Coaches’ Corner

Diamond Baseball

Information and advice for coaches of youth baseball teams, primarily targeted at 12-16u teams. This podcast follows the course of the season. So, each episode is relevant to a particular point in the season.

  1. 06/18/2007

    Episode 18 - Statistics That Matter

    This entire episode is focused on the baseball statistics in youth baseball that can be used to teach players how to win and how to play the game right. Both team and individual hitting and pitching statistics are covered.

    24 min

  2. 06/01/2007

    Episode 17 - Pitch Selection From Pitcher’s Perspective

    We focus on pitch selection - from a pitcher's perspective. Our guest is Matt Whiteside, former big leaguer with 17 years of professional baseball experience. Matt talks about the "on or out in 3" approach to pitching. This is a great interview for every youth coach and pitcher.

    33 min

  3. 05/31/2007

    Episode 16 - Pitch Selection from Hitter’s Perspective

    We focus the entire episode on pitch selection, from the hitter's perspective. Steve Hacker, former college baseball All-American and professional hitter with the Braves and Twins organizations, is our guest once again. This is a great interview, full of information that coaches can directly apply to help their hitters improve.

    40 min

  4. 05/15/2007

    Episode 15 - Coaching Behavior and Statistics That Matter

    We discuss two great topics in this episode of Coaches Corner. First, we discuss coaching behavior during games. To be an effective coach, your behavior during needs to be consistent with your team mission and philosophy. A recipe for controlling your behavior is provided. Second, we discuss how to use statistics to help you develop young baseball players. This is a controversial topic, because I recommend that you throw out the most common stats and develop an completely new language of statistics with your team. The shownotes of more details on this subject.

    26 min

  5. 05/02/2007

    Special - What is Select Baseball??

    The listener feedback has caused me to re-think what is meant by “select baseball”.

    8 min

  6. 05/02/2007

    Episode 14 - Effective Bullpen Sessions

    We discuss what coaches and players need to do to have effective bullpen sessions - both practice bullpens and pre-game bullpens. Matt Whiteside is our guest and provides another great interview, full of information for both coaches and players.

    27 min

  7. 04/16/2007

    Episode 13 - Effective Batting Practice Sessions

    This episode focuses on batting practice. Steve Hacker, former All-American and professional hitter, is our guest. Steve gives us insights into effective and efficient BP sessions, from both the coach's and player's perspective.

    39 min

  8. 04/01/2007

    Episode 12 - Pitcher Fielding and Developing Players for the Next Level

    We discuss Pitcher Fielding, which is worth 3 outs per game to your team. The approach to improve pitcher fielding focuses on fundamentals, repititions and mental toughness. We also discuss how to develop well-rounded baseball players that will succeed at the next level. This is an important topic. Besides teaching fundamentals and developing skills, select level coaches can do more. Four additional development areas are discussed: athleticism, mental toughness, multi-dimensional skills and passion for the game.

    19 min
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Information and advice for coaches of youth baseball teams, primarily targeted at 12-16u teams. This podcast follows the course of the season. So, each episode is relevant to a particular point in the season.

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  • Creator
    Diamond Baseball
  • Years Active
    2006 - 2007
  • Episodes
    19
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Coaches’ Corner