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Sept. 3, 2023

Keith Richardson - Archbishop Stepinac High School

We have had many conversations with high school coaches, college coaches, authors, speakers, advisors, players, and many people involved in amateur baseball. In this episode, we get a look inside the baseball program at Arch…
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Clearing The Bases
Aug. 2, 2023

Trent Mongero - Winning Baseball

He’s a self-proclaimed blue-collar coach, a high school coach by choice, and he’s genuinely trying to make a difference for all baseball players. He travels the country delivering his message and breaking down fundamental sk…
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Clearing The Bases
July 3, 2023

The Parent Point of View

We invited a few travel baseball parents on the show to share some of their experiences with us. The idea came from one of our listeners and we decided to give it a try. What transpired was an interesting conversation regard…
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Clearing The Bases
June 11, 2023

Rules, Pitch Counts and Bunting… Oh My!

There were a few things that have happened in the high school and college baseball world that we found to be noteworthy. We preach that there are so many aspects of the game that coaches and players need to be on top of, so …
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Clearing The Bases
May 21, 2023

Eric Holtz – Israel National Team And GameOn 13 Baseball/Softball Training

Eric Holtz is the former manager of the Israel National Baseball Team. He was the assistant coach for the gold-medal-winning Team USA Baseball team at the 2013 Maccabiah Games, and the Team USA head coach for the gold-medal-…
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Clearing The Bases
May 9, 2023

Travis Dorsch - Utah State University Families in Sport Lab

Dr. Travis Dorsch is an Associate Professor at Utah State University and the founding director of the USU Families in Sport Lab. Dr. Dorsch’s research is specifically targeted at understanding the impact of parent involvemen…
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Clearing The Bases
April 16, 2023

Alan Jaeger - Jaeger Sports

Alan Jaeger founded Jaeger Sports on the principle that athletes need to develop both their physical and mental skills in order to be successful in game situations. He is one of the most well respected and sought after train…
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Clearing The Bases
March 12, 2023

Taylor Valentine - Centre College and USA Baseball

"It's not really people stealing other people's information, it's really people helping people because at the end of the day we are all in this together high school, summer ball, college ball, pro ball… we're all doing the s…
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Clearing The Bases
March 5, 2023

Live From The ABCA Convention 2

We went live at the 2023 ABCA Convention in Nashville. Our last 2 interviews were with Jonathan Reinebold and Zach Casto. These two guys wrapped up our visit to Nashville with a nice tidy bow!
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Clearing The Bases
Feb. 22, 2023

Live From The ABCA Convention 1

We went live at the 2023 ABCA Convention in Nashville. Our first 3 interviews were with Anthony Pla, Buzz McNish and Jake Lindmeier. Listen to what they have to say in this first episode and stay tuned for part 2!
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Clearing The Bases
Feb. 12, 2023

Mike Capps – The Voice of The Round Rock Express

From the front lines to the foul lines... we bring you the Voice of the Round Rock Express - Mike Capps. Mike worked in radio and TV news for 22 years before landing in his prized home, the Texas Rangers AAA broadcast booth …
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Clearing The Bases
Feb. 1, 2023

Reggie Bibb– A Coach’s Diary

There are well-known, high-level coaches that we all know and respect. Then there are relatively unknown coaches that have a great message and fully understand what it takes to be “that” coach that can change a young players…
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Clearing The Bases
Jan. 17, 2023

Kirk Cabana - Marian University’s Ancilla College

The coaching journey can take you down many different paths. Many times, that track is a long and windy road. Coach Kirk Cabana, Head Coach of Marian University’s Ancilla College, talks to us about his, let’s say unorthodox,…
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Clearing The Bases
Dec. 30, 2022

Paul Reddick - The Baseball Education Center

Paul Reddick transforms pitchers and so much more. He has been endorsed by Hall Of Famers, MLB pitching coaches, and Navy SEALs. In this episode we discuss pitch counts, recovery time between innings, weight training for pit…
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Clearing The Bases
Nov. 26, 2022

Bill Eckstrom – The Coaching Effect

Bill Eckstrom is a leading authority on performance coaching and growth. He is the founding CEO of Ecsell Sports and Ecsell Institute. With nearly two decades of experience, Bill remains a renowned TEDx Talk presenter, keyn…
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Clearing The Bases
Oct. 27, 2022

Mike Kazlausky - Flying High at The U.S. Air Force Academy

There are many distinguishable differences between baseball coaches. Coach Mike “Kaz” Kazlausky of The U.S. Air Force Academy has a very discernible distinction. He not only prepares players for high level competition on the…
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Clearing The Bases
Oct. 16, 2022

Money & Mania Are Ruining Kids' Sports & Why It Matters

Author and freelance journalist Linda Flanagan joins us to discuss how big money and high stakes have transformed youth sports. We talk about many of the issues that parents have with the current state of youth sports and th…
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Clearing The Bases
Oct. 1, 2022

Practice? We Talkin’ ‘Bout Practice?

When we talk about practice, what should our main goals be? Are we practicing the areas of the game that happen most often so that they create an automatic response during games? Are we being efficient, purposeful, and produ…
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Clearing The Bases
Sept. 4, 2022

Eric Wubbena - The Baseball Bluebook

Navigating through the recruiting process can be quite a challenge. Why not make it fun and interesting? The Baseball Bluebook App affords players, recruiters, vendors, and everyone involved with baseball a place to develop …
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Clearing The Bases
Aug. 21, 2022

Tryouts... Making The Team

It is that time of year once again! Tryout time. What does a good tryout look like? How do I decide what team is the right fit? How do coaches and organizations run their tryouts? There are so many questions that need answer…
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Clearing The Bases
July 26, 2022

Can We Change Youth Baseball?

In this episode we meet up with author, coach and youth baseball administrator, Adam Sarancik. Adam shares his views on the current state of affairs and uses his many years of experience to explain what, he believes, is need…
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Clearing The Bases
July 17, 2022

Holy Sheets! What A Conversation!

There are coaches and then there are coaches that are among the best in the country. What makes them tick differently from the others? How did they become part of an elite fraternity? Every coach’s journey is different from …
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Clearing The Bases
July 4, 2022

The "C" Word... Communication

There are many tools in a coaches tool box that need to be honed and sharpened. The is no greater aspect to the craft than communication. In order to be an effective coach, communicating skills have to be high on the priorit…
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Clearing The Bases
May 29, 2022

Peter Caliendo - Baseball Outside The Box

There are many people in the baseball world that aim to promote our game for the betterment of all who are involved. There are a lot of good ones but there is no better advocate than Peter Caliendo. Peter has literally trave…
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Clearing The Bases