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Justin Haire on program building, competitive practices, and player led standards.

Bio
Justin Haire is in his sixth season as head coach of the Campbell University Fighting Camels and his 13th as a member of the Campbell baseball coaching staff. After spending seven seasons as recruiting coordinator, assistant coach, and eventually associate head coach under former skipper Greg Goff, Haire was named the 10th head coach of Campbell baseball (senior college era) on June 6, 2014. Haire has coached dozens of all-conference players, over 20 all-region players, seven conference players of the year, two region players of the year, and 15 All-Americans. Haire has recruited or coached every baseball All-American in Campbell history. and He is one of four head coaches in program history to reach triple-digit wins.
On the show we discuss program building, competitive practices, and player led standards.
And with that heres Justin Haire!
Time Stamps
01:00- Transitioning from the assistant to head coach
13:00- "what did you start, stop, and continue doing when you transitioned?"
19:00- Standards within the program (player led)
30:00- Victory in the margins 
43:00- Fall Outline
54:00- Pre Practice Meetings
1:01:00- Chaos BP
1:24:00- Quick Hitters
Resources
Barnstormers Video
www.Stealbases.com
Matt Riser ABCA Talk
Daily Stoic- Ryan Holiday
Contact
Website/Email
https://twitter.com/jhaire03
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Dylan Nasiatka on player evaluation, developing the mental game and pre-game preparation

Bio
Dylan was born and raised in Bakersfield, CA. His playing career started at Stockdale High School in Bakersfield before moving to Bakersfield College for three years, Hofstra University for a year and the University of South Carolina Beaufort for a year. Dylan started coaching in the summer of 2012 at Bakersfield College and remained there until the spring of ‘20 when he was hired by the Dodgers. At BC he worked as the hitting coach every year and also had duties working with catchers, infielders, outfielders, and baserunning. He was slated to work in Ogden last year before covid, and this year he is in Rancho Cucamonga.
he and his wife Jacqueline are expecting our first baby girl at the end of July.
On the show, we talk about his passion for helping high school hitters, which led him to write his book (linked below, We go over his assessment process and his advice on training hitters to compete in todays high velo high spin environment.
•And with that here's Dylan Nasiatka
Time
00:30- Info on his book
04:00- Assessment Process
12:00- Training Hitters
24:00- Training Adjustability 
34:00- Technology Best Practices
40:00- Mental Side of the Game
54:23- Last Things
Resources
- Dylans Book
- Chase the Lion- Mark Batterson
- Who moved my cheese
Contact
https://twitter.com/d_nasiatka
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JT Gasso on building a championship offense

Bio
2021 national champion JT Gasso has spent the past 6 seasons as Oklahoma's assistant coach. His primary responsibilities are focused on working with OU's outfielders and the Sooner offense.
During Gasso's tenure, the Sooners have had one of most potent offenses in the country, and in 2021 broke almost every offensive category you can think of
The Sooners broke the NCAA single season home run record, the single season runs record. and OU also broke the record for runs and home runs at the Women’s College World Series. 
So on the show, we go over how they developed into national champions and the offensive juggernaut they were in 2021  Here is JT Gasso!
Time Stamps
01:00- Intro
03:00- Closet Talks/Meetings during games
14:00- Elimination Games and the thought process.
21:00- Setting up the fall
42:00- mental/Tactical side
50:00- Training Adjustability
1:05:00- Last Things
Resources
https://hubermanlab.com/
http://www.onbaseu.com/
Gamechanger- Fergus Connolly 
Contact
https://twitter.com/jtgasso
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Ryan Dupic on building championship culture

Bio
Formerly Buena Vista University's associate head coach/pitching coach, Ryan Dupic was named Concordia University Head Baseball Coach prior to the 2015 season. He just completed his seventh season as head coach in 2021.
Dupic has made an immediate positive impact, leading the program to its winningest seven-year stretch in program history. The 2021 season continued the upward trajectory of the program as the Bulldogs advanced to the NAIA World Series for the first time ever. Not only that, Concordia broke school single-season records for wins, home runs, runs scored , hits and pitcher strikeouts . As part of the greatest season in program history, Dupic's squad won the Bellevue Bracket of the NAIA National Championship Opening Round and swept GPAC regular season and postseason championships.
Prior to Dupic's arrival in Seward, the program had not produced a winning season since 1979. Concordia's most recent conference baseball title had come in 1986. Under Dupic, the Bulldogs reset the school single-season wins standard three years in a row (2015 through 2017 and again in 2021
So on the show we spend a bulk of our time on changing behavior and culture, but we also go over increasing leadership opportunities with players and coaching staff alignment,
Here’s my conversation with Ryan Dupic! 
Time Stamps
01:00- Vision of the program
02:30- Changing behavior and culture
21:00- Increasing Leadership Opportunities
30:00- Increasing Alignment
42:00- Building Teams
50:00- Offseason Calendar
55:00- In Season Advice
1:00:00- Lightning Round
Resources
Susan Fowler Books
Culture Code
Legacy
Thinking fast and slow
Contact
Ryan.Dupic@cune.edu
https://twitter.com/RyanDupic
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Jonas Fester on creating a culture of feedback and building command

Bio
Jonas Fester is in his third season as LVC's head baseball coach in 2021. He is LVC's 33rd head coach in the program's 125-year history.
Before Lebanon Valley, Fester most recently served as the associate head coach at Division III powerhouse Johns Hopkins. From 2008 to 2010, he served as an assistant coach before returning to the program in a more prominent role in 2012. Prior to returning to his alma mater, Fester served as the top assistant at Catholic University for two years. Under his guidance, the Cardinals secured their first NCAA Tournament appearance and defeated the No. 1 team in the nation.
In addition to his time at JHU, Fester was also the head coach for the Baltimore Redbirds Youth program from 2015 to 2017. There, he oversaw their development as both players and young men. Today, he continues to assist them in placement in college baseball programs.
Jonas also has international experience, as he was head coach of Switzerland's Hunenberg Unicorns in 2013. 
The Dallas, Texas native was the first player in Johns Hopkins baseball history to reach the College World Series as both a player and coach.
On the show, Jonas talks about why its important to have a culture of feedback, His system for accumulating command, and why he only has 1 rule and thats "dont cross your arms"
Time Stamps
01:00- Vision/First 100 days
05:00- Team Rules and building culture
12:00- Fall Offseason Calendar 
19:30- Feedback
34:00- The command system
40:00- Pre-season/In season
50:00- Last Things
Resources
- Harvey Dorfmans Mental keys to hitting
Contact
- https://twitter.com/jonasfester
- fester@lvc.edu
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Caleb Longley on training game-like environments

Time Stamps
1:00- Schedule/Time/Goals
10:00- Fall Practice 
15:00- Spring Practice Schedule
25:00- Training using game-like environments
Resources
https://marvtraining.com/
Contact
coachlongley@gmail.com
https://twitter.com/CalebLongley
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Travis Kerber on assessments, movement and decision training

Bio
Travis is the  Director of Player Development for Elite Baseball Training in Chicago, Ill. A little background on him, he played at Madison Area Technical College, his team was ranked #1 in the country throughout the entire 1998 season. During the 2000 season he was named a Pre-Season All- American. He continued catching until his senior year in college, when he converted to pitching.
Travis played 6 years of professional baseball and then worked for 10 years with the Chicago White Sox Academy, with 5 years being spent as Academy Director. 
Travis is one of the most sought after instructors in the Midwest for his ability to teach several facets of baseball at a high level. So on the show we dive deep into movement prep and assessments. We also spend some time at the end of the show discussing decision training and some of Travis's favorite drills.
Theres a ton to unpack this episode and it will take more than 1 listen to get it all. Here is Travis Kerber!
Time Stamps
1:00- Assessment process 
25:00- How to bucket players in the team setting. 
40:00- How to help players move better
58:00- Decel 
1:18:00- Drills
Contact
- Tkerber@elitebaseballtraining.com
- https://twitter.com/TravisKerber
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Eric Horner on how the JUCO grind develops better players, people and students.

Bio
Eric Horner is in his first season as head coach of the Johnson County Community College baseball team, and his 18th with the program. He is just the fourth head coach in the 47-year history of the program. He replaced NJCAA and ABCA Hall of Fame coach Kent Shelley who retired at the end of the 2020 season. Horner served 17 seasons as an assistant coach with the Cavaliers, 13 as the top assistant to coach Shelley, and was instrumental in the success of the program that racked up incredible numbers. In 17 years, Horner helped guide Johnson County to five 30-win seasons, eight 40-win seasons and one 50-win campaign. In 2020 the Cavaliers were on pace to add to that list before the COVID-19 pandemic cut the season short with a 20-3 mark. In his 17 years as a recruiting coordinator, Horner recruited and coached 123 all-conference selections, including a record 14 in 2017, 27 All-Region VI selections, 10 NJCAA All-Americans, one Region VI Player of the Year, three conference Players of the Year, one conference Pitcher of the Year, two JUCO All-Stars, two Rawlings Big Stick Award winners, two Rawlings Gold Glove winners and 2020 three Baseball Blog All-Americans, including the National Player of the Year. Additionally, seventy-six players went on to the NCAA Division I level, 87 to the NCAA Division II level, 20 have gone to NAIA programs, and another 20 have gone on to professional baseball. 
So on the show we go over his transition from being an assistant at Johnson to being the head coach, we tallk the JUCO grind and how that develops baseball players, and then we dive deep into developing the person, the player, and the student. 
Time Stamps
1:00- Transitioning from Assistant to Head Coach
3:00- Preparing for a playoff run
4:50- Preparing for the fall
11:00- What the fall looks like at JCC
14:30- Whats a Cavalier look like?
19:00- Pitching Development in the Fall
23:00- Team Development 
32:00- Pre season/In season and Practice Plans
44:00- After Season Wrap-ups
47:00- Quick Hitters
Resources
www.ABCA.org
Contact
https://twitter.com/jcccathletics/
ehorner1@jccc.edu
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Adam Enright on practice organization and creating competition

Bio
Adam Enright just finished his third year as head coach after taking over the Viking baseball program prior to the 2019 season. In his first season at the helm, Enright guided the Vikings to the opening round of the Heart of America Athletic Conference Postseason Tournament for the first time since 2016. 
Previously, Enright served as assistant coach at Trinity Christian College, and was promoted to associate head coach prior to the 2018 season, Adam also spent the 2013 season as an assistant coach for NCAA Division I University of Arkansas-Little Rock, serving as hitting coach after starting his coaching career at Enright started his coaching career in 2012 at Chicago State.
On the show we talk about lessons he has learned from being a young head coach, how he will be constructing the fall, and change he is making from this past season to next and we spend most of the latter half of our talk on organizing practice and drills.
here is Adam Enright
Time Stamps
1:00- First 100 Days/Vision
7:15- Standards/Rules/Culture
17:00- Fall Program
29:30- Transition from Fall Season to Pre Season
37:00- Developing an Offense (dynamic)
44:00- In Season Advice
55:00 - Last Things
Resources
- Headway App
- ABCA.org
Contact
Email: enrighta@moval.edu
Phone: 660-831-4113
https://twitter.com/baseballvalley
https://twitter.com/adamenright17
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Eric Horner on how the JUCO grind develops better players, people and students.

Bio
Eric Horner is in his first season as head coach of the Johnson County Community College baseball team, and his 18th with the program. He is just the fourth head coach in the 47-year history of the program. He replaced NJCAA and ABCA Hall of Fame coach Kent Shelley who retired at the end of the 2020 season. Horner served 17 seasons as an assistant coach with the Cavaliers, 13 as the top assistant to coach Shelley, and was instrumental in the success of the program that racked up incredible numbers. In 17 years, Horner helped guide Johnson County to five 30-win seasons, eight 40-win seasons and one 50-win campaign. In 2020 the Cavaliers were on pace to add to that list before the COVID-19 pandemic cut the season short with a 20-3 mark. In his 17 years as a recruiting coordinator, Horner recruited and coached 123 all-conference selections, including a record 14 in 2017, 27 All-Region VI selections, 10 NJCAA All-Americans, one Region VI Player of the Year, three conference Players of the Year, one conference Pitcher of the Year, two JUCO All-Stars, two Rawlings Big Stick Award winners, two Rawlings Gold Glove winners and 2020 three Baseball Blog All-Americans, including the National Player of the Year. Additionally, seventy-six players went on to the NCAA Division I level, 87 to the NCAA Division II level, 20 have gone to NAIA programs, and another 20 have gone on to professional baseball. 
So on the show we go over his transition from being an assistant at Johnson to being the head coach, we tallk the JUCO grind and how that develops baseball players, and then we dive deep into developing the person, the player, and the student. 
 
Time Stamps
1:00- Transitioning from Assistant to Head Coach
3:00- Preparing for a playoff run
4:50- Preparing for the fall
11:00- What the fall looks like at JCC
14:30- Whats a Cavalier look like?
19:00- Pitching Development in the Fall
23:00- Team Development 
32:00- Pre season/In season and Practice Plans
44:00- After Season Wrap-ups
47:00- Quick Hitters
 
Resources
www.ABCA.org
 
Contact
https://twitter.com/jcccathletics/
ehorner1@jccc.edu