Levi's Youth Sports Talk

In this episode we get into hitting drills for beginners, coaching younger age groups and him coaching the #1 2028 team in the SW region and #9 in the Nation by Extra Innings. Hope y’all enjoy!

In this episode we talk about serving, becoming a setter and the person that wears the different color jersey(libero). She talks about certain drills she does for overhand serves then the jump serve. She explains how hard it is to be a setter lol. This is a great episode for my volleyball fans. Hope you enjoy!

In this episode we have Christie Chapman and special guest Cali Chapman. Cali is a junior at Summer Creek high school and Christie is former University of South Florida softball player and has been coaching select softball for the last 7 years. She now the head coach of Athletics Mercado Academy Christie/Lopez. When this was recorded she was with Strykers National 2029. We get into Christie’s jour...

In this episode of Coaches Corner Rob talks about different drills they have to break down fielding and one in specific called the Snake drill. He also gets into hitting drills and the hop or 1-2 to the ball. Hope y’all enjoy!

In this episode Katy talks about practice breakdown, playing/traveling for tournaments, pitch calling and always making sure the kids are having fun! Hope y’all enjoy!

In this Episode Tim & TJ talks about playing in big tournaments and traveling. We also discuss dealing with player injuries, kids burnout and playing in different weather. TJ(Beverly Bandits 2k11 George) is from Wisconsin and Tim(Hustle National 2k11) is from Texas.

Dave is native of St. Louis and coaches a 13u team. In this episode we talk about the mental aspect of the game. He also kind of hit on the program he will be putting out for kids and parent to help them mentally! Hope y’all enjoy!

Robb is from Kansas City, Mo and runs Top Gun Events. In this episode he explains everything from the eyes of a tournament director. He explains why he does stay to play and how important it is to go out for the best umps in the game. He talks about how invite only tournaments should work. He talks about a lot more also! Hope you enjoy!

Valerie is a former catcher at Louisiana Tech University and now a hitting/catcher trainer. She has a training facility called VQ Training. In this episode Valerie talks about her upbringing, time playing in college, work ethic and so much more! Hope y’all enjoy!

In this episode we get into Jeff writing articles on athletes and teams for Top Gun Events and how he got started. We also talk about leadership, pitching rotation and fundamentals.

Megan is from Pittsburgh, PA where she went to play softball at Gannon University for 4 years and then Indiana University of Pittsburgh for one year. In this episode she talks about her recruitment process and what made her choose Gannon University over others! She talks about how she managed her time with academics and sports. She speaks about her live to coach at the high school level and much m...

Stephanie Pettigrew is West Memphis, Arkansas native. In this episode she gets real in-depth about her journey to coaching volleyball. She talks about all the rules they have and how they change from rec to club ball. She talks about the proper techniques in being an overhand server to being able to jump serve. Explains how a setter needs to have soft hands to be able to place the ball and not spi...

Chad Stears is a Baton Rouge native and also went to LSU. Chad has been a D1 umpire for 20 years and counting. He talks about becoming an ump and the process of you have to go through to be an ump. He tells his story of when the parrot landed on his shoulder during a game. He is what some of know him as the guy behind the Diamond Legacy Events. He holds one of if not the biggest tournament for the...

KC is the founder of Impact Gold in Texas and he also coaches IG 18u/16u Jackson. He has over 400 girls make it to college on softball scholarships and has coached 50+ NCAA All-Americans. In this episode KC gives his insights on daddy ball which is nothing I’ve ever heard. He talks about the difference of softball from when he started to now and the process of becoming part of the IG organization....

Hailee is a freshman at the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio. In this episode Hailee talks about her upbringing, recruiting process and much more! She gives great advice to the younger girls looking to play softball at the next level! She gets into much more so hope you enjoy!

Happy New Year’s! Once again James is here to bless the podcast on his football talk. In this episode he talks about his defensive schemes, DB drills, DB leadership and him coaching 11U! He breaks down the 4-2-5 defense pretty good!

In this episode Duane Herrera head coach of the Texas Bombers 14U Herrera gives his coaching insights on a few topics. We get into leadership, overuse players, scheduling and traveling and other topics as well. Hope y’all enjoy.

In this episode of Coaches Corner Cheyenne Mata gives his insights on high school vs travel, recruitment, going from 12U-14U, leadership and more. Hope y’all enjoy!

In this episode Alfonso talks about growing up in Muleshoe,Tx. He explains the difference in his coaching styles to other coaches, fundamentals, and also small ball. He is the head coach of Athletics Mercado 2012 Mendoza.

In this episode we get into the differences between going from 18U to 12U, coaching kids that’s getting recruited and the ones that’s still trying to figure it out. We also get into the differences in parents, the ones that’s been in the game and our newcomers. This is a really good episode so enjoy!

In this episode we slide out of the softball world and into football. James is a DC for a 6 man high school football team. In this episode we get into QB style, different types of leadership and a good coaching staff. He gets real in depth on tackling and breaks down what he think the hardest positions are on offense and defense. Hope y’all enjoy!

In this episode of coaches corner Christie gets into player development and players playing multiple positions. She gives great points on everything so give it a listen and let me know what y’all think.

Happy Anniversary! In this episode we have Rodney Williams who is from Flatonia, Tx and went to college at St. Mary’s and played baseball there for 4 years. He went on to have a very extensive coaching career at multiple high schools such as Clemens and Judson. He is now a Bombers 16u gold academy coach. He talks about his coaching style and he’s been able to be successful for his entire coaching...

In this episode we have Emma Garcia head coach of the Hustle Premier 2K11 team. She played college softball at San Jacinto JC. We get into what made her want to get into coaching and how does she approach it being her first year coaching. She talked about things the girls had no idea about but things have changed now. We get into fundamentals and a lot more. Hope y’all enjoy!

In this episode Haley and Katy give their insights on leadership and explains the types of leaders there are. Leadership is a talk that has no wrong answers in my opinion. I wonder which category they fall under. Give it a play to see what these ladies have to say.