COACH BO

THE 8020BASEBALL PODCAST

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The 80/20BASEBALL MASTERCLASS is a fast-paced, weekly podcast designed for busy youth coaches who want to master all the key aspects of coaching baseball. ⚾Coach Bo (and guests) lean on the 80/20 Principle to guide youth baseball coaches to a much higher level of success. ⚾Coach Bo combines his 20+ years of coaching experience with his 20+ years of teaching experience, while also drawing on his experiences playing professionally, collegiately, and at every level along the way, to guide coaches around the common frustrations and challenges that coaches often face. ⚾

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COACH BO

Episodes

#296 - Part 3 of Our Great Coaching Discussion w/ Scott Swartzbaugh. 22.07.2025 26:28

SCOTT'S CONTACT INFORMATION: LinkedIn: ⁠⁠linkedin.com/in/scott-swartzbaugh-ab156b1⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠scott@chrisjenningsgroup.com⁠ Head over to 8020BASEBALL.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get the newly launched COACHING PLAN and the free 21-page Drill Design Guide PDF. The best ways to support the podcast are to share it with a friend or leave a review. Thank you. 👍🏽 -Coach Bo

#295 - Part 2 of Our Great Coaching Discussion w/ Scott Swartzbaugh. 15.07.2025 31:23

SCOTT'S CONTACT INFORMATION : LinkedIn: ⁠linkedin.com/in/scott-swartzbaugh-ab156b1⁠⁠ Email: ⁠scott@chrisjenningsgroup.com⁠ Head over to 8020BASEBALL.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get the newly launched COACHING PLAN and the free 21-page Drill Design Guide PDF. The best ways to support the podcast are to share it with a friend or leave a review. Thank you. 👍🏽 -Coach Bo

#294 - Part 1 of Our Great Coaching Discussion w/ Scott Swartzbaugh. 08.07.2025 41:53

SCOTT'S CONTACT INFORMATION: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/scott-swartzbaugh-ab156b1⁠ Email: scott@chrisjenningsgroup.com Head over to 8020BASEBALL.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get the newly launched COACHING PLAN and the free 21-page Drill Design Guide PDF. The best ways to support the podcast are to share it with a friend or leave a review. Thank you. 👍🏽 -Coach Bo

#293 - MORE ATHLETIC PLAYERS, PLUS 4 WAYS TO GET STAR PLAYERS TO TREAT LESSER-TALENTED PLAYERS BETTER. 01.07.2025 17:24

Welcome to the 8020Baseball Podcast , where Coach Bo shares a direct path to becoming a great youth baseball coach by combining his 20+ years of coaching experience with his 20+ years of teaching experience, drawing on his experiences playing professional baseball and at the collegiate level. A deep level of baseball knowledge, combined with universal strategies such as the 80/20 Principle, gives...

#292 - ARGUING w/ UMPIRES, WEIGHTED BALL TRAINING, & REDUCING CONFLICTS w/ PARENTS. 24.06.2025 22:51

Welcome to the 8020 Baseball Podcast, where Coach Bo shares a direct path to becoming a great youth baseball coach by combining his 20+ years of coaching experience with his 20+ years of teaching experience, while also drawing on his experiences playing professional baseball and at the collegiate level. A deep level of baseball knowledge, combined with universal strategies such as the 80/20 Princi...

#291 - DO WHAT'S BEST FOR YOUR TEAM USING THESE 3 STEPS. 17.06.2025 18:31

Welcome to the 8020 Baseball Podcast, where Coach Bo shares a direct path to becoming a great youth baseball coach by combining his 20+ years of coaching experience with his 20+ years of teaching experience, drawing on his experiences playing professional baseball and high-level college baseball. A deep level of baseball knowledge, combined with universal strategies such as the 80/20 Principle, gi...

#290 - We Discuss How the Increase in Showboating Throughout Baseball Can Actually Help Our Kids, plus a Wild Stat That Will Help Our Blood Pressure Come Game Time. 10.06.2025 31:15

Head over to 8020BASEBALL.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get the newly launched COACHING PLAN! 👍🏽 The best ways to support the podcast are to share it with a friend and leave a review. 👍🏽

#289 - 5 THINGS THAT PITCHERS NEED TO IMPROVE BEFORE CHASING VELOCITY. 04.06.2025 19:14

Head over to 8020BASEBALL.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get the newly launched COACHING PLAN! ⚾ The best ways to support the podcast are to share it with a friend and leave a review. 👍🏽

#288 - 4 Communication Tips to Get More Out of Our Coaching Messages. 27.05.2025 14:27

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#287 - Minimize These 4 Things for a Better Team, plus the Top 5 Coaching Posts of the Month. 20.05.2025 17:50

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#286 - A KEY COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE THAT'S A MUST & 4 TIPS TO HELP OUR HITTERS BE ON TIME. 13.05.2025 12:56

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#285 - ANALYZING THE SPRAY CHART OF AN ALL-TIME GREAT HITTER, ONE OF THE BEST COACHES THAT MOST PEOPLE HAVE NEVER HEARD OF, AND ARE YOU DOING THIS KEY THING AT EACH GAME? 06.05.2025 18:55

#284 - PART 2 W/ AUTHOR & PERFORMANCE COACH KIRSTEN JONES... PLUS A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! 29.04.2025 38:54

CLICK HERE to check out Kirsten's great book! Check out Kirsten's Podcast: Raising Athletes. Book Kirsten to speak to your league at kirstenjonesinc.com . Follow Kirsten on Social Media: @kirstenjonesinc (Facebook and X), or @kirstenjonescoach (Instagram and LinkedIn). _________________________________________ Visit 8020BASEBALL.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get the 8020Baseball Coaching Plan!

#283 - AUTHOR KIRSTEN JONES SHARES MANY IMPORTANT TIPS WITH US. 22.04.2025 36:00

CLICK HERE to check out Kirsten's great book! Check out Kirsten's Podcast: Raising Athletes. Book Kirsten to speak to your league at kirstenjonesinc.com . Follow Kirsten on Social Media: @kirstenjonesinc (Facebook and X), or @kirstenjonescoach (Instagram and LinkedIn). Visit 8020BASEBALL.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for many more tips & strategies, and while you're there, get the newly UPDATED DRILL DESIGN GUI...

#282 - A KEY TIP FOR HANDLING BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS, DON'T COPY THIS WELL-KNOWN COACH, & AN UNDERSIZED SUCCESS STORY. 15.04.2025 16:44

Visit 8020BASEBALL.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for many more tips & strategies, and while you're there, get the newly UPDATED DRILL DESIGN GUIDE 3.0 for free. The best ways to support the podcast are to share it with a friend and leave a review. 👍🏽

#281 - The Top 5 Coaching Posts of the Month, & Part 2 of Our Fantastic Interview w/ Coach Pyrooz. 08.04.2025 29:42

Visit 8020BASEBALL.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for many more tips & strategies, and while you're there, get the newly UPDATED DRILL DESIGN GUIDE 3.0 for free . The best ways to support the podcast are to share it with a friend or leave a review . 👍🏽

#280 - A Great Way to Use Both Advanced and Basic Coaching Terminology, Plus Part One of Our Interview w/ Coach Pyrooz. 01.04.2025 30:32

#279 - A 5-Step "Success Routine" For Coaches 25.03.2025 13:41

#278 - Top Pitching Fixes: Where Do We Start with Mechanics? 18.03.2025 13:33

Visit 8020BASEBALL.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ for many more tips & strategies, and while you're there, get the newly UPDATED DRILL DESIGN GUIDE 3.0 for free. The best ways to support the podcast are to share it with a friend and leave a review. 👍🏽

#277 - 2-STRIKE HITTING GOALS, & WHEN TO BUNT FOR A BASE HIT. 12.03.2025 17:50

Visit 8020BASEBALL.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ for many more tips & strategies, and while you're there, get the newly UPDATED DRILL DESIGN GUIDE 3.0 for free. The best ways to support the podcast are to share it with a friend and leave a review. 👍🏽

#276 - BEGINNING OF THE SEASON: HITTING GOALS, TEAM RULES, AND A VERY COMMON TEACHING METHOD TO LIMIT OR AVOID. 05.03.2025 12:25

Visit 8020BASEBALL.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ for many more tips & strategies, and while you're there, get the newly UPDATED DRILL DESIGN GUIDE 3.0 for free. The best ways to support the podcast are to share it with a friend and leave a review. 👍🏽

#275 - Should We Ever Pull Our Team Off The Field? And More... 25.02.2025 19:35

Visit 8020BASEBALL.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ for many more tips & strategies, and while you're there, get the newly UPDATED DRILL DESIGN GUIDE 3.0 for free. The best ways to support the podcast are to share it with a friend and leave a review. 👍🏽

#274 -Key coaching lessons from Andy Reid and Nick Sirianni, and Albert Pujols says this is the top priority for hitters. 18.02.2025 19:54

Visit 8020BASEBALL.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ for many more tips & strategies, and while you're there, get the updated DRILL DESIGN GUIDE 3.0 for free . The best ways to support the podcast are to share it with a friend and leave a review. 👍🏽

#273 - Top 5 Coaching Tweets of the Month, a Negative Side Effect of Batting Average, & Helping Players Get In "The Zone". 11.02.2025 36:05

"A good coach improves your game. A great coach improves your life." - Michael Josephson. The best ways to support the podcast are to share it with a friend and leave a review. 👍🏽 Visit 8020BASEBALL.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ for many more tips & strategies, and while you're there, get the UPDATED DRILL DESIGN GUIDE 3.0 for free.

#272 - WINTER TRAINING PRIORITIES... TIPS 5 THROUGH 9. 05.02.2025 14:38

Visit ⁠8020BASEBALL.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ for many more tips & strategies, and while you're there, get the UPDATED DRILL DESIGN GUIDE 3.0 for free. The best ways to support the podcast are to share it with a friend and leave a review. 👍🏽 Thank you!