Dugout Chatter Podcast

On the positive side of the new year & back on the airwaves with another "Certified Audio Gold" episode as we connect with LSU Eunice head coach AND athletic director Jeff Willis.

Six national championships & countless players moved into college + professional baseball, Coach Willis opens up on several topics including his faith, being authentically himself in the dugout, uncovering the stories from his best teams plus helping us see the big picture in the way that our admin does.

@CoachJeff Willis

Kicking off Season 2 of the podcast with a couple of old reliables - Chuck Box, Hartfield Academy & Butch Chaffin, Cookeville HS. Both guys joined us on Episode 8 but we wanted to dive back in with these guys to see how 2020 treated them.

Many nuggets inside this one as both Chuck & Butch lay out their growth inside this wild year plus detailing out where they stand at this point in their careers.

Prepare to reflect and recharge for 2021!

Chuck Box @chuckbox1969
Butch Chaffin @ButchBaseball29

Wow...52 Episodes in and exactly 1 calendar year in existence!

Host Jeremy Sheetinger takes us through the three main lessons learned from one full year behind the mic along with a personal story that should wrap up this community of lifelong learners with a bow: it's about being transformational leaders!

We hope you enjoy the show & here's to many more!

The GOAT himself stops by and jumps back on the airwaves as we go Extra Innings with the ultimate sharer himself - Jerry Weinstein from the Colorado Rockies! This time around, we go into all things PITCHING as JW takes us through the extensive details of his pitching plan including all situations on the field, we talk through analyzing hitters and pitching to strengths along with breaking down data and analytics with how these can affect our approach on the mound. Pen and paper needed for this one folks!

Back on the airwaves with one of SBTV's own contributors with Bellarmine University skipper Larry Owens joining us on the airwaves this week! Passion and energy galore as Larry gets rolling on the transition that he has guided his team through moving from one of the top Division II programs into Division I this season along with some baseball talk right in his wheelhouse. We tee Coach Owens up to discuss attacking the running game at first and second base - bring your notepad for this one folks!

Back on the airwaves this week and dialing in from the great state of Texas is Marcus High School skipper & USA Baseball assistant coach Jeff Sherman! A passionate interview packed with insight from Sherm who recently joined the Stick & Ball TV community as a contributor. Inside this convo, Jeff lays out his thoughts on development from the offensive side of the baseball and perfectly defines for our listeners his thoughts on training inside the 'zoo' versus the 'jungle' in our practice environments!

Within the right circles, this week's guest is a legend. A special human who leads the charge in building the right people - Tom Griffin from Carson-Newman stops by to break it down with us and delivers 'Certified Audio Gold' throughout. What a tremendous conversation across so many fronts including leadership and growth, building a competitive offense plus we open up how Griff views himself in the second half of his career. Passion in abundance on this one as we wind up Griff and let him roll!

Back in the studio this week to connect with who can easily be referred to as "Old Reliable" at this point... Round 3 with Cincinnati Reds hitting coordinator CJ Gillman. We head behind the curtain of MLB Instructional Camp and Gilley lays out for us his approach to guiding the Reds' hitters plus how he crosses the party lines and works closely with the pitching side of camp. Plus we uncover his thoughts on the World Series, Blackjack and even another Spongebob reference is waiting for us all on this one!

Touching down this week in Council Bluffs, Iowa to connect with Iowa Western CC skipper Marc Rardin, where three national championships and a couple of handfuls of world series appearances greet us on the other end of the call. A detailed conversation through the various team drills that Rardin loves to work inside his training plan with the Reivers and also reflecting on he keeps his 'old school' edge with feel for the 'new school' Bring pen and paper for this one - notes galore as Rardin just rolls!

We go back on the airwaves with our dear friend Alan Jaeger but this time bringing along Vanderbilt University's Scott Brown for the ride as we break down Mental Training in our practice planning. Reinforcing the purpose and importance of this training, both Alan and Brownie lay out specific details of how this has been implemented within Vandy's program among many others plus a working script to help inspire more coaches to invest in this for their own players inside their development plan!