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Justin James- Head Baseball Coach, Point Loma Nazarene University (CA)

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 they approached this fall, we go over their program standards, and how they utilize gamelike practice to steal reps and get ready for the season. Here's Justin James!
Time Stamps
01:00- Vision of the program
04:00- First 100 days
09:30- Standards
18:00- How to build culture
28:00- Offseason Calendar
Contact
justinjames@pointloma.edu
https://twitter.com/CoachJames_3
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Michael Earley- Hitting Coach, Texas A&M

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. 
 
On part 1 of the show we discuss his transition to College Station, their player evaluation process for this fall and he shared with us some video of their Fall Training Sessions
Time Stamps
01:00- Transitioning to College Station
05:00- Nolan Arenado Discussion
12:30- Player Evaluation Process for this fall
18:00- Fall Training Sessions and Video
Contact
https://twitter.com/earleybaseball
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Jason Thompson- Head Baseball Coach, Brennan HS (TX)

Bio
Today we have on Jason Thompson, head baseball coach at Brennan HS. a few highlights , Jason has Over 250 Career Wins, Was the Texas 5A State Runner Up (2016), they Set Alamo Heights School Record for Wins in a Season (28 in 2015) and Reached the Texas Regional Semi-Finals
This offseason he took his current job at Brennan, so On the show we discuss his first 100 days on his new job, how he goes about relationships with parents, and how they plan out the fall by backwards planning from round 3 of the playoffs
Show Notes
01:00- First 100 days of his new job
06:00- Core values as a program
19:45- Parents being a part of the program
29:50- Fall Outline
37:30- Blending to Pre-Season
Contact
https://twitter.com/CoachJ_Thompson
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Micah Franklin- Professional Hitting Coach

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
On the show we talk player evaluation, what hes doing with players this fall for training, and how we need to approach swing problems using the what, why, and how method. You're gonna love this episode with Micah Franklin!
Time Stamps
01:00- Player Evaluation
07:15- Developing trust with players
13:40- Fall Development
Contact
https://twitter.com/micahf56

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Shawn Stiffler- Head Baseball Coach, Virginia Commonwealth University

Bio
https://vcuathletics.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/shawn-stiffler/551
Head Coach Shawn Stiffler enters his 10th season at the helm of VCU baseball for the 2021-2022 season. Over his tenure, the Rams have climbed back into national prominence. VCU stands as one of just eight programs in the country with 34-plus wins over the last seven full seasons.  Stiffler was named the the sixth head coach of the VCU Baseball program in December 2012 following the passing of his mentor Paul Keyes. Stiffler was promoted after serving as the associate head coach for the first half of the 2012 campaign and serving as the interim head coach for the remainder of that season. Prior to being named head coach, he spent five seasons on Keyes' staff as the Rams' pitching coach and recruiting coordinator.
Time Stamps (part 1)
01:00- First 100 days
09:00- Standards/Core Values
23:00- Offseason Calendar 
33:00- What does success look like at VCU? (what style of players)
Contact
https://twitter.com/ShawnStiffler29
smstiffler@vcu.edu
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Kerrick Jackson- Inaugural President of the MLB Draft League and former head coach at Southern University.

Bio
Jackson's first college coaching job came as an assistant for the Fairfield Stags baseball program in 2001. The next season, Jackson became an assistant coach at Emporia State University. Jackson spent the 2003 season as an assistant at Coffeyville Community College before moving on to Jefferson College for the 2004 and 2005 seasons. Jackson coached at Nicholls State University from 2006–2007 and St. Louis Community College in 2008.
Jackson left college baseball to become a professional scout for the Washington Nationals from 2008 to 2010.
On August 14, 2010, Jackson was named the recruiting coordinator and assistant coach for the Missouri Tigers baseball program under coach Tim Jamieson. On May 27, 2015, Jackson left his position with Missouri because of his wife's promotion. Jackson spent his two year hiatus from coaching as an agent.
On July 25, 2017, Jackson returned to coaching as the head coach of the Southern Jaguars baseball team.
In 2019, Coach Jackson led the Southern Jaguars baseball team to the SWAC Baseball Tournament championship and a berth in the 2019 NCAA Baseball Tournament. Southern was eliminated after losses to the Mississippi State University Bulldogs in their first game, 11-6, and the University of Miami Hurricanes, 12-2, in the losers bracket elimination game on the following day. On November 30, 2020, Jackson resigned as head coach of the Southern Jaguars to accept a position as the President of MLB Draft League.
Time stamps
01:00- MLB Draft Job and his vision for it in year 2
05:00- Several different roles
15:00- Being a generalist vs being an "expert" in one field.
18:00- Diversity Committee
28:00- Worst (2018) to first (2019)
40:00- Building Alignment within the coaching staff
50:00- Building "teams"
52:00- Lightning Section
Resources
- It takes what it takes- Trevor Moawad 
- Lead for Gods Sake- Todd Gongwer
Contact
https://twitter.com/im_that_dad_kj
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Trevor Flow on building a championship high school program.

Bio
Trevor Flow- Head Baseball coach, North Hall HS in Gainesville GA
Since he arrive at North Hall, he has been a part of a 193-64 overall record. In his first year as head coach of the Trojans, they finished 24-7 and made it to the Sweet Sixteen, in year 2 the Trojans finished 21-16 and made it to the Final Four, in year 3 the Trojans were 12-4 and ranked #1 in AAA before the Covid shortened season. and this past season, the Trojans won the 3 AAA State Championship for second time in school history and set a school record for wins in a season. Coach Flow earned Region Coach of the Year honors during the 2018 season and AAA Coach of the Year in 2019 and 2021.
On the show we go over the vision of the program, how he stays on top of things by being extremely organized, and how to teach "attention to detail."
Time Stamps
01:00- Vision of the program
18:00- Rules/Standards
25:00- Favorite team building activities
29:00- Offseason Outline
32:00- Pre Season Outline
37:00- Attention to detail 
42:00- In Season Practice
54:00- Last Things
Resources
Obstacle is the way- Ryan Holiday
Good to great- Jim Collins
Extreme Ownership- Jocko
Contact
https://twitter.com/TrevorFlow
https://www.trojansbaseball.com/
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Tom House and Jason Goldsmith founders of the Mustard App

Bios
Jason is a globally recognized Performance Coach, who emphasizes the mental aspects of optimal performance in high pressure environments. In addition to golf, where he has coached 6 Major champions, multiple top 10 players, and taken two golfers to World #1, Jason has worked in many major sports including MLB, NFL, NBA, USTA, NCAA (DI/DII), and with athletes and coaches from the U.S. and Great Britain Olympic teams, including the 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist in Golf and 2018 FedEx Cup Champion, Justin Rose.
 
Tom has been called the "father of modern pitching mechanics," and a "professor of throwing." and has live his best life, as the kids say these days. some highlight
he caught Hank Aaron’s 715th. Maybe most famous for working with Nolan Ryan, was portrayed in the million dollar arm, then decided to jump into football to work with 2 guys you've probably never heard of in Tom Brady and Drew Brees, among others.
 
On the show we discuss how the mustard app will change the landscape of coaching baseball pitchers, we talk about internal drives and motivations, and we get into some stories about some of the aforementioned athletes.
 
Website
https://teammstrd.com/
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Dr. Bryan Moses on program building, team management and practice design

Bio
In the fall of 2021 Dr. Bryan Moses will enter his sixth season as the McPherson head baseball coach and ninth overall as a collegiate head coach. His school record entering the season is 144-92, while his career record is 226-148.  Moses also serves as the Assistant Athletic Director for Internal Operations and is the lead play-by-play broadcaster for football and basketball.
In 2021 the Bulldogs accomplished their highest winning percentage in Bulldog baseball history, compiling a record of 38 – 15 (.717).  38 wins was also a Bulldog record.  During the campaign, the Bulldogs landed on the national stage after being ranked #17 in the country.  In the conference tournament, the Bulldogs knocked off the number 1 seed in route to advancing to the championship game.  After the conclusion of the conference tournament, the team was award a regional berth in O’Fallon, Missouri as a number 4 seed.  The Bulldogs won two games in O’Fallon and were one game away from the championship round.  The Bulldogs fell just short of reaching the NAIA World Series in Lewiston, Idaho.  During the season, the Bulldogs shattered the following team records: Single Season Wins, Team Winning Percentage, Seven All-KCAC Award Winners, Batting Average, RBI per game, Slugging, Runs scored per game, Hits per game, Doubles per game , Home Runs per game, Opponents’ Batting Average, Strike Outs per game, Shut Outs, and Team Fielding Percentage. 
Time Stamps
01:00- Vision of the program
07:00- "what do we have to do to win, here."
12:00- All About Culture
20:00- Team Building
30:00- Fall Program
40:00- Pre season to In Season
53:00- Last Things
Resources
Geno Speech- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3_wgb3OREQ
The Score Takes Are of Itself- Bill Walsh
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Perry Husband on training effective velocity for pitchers and hitters

Bio
Perry Husband is a pioneer in the world of Baseball Science. He introduced many modern hitting metrics to baseball, including Exit Velocity and Launch Angle.  Through the groundbreaking discovery of Effective Velocity, there were countless pitching breakthroughs, including Ev Pitch Tunnels, Location Adjusted Speed (True Reactionary Speed) and many, many other Deception Metrics.
Perry Husband is also the Author of the Downright Filthy Pitching Series, including 4 books. The Foreword is by Dr. Tom House, who helped bring the science to light introducing Ev to both Japan and Korea. Ev has also been adopted by hundreds of university coaches/players in both softball and baseball, including many NCAA champions These same advanced mindsets helped the Back to Back National Champions in softball, University of Oklahoma and UCLA softball programs to become two of the most potent offenses in the game this past season.
So on the show, Perry presents an introduction to what effective velocity is, how we can train it, and how to combat it as a hitter.
Let me introduce Perry Husband!
Resources/Contact
https://hittingisaguess.com/
https://twitter.com/evperryhusband
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