DNB DISCOUNT CODE: BEYOURSELF15 Episode 40 Season 2 is out with Keegan Burney. Keegan is currently the Recruiting Coordinator at Miami-Hamilton University and a Throwing Trainer at Ohio Baseball Science Academy in Cincinnati, OH. Ohio Baseball Science Academy opened in September of 2020. The goal was to have a facility that was technology and data-driven to help train athlete’s efficiently and become the best versions of themselves. Keegan talks about what is like to use this technology everyday and to learn everyday what is new in todays game. Keegan talks about how much technology is impacting baseball at a collegiate level stand point. Technology has allowed the individual to see what the naked eye cant. There is no guess in todays game and everything has the opportunity to be fixed. Keegan believes he has such an advantage compared to other schools due to the use of technology. Other topics discussed include: How to learn technology when it is not completely available? What it really takes to become a recruiting coordinator for a college program. Balance between coaching and personal life. The NAIA collegiate level compared to NCAA. How should high school athletes choose the best school for themselves Please join me in listening to Keegan and “Always Remember Be Yourself”

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Keegan Burney- Miami Hamilton Pitching Coaching/Recruiting Coordinator and Throwing Trainer at Ohio Baseball Science Academy

DNB DISCOUNT CODE: BEYOURSELF15 Episode 39 Season 2 is out with “Stretch Talk”. What is exactly is “Stretch Talk”? If you have played high school or college sports you know that every day you stretch. Stretching can be one of the most routine things you will do on an everyday basis. After a couple weeks you become familiar on what you need to accomplish stretching wise and can do it in your sleep. During this time, you start to strike up conversations with your teammates. My guest for stretch talk is my friend Grant Peters. Grant has been on many episodes including “JUCO Bros Episode 16 Season 2. At the beginning of the year, Grant was a coach at Owens CC in Toledo, OH. This allowed him to gain experience at the colligate level and grow as a coach personally. Topics that we talked about include Coaching vs Playing? What life is really like a year after college? What mistakes do young coaches make? Finding a goal after college? Sit back, relax, and “Always Remember Be Yourself”.

Stretch Talk #9- Grant Peters

DNB DISCOUNT CODE: BEYOURSELF15 Episode 38 Season 2 is out with Kevin Hollabaugh. Kevin is the Owner of Proforce Sports Performance in Cincinnati, a Professor at University of Cincinnati, and has his own podcast called “PFEDU”. Kevin has a long resume in the Strength and Conditioning Industry including St. Vincent Sports Performance, University of South Florida, and Indiana University Health Sports Performance. Kevin prides himself on being a dedicated Father & Husband, Entrepreneur, and Strength Coach.  Proforce has been voted the best Strength and Conditioning Facility in Cincinnati three years in a row (18, 19, 20). Proforce prides themselves on providing the best individualized programs for each athlete while creating a competitive, positive environment for them to grow. Athletes of all age’s train here from middle school all the way to professional baseball players. Kevin and his staff do an amazing job challenging the athlete everyday to grow and succeed. Kevin graduated from University of Cincinnati with his Masters and Bachelors in MHA. He has almost every certification you can think of including CSCS, FMSC, and USAW. Kevin has interviewed with many professional teams such as the New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds. Kevin talks about starting a business in the strength and conditioning field and how he was successful. Kevin has a great Entrepreneur mindset and explains how ProForce has become successful through all the challenges he has faced. He talks what it really takes to become an entrepreneur and what people need to think about before starting their own business. Kevin recently launched Kevinhollabaugh.com to work with entrepreneurs to help and grow their current business. Kevin is one of the smartest Strength and Conditioning Coaches I have ever met and has a great entrepreneur mind. Please join me in listening to Kevin and “Always Remember Be Yourself”

Kevin Hollabaugh- Owner ProForce Sports Performance

DNB DISCOUNT CODE: BEYOURSELF15 Episode 37 Season 2 is out with “Stretch Talk”. What is exactly is “Stretch Talk”? If you have played high school or college sports you know that every day you stretch. Stretching can be one of the most routine things you will do on an everyday basis. After a couple weeks you become familiar on what you need to accomplish stretching wise and can do it in your sleep. During this time, you start to strike up conversations with your teammates. My guest for stretch talk is my good friend Isaac Stidham. Isaac has been apart of BachTalk since the beginning. Isaac has been on my Stretch Talk’s before. I wanted to sit down with Isaac and just talk about life. Topics that we talked about include Do you need to lose sleep to be successful? What does training mean to you? Overcoming injuries and how mentally draining they can be? Being content on finishing your baseball career? Goals for 2021 Sit back, relax, and “Always Remember Be Yourself”.

Stretch Talk #8- Isaac Stidham

DNB DISCOUTN CODE: BEYOURSELF15 Episode 36 Season 2 is out with Matt Smith. Matt is currently a Minor League Athletic Trainer in the Minnesota Twins Organization. Matt graduated from Baldwin Wallace University with a B.S. in Athletic Training and Exercise Science. Matt also received his Master’s of Science in Athletic Training. Matt’s previous internships include Boston Red Sox Assistant Athletic Trainer, Cleveland Indians Major League Athletics Trainer Internship, and Columbus Clippers Athletic Trainer Internship (Triple A Affiliate of the Cleveland Indians). Matt talks about his internships and how he was able to get these positions. He talks about how to go about getting connections within the industry and how to get your foot in the door to the professional baseball scene. Matt explains how important it is to know and understand how to work with professional baseball players. Professional baseball players are routine and they want to find what works best for them. Matt tells about how he learns each athlete and finds how each athlete works on an individual basis. This past season Matt has done everything virtual for the Minnesota Twins. He talks about how excited he is to get working with players everyday and getting “the feel” back as an Athletic Trainer. Please join me in listening to Matt and “Always Remember Be Yourself” Congrats to Matt and his Wife Lexi on their wedding! 

Matt Smith- Minnesota Twins Minor League Athletic Trainer

DNB DISCOUTN CODE: BEYOURSELF15 Episode 35 Season 2 is out with Corey Arnold. Corey is currently a 17u coach for Canes Baseball out of Cincinnati, OH and works as a consultant for Terillium Inc. Corey is one of my good friends and former college roommate. He played baseball at Earlham College and graduated school with degree in Supply Chain. Corey talks about the transition from playing baseball vs. coaching. When players become a coach they seem to forget what their job is and that is to make players the best they can possible be. Corey tells about how he had an easy transition and couple of stories/examples from his college playing career. We also discuss what we both personally think about Top Velocity and Driveline as a whole and the differences between them. 2020 has been a crazy year as we all know. Corey being a recent college graduate talks about what students should think about as they graduate and put themselves in the best possible position, they can be entering the “Real World”. Baseball is such a symbol of America and what it represents. We take a deep dive into what baseball needs to do as a whole in 2021 to help the game grow. Baseball benefits so many people in America and we hope that 2021 can help to regain some attention to the baseball world. Corey has grown a ton since I roomed with him in college. He always still has to give me a hard time about little things but its all in good fun. I am really looking forward to Corey’s future as a coach and how he can help players become the best version of themselves on and off the field. Please join me in listening to Corey and “Always Remember Be Yourself”.  

Corey Arnold- Canes Baseball Cincinnati

  DNB DISCOUNT CODE: BEYOURSELF15 Episode 35 Season 2 is out with Johnnie Schneider. Johnnie was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 29th round of the 2018 MLB draft. He played college baseball at Palm Beach Atlantic University and Palm Beach College in Florida. Johnnie is currently at the Cincinnati Reds Instructional camp which is located at their Spring Training Facility in Arizona. He is one of 40 players selected in the organization to attend. The instructional camp is under “bubble control”. Johnnie is not allowed to leave the facility or his apartment unless its an absolute emergency. Johnnie talks about his time during quarantine as a professional baseball player in Florida. He talks about training with his friend driving around to find a large enough area to throw and get work in. Johnnie talks about how this whole year has benefited himself personally and how he was able to grow so much as a baseball player. Johnnie has a great attitude towards the game and knows that making it to the big leagues does not come without working as hard as you possible can. I am really looking forward towards Johnnie’s 2021 season and how much he will have grown as a pitcher. Please Join me in listening to Johnnie and “Always Remember Be Yourself”.

Johnnie Schneider- Cincinnati Reds

Episode 34 Season 2 is out with Chris Martin. Chris is currently a Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Houston Astros Organization. During this time, Chris is working at the Houston Astros Minor League Instructional League located at their spring training facility in West Palm, FL. MILB Instructional League are currently in a “bubble” which means staff and players are not allowed to leave the facility or hotel unless for an absolute emergency.   Before the Astros, Chris attended Kent State University and played baseball for 5 years. Chris graduated Kent State with a BS and MS in Exercise Physiology. His internships included a research assistant at Kent State University and was a performance intern Cressey Sports Performance at their Massachusetts location. Before COVID-19, Chris Matin was supposed to work for the Houston Astros DSL team located in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic. We talk about the potential experience working with such raw talented baseball players that have never stepped in the weight room before. Chris talks about how interesting it would be to build a solid foundation with these players to progress at each level of the minor leagues. Chris explains what it takes to actually become a Strength and Conditioning Coach as a profession and how get your foot in the door. I have received this question from many different college students and I thought this would be a great opportunity for Chris to explain. Chris has a great background to become a successful Strength and Conditioning Coach in professional baseball. He has great feel for players and researches specific aspects to increase baseball player performance. Please join me in listening to Chris and “Always Remember Be Yourself”.

Chris Martin- Houston Astros Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coach

Episode 33 Season 2 is out with Eric Sim. Eric is currently pursuing a challenge called “95 mph or die”. His goal is to throw 95 mph twice in 1 session both have to be strikes off a mound. The prize is that Driveline will donate $5000 to Eric’s help a minor leaguer campaign. Eric was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 27th round of the 2010 MLB Draft from the University of South Florida. Before the University of South Florida, Eric played Junior College baseball at Colby Community College. Eric is very active on social media including Twitter and Instagram. He is very honest with the content he puts out and it can rub people the wrong way sometimes. Eric started training to train at the near that end of 2019 to get back in shape. He shows people that training is fun but you have to be consistent and love the overall process. Eric is trying to promote kids to work hard for something and not look for the easy way out. He is trying to be an example to kids in 2020 by showing kids that you can train anywhere in the world and still become great. Eric is a brutal honest person and is a must follow on social media about baseball and JUCO. If you want to see someone with a passion to get better everyday just look at Eric’s content. I really enjoyed talking with Eric about Junior College and why it can be a player’s best decision of their career to attend a JUCO. Please join me in listening to Eric and “Always Remember Be Yourself”.

Eric Sim- JUCO King and Former Professional Baseball Player

Episode 32 Season 2 is out with Lance Durham. Lance is the founder of Durham Bulls – Cincinnati Baseball Club. The Durham Bulls Baseball Club is dedicated to developing younger players on and off the field. Lance is very dedicated to developing athletes to becoming the best versions of themselves. Lance played in the Detroit Tigers and Toronto BlueJays organizations from 2009-2014. Lance made it has high as Class-A Advanced affiliate (Lakeland Flying Tigers). Lance was known for having great power potential at the plate. Before playing professionally, Lance played college baseball at University of Cincinnati and Kaskaskia College. Lance goes into discussion about what he thinks of hitting during 2020. As we all know, social media has a great influence on younger players and information can spread like wildfire. Lance explains what his overall thoughts of social media are towards baseball. Lance still thinks hitters need a solid foundation towards hitting and that can be lost in the “twittersphere”. Lance had such an easy transition from player to coach and many players lack this aspect. Lance explains what he had to do in order to  make such an easy transition. Lance has a bright future in player development and I can’t wait to see his organization grow as a whole. Please join me in listening to Lance and “Always Remember Be Yourself”.

Lance Durham- Founder of Durham Bulls Cincinnati Baseball Club

Episode 31 Season 2 is out with Ryan Moretti. Ryan is currently the Coordinator of Baseball Operations & Player Development at Iona College. Ryan is in charge of developing and managing a team of analysts in scouting, player development, and pitching. Ryan also works with Head & Assistant Baseball Coaches of Iona College to review reports and incorporate player development technologies to increase player performances. Ryan is also currently interning with Mindful Athlete Training as an R&D intern. He is in charge of reviewing public research involving baseball and biofeedback. He is currently working with R to create predictive models about BioQ metric and Performance. During 2020, Ryan was a Baseball Information Assistant with the Detroit Tigers in Lakeland, FL but was cut short due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Ryan utilized all player development technologies such as Trackman, BATS, Edgertronic, Rapsodo, BLAST Motion, Force Plates and 4D during his internship to track player performances. Ryan talks about his experience working in Major League and Minor League camp about what is really like to work behind the scenes. Ryan is a Co-Founder of Future GM’s Linkedin Group. The Group works to put out information to the public about how to work in professional baseball and steps to takes to achieve that dream. They have zoom calls every other week to discuss these topics. Ryan has a bright future in baseball. He has shown his passion to work and baseball. He truly wants to work in this industry and it shows. Please join me in listening to Ryan and “Always Remember Be Yourself”

Ryan Moretti- Coordinator of Baseball Operations & Player Development at Iona College

Episode 30 Season 2 is out with Zade Richardson. Zade was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 22nd round of the 2019 MLB draft. He attended Wabash Valley Community College in 2019 and was one of five players drafted out of Wabash that year. Zade played in the GCL rookie league for the Cardinals in 2019 and started to get his foot in the door within professional baseball. He attended Spring Training but was only at the complex for two weeks before being sent home because of COVID-19. He talks about how COVID has benefited him on a personal and baseball level. He also specifics about what specific areas he needed  to work on and improve to put him in the best possible position for the 2021 season. Zade talks about the differences between the cultures of college and professional baseball. The culture of professional baseball is very different in the aspect of Latin Americans are the prime athletes within each organization. He talks about learning more about their culture and what baseball really means to these players. Zade was a late bloomer in high school and committed to Wabash Valley his senior year. The same year he would be drafted by the Atlanta Braves and start to become a prime prospect for many colleges and pro organizations. He talks about how he trained and what he needed to accomplish to become the player he is today. Zade has a great outlook on professional baseball and what he needs to do in order to become a “Big Leaguer”. Please join me in listening to Zade and “Always Remember Be Yourself”.

Zade Richardson- St. Louis Cardinals

Episode 30 Season 2 is out with Michael Tampellini. Michael is currently a R&D Pitching Analyst at Driveline Baseball. His day to day job consistently changes but his goal still stays the same and that is to help players reach their full potential. Michael attended the University of Delaware from 2011-2015. After the University of Delaware, Michael decided to get his masters at Columbia University in Sports Management with concentration in Sports Analytics. Michael’s dream was always to become a GM and he thought this would put himself in the best position possible.   After graduating from Columbia University, Michael received a job offer from Major League Baseball as an Instant Replay Administrator and would have this job from 2016-2018. During his time with Major League Baseball he realized that his dream was to work with players one-on-one. So, he decided to quit his job start applying for jobs within player development. During Spring Training of 2019, Michael worked as a Spring Training Technology Apprentice with the Houston Astros. This job involved the use of all player development technology such as Rapsodo, Trackman, and Edgertronic. After his job in Spring Training, Michael received a job offer from the Philadelphia Phillies as a Player Development Associate. He oversaw pitch data collection and analysis for the GCL team in Clearwater, FL. He would work with Pitching Strategist Eric Jagers to learn pitch design and how it is so useful in today’s game. Michael has a huge passion for player development and wants to get the most out of every player. Michael has a bright future in player development and I am really excited to see where he will be in the future. Please join me in listening to Michael and “Always Remember Be Yourself”.

Michael Tampellini- Driveline R&D Pitching Analyst

Episode 29 Season 2 is out with Nick Perez. During 2020, Nick was a Cincinnati Reds Baseball Ops Trainee. Nick played college baseball at Rutgers University and Haverford College while studying Economics. Nick talks about the benefits of attending both of these colleges and how they helped him to land the position of Baseball Ops Trainee. During 2019, Nick was an Affiliate Intern for the Chicago Whitesox. He worked for the Great Falls Voyagers who participated in Pioneer League (Rookie Ball Advance Class). Nick talks about how much this internship has prepared him for a career in baseball. Nick also talks about what it is really like to be apart of professional and what it really means to “grind”. While studying at Haverford College, Nick did his senior thesis seeking to assess the impact of the movement of superstars between teams in the MLB and NBA on GDPs of local economies using python. Nick talks about how his academic and baseball career worked hand in hand to help him be where his is today. Nick has a bright career in Baseball Ops and has a very open-minded approach to the game of baseball. Please join me in listening to Nick and “Always Remember Be Yourself”.

Nick Perez- 2020 Cincinnati Reds Baseball Ops Trainee

Episode 28 Season 2 is out with Ben Fagan who is Co-Owner of DNB (Define New Boundaries). DNB is a clothing brand that represents people pursuing their dreams and what they love to do. They also produce a ton of video content of people that represent their brand. These people include a wide arrange of talents including athletics and cooking. DNB was created originally as a golf trick shot channel and making hot sauce. DNB’s original name was Dalton and Ben after the co-owners. They peaked after being aired on nickelodeon and decided they needed to have a purpose for the overall brand. DNB decided that they wanted to represent their brand as a stable friendship and create a brand that encourages people to ultimately pursue what they enjoy.   Ben Fagan grew up in South Florida and played college baseball at Lynn University. Ben graduated Lynn with a Bachelors of Arts in multimedia and journalism. He also received his Masters of Science in Digital Media. Ben was a pitcher and infielder during his college career. DNB’s message is very strong and inspiring that can be related to anyone. DNB shows people that they should pursue their dreams because at the end of the day its what makes you happy and doesn’t feel like work. I am very excited to see the progression of this company and the future “definers” that become part of the company. Please join me in listening to Ben and “Always Remember Be Yourself”.

Ben Fagan- Define New Boundaries

Are you interested in the real life stories of people pursuing their dreams? In the podcast BachTalk, Ian Bach talks to people in sports pursuing excellence at the next level. The talk turns to fitness, training strategies, successes and failures, but most of all, the drive to move forward. Always be yourself and join us and Bach Talk.

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