The Dugout

Learn from former D1 strength, conditioning and mental skills coach, Craig Miszewski, why tool development is a long process and why you should embrace it. Plus he breaks down each tool and the exercises you need to focus on to reach your goals.

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Coach Craig

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If you have an opportunity to meet face-to-face with coaches, you need to make the most of it. Do these three things to build relationships with college coaches. Plus: what do networking events in business and recruiting events in baseball have in common?

Learn why one D1 coach has a higher academic standard than his school. Find out what GPA you need to maximize your chances of playing at the next level. We highlight three strategies to build a strong academic foundation.

Don’t waste the progress you’ve made while at winter camp, Dean Stotz believes you need to do two simple things.

Get the inside scoop on the things you need to do DURING camp to really stand out. In this episode, Dean Stotz, the founder of the #1 college development camp in the world ( Stanford All Star Camp) shares his secrets to making the most of your time at winter camp.

Coach Dean Stotz says you need to do these 3 things BEFORE Winter Camp even begins. Learn how best to prepare for camp from the legendary Stanford coach and recruiting director, Dean Stotz. Find out why it’s the little details in your preparation that separate “90% of players from the top 10%”.

Today we had the pleasure of speaking with Coach Dean Stotz. Coach Stotz spent over 37 years at Stanford. Most notably as Associate Head Coach. He has coached numerous All Stars and MVPs and was the Director of Recruiting at Stanford under the legendary Coach Mark Marquess. In this podcast we cover: How to know if a Coach is actually interested in you as a recruit, How you can show you have the “IT” Factor, and who college coaches are actually comparing you against. This is Part 1 of a 4 part series.

On this episode of The Dugout we continue our discussion on "confronting reality". Following an honest assessment, the next step is to benchmark. We break down what benchmarking means, how you're able to benchmark on our platform, and why it's effective when setting goals. We also answered a couple of listener emails about recruiting videos and academics.

Today we discussed an essential topic: The concept of “confronting reality”. It starts with an “honest assessment”. We highlight the what, how and where of an assessment, and the three types of responses to an assessment. Determine whether you are the realist, the optimist or the misguided. Plus we took some listener emails and offered the one question you NEED to ask before verbally committing.

This is Part II of a two-part series. We interviewed Alex at the tail end of a very successful season. We discussed the importance of a “work mentality” when approaching an offseason, the necessity of assessment, benchmarking and planning, as well as changes Alex has made to his routine as he has progressed over the years.