Cornerstone Coaching Academy Podcast

CCA Podcast 250 – Holding runners around the bases

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: What you should be doing as you lead up to your season What time in the season should you try to make mechanical changes? What should in season training look like? When do you use tee work, front toss, coach pitch BP, machine work, and live ABs.     Resources of the Show: Watch the Batting Practice Continuum web clinic HERE Take player development to a new level on your team and join Cornerstone Elite Today!

CCA Podcast 250 – What type of batting practice should I be doing with my team?

Join our FREE Facebook Group - Join like minded coaches and share your expertise and learn from the best minds in the game. If you are really serious about bringing a player development mind set into the team setting Cornerstone Elite has everything you need! https://www.cornerstonecoachingacademy.com/my-account/ Cornerstone Elitehas me implement college level concepts in a high school and travel team environment with limited resources. You really have helped simplify some complex concepts for a coach that has a day job! - Perry M. 16U and High School Coach

Situational Scrimmage

In this episode of the Cornerstone Coaching Academy Podcast, you will learn: The 3 L's to avoid in practice (as much as you can) Conducting a practice audit.  What are you looking for? Do you have variation, but familiarity in practice? Are your practices competitive enough? Is a competition day in order? Resources of the show Join Cornerstone Elite, get full access to our tryout plan, all of our practice plans, eCourses PLUS member's only mini clinics and Q and As.  Bring a world class player development mind set to the team setting for just $1 for your first 30 days!

CCA Podcast 249 – Keeping your player’s interest in practice each day

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: Why some traditional batting practice doesn't prepare players for the game Why you might be too good at throwing BP. How hard should you throw in batting practice? Where should I throw from in batting practice? Resources of the Show: Batting Practice Velocity Chart - Get the BP velocity equivalent and a TON of extra goodies when you join your FREE membership here Join Cornerstone Elite for just $1 for 30 days and get access to our entire hitting program described in today's podcast and learn how to bring modern day player development to your team.

CCA Podcast 248 – 5 ways to immediately improve the quality of your batting practice

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: What do Green, Yellow and Red days mean? Helping your two way players be at their sharpest at the end of your season What should you do with a player the day after he pitches? How can you keep your players in the line up after they pitch, but minimize their high intensity throws. Resources of the Show: Opening Day Sale - Save 50% off a staff membership and get access to our entire pitcher program described in today's podcast and learn how to bring modern day player development to your team. Join Cornerstone Elite for just $1 for 30 days and get access to our entire pitcher program described in today's podcast and learn how to bring modern day player development to your team.

CCA Podcast 247 – Managing Two Way Players

Mini – How do you find time in practice for your pitchers?

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: What do Green, Yellow and Red days mean? How do you make sure your best pitchers get their pitch counts up? How much throwing should pitchers do in between bullpens How do you find enough time for pitchers in practice? How much do you increase pitchers per bullpen session? Resources of the Show: Join Cornerstone Elite for just $1 for 30 days and get access to our entire pitcher program described in today's podcast and learn how to bring modern day player development to your team. https://youtu.be/Zo7CZ7eM-e8

CCA Podcast 246 – Getting pitchers ready for opening day

Mini – Using Blast in Tryouts

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: How we organize tryouts What are some of the things we emphasize during tryouts How competitive should you tryouts be? What's the difference between tryouts and a showcase? Ideas for finding out what players can actually do on the field. Resources of the show: Join Cornerstone Elite, get full access to our tryout plan, all of our practice plans, ecourses PLUS member's only mini clinics and Q and As.  Bring a world class player development mind set to the team setting for just $1 for your first 30 days! Get FREE access to our tryout form/measurement tool that we use to evaluate our players each year.

CCA Podcast 245 – Running tryouts in 2021

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: How you can steal bases at a higher clip in 2021. Besides pop time and time to the plate, what are two main things we look for in opposing pitchers When you are almost certain you can go first move The best time for catcher's practice How you can hold catchers accountable in practice   Resources of the Show Get access to our catcher practice chart, our baserunning chart and all of our other charts + everything you need to run a player development program in a team setting for just $1 for your first 30 days.

CCA Podcast 244 – Catcher accountability in practice and baserunning chart

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: How we used charts to identify specific strengths and weaknesses with our infielders this year. How we ran our infield assessment in 2020. What some of the specific weaknesses we found were and how we addressed them.   Resources of the Show Get access to our Infield Report card and all of our other charts + everything you need to run a player development program in a team setting for just $1

CCA Podcast 243 – Infielder report card

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: How to create a meaningful chart experience for your team How we measure our pitchers in bullpens using Quality Strike Chart. How we measure pitchers in game using the Quality Inning Chart (left) What % of quality innings and strikes we shoot for. Resources of the Show Get all of our charts and measurement tools + bring a player development mind set into the team setting for just $1 for your first 30 days w/ Cornerstone Elite Get FREE access to our Quality Strike Chart for bullpen session.

CCA Podcast 242 – Quality Strike/Inning Charts for Pitchers

In this episode of the CCA Podcast you will learn: How to select which charts you should measure How to set up your players for success using charts What coaches MUST do in order to have get meaningful information from charts. The ONE state correctly predicted the outcome of over 90% of our games in 2019. Resources of the Show: For the PDF of the Rocket Index and all of our other charts for measuring games and practices, you can join Cornerstone Elite for just $1 Tactical Checklist for Games Process Scrimmage Weighted Quality at Bat Chart Hitting Plus/Minus Chart Quality Strike Chart Quality Innings Chart Infield Ground Ball Report Many more to choose from

CCA Podcast 241 – Team Defense Charts – Rocket Index

In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn: Why the first 20 minutes of practice are so important Why we do group catch instead of individual catch first What our catch play routine looks like (watch the video below to see the video) Q and A about practice planning Resources of the show: Cornerstone Elite - Learn how to create a player development machine w/ all the challenges of the team setting including - limited coaches, limited facility, limited equipment, and more The entire presentation with video, slides, and BETTER AUDIO is below: https://vimeo.com/480593320

CCA Podcast 240 – Maximizing the First 20 Minutes of Practice – Part 3

The foundation of your youth sports program.