Ahead Of The Curve with Jonathan Gelnar

Brian Harrison-Head Baseball Coach, Baldwin Wallace University(OH)

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Bio
Brian enters his 13th season as the Head Baseball Coach at Baldwin Wallace University in 2023.  The 2019 and 2023 Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Coach of the Year has won 482 career games, including 341 at BW.  Harrison has led the Yellow Jackets to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III National Tournament on six occasions, including the school's first-ever trip to College World Series in 2014 and consecutive appearances in 2022 and 2023.
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Show Notes
03:00- Fall Development
15:00- Culture Building
21:00- Pre Season
27:00 - Gameplanning and Approach
34:00 - Recruiting 
35:00- Quick hitters
Contact
bharriso@bw.edu
https://twitter.com/BHarrisonBW

Jeff Willis- Head Baseball Coach, LSU Eunice

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Bio
Hall of Fame head coach Jeff Willis begins his 22nd season as skipper of the Bengal baseball team and 20th year as Athletic Director at LSU Eunice. The Bengals have established themselves as one of the most dominant junior college programs in the nation under Willis, holding a 995-218 record (.820 winning percentage) since his arrival in 2003 and have never finished ranked lower than 7th in the country.  LSUE's winning percentage under Willis makes them the second winningest college baseball program in the history of the sport, regardless of affiliation or classification. LSU Eunice has won seven NJCAA National Championships, made ten World Series appearances, captured 11 Regional Championships and won ten District Championships.  The seven NJCAA National Championships are tied for the most in the sport in NJCAA history from one school.  Their most recent title game in 2021, as Willis guided LSU Eunice to the NJCAA National Championship with a 51-7 record, securing eight wins in the postseason over Top 15 ranked teams.Willis cemented his place among the top coaches in the history of the National Junior College Athletic Association as he was enshrined into the NJCAA Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2023. He was also announced as an inductee to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame, Class of 2024.  
 
Show Notes
02:00- Fall Player Development Schedule
20:00- Standards of Performance
28:00- Year 1, 22 years ago
39:00- Offensive Development 
50:00- Team Building
60:00 - In n Out Routine, In Season Practice
Contact
jwillis@lsue.edu
https://twitter.com/CoachJeffWillis

Adam Williams- Head Baseball Coach, Pickens HS (GA)

Bio
Adam Williams is enter his 12 year as a head coach and his 7th at Pickens.   Last season he lead the Dragon to the first ever region championship in school history, and  has won the schools only playoff series.  Adam has coached travel baseball for 10 with Nelson Baseball School.  Last summer coach Williams help pick the Gold medal winning 12u team as a trials coach.   This year Adam is looking forward to repeating the successes of the previous season as he continues to grow the Pickens Baseball program
 
 
Time Stamps
01:00- Summer "Stuff"
04:00- Fall Development 
10:30- 4 on 1 time
17:00- Rules and Standards
23:00- Spring season 
38:00- Culture 
49:00- Last Things
 
Contact
adamwilliams@pickenscountyschools.org
@coachwilliams
 

Max Price- Head Baseball Coach, South Salem HS (OR)

Bio
Head Baseball Coach, South Salem High School (Oregon), 2017-present
Career record: 96-58 (10th head coach in program history, 69 years)
Collegiate commitments: 14
Drafted players: 2 (Aaron Zavala, Ryan Brown)
Semifinal appearances: 2
Host, High School Coaches Club
 
Time stamps
04:00- below .500 to setting a wins records in 1 year
18:00- fall development season
24:00- first 100 days/new head coach
27:30- rules/standards
37:00- individual player meetings
41:00- offensive culture 
50:00- post season advice
56:30- quick hitters
 
Contact
@mrmaxprice
 

Rudy Darrow- Pitching Coach, Kansas State University

Bio
With 10 years of Division I coaching experience in addition to a decorated collegiate and professional playing career, Rudy Darrow was named K-State pitching coach on July 7, 2022.
Known for his relentless work ethic and charismatic leadership, Darrow has improved each pitching staff he has been a part of and saw records fall at each stop at Nicholls State, Oklahoma, New Orleans and Central Oklahoma while sending multiple arms to the next level.
Darrow played four-years as a professional, reaching Double-A Eerie within the Tigers’ organization in 2008 and Double-A Mississippi in 2009 with the Atlanta Braves’ system.
On the show we discuss chaos bullpens, throwing programs, recruiting and we dive deep into the mental game. You're gonna love this episode with Rudy Darrow!
 
Time stamps
02:00- reflection on season 1
04:00- bullpens routines and warmups
08:30- fall throwing programs
11:40- chaos training
19:20- throwing through fatigue vs injury
23:00- recruiting trail observations
25:30- preseason/in season ramp up
35:00- mental game
47:00- quick hitters

Ryan Phillips- Head Baseball Coach, Yukon HS (OK)

Bio
On todays show we have on Ryan Phillips at baseball coach at Yukon high school. Ryan was drafted by the Red Sox and played 4 seasons in the Red Sox minor league system and decided to retire and get into coaching. He took his first job at Southmoore high school as an assistant coach before getting his first head coaching position at Edmond Santa Fe. He was a Head Baseball Coach- at Santa Fe for nine years making the state tournament 5 times. Reaching the finals twice and winning the state championship once. He then decided this last summer to take the Yukon High School job. Last year they finished at the semi finals and the 6A state tournament in Oklahoma, which is the highest class in the state. On the show we can go over building culture in a new program, the changes he made moving from Santa Fe to Yukon, and we take a deep dive into leader.. here is Ryan Phillips
 
Time Stamps
01:30- Transitioning jobs in 2022
08:30- Reflection from 2022, transitioning to fall 2023
10:30- Fall Development 
20:00- Getting the community involved 
28:00- Structuring the fall
32:00- Pre Season / In Season Practices
40:00- Post Season Play
45:00- Quick Hitters
 
Contact
ryan.phillips@yukonps.com
twitter- @ryanphillips25

Dr. Ismael Gallo AKA Flows Doc

Bio
Dr. Gallo is a former professional baseball player and current doctor of Physical therapy. Dr. Gallo is a renowned expert in the field of baseball and softball training, dedicated to empowering players, coaches, and parents to take charge of their training. With a strong mission in mind, he seeks to revolutionize the training industry by challenging the status quo and offering innovative solutions for on-field performance and overall well being.
Driven by a commitment to accessibility, effectiveness, and affordability, Dr. Gallo and his team strive to provide comprehensive programs, educational resources, and user-friendly technology that revolutionize the way coaches, parents, and individual players approach player development. The goal is to simplify training methods, making them accessible to individuals and teams of all ages and levels of expertise.
With a strong emphasis on evidence-based practices, improving on-field performance, and a commitment to simplicity, Dr. Gallo’s mission is to empower individuals to take control of their training and fully embrace the joy of every moment spent in training and on the field.
 
Follow Dr. Ismael Gallo on Twitter: @flowsdoc
Contact him at: www.baseballflows.com
 

Anthony Gilich- Head Baseball Coach, Central Arizona College

Bio
Anthony Gilich just finished his 10th season as Head Coach and 17th overall at Central Arizona College.
The Vaqueros finished 2023 season as the conference champions for the 3rd consecutive year and the 47-12 record ranks 4th best winning percentage All-time in the history of the program. He was also voted as ACCAC Coach of the Year for the fourth time. 
Coach Gilich guided the 2022 Central Arizona baseball team to an NJCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP defeating Cowley (KS) 4-2 in the title game.  The National Championship is the 4th in school history and 2nd under Gilich's leadership.  Along the way, Gilich earned ACCAC Coach of the Year, West District Coach of the Year, ACCAC Coach of the Year, the Walter "Bus" Bergman Coach of the World Series and the ABCA National Coach of the Year.  The 59-13 record was he most wins in school history. On the show we discuss how to get buy in, what advice he would give to new head coaches, and why they make a big deal over "the small stuff"
 
Time Stamps
01:00- Summer Ball Plans
06:40- 4 F's of buy in (Fear, failure, follow, faith)
14:17- New head coach advice
19:00- Fall Development 
26:00- Pre Season Meetings
35:00 - Pre season and in season load management
37:00- Preparing for the post season
42:00- “whip it” drill
47:00- quick hitters
59:00- contact info

Eddie Cornblum- Head Baseball Coach, Midway HS (TX)

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Bio
2008-2016 Head Coach – Belton High School 
2016-Present Head Coach – Midway High School 
THSBCA Regional Director for Region 1 and Region 2 
All Star Committee 
Assistant Baseball Coach – Team Texas in the Sun Belt – Norman Oklahoma 2 years- Head Coach Tom Collins 
Head Baseball Coach – Team Texas in the Sun Belt – Norman Oklahoma 3 years 
 
Time Stamps
05:00- First 100 days on the job
09:00- Mental Game
24:00 Leadership Group
30:00- Core Covenants
37:00- Fall Development
45:00- pre season meetings
50:00- in season practices
54:00- post season preparation
57:00- quick hitters
1:04:00- contact info

Phil Cebuhar - Assistant Coach / Hitting Coach at Charlotte

Bio
Phil Cebuhar - Assistant Coach / Hitting Coach at Charlotte.  Going on his third season at Charlotte where he has helped develop and assisted Charlotte's vision in being a college program centered around Player Development and building teams that compete in June.  Coming off Charlotte's Conference USA Championship and their 2nd NCAA Tournament appearance in the last three years, Cebuhar and company at Charlotte look to continue to build that vision.
 
Cebuhar has had previous stops at the University of Arkansas as a Graduate Assistant and time in professional baseball with the Cleveland Guardians. 
 
Time Stamps
02:00- Offensive Culture this past season
08:00- Fall Pillars of Development
10:00-  Styles of Batting Practice
12:00- Prep Work 
20:00- Getting into the pre season
25:00- Discussion on timing 
33:00- Training Tools
41:00- Training in small spaces
48:00- Simplifying Information 
53:00- Quick Hitters
56:00- Contact Info