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EP 08: Youth Development Series with Alex Hale and John Oltman (Catchers)

Balls And Strikes - February 18, 2022 07:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
This episode is part of a 7-part youth baseball development series aimed at providing youth coaches insights on how to develop team standards, practice plans, and we go in depth on pitching, fielding, hitting and catching. In this episode we focus on catchers.    Interested in train...

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EP 08: Youth Development Series with Alex Hale and John Oltman (Catchers)

Balls And Strikes - February 18, 2022 07:00 - 17 minutes
This episode is part of a 7-part youth baseball development series aimed at providing youth coaches insights on how to develop team standards, practice plans, and we go in depth on pitching, fielding, hitting and catching. In this episode we focus on catchers.    Interested in train...

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EP 07: Youth Development Series with Alex Hale and John Oltman (Hitting)

Balls And Strikes - February 04, 2022 07:00 - 25 minutes
This episode is part of a 7-part youth baseball development series aimed at providing youth coaches insights on how to develop team standards, practice plans, and we go in depth on pitching, fielding, hitting and catching. In this episode we focus on Hitting.    Interested in traini...

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EP 07: Youth Development Series with Alex Hale and John Oltman (Hitting)

Balls And Strikes - February 04, 2022 07:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
This episode is part of a 7-part youth baseball development series aimed at providing youth coaches insights on how to develop team standards, practice plans, and we go in depth on pitching, fielding, hitting and catching. In this episode we focus on Hitting.    Interested in traini...

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EP 06: Youth Development Series with Alex Hale and John Oltman

Balls And Strikes - January 21, 2022 07:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
This episode is part of a 7-part youth baseball development series aimed at providing youth coaches insights on how to develop team standards, practice plans, and we go in depth on pitching, fielding, hitting and catching. In this episode we focus on Practice Buckets. Interested in tr...

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EP 06: Youth Development Series with Alex Hale and John Oltman

Balls And Strikes - January 21, 2022 07:00 - 24 minutes
This episode is part of a 7-part youth baseball development series aimed at providing youth coaches insights on how to develop team standards, practice plans, and we go in depth on pitching, fielding, hitting and catching. In this episode we focus on Practice Buckets. Interested in tr...

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EP 5: Youth Development Series with Alex Hale and John Oltman (Establishing Team Standards)

Balls And Strikes - January 07, 2022 14:46 - 28 minutes
This episode is part of a 7-part youth baseball development series aimed at providing youth coaches insights on how to develop team standards, practice plans, and we go in depth on pitching, fielding, hitting and catching. In this episode we focus on establishing team standards.    Intereste...

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EP 05: Youth Development Series with Alex Hale and John Oltman (Establishing Team Standards)

Balls And Strikes - January 07, 2022 14:46 - 28 minutes
This episode is part of a 7-part youth baseball development series aimed at providing youth coaches insights on how to develop team standards, practice plans, and we go in depth on pitching, fielding, hitting and catching. In this episode we focus on establishing team standards.    ...

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EP 05: Youth Development Series with Alex Hale and John Oltman (Establishing Team Standards)

Balls And Strikes - January 07, 2022 14:46 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
This episode is part of a 7-part youth baseball development series aimed at providing youth coaches insights on how to develop team standards, practice plans, and we go in depth on pitching, fielding, hitting and catching. In this episode we focus on establishing team standards.    ...

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EP 5: Youth Development Series with Alex Hale and John Oltman (Establishing Team Standards)

Balls And Strikes - January 07, 2022 14:46 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
This episode is part of a 7-part youth baseball development series aimed at providing youth coaches insights on how to develop team standards, practice plans, and we go in depth on pitching, fielding, hitting and catching. In this episode we focus on establishing team standards.    Intereste...

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EP 04: Player Development with Alex Hale (Part 3)

Balls And Strikes - August 02, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes
n this episode we are diving into habits and we will be discussing how James Clear in his book, Atomic Habits, recommends we think about habits. This is where the rubber meets the road. It’s easy to set goals or think of desired outcomes, but it’s the daily habits that are more challengi...

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EP 04: Player Development with Alex Hale (Part 3)

Balls And Strikes - August 02, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
n this episode we are diving into habits and we will be discussing how James Clear in his book, Atomic Habits, recommends we think about habits. This is where the rubber meets the road. It’s easy to set goals or think of desired outcomes, but it’s the daily habits that are more challengi...

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EP 03: Player Development with Alex Hale (Part 2)

Balls And Strikes - July 05, 2021 06:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
This episode is the second in a three part series on player development. The second part - Goal Setting - focuses on the why and how of goal setting. Tom Oldham and Alex Hale break down the goal setting process into long-term goals (“Star”), short-term goals (“Clouds”) and Immediate Go...

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EP 03: Player Development with Alex Hale (Part 2)

Balls And Strikes - July 05, 2021 06:00 - 27 minutes
This episode is the second in a three part series on player development. The second part - Goal Setting - focuses on the why and how of goal setting. Tom Oldham and Alex Hale break down the goal setting process into long-term goals (“Star”), short-term goals (“Clouds”) and Immediate Go...

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EP 02: Player Development with Alex Hale (Part 1)

Balls And Strikes - June 21, 2021 18:52 - 26 minutes
This episode is the first in a three part series on player development. The first part - Approach - focuses on the difference between having a fixed mindset and a growth mindset as a player. Tom Oldham and Alex Hale discuss how having a growth mindset helps you reach higher levels of ach...

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EP 02: Player Development with Alex Hale (Part 1)

Balls And Strikes - June 21, 2021 18:52 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
This episode is the first in a three part series on player development. The first part - Approach - focuses on the difference between having a fixed mindset and a growth mindset as a player. Tom Oldham and Alex Hale discuss how having a growth mindset helps you reach higher levels of ach...

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Welcome To "Balls And Strikes"

Balls And Strikes - May 14, 2021 16:47 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
In Major League Baseball, pitchers, on average, throw around 60% strikes.  While we can easily understand that a pitcher will not throw 100% strikes or 100% balls, we tend to believe that they should be 100% mentally focused all the time, but that is just not the case.  Similar to balls...

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Welcome To "Balls And Strikes"

Balls And Strikes - May 14, 2021 16:47 - 13 minutes
In Major League Baseball, pitchers, on average, throw around 60% strikes.  While we can easily understand that a pitcher will not throw 100% strikes or 100% balls, we tend to believe that they should be 100% mentally focused all the time, but that is just not the case.  Similar to balls...