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CCA Podcast 150 – Setting a high floor for your program

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/cornerstonecoaching/CCA_Podcast_150_-_Setting_a_high_floor_for_your_program.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: How to build a successful team and program year after year What I view as the most important thing for program building. How I go about player development Why my reaction to umpires has an […]

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CCA Podcast 149 – You didn’t fix their swing… and that’s OK!

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/cornerstonecoaching/CCA_Podcast_149_-_You_didnt_fix_their_swing…_and_thats_OK.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSIn this SHORT episode, you will learn: Why player development is a long game, not an instant fix. Why that 30 minute hitting lesson didn’t “fix” anything Where we’re headed with player development Resources of the show: Join our Bronze Membership, get access to hundreds of […]

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CCA Podcast 148 – The hitting pyramid

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/cornerstonecoaching/CCA_Podcast_148_-_The_hitting_pyramid.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS  In this episode of the Cornerstone Coaching Academy Podcast, you will learn: Why we prioritize the hitting pyramid the way we do The BIG mistake I made during my early years as a coach with hitting approach. How we work on pitch recognition and hitting […]

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CCA Podcast 147 – How I addressed the naive question in my program

http://traffic.libsyn.com/cornerstonecoaching/CCA_Podcast_147_-_Addressing_the_naive_question_in_our_program.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSIn this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: The areas of my program where I “started over” A position by position look at how we tried to “build a better mousetrap” What I did to help improve our practices so that each position and […]

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CCA Podcast 146 – The naive question

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/cornerstonecoaching/CCA_Podcast_146_-_The_naive_question.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSIn this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: Why the way we’ve done things isn’t always the best How falling into the trap of doing the same thing year after year can hurt your team The questions you should be asking to find a […]

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CCA Podcast 145 – New ideas for “pitcher first” practices

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/cornerstonecoaching/CCA_Podcast_145_-_A_new_look_at_developing_pitchers_in_practice.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSIn this episode of the CCA Podcast you will learn: If pitching is really 33-50% of the game, why don’t we use use that much time on it in practice? Why I believe our staff has fallen behind What we are doing about it How we […]

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CCA Podcast 144 – Bouncing back from failure, traditional and outside the box approaches

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/cornerstonecoaching/CCA_Podcast_144_-_Helping_players_overcome_failure.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSIn this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: The “obvious” traditional approach to adverse reactions and why it might work. Why you could be the problem… Some outside the box ideas for handling failure that seem silly, but do work. The game we play […]

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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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5 components of being a great hitter

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  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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CCA Podcast 142 – 5 coaching hacks to save you time and energy

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/cornerstonecoaching/CCA_Podcast_142_-_5_coaching_hacks_to_save_you_time_and_engery.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSIn this episode of the CCA podcast, you will learn: How to set your coaching operations manual after just one season The rate at which change should happen within a program. What to do with all your drills How to know “did I cover that?” How […]

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