CCA Podcast 150 – Setting a high floor for your program
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CCA Podcast 149 – You didn’t fix their swing… and that’s OK!
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- Sep, 10, 2018
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CCA Podcast 148 – The hitting pyramid
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- Sep, 03, 2018
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CCA Podcast 147 – How I addressed the naive question in my program
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- Aug, 27, 2018
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CCA Podcast 146 – The naive question
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- Aug, 20, 2018
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CCA Podcast 145 – New ideas for “pitcher first” practices
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- Aug, 06, 2018
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CCA Podcast 144 – Bouncing back from failure, traditional and outside the box approaches
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- Jul, 30, 2018
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CCA Podcast 143 – How to break up your practice time
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/cornerstonecoaching/CCA_Podcast_143_-_How_I_break_up_my_practice_time.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSIn this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: How to utilize your warm up properly Practice efficiency tips How to audit your practices The most important 10 minutes of practice How much time we spend on hitting/bat speed development How much time we spend […]
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- Jul, 23, 2018
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5 components of being a great hitter
In my crusade to fight traditional batting practice, I have compiled and/or created 24 drills specifically designed to improve each of the five areas on our hitting success pyramid. We spend a lot of time talking mechanics, but how much time do we work on the other aspects of the pyramid? Pitch recognition/plan […]
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- Jul, 22, 2018
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CCA Podcast 142 – 5 coaching hacks to save you time and energy
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- Jul, 16, 2018
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