Patrick Jones Baseball

In this episode, we talk to Cade Beloso. Cade currently plays for LSU. He talks about in this episode of being able to go through adversity having an injury, having other things come up and just continue to battle through. He gets into what it takes to be able to play in the SEC as well as what it's like to train in the offseason, such as what a typical day is like as an LSU Tigers.SHOW NOTES:[2:56] What is a typical fall ball in college baseball?[3:37] How long have you been doing this?[4:09] What’s something that you’ve learned about yourself since you’ve been in college?[4:53] Is that something that you had to learn the hard way?[5:44] What would you say was the difference between that year and other years in your college?[6:42] Were you worried about getting drafted?[7:44] What helped you make that transition into realizing this isn’t working and that you need to make a change?[8:28] What is your routine like?[10:00] What is balancing on film rollers?[10:41] What do you think on the core velocity belt?

Trevor Amicone is currently a hitting coach in the New York Yankees Organization this past year and he was as well in Triple A, serving as their hitting coach there. Trevor has also a background and experience of being a high school and a college baseball coach and in this episode, he shares his experiences. He shares his knowledge on different aspects not just hitting but the game in general, coaching, and what it really is all about at the end of the day.SHOW NOTES:[2:13] Did you want to be in broadcasting before coaching or how did that all come about?[5:13] Do you respect broadcasters more now having been through that and understanding just how hard it is?[7:23] What’s something that you wish you would have done differently if you could go back now as a high school coach?[9:32] Do you feel like the practices you had were just too easy?[12:02] Do you think high school coaches should still focus and spend a lot of time on pick offs, cuts and relays, and rundowns or is it an overkill?[13:31] You have to work

In this episode, we have Troy Rallings. Troy is a former Pac-12 pitcher of the Year at the University of Washington. While in high school, he was recruited by another D1 program and ended up getting his scholarship pulled. We hear a lot about that in the recruiting world now, and Troy lived it. Still, he persevered and ended up attending the University of Washington and becoming the Pac-12 pitcher of the year. SHOW NOTES:[3:12] Why do you want to stay in baseball and continue to coach, develop, and help players get recruited?[4:22] Have you been in the travel baseball scene?[5:32] What are some ways you feel you can change the industry?[9:47] How do you monitor arm stress?[12:44] Where do you think travel baseball is going in the next 3-5 years?[16:10] What are some of the things you're doing to help get their name out and get them recruited?[21:21] How do you educate the parents and be honest with them when reviewing the recruiting process and where their kids stand right now?[23:48] What are your thoughts o

Jacob Turner is a former player who was a first-round pick in 2009, #9 in the draft and had an MLB career. He also played for several years in the big leagues and Korea. He has retired from playing and is now an entrepreneur; where he and his brother started  JL Strategic Wealth company.In this episode, Jacob talks about how he made adjustments on the mound as a pitcher and what things he would do differently if he could start over again as a young pitcher.Aside from baseball, he also talks about his transition after baseball, becoming an entrepreneur.Time Stamps:[3:33] If you go back and give yourself one piece of advice, what would it be to a young Jacob Turner just coming up through the minor leagues? [5:01] How did you keep your energy level neutral when you didn’t do well?[7:10] Is there a time when you shouldn’t stick to the process anymore?[8:31] What was different between your best year in the MLB as a 22-year-old? [12:20] When you started struggling in 2013-2014, were you trying to fin

How do you Develop Infielders at Every Level of Baseball?* Youth* High School* College* ProfessionalBrandon Szink is a coach at Ohio Wesleyan University and runs the Bo Jackson Elite Travel organization. He has coached in professional baseball and is now doing travel baseball.Brandon talks about high school and college baseball and developing infielders. He also shares how to manage a team and build a lineup.He gives ways on how you can communicate with your players as well as with parents and coaches.SHOW NOTES:[3:00] How do you help players develop?[9:08] what's usually the lowest-hanging fruit that you see when working with those kids? Is there any couple of things that you consistently see time and time again that you consistently have to work on with infielders?[12:10] On the infield side, is it possible to take too many ground balls?[15:53] What's something that you see from players that they really need to work on or emphasize in order to get to that next level?[19:48] Is there anything that you help y

Taylor Valentine is currently an assistant coach at Centre College in Kentucky. He has coached at now a division three level. He has also coached NAIA, Division One College Baseball, and USA Baseball. In this episode, we talk about some of the similarities and differences between the various levels. He talks about what he is doing with his play from a development standpoint at Centre College and what he is looking for in recruiting. Taylor also shares about USA Baseball and how they run things at USA Baseball.SHOW NOTES:[2:00] What would you say the biggest difference is in terms of the type of player thatyou're recruiting in NAIA and Division 3?[3:21] Would you say that the power tool is usually the one that separates players more than anything else?[3:50] What would you say that your guys philosophy is on the transfer portal?[4:42] Are most of the guys in the transfer portal Division 1 players or do you also find a lot of D2 and D3 kids in there too?[6:15] What's your time frame like for recruiting high sch

In today’s episode, we talk to Tyler Black. Tyler is the host of the Black Diamond Softball and fitness podcast. He talks about his background in softball as well as what he is trying to do within the game of softball and helping it grow. He also talks about how he coaches his daughter and explains the development process from a parent and from a coach. He also mentions some of the things that he thinks are going to help and improve softball down the road and where he sees the game going.SHOW NOTES[3:00] Why did you start your podcast?[04:19] What’s something that you’ve learned from doing your podcast that has helped your family understands the landscape of travel softball?[05:53] Where do you see the disconnection between parents, players, and coaches in softball?[08:14] Why would there be a disconnect between the talent level from the east coast to the eastcoast?[09:52] Do you ever foresee high school ball going away and it’s just nothing but travelball?[12:43] How necessary is it for parents and players t

In today’s episode, we talk to Doug Laumann. Doug is currently with Chicago White Sox and is not just simply a director; he has over 40 years of scouting experience with several major league organizations. In this episode, he talks about what it is like scouting players down in the Dominican Republic versus scouting players in America. He also mentions what he is looking for when he is out scouting and how he only really needs to see a player one time before he's in or out on him. SHOW NOTES:[02:51] What piece of advice would you give yourself 40 years ago?[4:28] What did you mean when you said to keep an open mind?[8:02] There's a lot to having good area scouts, good scouts with no backgrounds onplayers that you have to trust and that you can rely on to tell you because you're notYou will always see it the first time you go to see it.[8:54] Do you attribute that gut feeling to you the performance of the players?[18:07] Have you ever drafted a player based on those metrics and went against your gut?[31:44] Th

In today’s episode, we talk to Marty Sutherland. Marty is currently the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Iowa. He gives some great insight and great tips to those who are going through the recruiting process right now. He also talks about what he's looking for and how they do things at Iowa from a development standpoint. He mentions some of the things that are important to them at Iowa. Marty takes us behind the scenes and talks about some of the things that they are implementing this fall with their players that they haven't done necessarily in the past.SHOW NOTES[4:26] What is your story on having to stop coaching, selling insurance, and then getting back into coaching?[10:19] How many texts and emails would you say you get a day about recruiting?[12:29] Why do you not go after and offer tons of kids then sit back and see how they perform?[16:29] Would there be smaller classes because of the transfer portal?[19:32] What does a high quality high school kid look like for yo

In today’s episode, I speak to Mitch Davidoff. Mitch is currently the manager for the Victoria Eagles, which is a travel baseball organization. Mitch talks about how he helps young baseball players in Canada as well as the comparison of Victoria Eagles in Canada and in the United States. Mitch is also a fantastic hitting coach and has a growth mindset that works perfectly with his coaching skills. He also mentions hitters that he watches to observe their strategies in playing.SHOW NOTES[2:26] Based on what you've seen on how travel baseball is in the States, what's the biggest differences that you see from Canada to the United States?[6:21] Do your team travel a decent amount?[7:00] How often do your team come to the United States to play?[7:54] How often do your team have college coaches come up and see you in Canada?[10:39] What is your story behind playing college baseball at four different schools?[13:52] What was your experience with competing at a higher level?[16:42] Did you play hockey growing up?[17:

Nate Walker has worked in baseball operations for two Major League Baseball front offices. He acted as a contact person for the coaching staff of the Major Leagues and helped them with pregame planning, game strategy, and statistical analysis. Nate currently serves as the founder and president of Diamond Solutions, a business that provides analytics consulting to softball and baseball companies.In today’s episode, Nate talks about how he collects data and information in softball. He also mentions that high school pitchers should focus on creating movement north-south vs. east-west. Nate also mentions that he goes out and scouts high school pitchers or the travel ball scene and his ways of scouting and recruiting pitchers.Free Presentation on how to help Softball Hitters improve their timingTune in to this episode to find out more about Nate Walker.SHOW NOTES[2:37] How did you go from a scout and professional baseball to now working with different programs in the softball world on the pitching?[5:40] How are y

Dr. Ismael Gallo, a physical therapist who was once a professional baseball player, appears in today's episode. As a current physical therapist as well as a former baseball player, he's able to mix the areas of movement and on field baseball and comprehend abilities and skill growth. He also created a movement system that enables players to execute more effectively from a young age through high school, junior high, college, and professional baseball.SHOW NOTES[2:20] Did you immediately knew that you wanted to get into studying the movement and biomechanics of how people move?[4:05] What are some of the things that you've found that we're doing a poor job of training and developing athletes from a young age all the way up?[5:05] What are some things that coaches can start doing to help their athletes develop at a younger age and at a faster rate?[6:46] What are some ways to help a player when they grow older in high school?[8:09] It's not necessarily a strength issue, it's just the players not having good move

Josh Johnson, an assistant coach who joined Mississippi State's staff on August 27, 2019, has improved the Bulldogs' player development strategy with the use of advanced technology and analytics. He is also a recruiting coordinator at the said university for their softball program. He is working on research using motion capture technology with State's Athlete Engineering department while getting his PhD in biomechanics at Mississippi State.In today’s episode, Josh, being one of the most progressive minds in softball, talks about his experiences and knowledge on applying biomechanics and advanced technology in softball. He also mentions that visualization and mental imagery has to be trained and that it takes practice to get good at it. Furthermore, Josh points out the importance of movement. He mentions that learning how to move properly in the weight room is huge. Talking about and understanding how to move properly, according to Josh Johnson, is the easiest way to get better faster.SHOW NOTES[03:0

In today’s episode, a newly recruited hitting coach, Rachel Huggins, shares her experiences in coaching at Eastern Illinois University. Rachel shares how she was recruited during her high school years. She also talks about her recruiting process today as a hitting coach and how she helps hitters build their own approach and in individualizing the different pitches and parts of the zone.She shares her and the team’s philosophy when it comes to hitting. She also talks about how she builds relationships with the team and points out what they need to improve on.SHOW NOTES:[2:25] What is your recruiting process as a high school player?[3:48] Is there anything you would have worked on or focused more on as a player in high school to get ready for college?[4:46] What other sports did you play?[5:19] In the recruiting process, do you look for players who have played multiple sports?[6:01] What are you looking for when you are recruiting players?[7:08] Do you look for defense first type players or offense first type p

Millard Dawson enters his fifth year with the baseball program at Seattle U in 2021-22, and his fourth as an assistant under Head Coach Donny Harrel. In his first season, Dawson served as a student manager for the Redhawks. He assists with the recruiting, small-game offense and outfielders, while also serving as the team's first base coach.Millard shares his experiences being a competitor playing multiple sports and how he's grown as a hitter over the years. He tells us about professional baseball and what it all takes to be a complete hitter. He also talks about letting players be their own hitting coach.He shares the importance of understanding how the body moves in sequence and getting hitters to understand how their body moves via drills or constraints from the ground up.Millard shares some tips on how to be successful from a hitting standpoint. He talks about why he wants to give back to the youth and college athletes and help them learn from the mistakes that he made along the way.In this

I'm Patrick Jones and I used to be a hitting coach for the Baltimore Orioles. Now I work with hitters in the private sector in Cincinnati, Ohio, and also help players with college recruiting. In today's episode, we're going to talk about college recruiting. Specifically, we're going to talk about division one players versus d2 and d3 players.Learn the reasons behind why certain players are getting recruited to Division 1 schools and why others aren't.It's a tricky topic to talk about because it's not always easy to see why certain players get chosen over others. But I think it's important for us to understand the reasons behind these decisions so players can better prepare for their future in terms of playing baseball in college and make sure they're doing everything they can to get recruited.SHOW NOTES:[1:34] Your age is important and the year you graduate is important.[2:11] All these big conferences are looking at you.[2:41] Remember how social media works you don't go viral by just doing ordinary thi

In today's episode, I speak to Dawn Weatherwax. Dawn is a Registered/Licensed Dietitian with a specialty in Sports Nutrition and Founder of Sports Nutrition 2Go. She is also a Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics, which is the premier professional sports nutrition credential in the United States. In addition, she is an Athletic Trainer with a Certification in Strength and Conditioning from The National Strength and Conditioning Association. She brings a comprehensive and unique understanding of the athlete's body, and its nutritional needs, to those interested in achieving specific performance goals and optimal health. Dawn is an active member in the American Dietetic Association (ADA), Sports, Cardiovascular, and Wellness Nutritionists Dietetic Practice Group (SCAN), American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA), National Athletic Training Association (NATA), & Greater Cincinnati Athletic Training Association (GCATA).Dawn shares nu

In today’s episode I speak to Bryce Neal, Bryce is the hitting coach of the University of Louisville. Bryce comes to Louisville after serving as an assistant coach at Bucknell University during 2021 season. Prior to his stint at Bucknell, Bryce served as a volunteer assistant coach at Arizona State in 2020. He has also worked as a private instructor and spent five years coaching one-on-one private lessons at Perfect Timing Baseball and Softball in Springdale, Arkansas. In 2019 he worked as a camp instructor for LSU softball. From 2013 to 2015, he served as a director and coach for Midwest Nationals Baseball in Springfield, Missouri. While there he was in charge of developing training programs as well as travel logistics.He talks about softball from a development standpoint, hitting, recruiting, offensive strategy, and the mental side of the game.He shares some of his experiences in baseball and how he evolved as a coach.In this episode, learn how they do things at the University of Louisville.S

In today's episode, I speak to Paul Reddick. Paul is the Founder of the Baseball Education Center.Paul is also one of America's top young speakers. He speaks to numerous youth, high school, college, and business groups every year. Paul's speaking career is centered around empowering youth and college groups to achieve lasting success, greater friendships, and healthy relationships.In this episode, he talks about The Recruiting Process, The Politics in Baseball, Scholarship System, Baseball Culture, Player commitment, Self-development, and Building Relationships.He talks about how he helps players get better and offers advice to aspiring players who want to be recruited.Listen to learn more about baseball camps in this episode.SHOW NOTES:[5:54] While you were doing this were you also coaching too?[8:08] What advice would you give yourself 20 years ago?[11:40] What's your take on social media and recruiting?[17:03] Why does he need to win?[17:48] If a college coach loses his job.[18:28] When parents ask me all

In today’s episode, I speak to Connor Gandossy. Connor came to Creighton in the fall of 2017 from Saint Louis University, where he served as an assistant coach for four seasons. Prior to coaching at Saint Louis, he was an assistant coach at Jefferson College.Connor has been an instrumental part of the Bluejays’ successes leading to a trip to the NCAA Regional finals in 2019. The 2019 team was ranked among the 25 teams in the nation and claimed the BIG EAST regular-season and tournament championships.He is responsible for recruiting, developing catchers, and working with the offense for the Bluejays, the same responsibilities he had at Saint Louis.In total Connor has coached 28 players who were drafted by MLB. In addition to the teams’ on the field accomplishments, 25 Bluejay players were named to the 2018-2019 BIG EAST All Academic team.In today's episode, he talks about leadership, development, how to go about recruiting, how to utilize the transfer portal, what specifically he is looking for when recruiting