Cornerstone Coaching Academy Podcast

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: Are you really in a team-wide slump? Why team wide slumps happen (sometimes) The WORST thing you can do Identifying the real problem Ideas for breaking them out What you can do in practice to help get your team out Identifying your normal They're all trying to win   Resources of the show Chaos hitting drills - Simulate the game the best way we can in practice with these drills. In season conditioning program - Why lose all of your off season #GAINZ by not lifting during the season.  Your main goals should be to stay healthy and maintain your player's strength. Pre-game routine for starting pitchers - Give this to your pitchers as a template for their pre-game routine. 5 hitting drills that translate practice skill to game performance    

  In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn how my philosophy has changed on: Where players should try to hit the ball The things I get bad/upset about The pitch we focus on My take on using conditioning as punishment How I teach skills and tactics The length of my practice segments How much we challenge players in batting practice The role of bunting in the game How I teach infield play   Resources of the show Small ball for big innings online course - This course shows you how I have gone about changing my philosophy on bunting from making an out to using small ball to score 3 or more runs. Elite tee work video - This video, available to Elite members shows how I use tee work to reinforce our hitting philosophy and swing patterns 5 hitting drills that promote decision making and a competitive game ready swing. If you're not quite ready to take the leap into Cornerstone Elite, check out a small sample of what's available there with our completely FREE Bronz

Quick quiz…   a.) Who went 0-20 in 1960? b.) Who went 0-24 in 1965? c.) Who began the 1955 season 0-24? d.) Who went 1-23 in 1978? e.) Who went 0-32 in 2004? f.) Who went 5-25 in the 1945 World Series? g.) What do they all have in common?     Answers…   a.) Mickey Mantle b.) Willie Mays c.) Roy Campanella d.) Mike Schmidt e.) Derek Jeter f.) Ted Williams g.) They either are, or will be Hall of Famers.   How did some of the greatest players to ever set foot on the planet end up in such incredible funks?  The real answer is probably not mechanical (although that is the first place most of us look).  The real answer probably has two components 1.) small sample size and 2.) mental. Small Sample Size Batting Average is an antiquated statistic and doesn’t tell the whole story, but I will use it here because of its simplicity.   After roughly 20 plate appearances in 2016 here are the current MLB leaders in batting average:   Dexter Fowler, CHC .526 DJ LeMahieu, COL .526 Yasiel Puig,

  In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn How to have a purpose with every swing How we throw bullpens in a more game-like setting How adding base runners to your team defense can improve your team in every aspect Why my baserunning practices sucked What we renamed on field batting practice to re-focus it     Resources of the show 10 (actually 17) practice plan series - This practice plan series is available to Elite Members and rotates through all skills and tactics so you never miss another topic and never have to plan a practice again. ACE Infield Course - This course, available to Elite Members, shows you how I scrapped my old philosophy and started creating Athletic, Consistent, and Extraordinary infielders. Making your bullpens more game like podcast  If you're not quite ready to take the leap into Cornerstone Elite, check out a small sample of what's available there with our completely FREE Bronze Membership.  Get practice plans, all of our content updates and m

  In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: The purpose and goal of our in season hitting program How you can get your hands on our week long BP plan for decision making The quantity of swings we take each week, and why it may not matter. How we use tee work to develop our hitting philosophy Who should get to see live pitches in practice during the season. How to separate the process from the results     Resources of the show Week long batting practice plan - This plan is available to Elite Members and includes weekly hitting rotations for tee work, cage work, and bunting work that promotes competition and decision making. Weighted Quality at Bat Spreadsheet - This spreadsheet and chart are available to Elite Members and are the best way to measure offensive output for amateur baseball players. 5 hitting drills that promote decision making and translate practice performance to game performance. If you're not quite ready to take the leap into Cornerstone Elite, check ou

Get the at the field workout mentioned in this podcast here. In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: How to get your hands on our complete in and offseason conditioning program How to get your hands on our "Chaos hitting drills" Why I started paying more attention to in season strength and conditioning How I schedule my in season strength and conditioning What our in season strength and conditioning program looks like What younger, or untrained athletes should do for in season strength and conditioning   Resources of the show In season strength and conditioning program from Cornerstone Elite Chaos hitting drills from  Cornerstone Elite Exercises of the week - Every week between now and March 1, we will be releasing another new exercise for your players. Get the at the field workout mentioned in this podcast here.

In this episode of the Cornerstone Coaching Academy Podcast you will learn: 12 tips for maintaining a healthy work/life balance How to minimize your day to day work during the season The role your assistant coach should play in maintaining your life/work balance Why you should take your daughter, son, wife on a date How you can respect your player's time while improving your family time. What batching is and why you should use it. What you should do with after hours emails, texts, and phone calls. How to include your family in your games   Resources of the show If you're not a member of our FREE coaching library... what are you waiting for? Tons of free resources, new info each week! Leave us a rating and review on iTunes if you think the show has been valuable to your and your players. Cornerstone Elite - Want to take your coaching, your team, and your program to the next level, here it is!  Join CCA elite for all of your baseball coaching needs. Exercises of the week - Ever

Pre-season practice plan sale ends February 26th! Take advantage of this special TODAY! In this episode of the Cornerstone Coaching Academy Podcast, you will learn: 7 drills that you can use to maximize practice time with game-like, fast paced drills Why your infielders may be struggling on routine ground balls. How to keep your pitchers from dreading PFPs Base running and 2nd and 3rd, a drill to teach instinct A drill to work bunting and base running/reading bunts in under 5 minutes Pre-game and pre-practice throwing routine to maximize the first 20 minutes of your practice 4 defensive drills to do with a limited coaching staff Resources of the show Pre-season sale on our complete practice plan series AND the Cornerstone Elite Member's area ends February 26th. Pre-practice throwing routine - This podcast goes through how to turn your throwing program into a drill. 4 team defensive drills for limited coaching staffs Fast paced PFP - Get all your PFPs done in under 5 minutes!

In this episode you will learn: 1.) How to eliminate the need to have catcher's shag balls during practice. 2.) How get catchers a full work load when you are understaffed and you don't have a coach to work just with catchers. 3.) The most valuable, often overlooked time your catchers can get game like practice. 4.) A great drill for catchers to get all of their throws in in a short period of time.   Resources of the show Two catcher throwing drill- Check out our Cornerstone Elite and Practice Plan Series sample page with 8 amazing sample resources including the two catcher throwing drill mentioned in this podcast   Preseason Special on Practice Plan Series - Three amazing deals to get your hands on these practice plans that hundreds of coaches are utilizing every day.  This deal ends Feb 26th.

In this episode of the CCA Podcast you will learn the 8 components of a quality baseball practice plan   Never miss another topic in practice again     Resources of the show If you're not quite ready to take the leap into Cornerstone Elite, check out a small sample of what's available there with our completely FREE Bronze Membership.  Get practice plans, all of our content updates and much more!  

If you have enjoyed the Cornerstone Coaching Academy Podcast, leave us a review on iTunes and spread the word!!   In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: Why numbers are important What you can't measure that you should be looking to develop in your players Methods for developing competitiveness and a team atmosphere. Why most players and parents want an immediate fix to every problem they have.     Resources of the show Take advantage of our pre-season practice plan special!! Join the hundreds of coaches using Cornerstone's Practice Plan Series. If you're not a member of our FREE coaching library... what are you waiting for? Tons of free resources, new info each week!  

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: How to run a tryout that is fair to the players and gives you the best chance at selecting the best team How to create competition when you can't play the actual game in tryouts What we measure in tryouts How we select our team and how the pitch count era has affected our selection process Keep the extra guy on the team or not? Resources of the show Get our 3 day tryout plan here... totally FREE Episode 077 - Managing pitchers in the pitch count era Exercises of the week - Every week between now and March 1, we will be releasing another new exercise for your players. 2017 Practice Plan Series Pre-Season Sale - If you want to stop spending hours per week planning practice AND never miss another topic with your team, take advantage of our pre-season practice plan special.

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: The one tool we use to get more swings, divide our cage, use as a cutoff man, protect our players during BP, and use to divide our infield to get more reps. The tool we use to promote getting on plane with the ball, squaring up the ball, and getting lots of reps at the plate. The four absolutes we must have for our arm care and conditioning in practice.   Resources of the show Leave us a rating and review on iTunes if you think the show has been valuable to your and your players. Creating practices that engage and energize players, and win games FREE web clinic.

In this episode of the Cornerstone Coaching Academy Podcast, you will learn: How to combat a lack of pitching in the pitch count era. An efficiency measurement for pitchers in game. COVER THE MARBLES!!!! A scrimmage idea to save you time and maximize your pitcher's efficiency. A bullpen game to create competitiveness that will translate to in game performance. The pitch that can minimize pitch counts (besides strike 1)   Looking for even more info on selecting your team in the pitch count era? Resources of the show Our pitcher availability worksheet to help determine how many pitchers you will need for the 2017 season. Get our S-T-R-I-K-E-S game for bullpen competitiveness Check out our throwing a change up tutorial. Exercises of the week - Every week between now and March 1, we will be releasing another new exercise for your players. Cornerstone Elite - Want to take your coaching, your team, and your program to the next level, here it is!  Join CCA elite for all of your ba

  In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: How often we work on rundowns When we work on rundowns in practice, why our players may not be able to throw the ball. Which side of the baseline we go to during rundown. How we knock out the mechanics of a rundown in our warm-up. Our 10 rundown rules to ensure two throws or less.   Resources of the show Teaching Rundowns Progression - This FREE PDF gives you our 10 rundown rules + a complete install guide for rundown development.  Bronze library - A FREE library full of coaching drills, documents, and videos for baseball coaches of all ages. Each week between now and March 1, we will be releasing an exercise of the week to CCA Subscribers.  So far we have barbell home run press, a random vacation pool exercise, explosive pushup sprints, and alternate medball reverse throws.  You NEED to be following this!!!     The below video shows why fielders should always clear to the inside of the baseline.   In the above situation, the

In this podcast, you will learn: Why your coaching is really similar to what a teacher does in the classroom. The most positive aspects of this generation of kids (the dreaded Millenial) Rome wasn't built in a day, and your players won't master a skill in a day. How you can appeal to a wide variety of learners through your teaching. How to use technology with your kids to benefit them. HOW I SHAVED 6-10 SHOTS OF MY GOLF GAME (without cheating) and how you can use that to make your players better.     Resources of the show Our top resources of 2016 Exercises of the week - Every week between now and March 1, we will be releasing another new exercise for your players. Cornerstone Elite - Want to take your coaching, your team, and your program to the next level, here it is!  Join CCA elite for all of your baseball coaching needs.    

    In this episode of the CCA podcast, you will learn: The biggest problem I see with young hitters Why just learning how to swing isn't enough Why some of the silly drills you see on youtube are detrimental to your hitters Isolation drills?  Good or bad? How to maximize your batting tee practice Why "drills" may not be the correct word for how we practice hitting. 5 Top Hitting Drills   Resources of the show “Top 5 Hitting Drills That Translate Practice Success to Game Performance” Check out our podcast on "Swinging vs. Hitting" Article on top two hitting myths for young hitters Podcast 066: The good, the bad and the ugly of batting tees  

  Listen to CCA Podcast 073 to maximize the first 20-30 minutes of practice... by avoiding laps!! In this episode of the Cornerstone Coaching Academy Podcast you will learn: How to never have your players run laps to start practice again The 5 stations we use to warm-up AND get better The change we have made to the order of our practice that has improved our base running tremendously. How we use catch as a drill, not just to get loose.     Resources of the show Get our complete practice plan series, save hours per week of planning and hit every topic to fully prepare your team.   If you are already a Cornerstone Elite Member, and would like be a guest on the CCA Podcast, click HERE to find a time that works best for you. Maximize your throwing program and get the most out of the first 15 minutes of your practice. If you've enjoyed our show, please leave us some feedback and leave a rating or review on iTunes. Get more in depth info on our practice planning with our FREE "Practi

  In this episode of the Cornerstone Coaching Academy Podcast, you will learn: The automatic shift your infielders and outfielders can make so your opponent needs 3 hits to score in an inning. Why your pitchers may not really be backing up bases. The biggest way your pitches may be hurting their ERA... besides walks.         Resources Join Cornerstone Elite TODAY and get a consulting call along with access to all of our great content. Check out our Fast Paced PFP drill.  One of our most popular drills that works a series of infield and PFP play in an exciting fast paced manner. Bronze library - A FREE library full of coaching drills, documents, and videos for baseball coaches of all ages.

  In this episode of the Cornerstone Coaching Academy Podcast, you will learn: How your players can learn to gauge risk/reward on double plays. Our rundown rule that we follow AT ALL TIMES in practice One thing you can emphasize to stay out of big innings     Resources of the show Check out our Fast Paced PFP drill.  One of our most popular drills that works a series of infield and PFP play in an exciting fast paced manner. Bronze library - A FREE library full of coaching drills, documents, and videos for baseball coaches of all ages.