Jonathan Gelnar, bleav

Ahead Of The Curve with Jonathan Gelnar

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Host Jonathan Gelnar and an array of guests from differing backgrounds discuss how to develop the complete baseball player. This will be your source for the most up to date coaching strategies for baseball player and coach development.

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Jonathan Gelnar, bleav

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Cage Work with Doug Latta and Craig Hyatt Ep. 4 25.04.2019 37:15

Episode 4 video This episode is brought to you by baseballcloud and OnBaseU. iTunes Stitcher Google Spotify Summary: In this episode of Ahead of the Curve, I proceed forward in the discussion with Craig Hyatt, the Hitting Coach at East Valley High School in Yakima Washington, and Doug Latta a hitting trainer from Bally Yard based in Northridge California. This fourth episode covers topics relat...

Cage Work with Doug Latta and Craig Hyatt Ep. 3 18.04.2019 33:00

YouTube Video This episode is brought to you by baseballcloud and OnBaseU. iTunes Stitcher Google Spotify Summary: In this episode of Ahead of the Curve, I continue the discussion with Craig Hyatt, the Hitting Coach at East Valley High School in Yakima Washington, and Doug Latta a hitting trainer from Bally Yard based in Northridge California. During this third installment of our talk, we get int...

Cage Work with Doug Latta and Craig Hyatt Ep. 2 11.04.2019 46:06

Episode 2 YouTube Link This episode is brought to you by baseballcloud and OnBaseU. iTunes Stitcher Google Spotify Summary: In this episode of Ahead of the Curve, I join in on the discussion with Craig Hyatt, the Hitting Coach at East Valley High School in Yakima Washington, and Doug Latta a hitting trainer from BallYard based in Northridge California. We break down the impact of balance in lever...

Cage Work with Doug Latta and Craig Hyatt Ep. 1 04.04.2019 42:59

Episode 1 YouTube Link This episode is brought to you by baseballcloud and OnBaseU. iTunes Stitcher Google Spotify Summary: In this episode of Ahead of the Curve, I welcome Craig Hyatt, the Hitting Coach at East Valley High School in Yakima Washington and Doug Latta a hitting trainer from Bally Yard based in Northridge California. Craig and Doug have an informative discussion about how to perfect...

Jeff Sherman- Head Baseball Coach, Marcus HS (TX) 28.03.2019 1:02:48

This episode is brought to you by baseballcloud and OnBaseU. iTunes Stitcher Google Play Spotify Summary: In this episode of Ahead of the Curve, I welcome Jeff Sherman, the Head Coach of baseball at Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas. In our discussion, Jeff Sherman imparts the wisdom he has accumulated over his seven years at Marcus, methods of addressing deficiencies in players, and...

Dave Coggin- Former Major League Baseball player, current owner of Performance Fitness for Athletes (CA) 21.03.2019 1:13:35

This episode is brought to you by baseballcloud and OnBaseU. iTunes Stitcher Google Play Spotify Summary: In this episode of Ahead of the Curve, I welcome Dave Coggin, former Major League Baseball player, author, and owner of PFA Fitness. Dave Coggin talks about the best practices to intensify pitching and create more command over the ball. Dave also shares own his personal journey from a pro...

Dr. Fadde- Professor and Chief Science Officer for gameSense Sports 14.03.2019 55:49

This episode is brought to you by baseballcloud and OnBaseU. iTunes Stitcher Google Play Spotify Summary: In this episode of Ahead of the Curve, I welcome Dr. Peter Fadde, pitch recognition expert, Chief Officer and Co-Founder of gameSense, and Associate Professor of Learning Systems Design & Technology at Southern Illinois University. Dr. Peter Fadde breaks down the science of pitch recognit...

Reed Peters- Head Baseball Coach, San Joaquin Delta College (CA) 07.03.2019 36:10

This episode is brought to you by baseballcloud and OnBaseU. iTunes Stitcher Google Play Spotify Summary: In this episode of Ahead of the Curve, I welcome Reed Peters, the head baseball coach at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, California. During the course of this discussion, Reed Peters puts a strong emphasis on the importance of ‘the mental game’ of baseball. Coach Peters equips listen...

Chan Brown- Head Baseball Coach, Parkview HS (GA) 28.02.2019 1:01:55

This episode is brought to you by baseballcloud and OnBaseU. Summary: In this episode of Ahead of the Curve, I welcome Chan Brown, a coach with 24 years of experience, currently working in Lilburn, Georgia as the Parkview High School head baseball Coach, physical education teacher, and the 15u Team USA coach. During our discussion, Chan Brown walks us through his typical summer and fall training p...

Deskaheh Bomberry- Pitching Coach, Sacramento City College 21.02.2019 1:16:13

This episode is brought to you by baseballcloud and OnBaseU. Summary: In this episode of Ahead of the Curve, I welcome Deskaheh Bomberry, a highly experienced pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at Sacramento City College. Our discussion delves into how Deskaheh first became involved in not just baseball as a player, but also his conversion into coaching and the initial moves that brought hi...

Dominic Robinson- Former NFL Player (Rams), Founder/Director of 3D Sports Performance 14.02.2019 1:09:18

This episode is brought to you by baseballcloud and OnBaseU. iTunes Stitcher Google Play Spotify Summary: In this episode of Ahead of the Curve, I welcome Dominic Robinson, experienced coach, mentor, and Founder/Director of 3D Sports Performance and 3D Gold athletics. During the discussion, Dominic dives into his past experience playing baseball and football at Florida State University, and NFL...

Max Weiner- MiLB Pitching Coordinator, Seattle Mariners 07.02.2019 1:02:14

This episode is brought to you by baseballcloud and OnBaseU. iTunes Stitcher Google Play Spotify Summary: In this episode of Ahead of the Curve, I welcome Max Weiner, a former pitcher who started his own player development center called the Arm Farm. Max is formerly an MiLB player development coach with the Cleveland Indians and is now the Pitching Coordinator for the Seattle Mariners. Sh...

Brad Gore- Head Baseball Coach, Enid HS (OK) 31.01.2019 46:33

This episode is brought to you by baseballcloud and OnBaseU. iTunes Stitcher Google Play Spotify Summary: In this episode of Ahead of the Curve, I welcome Brad Gore, head baseball coach of the Enid Plainsmen. Coach Gore emphasizes the importance of developing competitiveness on his team , the importance of older players leading the younger, and building practice schedules around team energy d...

#OBCA Ep. 2: Shawn Newkirk- Union HS, Kris Webb- Vici HS, Breck Draper- Heritage Hall HS, Luke Yost- Edmond Memorial, Ryan Phillips- Edmond Sante Fe 29.01.2019 1:16:01

This episode is brought to you by baseballcloud and OnBaseU. iTunes Stitcher Google Play Spotify This week we've got 2 bonus episodes that I got from the Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association. I’ve broken them up into a college episode and a high school episode. We will still have our regular episode on Thursday and that will be Enid HS Head Coach head coach Brad Gore. For Bonus Episode 2 we’...

#OBCA Ep. 1: CJ Gillman- Air Force, Tyler Gillum- South Mountain/Savannah Bananas, Matt Talarico- Stealbases.com and Wright State, Ryan Folmar- Oral ... 28.01.2019 1:35:30

Pat Bailey- Head Baseball Coach, Oregon State University 24.01.2019 58:47

This episode is brought to you by baseballcloud and OnBaseU. iTunes Stitcher Google Play Spotify Summary: In this episode of Ahead of the Curve, I welcome Pat Bailey. Pat started coaching right out of college both high school baseball and football. He focused on becoming a part of programs he aligned with philosophically. He took over as head coach at Oregon State and shares with us common practi...

Steve Roof- Head Baseball Coach, Madison Central HS (KY) 17.01.2019 43:27

This episode is brought to you by baseballcloud. iTunes Stitcher Google Play Spotify Summary: In this episode of Ahead of the Curve, I welcome Steve Roof, Head Coach at Madison Central in Richmond, Kentucky. Steve emphasizes the importance of making the team family. At the end of the day, we can lift weights and do more drills, but when the culture rallies around family, there are incredibl...

Steve Johnson- Founder/CEO of LegKickNation 10.01.2019 1:15:30

This episode is brought to you by baseballcloud. Summary: In this episode of Ahead of the Curve, I welcome Steve Johnson, Founder/CEO of LegKickNation. We discuss Steve’s method of rejecting the model of the ‘teacher king’ in order to foster a curiosity-provoking learning environment in which students take responsibility for their own progress, as well as how he teaches methods to reach the state...

Matt Kosderka- Head Baseball Coach, Lewis & Clark College (OR) 03.01.2019 50:15

This episode is brought to you by baseballcloud. iTunes Stitcher Google Play Spotify Summary: In this episode of Ahead of the Curve, I welcome Matt Kosderka, Head Coach of D3 Lewis and Clark College Baseball team. Matt shares how he keeps his players motivated and successful in the game of baseball and the game of life. Show Notes: Guest: Matt Kosderka, professional baseball player who now te...

Dr. Greg Rose- Co-Founder of Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) and OnBaseU 27.12.2018 52:28

This episode is brought to you by baseballcloud. Summary: In this episode of Ahead of the Curve, I welcome Dr. Greg Rose of OnBaseU and the Titleist Performance Institute. We discuss the OnBaseU philosophy and program for improving the efficiency of baseball swinging and pitching, along with various data-based methods for improving baseball practice regimens. We also discuss the way data is becomi...

Robert Woodard- Pitching Coach, University of North Carolina 20.12.2018 58:44

This episode is brought to you by baseballcloud. iTunes Stitcher Google Play Spotify Summary: I welcome Robert Woodard, pitching coach for the University of North Carolina. Robert walks us through what the training program at UNC looks like while sharing some of his best practices and he also shares what they look for on the recruiting trail. Show Notes: Guest: Robert Woodard, Professional...

Head Coaches (HS)- Tony Szymendera- St. Christophers, Randy Tomlin- Liberty Christian, Sean Ryan- Benedictine, Jeff Petty-EVO Shield Canes / Frederick... 16.12.2018 1:10:10

This episode is brought to you by baseballcloud. iTunes Stitcher Google Play Spotify Summary: We start with St. Christophers head coach Tony Szymendera, then we have Randy Tomlin, Former MLB player and now head coach at Liberty Christian, from there we move to Benedictine Head Coach Sean Ryan, Newly named Fredericksburg Christian head coach Jeff Petty who is also the president of the EVO Sh...

Randolph-Macon Head Coach Ray Hedrick, Jeremy Sheetinger and the Paul D. Camp CC Staff 15.12.2018 43:03

This episode is brought to you by baseballcloud. iTunes Stitcher Google Play Spotify Summary: In this episode, I get the opportunity to introduce several college baseball coaches, and the man behind behind the mic at the ABCA Jeremy Sheetinger. We start with Randolph Macon head coach Ray Hedrick, then move to Jeremy Sheetinger and we end with the entire staff at Paul D Camp which include he...

Tom Walter- Head Baseball Coach, Wake Forest University 14.12.2018 18:15

This episode is brought to you by baseballcloud. iTunes Stitcher Google Play Spotify Summary: If you are not a fan of analytics, launch angle, exit velocity and spin rate, this episode may not be for you. Tom and I discuss how he is using these to provide individual player development plans for all of his players, and he gives us a ton of practical advice on HOW he does it. Website and Soci...

Shawn Stiffler- Head Baseball Coach, Virginia Commonwealth University 13.12.2018 22:33

This episode is brought to you by baseballcloud. iTunes Stitcher Google Play Spotify Summary: In this episode, I of speak with Virginia Commonwealth head baseball coach, Shawn Stiffler. I did not know much about Coach Stiffler before we got the opportunity to chat, and I was completely blown away by his attention to detail, the culture he has built, and what he is doing to make his players...