COACH BO

Thank you @JpNerbun for coming on the podcast and sharing your coaching wisdom with us!

The best.

Bob Uecker’s greatest calls from Major League.

@TolentinoTeach This is a great topic for discussion! What are some specific ways you believe PD can be designed so it encourages debate, creativity, and real growth that leads to measurable student engagement/learning increases?

One of my biggest concerns about professional development: there’s almost no room for disagreement. It’s a compliance system. Check the boxes, get the points, move on. We need self-driven PD that encourages debate, creativity, and real growth.

When I talk to coaches, they often tell me their players find fundamentals boring. But here's the truth: Fundamentals aren't inherently boring. It's how we coach them that makes all the difference. Take throwing accurately...one of baseball’s core fundamentals. A stale throwing program feels like a chore. But a dynamic, structured, fast-paced one with variety and competitions? That’s fun. 🔥 Let’s make fundamentals exciting again!

Overprotected kids become unprepared adults. Dawn Staley nailed it.🔥 You can’t shelter your child from every hard moment and then expect them to handle adversity when it counts. Hard is the lesson. Watch. Share. Bookmark.

From the book "The 80/20 Principle" by @RichardKoch8020

To all the parents who give "advice" during the game and critique performances after a challenging performance.....remember this: S#it happens. Baseball is HARD. Paul Skenes threw 2/3 of an inning today and gave up 5 earned runs. He will be fine. So will your son!

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A great way to positively grow players' mindsets and team cultures is to consistently infuse mission-aligned mantras.

@M_Gerber17 Once the season starts I tell hitters “your swing is your swing” Every conversation after that is approach. Hunting our pitch early, looking to do damage gap to gap. Understanding the arm we are facing. A ball in play with 2 strikes is always better than a backwards K.

Hot take: most amateur hitters and their coaches focus on mechanics, thinking magic can be sprinkled and outcomes will change. Mechanics matter for sure but let’s talk about timing and pitch selection before we make wholesale swing changes!

So good. Sure, the ump appears to have a generous zone in this video, but regardless, SH checks ALL the boxes.

@dwsooner11 @CBCJakeMck Yeah, I agree. You make a good point. My message was focused solely on the abundance of oversensitive catchers/pitchers I’m seeing that have turned to vigilante justice rather than just getting ready for the next pitch and getting better.

@8020_BASEBALL @CBCJakeMck I have coached the game for 35 years. You say take that energy and use it to focus on not giving homeruns. How about the hitter? Just drop the bat and run the bases like you expected to hit that bomb. Both of those things take zero thought or effort.

Don’t like it, don’t allow a homer

Cristopher Sanchez: - Never a Top 100 Prospect. - Never a Top 10 Prospect in any organisation. - His CH was ranked a 45 on the 20-80 scale in 2020. - He spent six seasons in the complex leagues. - Went undrafted as a Rule 5 pick. Another example: Development isn't linear.