Major League Baseball is having an epidemic of pitching injuries, and youth coaches are facing increased scrutiny to protect young arms. Unfortunately, not enough coaches are taking the necessary steps to protect their players from future arm issues.

On this week's episode, Coach Duke and Coach Steve talk with former first round draft pick and Zoned's Pitching Coordinator: Mike Nikorak.

They discuss proper warm up routines, recovery, and ensuring the arm health of pitchers at every age.

"Get Zoned In: A Baseball Coaching Podcast" is your go-to source for expert insights and advice on coaching. In each episode, experienced coaches discuss a variety of topics including creating effective practice plans, communicating with parents, and teaching goal setting to young athletes. Join us as we share tips, drills, and strategies for helping your players reach their full potential both on and off the field. Get Zoned In and take your coaching skills to the next level!

Zoned is where an athlete has to be to succeed and we will have fun developing, getting educated, and practice dominating the diamond one pitch at a time.

►Where to follow and listen to Zoned Sports Academy

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On this week's episode, Coach Steve sits down with Zoned Instructor and Assistant Baseball Coach at Raritan Valley Community College - Jeremy Duran.

They discuss the challenges of coaching at the Junior College level, the advantages of learning how to play multiple positions on the field, and the surprising similarities between coaching 11u and college ball.

"Get Zoned In: A Baseball Coaching Podcast" is your go-to source for expert insights and advice on coaching. In each episode, experienced coaches discuss a variety of topics including creating effective practice plans, communicating with parents, and teaching goal setting to young athletes. Join us as we share tips, drills, and strategies for helping your players reach their full potential both on and off the field. Get Zoned In and take your coaching skills to the next level!

Zoned is where an athlete has to be to succeed and we will have fun developing, getting educated, and practice dominating the diamond one pitch at a time.

►Where to follow and listen to Zoned Sports Academy

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/zonedsports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.zonedinc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Products: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.dominatethediamond.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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On today's episode, Coach Duke and Coach Steve discuss the mistakes they've seen coaches make through the first couple of weeks of the season. Whether it's complicated sign calling, overusing pitchers, or coming unprepared on game day, these are the mistakes you must stop making as a coach.

"Get Zoned In: A Baseball Coaching Podcast" is your go-to source for expert insights and advice on coaching. In each episode, experienced coaches discuss a variety of topics including creating effective practice plans, communicating with parents, and teaching goal setting to young athletes. Join us as we share tips, drills, and strategies for helping your players reach their full potential both on and off the field. Get Zoned In and take your coaching skills to the next level!

Zoned is where an athlete has to be to succeed and we will have fun developing, getting educated, and practice dominating the diamond one pitch at a time.

►Where to follow and listen to Zoned Sports Academy

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/zonedsports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/zonedsports/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/zonedsports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.zonedinc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Products: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.dominatethediamond.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/dukebaxter/⁠

On today's episode, Coach Duke and Coach Steve talk about last week's opening weekend and all of the good, and not-so-good, things that they saw.

They talk about making mental mistakes early in the season, how teams can rebound after a rough weekend, and what to work on in practice if your team didn't play well.

"Get Zoned In: A Baseball Coaching Podcast" is your go-to source for expert insights and advice on coaching. In each episode, experienced coaches discuss a variety of topics including creating effective practice plans, communicating with parents, and teaching goal setting to young athletes. Join us as we share tips, drills, and strategies for helping your players reach their full potential both on and off the field. Get Zoned In and take your coaching skills to the next level!

Zoned is where an athlete has to be to succeed and we will have fun developing, getting educated, and practice dominating the diamond one pitch at a time.

►Where to follow and listen to Zoned Sports Academy

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/zonedsports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/zonedsports/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/zonedsports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.zonedinc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Products: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.dominatethediamond.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/dukebaxter/⁠

On this week's episode, Coach Duke and Coach Steve bring on Zoned's Director of Softball, Coach Julia Blarr, to share some exciting news: This coming July, Zoned Sports will be holding tryouts for our first-ever club Softball teams!

They talk about this exciting new chapter for Zoned Sports, the lessons that JB has learned from her past coaches, and how she plans to apply them to her teams.

For more information on Zoned Softball, visit www.zonedinc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

"Get Zoned In: A Baseball Coaching Podcast" is your go-to source for expert insights and advice on coaching. In each episode, experienced coaches discuss a variety of topics including creating effective practice plans, communicating with parents, and teaching goal setting to young athletes. Join us as we share tips, drills, and strategies for helping your players reach their full potential both on and off the field. Get Zoned In and take your coaching skills to the next level!

Zoned is where an athlete has to be to succeed and we will have fun developing, getting educated, and practice dominating the diamond one pitch at a time.

►Where to follow and listen to Zoned Sports Academy

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/zonedsports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/zonedsports/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/zonedsports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.zonedinc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Products: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.dominatethediamond.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/dukebaxter/⁠

On today's episode, Coach Duke and Coach Steve discuss playing time dynamics from players, coaches', and parents' perspectives.

How can players earn more playing time? What can parents do to help their children? What can you do as a coach to ensure you're being fair with distributing playing time?

As always, keep writing questions to us and we'll answer them on future episodes!

"Get Zoned In: A Baseball Coaching Podcast" is your go-to source for expert insights and advice on coaching. In each episode, experienced coaches discuss a variety of topics including creating effective practice plans, communicating with parents, and teaching goal setting to young athletes. Join us as we share tips, drills, and strategies for helping your players reach their full potential both on and off the field. Get Zoned In and take your coaching skills to the next level!

Zoned is where an athlete has to be to succeed and we will have fun developing, getting educated, and practice dominating the diamond one pitch at a time.

►Where to follow and listen to Zoned Sports Academy

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/zonedsports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/zonedsports/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/zonedsports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.zonedinc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Products: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.dominatethediamond.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/dukebaxter/⁠

On today's episode, Coach Duke and Coach Steve discuss the fun, (and anxiety), that comes with tryout season. They provide tips for conducting a great tryout, how players can best prepare themselves, and how to talk to your kids about the tryout process from a parent's perspective.

"Get Zoned In: A Baseball Coaching Podcast" is your go-to source for expert insights and advice on coaching. In each episode, experienced coaches discuss a variety of topics including creating effective practice plans, communicating with parents, and teaching goal setting to young athletes. Join us as we share tips, drills, and strategies for helping your players reach their full potential both on and off the field. Get Zoned In and take your coaching skills to the next level!

Zoned is where an athlete has to be to succeed and we will have fun developing, getting educated, and practice dominating the diamond one pitch at a time.

►Where to follow and listen to Zoned Sports Academy

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/zonedsports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/zonedsports/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/zonedsports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.zonedinc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Products: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.dominatethediamond.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/dukebaxter/⁠

On today's episode, Coach Duke and Coach Steve talk about the three coaches' clinics they've run over the past few weeks, including ones in Maryland and Virginia, and the most frequently asked questions they've been asked at all three.

"Get Zoned In: A Baseball Coaching Podcast" is your go-to source for expert insights and advice on coaching. In each episode, experienced coaches discuss a variety of topics including creating effective practice plans, communicating with parents, and teaching goal setting to young athletes. Join us as we share tips, drills, and strategies for helping your players reach their full potential both on and off the field. Get Zoned In and take your coaching skills to the next level!

Zoned is where an athlete has to be to succeed and we will have fun developing, getting educated, and practice dominating the diamond one pitch at a time.

►Where to follow and listen to Zoned Sports Academy

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/zonedsports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/zonedsports/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/zonedsports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.zonedinc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Products: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.dominatethediamond.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/dukebaxter/⁠

On today's episode, Coach Duke and Coach Steve answer more questions from our recent online coaches clinic. They talk about helping players stop rolling their wrists while batting, arm care routines, teaching kids to stop being afraid of failure, and much more!

"Get Zoned In: A Baseball Coaching Podcast" is your go-to source for expert insights and advice on coaching. In each episode, experienced coaches discuss a variety of topics including creating effective practice plans, communicating with parents, and teaching goal setting to young athletes. Join us as we share tips, drills, and strategies for helping your players reach their full potential both on and off the field. Get Zoned In and take your coaching skills to the next level!

Zoned is where an athlete has to be to succeed and we will have fun developing, getting educated, and practice dominating the diamond one pitch at a time.

►Where to follow and listen to Zoned Sports Academy

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/zonedsports⁠⁠⁠⁠

Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/zonedsports/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/zonedsports⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.zonedinc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

Products: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.dominatethediamond.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/dukebaxter/⁠

On today's episode, Coach Duke and Coach Steve answer YOUR questions from our recent online coaches clinic. They talk about building mental toughness, coaching players who get private lessons elsewhere, and the essential training tools every coach needs to invest in.

"Get Zoned In: A Baseball Coaching Podcast" is your go-to source for expert insights and advice on coaching. In each episode, experienced coaches discuss a variety of topics including creating effective practice plans, communicating with parents, and teaching goal setting to young athletes. Join us as we share tips, drills, and strategies for helping your players reach their full potential both on and off the field. Get Zoned In and take your coaching skills to the next level!

Zoned is where an athlete has to be to succeed and we will have fun developing, getting educated, and practice dominating the diamond one pitch at a time.

►Where to follow and listen to Zoned Sports Academy

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/zonedsports⁠⁠⁠

Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/zonedsports/⁠⁠⁠

Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/zonedsports⁠⁠⁠

Website: ⁠⁠⁠http://www.zonedinc.com⁠⁠⁠

Products: ⁠⁠⁠http://www.dominatethediamond.com⁠⁠⁠

LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/dukebaxter/⁠