Clearing The Bases

Get those Airpods in! Relax and get ready to hear a fantastic baseball conversation with Butch Chaffin of Cookeville High School in Cookeville Tennessee! We have Coach Chaffin diving into topics such as USA Baseball, High School Baseball, Nekton, Credo and lots more! 

How do you run a college program alone as a head coach? You develop the “BEAST”! Anthony Pla, Head Coach of Lincoln University and 2021 ABCA convention presenter explains this and many other topics in this episode!

There are two types of players... the confident and the... not so confident. These two mental processes live inside of every baseball player. How do we get the right guy playing every day?  In this episode we talk to Steve Springer of Quality At Bats and he, not only, tells his story but why coaches and parents need to help our players to "Compete with Confidence".

Some say giving instruction to players during a game is the coach's job. Others say no. In this episode we discuss the pros and cons of coaching from the dugout. Is it right? Is it wrong? We debate and let you decide! We start the show with a look back at some of the happenings at the recently ended Olympic summer games from Tokyo.

In this episode we discuss the difference between competitors and convenient competitors. What is the difference? Is the ability to compete something that a player is born with or is it a skill that can be taught? The way a player competes will determine whether or not they reach their full potential in the game of baseball. 

The development of youth baseball players is a process to be understood by players, parents and coaches. In this episode Coach Angel Lugo of the Cadets Player Development Academy launches us into the world of youth baseball development.  

As we promised... Here is part 2 of our continuing conversation on the topic of travel baseball. More about organizations, players, coaches and parents. We hope that you enjoy it!

The world of travel baseball is vast and complex. The concept can range from very good for our amateur athletes to..... well.....  not so good. There is so much to talk about that we decided to bring this to you in more than 1 episode. Here is Part 1. We hope you enjoy it and stay tuned for Part 2!

While participation numbers for youth baseball are on the rise, Little League numbers continue to decline. What's wrong with our youth baseball institutions? In this episode we discuss the problems and possible solutions to save local youth baseball.

In this episode we discuss why it is important for youth coaches to have a good foundation in order to develop our young athletes. We provide some resources for youth coaches to research in order to become the best that they can be!