Patrick Jones Baseball

Patrick Jones Baseball

Hosted by: Patrick Jones

This baseball podcast will be centered around player and coach development. We will discuss everything from mechanics, the mental game, practice design, and even college recruiting. Apple Podcast:...

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Getting Recruited to Play College Baseball

Episode #219

How do you go about getting recruited to play college baseball? What camps or showcases should you be going to? In this episode I talk about how to evaluate yourself as a baseball player in the recruiting process and...
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A life spent Coaching Baseball with Turtle Thomas

Episode #218

14 College World Series appearances, 19 consecutive top 10 recruiting classes, and two national championships. Not a bad resume for this week’s guest, Turtle Thomas. Turtle coached college baseball for 39 years with...
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Training Baseball Players with Kevin Poppe - DST Performance

Episode #217

Kevin Poppe is the co-owner of DST Performance in Houston, Texas. DST (Dynamic Sports Training) trains athletes of all ages. In this episode, we talk specifically about working with baseball players. We talk about...
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Throwing Harder and Swinging Faster with Paul Nyman

Episode #216

Paul Nyman is an Engineer who has a passion for player development in baseball. After starting his regular job in the technical world as an engineer, Paul retired in 1989. He started to come across different research...
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If I had a son who WANTED to play Baseball

Episode #215

What would I do if I had a son who wanted to play baseball. How would I go about it from a developmental and parent perspective. I played baseball as a kid and now have coached players from middle school to the MLB. I...
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Player Development and College Recruiting with Donegal Fergus

Episode #214

Donegal Fergus has been coaching baseball for over 20 years. He has coached at the collegiate and professional level for numerous teams including the University of Washington, UC Santa Barbra, and most recently, the...
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Dr. Michael Gervais - High Performance Psychologist

Episode #213

Dr. Gervais is one of the most sought-after high-performance coaches on the planet. He has worked with Pete Carroll and the Seattle Seahawks, Olympic medalists, UFC fighters, MLB players, and coaches from every major...
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Kyle Wagner - Aggression Precedes Discipline, Developing Amateur Hitters

Episode #212

Currently the Director of Player Development for GoWags a travel baseball organization, author of two books, "GreenLight Hitting" and "How the Rivercats Won", Kyle Wagner stops by the show to talk about a better way...
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Jim Rickon: Labeling Players, Scouting, and Amateur Baseball

Episode #211

Jim Rickon is currently a scout for the Cleveland Indians. He has been with the Indians organization for over 20 years as a player and coach. He has served as a hitting coach, coordinator, and now scout. In this...
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Cody Decker on Pinch Hitting, Data for Players, and Pulling Pranks

Episode #210

Normally on the show we have coaches at various level who come on and talk about their current coaching situation, how they go about developing players, and give advice to everyone listening. However, I think it's...
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Training Pitchers REMOTELY with Ben Brewster

Episode #209

Can you develop pitchers without actually seeing them in person? Ben Brewster and Tread Athletics have been doing that for several years, and have been doing it extremely well. Ben is the Co-Founder of Tread...
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Jim Maciejewski - Developing High School Players, and the value of Consistency

Episode #208

What makes high school baseball beneficial? To me it's actually closer to what college is like. Same teammates everyday, competing against teams in your league, and winning is relevant. It's important for the game...
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