Cornerstone Coaching Academy Podcast

In this SHORT episode, you will learn:

Why player development is a long game, not an instant fix.

Why that 30 minute hitting lesson didn't "fix" anything

Where we're headed with player development

Resources of the show:

Join our Bronze Membership, get access to hundreds of podcast upgrades & email updates on our best content!

5 chaos hitting drills - We're putting out 5 of our 24 chaos hitting drills totally FREE in the Bronze Library

Cornerstone Elite Membership - Take your player development within a team setting to the next level with the best online resource for head baseball coaches.

Search our Elite Table of Contents - Check out everything CCA Elite has to offer + monthly Q and As with Coach Nelson and MORE!!!

In this SHORT episode, you will learn: Why player development is a long game, not an instant fix. Why that 30 minute hitting lesson didn't "fix" anything Where we're headed with player development Resources of the show: Join our Bronze Membership, get access to hundreds of podcast upgrades & email updates on our best content! […]

In this episode of the Cornerstone Coaching Academy Podcast, you will learn:

Why we prioritize the hitting pyramid the way we do

The BIG mistake I made during my early years as a coach with hitting approach.

How we work on pitch recognition and hitting plan

Why bat speed is so important

Why you should never let your players say "he throws too slow for me to hit"

Why mechanics are important, but not the be all end all of hitting

Where does confidence come from?

 

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In this episode of the Cornerstone Coaching Academy Podcast, you will learn: Why we prioritize the hitting pyramid the way we do The BIG mistake I made during my early years as a coach with hitting approach. How we work on pitch recognition and hitting plan Why bat speed is so important Why you […]

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn:

The areas of my program where I "started over"

A position by position look at how we tried to "build a better mousetrap"

What I did to help improve our practices so that each position and each skill got what it needed to translate practice skill to game performance.

 

 

 

 

Resources of the show

5 chaos hitting drills sample - 5 of the 24 drills in the Elite Membership that create hitters who are decision makers

Outside the Box Podcast with Pete Caliendo- Pete interviews some of the best baseball minds in the game!

Join Cornerstone Elite today and learn how to set up engaging, effective, efficient practices that will become the "Cornerstone" of your team or program.

Bronze library - A FREE library full of coaching drills, documents, and videos for baseball coaches of all ages.  Just a small taste of our Cornerstone Elite membership.

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: The areas of my program where I "started over" A position by position look at how we tried to "build a better mousetrap" What I did to help improve our practices so that each position and each skill got what it needed to translate practice […]

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn:

Why the way we've done things isn't always the best

How falling into the trap of doing the same thing year after year can hurt your team

The questions you should be asking to find a better way of teaching.

The specific things YOUR program needs to improve on to take the next step.

 

 

Resources of the show

5 chaos hitting drills sample - 5 of the 24 drills in the Elite Membership that create hitters who are decision makers

Outside the Box Podcast with Pete Caliendo- Pete interviews some of the best baseball minds in the game!

Join Cornerstone Elite today and learn how to set up engaging, effective, efficient practices that will become the "Cornerstone" of your team or program.

Bronze library - A FREE library full of coaching drills, documents, and videos for baseball coaches of all ages.  Just a small taste of our Cornerstone Elite membership.

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: Why the way we've done things isn't always the best How falling into the trap of doing the same thing year after year can hurt your team The questions you should be asking to find a better way of teaching. The specific things YOUR program […]

In this episode of the CCA Podcast you will learn:

If pitching is really 33-50% of the game, why don't we use use that much time on it in practice?

Why I believe our staff has fallen behind

What we are doing about it

How we are planning on fully implementing Driveline's program into our team practice

The groups will we break our players into for the beginning part of practice

 

Resources of the Show

5 chaos hitting drills for maximizing all 5 components of being a great hitter.

Our full warm-up with stations for the groups described in this podcast for Elite Members.

NEW searchable table of contents for Elite Members.

Bronze library - A FREE library full of coaching drills, documents, and videos for baseball coaches of all ages.

In this episode of the CCA Podcast you will learn: If pitching is really 33-50% of the game, why don't we use use that much time on it in practice? Why I believe our staff has fallen behind What we are doing about it How we are planning on fully implementing Driveline's program into our […]