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Robert Woodard on ramping up pitchers for the season, what 9 ATC means and the ”On Season”

Bio
https://charlotte49ers.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/robert-woodard/846
On July 1, 2019, Robert Woodard returned home to the Queen City as the fifth Head Coach of the Charlotte 49ers Baseball program. He does so coming off of being an assistant coach at his alma mater, North Carolina, for three seasons. Woodard, a Charlotte native, has also served as pitching coach at UNCW and Virginia Tech.
In his first full season of 2021, Woodard guided the 49ers to a 40-win season, Conference USA Regular Season Championship and berth back into NCAA Postseason play for the first time since the 2011 season.
Woodard, also took home C-USA's Keith LeClair Coach of the Year honors
Time Stamps
01:00- "On Season"
03:00- Ramping up pitchers for the season
07:00- Technology Use
10:00- Listening and communication
22:00- "9 ATC"
37:00- Players Favorite Drills
40:00- Legacy Question
Contact
Email- charlottebaseball@uncc.edu
Twitter- @rwoodardCLT
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Jesse Michel- CEO, Mindset for Excellence

Bio
Jesse is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant. He was the Mental Skills Coordinator for the 2017 MLB World Series and 2019 & 2021 AL Champion Houston Astros. Prior to working in professional baseball, Jesse spent four years working for the United States Army as the Lead Master Resilience Trainer – Performance Expert at the Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness (CSF2) Training Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Where he provided hands-on training and self-development tools so that members of the Army family were better able to cope with adversity, perform better in stressful situations, and thrive on and off the battlefield. 
On the show we discuss how to get started in mental training, different pillars we can use in our programs, and practical tips to integrate them on field. This episode is so good with Jesse Michel. 
Time Stamps
01:00- How he got started in Mental Training
05:00- How he got into professional baseball
08:30- Defining "mental game"
16:00- Pillars of the mental game
24:00- "good, better, how?"
34:30- World Series Champion
40:00- Getting Buy in
50:00- What do players wish coaches did more of?
56:00- Quick Hitters
Resources
https://www.mindsetforexcellence.com/
Heart Rate Variability
Learned Optimism- Martin E. P. Seligman 
Mental Game of Baseball- Harvey Dorfman
Mind Gym- Gary Mack
Blink- Malcolm Gladwell
Contact 
https://www.mindsetforexcellence.com/
https://twitter.com/JesseDMichel
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Kevin Kimball on in season game-planning and scouting

Bio
Kevin Kimball enters his 11th year at the helm of the Bears Baseball program. In July of 2010 Kimball was hired after two years as an assistant at Gateway Community College. At the time, the Phoenix College baseball program had only one winning season since 1993. Since Kimball took the reins his teams have produced 3 of the top 5 win totals in school history.  Kimball’s 2015 Bears squad was a few outs away from a World Series birth after eliminating the defending national champions in the Region I semifinals. In 2017 Kimball finally did break through and won a region championship. That 2017 team also broke the school record for wins in a season and was ranked in the top 20 for 9 consecutive weeks – which was another first for the program
Time Stamps
01:00- Flipping the script from Offseason
07:00- Gameplanning and scouting
14:00- Focus discussion
16:00- Neutral Mindsets
26:00- Oppo Taco Tuesdays
30:00- Legacy Question
Contact
Phone: 602.285.7293
Email: kevin.kimball@phoenixcollege.edu
https://twitter.com/kimballk11
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Tom Marker on Training Game-like Environments and In-Game Data to track

Bio
The 2021 season was the 3rd as head coach at Olentangy Orange for Tom Marker. During his tenure Marker has turned the Pioneers into a state and district power, leading Orange to a number one State Ranking and top 50 National Ranking last season.  Marker’s record of 48-11 (.814) is first all-time in winning percentage at Orange. In his career as a head coach Marker is 247-143 (.633). Marker’s efforts have paid off in the win column and across the board as Prep Baseball Report has tabbed Orange as the top program in the state in the final State Poll Rankings. Over the last seven seasons, Marker has led his teams to five district final appearances, winning the district in 2021. Marker was named Ohio State Baseball Coach of the Year, Central District Baseball Coach of the Year, and Ohio Capital Conference Coach of the Year in 2021.
Time stamps
01:00- Pre Season
05:00- Training Gamelike Environments
10:00- In Game Data they track
25:00- Scouting
30:00- Resources
Contact
https://twitter.com/coachmarker
thomas_marker@olsd.us
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Jay Uhlman- Hitting and Infield Coach, Tulane University

Time Stamps
01:00- Highlights from the fall
05:00- Player Evaluation
10:00- Pre Season Focus
19:00- Vision in hitting
23:30- Teaching an approach
30:00- In Season Routines / Psychology
45:00- In Dugout Conversations
50:00- Gameplanning
57:00- Last Things
Bio
https://tulanegreenwave.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/jay-uhlman/3440
A veteran with over 25 years of experience as both an assistant and head coach, Jay begins his third season on Travis Jewett’s staff this spring. 
Uhlman arrived at Tulane after he spent the previous eight seasons as a member of the University of Oregon staff where he was the associate head coach for the last three seasons. 
On the show we go over some of their highlights from this fall, what they're doing to prepare the team for the season, and how we can develop in season. Here is Jay Uhlman!
Contact
juhlman@tulane.edu
https://twitter.com/jezk1010
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Michael Earley (Texas A&M) and Toby DeMello (University of Arizona) on Pre-Season and In-Season Hitting Development

Michael Bio
Michael Earley is in his first season as the hitting coach at A&M and arrives in the Brazos Valley after five seasons at Arizona State. Earley has built a reputation for developing hitters with his most notable work being the rise of Spencer Torkelson to the No. 1 overall draft pick in the 2020 MLB Draft. who went Undrafted out of high school. In the 2020 MLB Draft, four of Earley’s hitters were selected as Arizona State was the only school in the country to boast five players chosen in the shortened, five-round draft. 
Toby Bio
DeMello joined the Wildcats after spending three seasons at Sacramento State from 2019-21. He began his tenure with the Hornets serving as the program's Director of Operation and Analytics in 2019 before moving into the volunteer assistant role for the 2020 and 2021 campaigns. While at Sacramento State, DeMello's primary duties included serving as the team's catching coach, assisting with the hitters, aligning the defense, and coaching first base. Under his direction, the Hornets posted a record of 84-54 (.609) and improved their team batting average from .235 in 2019 to an impressive .283 in 2021. DeMello's coaching journey has also seen him make stops at Southern Illinois (2018), Occidental College (2017), and Sierra College (2016-17)
Michael Time Stamps
01:00-20:00
Toby Time Stamps
21:00-34:00
Contact
https://twitter.com/earleybaseball
https://twitter.com/tobydemello
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Derin McMains- Mental Skills Coach, Arizona Diamondbacks

Bio
21 years in professional baseball:
7 years - professional baseball player in the SF Giants organization
5 years - coaching in the SF Giants organization (3 years hitting/infield coach in Short-Season A, 1 year hitting/infield coach in Rookie-league, 1 year managing in Rookie-league)
9 years - mental skills coach (5 years with Giants, 2 years with Mariners, 2 years (currently) with Diamondbacks in mental performance consultant role)
Spent one year as the Director of Mental Conditioning at the University of Notre Dame
Show Notes
05:00- Intro
10:00- Trevor Moawads impact
14:00- How would you have coached yourself as a player?
17:00- Mental skills: The ability to focus on the right thing at the right time.
27:00- What you measure you can manage
31:00- Setting process goals
35:00- Pillars of peak performance 
42:00- Consistency of presence 
50:00- The importance of good body language (as coaches)
55:00- Resources 
Resources
Derin's Podcast
The Obstacle is the Way- Ryan Holiday
Contact
https://twitter.com/McMainsDmac
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Justin James on pre-season and in-development

Bio
https://plnusealions.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/justin-james/1020
Justin James is in his third season as the head coach of the Point Loma baseball team in 2021. James returned to his alma mater to take over as the head coach of the Sea Lions in the summer of 2018. He has over 13 years of collegiate coaching experience, including two as the pitching coaching at UC San Diego, where he helped lead the Tritons to back-to-back NCAA West Regional Championships.
 
In his first season as the leader of the program, James guided PLNU to a 32-21 record, a pair of postseason victories and into the final game of the NCAA West Regional #2. The Sea Lions ranked as high as No. 2 in the West Region poll, and reached No. 14 in the national rankings.
   
James' second season was cut short due to the COVID pandemic. At the time, the Sea Lions were playing their best baseball. PLNU finished conference play 3-1 (9-8 overall) and in second place in the PacWest standings.
 
On the show we discuss how to get arms ready for the season, how they develop in season and how to prepare teams for post season run. Here’s Justin James!
 
Time Stamps
01:00- Pre Season
06:00- How to get arms ready for the season
11:00- In Season Development
20:00- Post season and beyond.
Contact
justinjames@pointloma.edu
https://twitter.com/CoachJames_3
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Micah Franklin on pre-season training, in dugout conversations, and gameplanning / approach.

Bio
Today we have on hitting coach, Micah Franklin. Micah has spent a total of 28 years in professional baseball, 15 years as a player. In 1997 he made his MLB debut with with the St Louis Cardinals. He then spent 2 seasons in Japan with the Nippon Ham Fighters and Hanshin Tigers and 2 seasons in Korea with the Hyundai Unicorns
He actually started his career as a scout for 8 years, 5 years  for the Diamondbacks and then 3 years MLB pro scout Seattle. then has spent the last 5 years MILB Hitting Coach with the Diamondbacks
Time Stamps
01:00- Flipping the mental switch to pre season/ in season
04:15- Mental side of hitting
10:40- In Season Development
14:00- Timing/Gameplanning/Approach
Contact
https://twitter.com/micahf56
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Rachel Folden- MiLB Hitting Coach, Chicago Cubs

Bio
Rachel Folden is a minor league Hitting Coach in professional baseball, the first female to hold such a position in her organization. Folden also recently launched EliteFastpitch.tv, the most comprehensive hitting drill library available for softball players. Now players from around the world can train with Rachel and her team.
Rachel is a former professional softball player in National Pro Fast-pitch. She was drafted out of Marshall University after being a 4-time NFCA Division I All-American. Folden currently holds Marshall career records in batting average, hits, home runs, RBI, total bases, and walks.
On the show we discuss what the transition into professional baseball was like, we discuss coaching male athletes and female athletes, and we take an in depth dive into training timing and adjustability. You're gonna love this episode with Rachel Folden!
Show Notes
01:00- Being one of the first women in professional baseball
06:00- Trying to solve the "rise ball" problem
11:00- Coaching Male athletes vs coaching female athletes
14:00- Pre season, getting ready for the season
26:00- Tech Discussion
31:00-"it all starts with relationships"
37:00- Timing Discussion
45:00- Gameplanning and Approach
50:00- Lightning Section
Resources
Elitefastpitch.tv
https://www.elitebaseball.tv/liveclasses/elitebaseball-tv-elite-baseball-talk-podcast-episode-4-sit-down-with-rachel-folden/
Contact
https://www.foldenfastpitch.com/
https://twitter.com/foldenfastpitch
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