Cornerstone Coaching Academy Podcast

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

When you are almost certain you can go first move

The best time for catcher's practice

How you can hold catchers accountable in practice

 

Resources of the Show

Get access to our catcher practice chart, our baserunning chart and all of our other charts + everything you need to run a player development program in a team setting for just $1 for your first 30 days.

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 found were and how we addressed them.

 

Resources of the Show

Get access to our Infield Report card and all of our other charts + everything you need to run a player development program in a team setting for just $1

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 Inning Chart (left)

What % of quality innings and strikes we shoot for.

Resources of the Show

Get all of our charts and measurement tools + bring a player development mind set into the team setting for just $1 for your first 30 days w/ Cornerstone Elite

Get FREE access to our Quality Strike Chart for bullpen session.

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 charts.

The ONE state correctly predicted the outcome of over 90% of our games in 2019.

Resources of the Show:

For the PDF of the Rocket Index and all of our other charts for measuring games and practices, you can join Cornerstone Elite for just $1

Tactical Checklist for Games

Process Scrimmage

Weighted Quality at Bat Chart

Hitting Plus/Minus Chart

Quality Strike Chart

Quality Innings Chart

Infield Ground Ball Report

Many more to choose from

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 below to see the video)

Q and A about practice planning

Resources of the show:

Cornerstone Elite - Learn how to create a player development machine w/ all the challenges of the team setting including - limited coaches, limited facility, limited equipment, and more

The entire presentation with video, slides, and BETTER AUDIO is below:

https://vimeo.com/480593320

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 up tempo competition at the beginning of your practice

Resources of the show:

Cornerstone Elite - Learn how to create a player development machine w/ all the challenges of the team setting including - limited coaches, limited facility, limited equipment, and more

The entire presentation with video, slides, and BETTER AUDIO is below:

https://vimeo.com/480593320

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 laps/poles to start practice

What we do now that is MUCH more efficient

Resources of the Show

Cornerstone Elite - Learn how to create a player development machine w/ all the challenges of the team setting including - limited coaches, limited facility, limited equipment, and more

The entire presentation with video, slides, and BETTER AUDIO is below:

https://vimeo.com/480593320

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?

Some tips for players struggling with confidence

How to develop real confidence

Resources of the Show:

Week long batting practice plan - Totally FREE

5 sample Chaos Hitting Drills - Totally FREE 

How Cornerstone Elite can help you create a player development hitting program in a team setting

6 week bat speed improvement program

Recognizing, Diagnosing, and Fixing Common Hitting Flaws eCourse

50+ chaos hitting drills that target specific age groups and weaknesses

The Batting Practice Continuum - eCourse

Running a hitting assessment in a team setting, so you KNOW what players need to work on

Blast Motion Games

Training youth hitters 3 part series

Groups of 4 Batting Practice competitions

Monthly mini-clincs/Q and A's to get specific questions answered.

More content added regularly

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 to address two of them

How to address all three movements in a team setting during the competitive season

Resources of the Show:

Week long batting practice plan - Totally FREE

5 sample Chaos Hitting Drills - Totally FREE 

How Cornerstone Elite can help you create a player development hitting program in a team setting

6 week bat speed improvement program

Recognizing, Diagnosing, and Fixing Common Hitting Flaws eCourse

50+ chaos hitting drills that target specific age groups and weaknesses

The Batting Practice Continuum - eCourse

Running a hitting assessment in a team setting, so you KNOW what players need to work on

Blast Motion Games

Training youth hitters 3 part series

Groups of 4 Batting Practice competitions

Monthly mini-clincs/Q and A's to get specific questions answered.

More content added regularly

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The best resources for team baseball coaches on the web.

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

What does it mean hitters to have adaptability?

What does it mean for hitters to be on time?

Why those two made it on my pyramid.

What happened that made me start focusing on timing with my hitters

How we train adaptability in hitters.

How we train timing in hitters