Jonas Fester on creating a culture of feedback and building command

Bio

Jonas Fester is in his third season as LVC's head baseball coach in 2021. He is LVC's 33rd head coach in the program's 125-year history.

Before Lebanon Valley, Fester most recently served as the associate head coach at Division III powerhouse Johns Hopkins. From 2008 to 2010, he served as an assistant coach before returning to the program in a more prominent role in 2012. Prior to returning to his alma mater, Fester served as the top assistant at Catholic University for two years. Under his guidance, the Cardinals secured their first NCAA Tournament appearance and defeated the No. 1 team in the nation.

In addition to his time at JHU, Fester was also the head coach for the Baltimore Redbirds Youth program from 2015 to 2017. There, he oversaw their development as both players and young men. Today, he continues to assist them in placement in college baseball programs.

Jonas also has international experience, as he was head coach of Switzerland's Hunenberg Unicorns in 2013. 

The Dallas, Texas native was the first player in Johns Hopkins baseball history to reach the College World Series as both a player and coach.

On the show, Jonas talks about why its important to have a culture of feedback, His system for accumulating command, and why he only has 1 rule and thats "dont cross your arms"

Time Stamps

01:00- Vision/First 100 days

05:00- Team Rules and building culture

12:00- Fall Offseason Calendar 

19:30- Feedback

34:00- The command system

40:00- Pre-season/In season

50:00- Last Things

Resources

- Harvey Dorfmans Mental keys to hitting

Contact

- https://twitter.com/jonasfester

- [email protected]

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