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Brenton Del Chiaro- MiLB Hitting Coordinator, Milwaukee Brewers

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Bio
Brenton Del Chiaro is in his sixth season with the Brewers and first in his current role as hitting coordinator after spending the previous two seasons as assistant hitting coordinator.
 
He joined the organization in 2016 as a hitting coach with the Arizona Brewers, a role he continued through the 2021 season in addition to his duties as assistant hitting coordinator.
 
Prior to joining the organization, Del Chiaro spent nine seasons (2008-16) with the Los Angeles Angels organization. This included roles as a coach at Rookie Orem (2008), hitting coach (2009-10) and manager (2011) at Class-A Cedar Rapids, manager with the Rookie Arizona Angels (2012), hitting coach at Class-A Inland Empire (2013-15) and hitting coach at Double-A Arkansas (2016). He also spent time with the Major League team as a bullpen catcher in 2007 after retiring following a seven-year playing career in the Angels system (2001-07).
On the show we discuss his role as a hitting coordinator, we talk hitting environment, and how he goes about having conversations when making swing changes. This episode is so good with Brenton Del Chiaro!
 
Time Stamps
01:00- Mike Trout
07:30- Role of a hitting coordinator
13:00- Training Environment 
21:30- What are some of the first things you do when evaluating what a player needs to work on?
30:00- Conversations when making swing changes
36:30- Gameplanning and approach
42:20- In dugout conversations
54:40- Quick Hitters
 
Resources
Mike Trout Article
https://theathletic.com/3346131/2022/06/03/mike-trout-minor-leagues/
 
Contact
https://twitter.com/BDel_Chiaro
 

Troy Gerlach- Head Baseball Coach, Chaparral HS (AZ)

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Bio:
13 years as an assistant – 6 years HS and 7 years collegiately
10 years as Head Coach 144-120
             7 at Arcadia HS in Phoenix AZ (state playoffs 4 years – Semifinals in 2017)
             Just finished 3rd year at Chaparral in Scottsdale AZ 34-25 covid shortened record (State tournament quarter           finals 2021 and Semifinals 2022) 
USA Baseball since 2012
             2018 15U National Team assistant coach – Won the Gold at the World Championships in Panama.
             2022 12U National Team assistant Coach – Will compete for Gold in Taiwan @ World Championships in August
 
Time Stamps
01:00- Vision of the program
06:00- Standards and Non Negotiables
16:30- Offseason Calendar
25:20- Communication with players in the pre season
46:00- Conducting in season practices
55:00- Quick Hitters
 
Contact
https://twitter.com/gerlach13

Jose Puentes- MiLB Hitting Coach, Houston Astros

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Bio
Jose joined the Houston Astros in December 2019 as a minor league hitting coach, He is currently the Low A hitting coach in the Astros Organization. He coached at the high school level since 2006, most recently at MacArthur High School and Johnson High School in San Antonio, Texas. He was an assistant coach Steele High School from 2007-2012 and an assistant at Wagner High School in 2015-2016. He owned and operated a select organization named San Antonio Cardinals from 2007-2010
 
Time Stamps
01:00- Journey to Pro Ball
04:00- Helping players through a professional season
11:00- What separates professionals from amateurs
17:40- Game Prep
26:30- Mental Game
30:00- In Between AB's conversations
50:00- Quick Hitters
 
Contact
https://twitter.com/JosePuentes04

Cody Ellis- Head Baseball Coach, Patrick Henry Community College (VA)

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Bio
Head Coach at Patrick Henry CC Fall 2019-Present
2021 season- Won region for first time in program history, finished 4th in the JUCO D2 World Series, 43-17 record
2021 Region COY, South Atlantic District COY, ABCA South Atlantic COY
USA Baseball
2021- PDP League Manager
2019, 2021, 2022 USA Task Force Member for 16U and 17U
 
Time Stamps
01:00- Vision and first 100 days on the job
08:00- Rules and Standards
18:00- Fall Program
23:00- Feedback
26:00- Winning the fall
34:00- Winning the preseason/In Season
50:00- Quick Hitters
 
Contact
https://twitter.com/PHCC_Baseball
https://twitter.com/CoachCodyEllis

Kellen Lee- Mental Skills Coach, San Francisco Giants

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Bio
All-American Baseball Player and National Gold Glove Winner (Catcher) at UC San Diego
Played 1 season of Independent Professional Baseball
Master’s Degree in Sport Psychology from John F. Kennedy University
PhD in Performance Psychology from Grand Canyon University
Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology
Previous Positions
Assistant Director of Baseball Operations at Santa Clara University
Master Resilience Trainer-Performance Expert (MRT-PE)
Mental skills training and instruction for the US Army
Current: Adjunct Faculty for Sport and Performance Psychology Master’s Degree Program at Holy Names University
Current: Mental Skills Coach for the San Francisco Giants
 
Time Stamps
01:00- Where do we start with the mental game
11:00- Self Talk
26:00- In Dugout Needs
38:00- In Dugout Questioning
43:00- What do players want more of?
50:00- Quick Hitters
 
Contact
https://twitter.com/MentallyPerform 

Kevin Graber- Head Baseball Coach, Phillips Academy- Andover (MA)

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Bio
Two-time Northeast Region Coach of Year and two-time finalist for National Coach of the Year Kevin Graber has led Phillips Academy Andover to 12 consecutive Central New England Prep Final Four appearances, winning back-to-back titles in 2012 and 2013, the school’s 10th Central New England Prep Championship in 2016, and another -- the program's 11th -- in 2018. And just this week they dogpiled again to finish first in 2022!
In 2021 and 2018, Graber was named Northeast Region Coach of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), New England Coach of the Year by the National High School Baseball Coaches Association, and finalist for National Coach of the Year by both organizations. He’s also a featured presenter each year at the World Baseball Coaches Convention at Mohegan Sun, and he’s also presented at last year’s ABCA National Convention in Chicago.
On the show we discuss
Time Stamps
01:00- First 100 days on the job
05:00- Dogpile stories
13:00- The art of communication
21:00- Standards/Core Values
25:00- Promotion of the program
38:00- Offseason Program
45:00- In Season Practices 
50:00- Post Season
Contact
https://twitter.com/real_PAbaseball
https://www.instagram.com/bigbluebaseball/
kgraber@andover.edu
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Barry Rose- Head Baseball Coach, Rockwall HS (TX)

Bio
Barry Rose is the head baseball coach at Rockwall High School and has been coaching for 25 years (19 as a head coach) and has a career record of 400-227. Rose has led his teams to the playoffs for 12 consecutive years including 2 state final fours (2010, 2017), 5 regional finals, 7 regional semifinals, and 8 regional quarterfinals. Before coming to Rockwall, he was the head coach at Frisco Wakeland from 2009-2018 where he posted a 248-93 record in 9 years. Coach Rose also coached for DBAT in the summer from 2011-2020, and from 2008-2010 Rose coached the Coppell Copperheads in the Texas Collegiate League. 
Barry is a native of Coppell, TX, where he played 4 years under Coach Dave Curliss from 1989-1992. Following high school, Coach Rose played baseball at Lon Morris Junior College in Jacksonville, TX. After playing there he graduated from the University of North Texas ('97) in Denton. Coach Rose has been married to his beautiful wife Jessi for 21 years and has 2 sons, Barrett (20) who plays baseball at Northern Oklahoma College and Mac (17) who is a junior P/1B for Rockwall.  
Time Stamps
02:00- Vision for Rockwall 
10:00- Coaching "todays kids"
12:20- Changing Behavior
17:00- Consistent Messaging throughout the program
20:00- The meaning behind JFND
23:00- Fall Program
30:00- Pre Season
33:00- "small ball" execution
36:00- In season practice design
53:00- "dealing with" parents
57:00- Coaching your own kids
Resources 
Presentation
https://www.jdrf.org/
Contact
https://twitter.com/BRose2344
barry.rose@rockwallisd.org
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Tim Held- Head Baseball Coach, Moeller HS (Ohio)

Bio
The 2022 season will be Tim Held’s 15th as the Varsity Head Baseball Coach and his 26th year at Moeller. In Coach Held’s first fourteen seasons, the Crusaders made seven trips to the state final four including the 2009, 2012, 2013 and 2015 State Championships.Coach Held is an eight-time GCL Coach of the Year; three time City Coach of the Year, the 2009 Bob Sumerel Greater Cincinnati Coach of the Year, the 2010 State Coach of the Year, 5 time Defiance College Alumni Coach of the Year, the 2013 Cincinnati Reds/MSA Sport Coach of the Year, and the 2015 NFHS Coach of the Year for the state of Ohio. Coach Held was also selected as the Head Coach for the East team in the 2015 Perfect Game All-American game and an assistant coach for the East team in the 2017 game in San Diego, CA. Prior to being the head coach, Tim spent six seasons as an assistant with the varsity baseball team under Mike Cameron. He was part of three GCL championships, five sectional championships, four district championships, one regional championship, two city poll championships, one state poll championship, and the 2004 state championship. In addition, three of these teams ended the season nationally ranked. 
On the show we discuss the tradition and culture at Moeller which includes Hall of Famers Barry Larkin and Ken Griffey Jr. and we take a ton of time on how to conduct in season, basically everything which includes video, in dugout conversations, practices and much more. Here is Tim Held!
Time Stamps
01:00- Moeller Tradition
02:00- Transitioning from assistant to head coach
06:00- First 100 days on the job
08:30- Fall Program
12:00- Pre-Season
15:00- In season practices
20:00- in Game Video
25:00- In game coaching
29:00- Baserunning
33:00- Preparing for a post season run
38:00- Developing coaches
40:00- What is a Moeller baseball player?
44:00- Behavior change
50:00- Quick Hitters
Resources
ABCA
Ohio State Baseball Clinics
108 Performance 
Contact
theld@moeller.org
https://twitter.com/timheld
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Dave Turgeon on ”respect the rep”, skill acquisition, individualizing parts of practice

Bio
This week I got the pleasure of interviewing Dave National Team Head Coach at IMG Academy. Dave has enjoyed a career in baseball that includes thirteen years of professional playing experience that has spanned the globe combined with decades of managing and coaching experience at the professional and collegiate levels. Dave was drafted out of Davidson College in North Carolina in the 1987 by the New York Yankees and on to play thirteen seasons of professional baseball. 
As a Coach, Turgeon has managed and coached at the professional level as well as coached at the collegiate level. His first stop was in the Cleveland Indians organization in 1999. After which he spent time in various college coaching roles with Boston College, UConn, Duke and Virginia Tech. His passion for working with professional players steered his career to the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2010.
Dave is also a contributing blogger on USA Baseball’s website.
Show Notes
01:00- Ramping up from skill work
04:00- "respect the rep"
10:00- Skill Acquisition 
15:00- Individualizing parts of practice 
20:00- Training Decision points
35:00- Legacy Question
Contact
https://twitter.com/davidturgeon45
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Brian Green on flipping the switch into the season, bucketing pitchers and 2K approach

Bio
https://wsucougars.com/staff-directory/brian-green/1458
Brian Green is in his third season leading the Cougars after being named the 17th baseball coach in Washington State history June 3, 2019.
If you know one thing about Coach Green, his teams can hit. In the 2021 season they lead the Pac-12 and fifth in the country in doubles-per-game (2.4), second in the conference in hitting (.302), third in extra-base hits (101) and third in scoring (7.2 runs/g) while pacing the league with 74 doubles in conference games. 
So on the show, we discuss how they spend the first third of the fall on culture, and we go over his process of developing hitters during the fall. 
Part 2:
01:00- Flipping the switch into pre season
05:00- Bucketing pitchers
13:00- 2K Approach
20:00- Quick Hitters
Resources
Gary Ward ABCA
Mental Game of Baseball- HA Dorfman
Heads up baseball- Ken Ravizza
The Winner Within- Pat Riley
Contact
b.green@wsu.edu
https://twitter.com/coachbriangreen
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