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We received a Facebook message from Jon Handy out of California and he brought up some interesting points on tech. The conversation triggered an idea for us. We don't think many player's know about the tech that is rising and how it makes an impact on their careers! The game is rapidly changing. It's changing so fast that tech is consuming every move of the game. College coaches are now looking at wearable and non-wearable technology that gives them indications if you're a recruitable player. There's no guessing game anymore for players. They know exactly what numbers they need to get, to be considered a recruitable player for D1, D2, D3, JUCO, and NAIA. In this episode, we dive into the topic of tech.  GET NOTIFIED WHEN WE UPLOAD A NEW EPISODE! SUBSCRIBE and GIVE US A REVIEW ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ------- Do you want to be recognized as a player or coach? Wondering how to build a winning lifestyle and culture? To explore this topic and have a conversation with Dave, Aaron, or myself visit www.rawlingstigers.com We'd lov

We went LIVE on Instagram with former Rawlings Tiger player Erik Webb. Erik was the MVP of MIAA and a 1st Team ABCA All-American. If you're wondering how a small guy can hit home runs you're in the right spot. To give you hints he focusing in on his nutrition, weight lifting, and keeping his approach simple at the the plate.  Just few accolades Mr. Webb holds:  • ABCA First Team All-American (2019) • ABCA Central Region Player of the Year (2019) • ABCA First Team All-Region (2019) • NCBWA First Team All-American (2019) • NCBWA Central Region Player of the Year (2019) • NCBWA First Team All-Region (2019) • D2CCA First Team All-American (2019) • D2CCA Central Region Player of the Year (2019) • D2CCA First Team All-Region (2019) • NCBWA Second Team All-Region (2018) • MIAA Player of the Year (2019) • All-MIAA First Team (2019) • All-MIAA Second Team (2017-18) • MIAA Hitter of the Week (2017) • MIAA Academic Honor Roll (2017) • MIAA Hitter of the Week (Three Times)T Thanks for

After watching the first episodes of "The Last Dance," Spiker and Dave have an interesting perspective on the career of Michael Jordan. The conversation takes an interesting twist where we speak on work life balance, inner drive, and of course competition. Join in on the conversation and give us your closing pitch on the Bulls documentary series.  GET NOTIFIED WHEN WE UPLOAD A NEW EPISODE! SUBSCRIBE and GIVE US A REVIEW ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ------- Do you want to be recognized as a player or coach? Wondering how to build a winning lifestyle and culture? To explore this topic and have a conversation with Dave, Aaron, or myself visit www.rawlingstigers.com We'd love you to review our show on Apple Podcasts. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/closing-pitch/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/closing-pitch/message

I don't know about you, but speaking in front people for the first time is terrifying! But, we all have these kinds of fears. We even have fears of leaving a community we've been a part of for a long time. We're afraid to branch out because it's all we know at the time. We have fallen a custom to the situation.  What if I told you, you need to lean into that fear? The fear is a calling card for your to move forward. In this episode, we talk about this weird feeling we get when we're about to reach the brink of something good.  Do you like the podcast? GET NOTIFIED WHEN WE UPLOAD A NEW EPISODE! SUBSCRIBE and GIVE US A REVIEW ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ------- Do you want to be recognized as a player or coach? Wondering how to build a winning lifestyle and culture? To explore this topic and have a conversation with Dave, Aaron, or myself visit www.rawlingstigers.com We'd love you to review our show on Apple Podcasts. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/closing-pitch/message --- Send in a voice message:

I recently jumped on an Instagram LIVE with one of my former players. He was the Division 2 MIAA Freshman of Year. We speak on social media, college recruiting, and what player's are doing now to get to the next level.  I hope you enjoy this episode! Please give us rating on the show.  Do you like the podcast? GET NOTIFIED WHEN WE UPLOAD A NEW EPISODE! SUBSCRIBE and GIVE US A REVIEW ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ------- Do you want to be recognized as a player or coach? Wondering how to build a winning lifestyle and culture? To explore this topic and have a conversation with Dave, Aaron, or myself visit www.rawlingstigers.com We'd love you to review our show on Apple Podcasts. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/closing-pitch/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/closing-pitch/message

Dreams weigh more than excuses, but we easily give up on our dreams because we face a barrier. How do you build a tolerance and perseverance to get past those dead zones? Mount Everest is the pinnacle of any climber. There's a spot in the climb where a climber has a choice: Should they head back down the mountain or risk their life for the chance to reach the peak. Our dreams are similar to this climb. We have to have the right support system, mindset, and training.  Do you like the podcast? GET NOTIFIED WHEN WE UPLOAD A NEW EPISODE!  SUBSCRIBE and GIVE US A REVIEW ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ------- Do you want to be recognized as a player or coach? Wondering how to build a winning lifestyle and culture? To explore this topic and have a conversation with Dave, Aaron, or myself  visit www.rawlingstigers.com We'd love you to review our show on Apple Podcasts. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/closing-pitch/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/closing-pitch/message

Your competition will be mad when you find out how to do these three things as a player. Knowing how to play is just the start. The guys have their first guest on. They spoke about him in episode 2 and they wanted him to come on and speak for himself about recruiting and his journey so far. This episode bring the highs and lows of college recruiting. Emotional, physical, and social distancing are all described in this historic episode.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/closing-pitch/message

Youth, high school, and college sports might seriously change. We might not even see after game handshakes anymore. This sounds crazy, but it might be true. What do you think? How do you think we're going to handle this pandemic in our amateur sports?  Do you want to be recognized as a player or coach? Wondering how to build a winning lifestyle and culture? To explore this topic and have a conversation with Dave, Aaron, or myself visit www.rawlingstigers.com We'd love you to review our show on Apple Podcasts. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/closing-pitch/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/closing-pitch/message

Are you tired of being stuck? Do you think too much in the future or past? When were at our peek there's something we click. That moment is because we are living in the moment.  Have you ever told someone or someone else told you..."you think too much." Our thoughts are way to in the future on how to fix things or we're thinking about what has happened in the past. Live in the moment, be the moment. --------------- Do you want to be recognized as a player or coach? Wondering how to build a winning lifestyle and culture? To explore this topic and have a conversation with Dave, Aaron, or myself visit www.rawlingstigers.com  We'd love you to review our show on Apple Podcasts. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/closing-pitch/message

Are you in high school? Or, if you're the same age as us, do you remember high school? What's the first word that pops into your mind...1...2...3.....GO! Weird, awkward, hard, different.  When I think about this time in my life. I think of myself as an awkward baby giraffe. Have you ever seen this animal run. No?....go ahead, I will wait. YouTube it right now. You will be amused.  This is literally how I felt. I thought I was an adult, I tried to act like an adult, BUT! I was not even close to knowing who are really was and I was very naive.  In this episode, we talk about this awkward time, but we also speak on what makes us great as individuals. We need to embrace our weird. This is our greatest strength. 

In this episode, Spiker and Dave talk about what it takes to be a long term winner. The show was structured differently this time with both hosts writing down their top 3 reasons winners are winners. They did not share these before the show. What happened was a canid conversation about mindset, belief systems, and core values of winners.  Enjoy this episode and give us your closing pitch!

In this episode, Spiker opens up with a weekend story of him and Chandni watching "It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood." It's a movie about Fred Rogers who is played by Tom Hanks. Spiker continues the conversation on how impressive Mr. Rogers was with his relationships. "He was the GOAT of relationships...he was good one-on-one and one-to-many. This is not even mentioning his range from children to adults." Dave jumps in with his process in building a relationships from his personal relationships to business. Relationships are everything when it comes to building a successful life. Send us your closing pitch by using the podcasting app called anchor. When you arrive to the public page click "message." https://anchor.fm/closing-pitch   Follow us on our Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts by going to our anchor page: https://anchor.fm/closing-pitch   www.rawlingstigers.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/closing-pitch/message

Dave and Spiker open with how they're handling the COVID-19 situation out their houses. Spiker shares a story about ramen noodle house that is impressive from a product and service standpoint. Dave goes into how his high school coach called him a walking snowball. The two host go into the 7 things people control. The mastery of the seven is hard for anyone, but Dave and Spiker talk about it being a north star to managing your emotional state in areas of life that feel uncontrollable.    00:00-04:10 -Intro  04:11-04:36 - The 7 Things You Control   04:37-25:30- Deep Dive Into the 7   26:00-27:34- Dave and Spiker's Closing Pitches    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rawlingstigers   Website: www.rawlingstigers.com   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rawlingstigers/  Rawlings Tigers   (SUBSCRIBE) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/closing-pitch/message

We head to our Facebook Groups to see where conversations are going about COVID-19. We checked travel baseball daily, travel ball parents, and travel ball. As we started looking we found interesting questions about finding a mentor/coach and should you stay on a team you committed to? Dave and Spiker give their thoughts on commitment, quarantine training, and how you should find the best coach you can. Send us your closing pitch by using the podcasting app called anchor. When you arrive to the public page click "message." https://anchor.fm/closing-pitch Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rawlingstigers Website: www.rawlingstigers.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rawlingstig... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/closing-pitch/message

You're in control! In this episode we talk about the recent COVID-19 situation and college recruiting. The conversation takes an interesting twist with both speaking on best practices for players who want to play beyond college. Spiker shares his recruiting experience and Dave shares conversations he had with both college coaches and parents. We want to know your closing pitch. Use anchor app or comment in the comment section of your preferred platform of choice. We also accept DM's.  Last thing, please give us a review, 5 star, preferably and we will make sure we keep delivering our closing pitch.  Follow the links below:    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rawlingstigers  Website: www.rawlingstigers.com    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rawlingstig... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/closing-pitch/message

Setting up a base and building the right foundation is key to any project you undertake. In the first episode of "The Closing Pitch" Dave and Spiker set the table for what the show is about and their goals for the podcast.   Spiker talks about how content changes over time while Dave sets up for his close. You can listen to the podcast on Spotify and iTunes. You can make your closing pitch by either commenting below or adding in your own audio comment on anchor.fm. Follow the links below: YouTube: https://youtu.be/3YtiUo5dYJg Website: https://www.rawlingstigers.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rawlingstigers --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/closing-pitch/message