 222 – Drills and games to make practices more competitive

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