In this episode Jared talks about his transition from high school pitcher to catcher, when to call what pitches, and what makes a good catcher. Catching is an art of its own. From how to talk to the umpire during the game to going out to the mound talking to the pitcher. Jared breaks down what you need to do to help your team out behind the dish. 

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The founder of Ball Cap Liner, Cliff explains his motivation for bringing this product to the market and how it can help players of all ages. We get into some off-season trade talks, including whether or not Josh Harrison will get traded. Lastly, Cliff breaks down Jason Heywards swing and whether or not analytics would've helped him back when he played. 

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From Ken Griffey Jr. to Barry Larkin the Moeller Baseball program has produced countless Professional Baseball Players. Coach Held has carried that tradition and added on. In his first eight years as Head Coach he won Four State Championships to go along with numerous coaching accolades. Coach Held takes a through his coaching philosophy along with some of the training that he does with his players in the off-season. 

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Riley goes over his gifts that Santa gave him, we talk about adjustments from high school to college, How to deal with hecklers (which playing in the SEC, you deal with) and give tips on how to improve bat speed. Please make sure to subscribe and leave a review in iTunes. 

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Increasing exit velocity will raise your average and increase your chance for success at the plate. Chad Longworth breaks down how to increase your exit velocity in this episode. "For ever 5% increase in exit velocity your average will go up 50 points of balls put in play" Chad does overload underload training for his athletes and gives examples of how this can affect exit velocity over a period of time. Please head over to iTunes to subscribe and leave a review!

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The Founder of Upper Deck Training, Jeff Leach talks about his throwing/arm care program along with training bat speed in this episode. Jeff has his pitchers use weighted balls and developed a program based off of Driveline and The Texas Baseball Ranch. For his hitters he goes into mechanics and specific drills that he uses to maximize each players athleticism. Please go to iTunes and subscribe.

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Coach Googs talks about the balance of hard work in the classroom and on the field, “I’ve never met a player who said he regretted working too hard”. I was able to take a tour and check out the baseball facilities at UC and they are second to none. It is a top tier facility in the Midwest which should help get recruits and keep the top high school players in the area. We also get into high school recruiting and talk about the best ways of getting seen. Coach says “In this day and age with technology and video if you are good enough you will be found, just go play”. Way to many kids are obsessed with going division 1 and Coach Googs says he doesn’t want a player if all they care about is going D 1. Players get drafted from Top tier SEC schools all the way to JUCO and Division III and NAIA. It doesn’t matter, go worry about being the best player you can be and the rest will fall into place.

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An owner at Impact Baseball in Cincinnati, John has spent years studying hitting. In this episode we go over John’s hitting philosophies as well as hitting cues that coaches use that don’t make sense. John has worked with amateur players all the way up to MLB players including Josh Harrison. He talks about some of the differences that he sees when working with an MLB player from a mechanical standpoint. Please subscribe on itunes and leave a review.

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Playing baseball was never the plan for Alex Angelo. Just a few years a go he was taking online classes and touring the country performing. Alex is a singer, dancer, DJ, and Radio Host. However, he realized that even though he was young if he wanted to try to play baseball now is the time. He has put in the work and has a chance to make the Varsity team at Madeira High School this year. This isn't your average seventeen year old kid. Listen to his story. 

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Despite being drafted out of high school Josh decided to hang up the cleats at the young age of 22. He talks about how even though he pitched well and was never injured he was frustrated that he wasn’t moving up in the system. He regrets leaving the game everyday. I think anyone can listen to this and apply it to your own life. Josh is now a pitching instructor and regarded as one of the top instructors in the country. We go over pithing mechanics and his pitching philosophy.

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