This week's Lineup

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: Help with finding the right size bat (@14:35)
• Never ending discussion on travel players playing rec ball (@19:14)
• How much enthusiasm is too much? (@30:29)
• Eliminate I hate slow pitching excuse (@35:12)

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Warmup Segment

• Listener Question: Does a player have to be a super star to be recruited? (@12:22)
• Mad Dad Syndrome (@20:34)
• Coaches communicate properly (@31:29)
• Teach Sliding (@35:18)

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Warmup Segment

• Listener Question: Can we save college sports? (@10:55)
• High School Politics (@18:29)
• Rec and travel issues (@27:41)
• Greatest coaches of all time (@35:19)

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This week's lineup

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: Comments about lack of pitchers (@8:24)
• Feedback about travel ball players participating in Rec Leagues (@16:12)
• Why so many California players in college (@24:25)
• Have a pre-game routine (@30:22)

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This week's Lineup

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Statement: Mental training for players and psychological intervention for parents  (@12:57)
• Transitioning from the 11 inch ball to the 12 inch ball (@21:47)
• What's happened to Rec ball (@32:34)
• Plan for all player's needs not an isolated one (@44:36)

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This week's lineup

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: What impact will all the new NCAA changes on the horizon have? (@18:35)
• Great hitting mechanics, but fails in a game (@30:51)
• Managing parents to parents politics (@45:08)
• Rundown disasters (@56:01)

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Coach Tory shares a situation where he had to listen to a coach go into a tirade with his team. This is not how to coach especially early in the season. Listen as the coaches discuss this type of behavior.

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This week's lineup

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: Age cutoff changes may be affecting tryout situation  (@14:44)
• College season observations (@24:00)
• Spend your money wisely (@38:29)
• Teach skills correctly from the beginning (@45:43)

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In today's environment in the travel ball world, it is imperative that a coach have a strategy/plan on handling their lineup. And it needs to be communicated to the players and parents and be adhered to if you want to have to a better experience.

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This week's Lineup

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question:  Fallout from trying out for next year's team already this year (@16:04)
• Stanford playing in football stadium (@27:57)
• Eating better at tournaments (@38:30)
• Communicating with language, phrases and vocabulary that matches your player's level (@44:39)

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