Be sure to check out BaseballNotes.com to get yourself the top new training aid in the USA, Brum Bands! From our youth mastermind call from summer of 2022, Eric Byrnes shares with the audience: -How his upbringing of chasing better players helped his development. -How he got his big moment, and how you can be ready for your "Dan Serafini" moment al…

Charlie Jabaley "AKA Charlie Rocket!" and his "DELUSIONAL OPTIMISM" joins us today to share his inspiring story of chasing his dream of becoming a Nike athlete....long after he buried the dream in middle school because he was slow, overweight and unathletic. After a successful career in the music industry (won a grammy and emmy!) he decided he was …

In part 2 of our conversation on development, MLB veteran (40 years experience) shares his favorite and most useful technology/tools that have become widespread over the last decade. Mike also talks about what a "good miss" vs a bad miss looks like for a hitter, the reason why ground balls are such a problem at the higher levels (I had never heard …

40 year MLB veteran Mike Brumley shares his experience in the Dominican Republic and in Taiwan in how they develop their baseball players differently than here in the US. Mike also talks about the biggest difference between how the game is played in Taiwan vs US (I had no idea), what type of American players do well overseas, the secret/non secret …

In this episode Mike Brumley and Clint McGill discuss their thoughts on... -The end of the lockout -Mike's take on the Braves/A's trade (Mike has worked extensively with several players involved) -The state of Atlanta's farm system now -The first trade Mike was involved with as a player (which included 3 players: Mike, a Hall of Famer and one of th…

Find out how the game has changed and how hitters have to evolve to stay competitive against today's pitching. We also talk about Mike's favorite ballpark and the pitcher that he hated to face the most - (Hall of Famer but still a surprising answer!) Subscribe to stay updated! Check out baseballnotes.com for more info on Mike's teachings... which w…

Mental Performance Coach and former Yankees Mental Conditioning Coordinator Lauren Johnson joins us to share some FANTASTIC - and I mean fantastic - advice for young players on what to do when they are very upset at themselves at the plate and how to CHOOSE the actions they want to have regardless of how they feel. The entire episode is great but B…

In this episode we have the great Zach Dechant joining us from TCU Baseball. Zach is the head strength and conditioning coordinator for the baseball team (also works with QB's) and today he shares GOLD on what our young athletes are missing out on in today's training. Zach shares some secrets from his book, Movement Over Maxes, like the top 5 Movem…

Ever wonder if there's a better way to do this whole youth sports experience? During this pandemic I think there's an opportunity for all of to question if what we are currently doing is because it's the BEST way... ...or it's just because we've always done it this way. And on this episode, Jon Solomon from The Aspen Institute and Project Play join…

What are my favorite memories from baseball? What are my favorite historical moments? What are life lessons that I've learned ? In today's podcast episode I share an interview from the Keep Baseball Great podcast (check it out!) with Drew Rodgers. Here I reveal the one person this game connects me to the most, the major leaguer who put me in a head…

Solo episode here with Coach Clint. In uncertain times, thoughts tend to go toward worst case "what if" scenarios. Just like when a hitter hasn't gotten a hit in a while, they wallow through the down period as if they'll never get a hit again. And with season's hitting the pause button and a lot of people feeling the financial pinch, I thought runn…

Ricky Mendez (former pro player, speaker & implementation coach) is here with us today to share GOLD on how any player can acquire the Winner's Mindset, how a simple and daily exercise in gratitude completely transformed his life, why failures are absolutely CRUCIAL early in a journey and the so-simple-it's-genius way to start any new habit. Give R…

Until a young player learns to hit a fastball, they really don't need to work on anything else! And timing up a good fastball has very little to do with physical skill....there are steps any player can use to barrel up the heat! These little known tips literally changed my career (especially tip number 5) and very well may do the same for you. If y…

Great episode right here! Brent is a pioneer in the kinesiology based throwing movements and has worked to dispel the old common convention: pitchers shouldn't lift, they just need to run, etc. In this episode we talk about how conventional methods at the time failed him, his road back from a "career ending injury" to throwing harder than ever, wha…

If there's one problem that can absolutely lock a player up, its a fear of the ball. The odds of getting hit are probably around 5%, but that fearful story being played in the mind will sabotage the other 95% when they were safe all along. The fear overcome's many players, to the point where them stepping out can feel involuntary. And we've all tri…

A common question you've surely heard before: What percent of sports is physical? What percent is mental? But here's a new question for you: What percent of your sport is visual? 100% ! And yet, how much time do you spend working on improving your vision? If you're like 99.99% of all athletes - the answer is zero. But there is exciting news: YOUR V…

"I realized that doing things didn't matter if the things I was doing didn't matter." Today, kids are out there putting in the effort but they are drifting through their development because they are not INTENTIONAL about WHAT they need to improve, and by WHEN. High performance coach Mike Szczesniak (https://www.instagram.com/mikeszczesniak/) of The…

Hitting coordinator Mike Brumley of the Atlanta Braves joins us today to share his experience and knowledge of over 35 years in Major League Baseball. Here Mike shares how he went of for two SEASONS in youth baseball, Ted Williams' #1 key to hitting, the two key swing movements that successful hitters share, the relationship between the hand load a…

Fantastic interview with Driveline disciple and current Pitching Director for the New York Yankees - Sam Briend. Sam shares about the Driveline methods that have revolutionized how we train pitchers in the US, one of the most important MOVEMENTS that increases force production (aka velocity), what youth pitchers should be focusing on, what they sho…

In episode 16 - "Athletic performance specialist" Christian Ballard is here to share with us the myths and truths about youth strength and speed training. What are the biggest wastes of time? What exercises deliver the most bang for their buck? How early should we be focusing on strength and speed training? Christian answers all of these questions …

Fantastic interview with Nate Trosky of Trosky Baseball. In this episode, Nate shares from his VAST experience in global baseball what we American's are doing poorly when it comes to training our baseball players. Over the course of the interview Nate shares how America is training A-ballers - not big leaguers, the simple drill for teaching NATURAL…

Coach Jason Ferber (@coachferber on IG) is one of the most popular baseball personalities in the game today and has extensive experience with the college recruiting process, having helped guide 100's of HS ballplayers to all levels of college ball and is a WEALTH of knowledge & today shares with us: - If specializing in one sport vs Multi sport see…

Today's guest: Joey Myers from Hittingperformancelab.com. Joey has over 15 years in the corrective fitness field and uses tested and proven human movement principles to maximize a young hitter's strength and potential at the plate. Lots of great info in here: How springy fascia can be used to catapult the body into action, What movement will remove…

In this episode, we discuss all things tryouts: When/If you should leave your current team, setting your family priorities, The 1 thing you must remind your player before tryouts, what to wear to catch the coach's eye and Clint's scientific method for finding your true feelings on decisions you can't decide on. Enjoy!…

Part 2 of our conversation with Alan Jaeger. Alan's background in yoga is apparent in this episode, as he talks about finding the "zone" or the "flow" and how simple breathing exercises can help tune out the "drama" that any moment can bring. Be sure to follow him at @jaegersports on twitter! Good vibes sent your way…

Jaeger Sports founder (J Bands!) Alan Jaeger joins us to discuss arm care, prehab vs rehab, the most common mistakes pitchers/throwers are making today, and the phenomenal long toss habit - that I had never encountered before - which builds arm strength, endurance and feel. One of the most genuine people in the game, enjoy this talk with Alan Jaege…

Troy Silva is a former professional baseball player with one of the most followed baseball accounts on twitter (@troypsilva), and today Troy shares EXACTLY what you should be working on to hit better in games, some of the most overused buzzwords he hears today and also how his faith has shaped him during his playing and now coaching career.…

Introducing: Steve Springer of Quality At Bats. Steve is a former Major Leaguer, big league scout and mental skills coach for the Toronto Blue Jays... ...and in my opinion one of the very best voices baseball has today. Steve has a powerful (and important) message to share with your player, whether it be on how to "Hunt Speeds", "Opening Day Mental…

In today's episode we are fortunate to have Ben Brewster from Tread Athletics. Ben wrote "Building The 95MPH Body" and is one of the most sought after pitching-development coaches in the country. As a former pitcher with degrees in exercise science, Ben has relentlessly challenged convention and went through the Try/Fail cycle more times than most …

Taking a minute to answer some listener questions! Topics include: How to deal with toxic teammates How a RH dominant kid who hits LH can improve their power ...and how to motivate your kid to work harder at their craft (disclaimer: the last answer was a bit off the wall....but I think there's truth there) Enjoy! And if you get a minute, please lea…

Today's Guest is Rob Friedman, better known to many as Twitter's Pitching Ninja! Rob not only has one of the top (if not THE top) baseball accounts on Twitter, which is referenced NIGHTLY by top MLB pitchers... ...but Rob has also raised his own son to become one of the top pitching prospects in the state of Georgia. So throughout the father/son ba…

Former softball player and current Mental Skills Coach for the Philadelphia Phillies Hannah Huesman joins us today to share on our favorite topic: CONFIDENCE. Hannah shares with us the secret in what we should base our confidence in (hint: it's not our talent), the one common habit that is CRUSHING performance, and the one natural function we can f…

If something hurts....you put ice on it right? Well according to author/researcher Gary Reinl, nothing could be further from the truth. In this episode, Gary shares how the RICE protocol (Rest, Ice, Compress, Elevate) came about... ...why a growing number of professional teams (across baseball, hockey, soccer, and more) have adopted his technique t…

In today's talk with Jeff Bajenaru (Badge-in-arrow) we cover a wide number of topics. Jeff has spent the last seven seasons as a pitching coach in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization, the last two with the Visalia Rawhide where he was just recently named the Cal League Coach of the Year. He also spent 7 seasons as a player in the White Sox organi…

In this episode, I talk with Garth Iorg about the difference makers in his successful 9 year big league career, and also what he's seen in his coaching career that has separated guys who have had long big league careers from the guys who flamed out.....and spoiler alert it's not talent! Just a great talk with Garth, in this conversation we cover: (…