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Summary:

Guest: Marty Smith, Head Baseball Coach at the College of Central Florida

What has Marty Smith’s career in baseball consisted of

How has Marty put his training team together

What are some intentional things that Marty Smith has done to built the team culture?

What are the expectations that Marty has for his players

How does his fall training structure look

Marty gives players the chance to eat during practice

How are players trained to address individual issues

What numbers are they tracking for their players to monitor success

How is his typical spring training program look

Which baseball machines does Marty Smith utilize for his team

What machine did Barry Bonds use that Coach Smith has learned from

What advice would Marty Smith give to his younger self and current coaches

Dive into useful Twitter feeds and keep reading about strategies to get better

Don’t be afraid to make mistakes...and learn from those mistakes

“The Performance Cortex” is a heavy book that Marty Smith is reading now

What are the training drills that Coach Smith’s players love

 Establish the work ethic, credibility and respect that will last beyond your time on the team.

 If you had a bad game, let your team know that it wasn’t because you didn’t work hard.

 Be a coach for the love of the game and keep making yourself valuable.

Tweetable Quotes:

“Last year, breaking our records for home runs, it was crazy. We hit 95 home runs in 46 games. Our record before that was like 55.” - Marty Smith (07:39)

“I’ll take the credit for being smart enough to trust my assistants.” - Marty Smith (10:22)

“We want our culture to be a happy, content, smiling fun group to be around that want to play for each other, whether we win or lose.” - Marty Smith (11:21)

“When you’re winning and your hitting home runs, and all of your guys are 90+ throwing. And you know that they’ve developed and have gotten better, and they are going to go to good schools from here. That’s kind of the culture we want.” - Marty Smith (12:08)

“Be on time. Go to class. Work hard. Lift hard. Be a good guy.” - Marty Smith (14:58)

“There is a fine line between killing your confidence and getting some confidence.” - Marty Smith (38:18)

“You can move up by being a smart guy, and being a nerd, and getting jobs in pro ball because you know things that other guys don’t.“ - Marty Smith (41:11)

Resources Mentioned:

Ahead of the Curve Podcast

@AOTC_podcast

Central Florida Patriots

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @GoCFBaseball

Books: “The Performance Cortex”

Website and Social Media sites for the show 

www.aotcpodcast.com