Gina Parris is a great friend of  Top Coach and many, many coaches in the Top Coach community. She’s been helping coaches, players, and their families with the mental side of the game for 30 [...]

Gina Parris is a great friend of  Top Coach and many, many coaches in the Top Coach community. She’s been helping coaches, players, and their families with the mental side of the game for 30 years. Jack is always looking for resources that will help those in the Top Coach community — especially from thoseContinue Reading››

Long considered a cradle for big time coaches, Northwestern State has another good one in Lane Burroughs. Back in episode 162, Coach Burroughs shared a truck load on knowledge. So much so, that we just had [...]

Long considered a cradle for big time coaches, Northwestern State has another good one in Lane Burroughs. Back in episode 162, Coach Burroughs shared a truck load on knowledge. So much so, that we just had to bring him back for another chat. Some of the topics we cover in this episode are: relationships with outsideContinue Reading››

I refer to these types of schools generically as “specialty schools.” That is, schools that have some kind of unique barrier to entry, other than the varying degrees of academic requirements. We’ve had many of these [...]

I refer to these types of schools generically as “specialty schools.” That is, schools that have some kind of unique barrier to entry, other than the varying degrees of academic requirements. We’ve had many of these schools represented in the past on Top Coach — military schools like VMI and other narrow focus schools like Philadelphia’sContinue Reading››

Top Coach welcomes back previous guest, Xan Barksdale, who is sharing a resource that anyone who coaches catchers (that would be you!) will appreciate. Xan first appeared on Top Coach while an assistant coach at [...]

Top Coach welcomes back previous guest, Xan Barksdale, who is sharing a resource that anyone who coaches catchers (that would be you!) will appreciate. Xan first appeared on Top Coach while an assistant coach at East Tennessee State University, following a successful stint at Louisville. Now he works full time instructing catchers and the coachesContinue Reading››

The way he was reeling off the one-liners, bleeding passion, and sharing wisdom, we just had to have Butch Chaffin back for a part 2. Coach Chaffin has had a successful run for two decades [...]

The way he was reeling off the one-liners, bleeding passion, and sharing wisdom, we just had to have Butch Chaffin back for a part 2. Coach Chaffin has had a successful run for two decades at  Cookeville (TN) High School and is known across the nation for his work with USA Baseball. Some of the great insightsContinue Reading››