THE 80/20 BASEBALL PODCAST

By COACH BO

The 80/20 Baseball Masterclass is a weekly podcast, built specifically to give youth coaches a proven & efficient path to mastering all the key parts of coaching youth baseball. FOCUS: - Strategies that are vetted & proven. - Coaching people, not players. - High-quality training reps, at scale. - Solid team cultures. - A strong mental game. - Disciplined teams. - Repeatable, winning results. Note: The podcast is designed for youth coaches, with that said, the discussion does go to an advanced level at times.

THE 80/20 BASEBALL PODCAST

By COACH BO

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#175 - THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE COACHES: HABIT 5

THE 80/20 BASEBALL PODCASTMar 28, 2023

#175 - THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE COACHES: HABIT 5

#174 - THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE COACHES: HABIT 4

#173 - THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE COACHES: HABIT 3

#172 - THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE COACHES: HABIT 2

#171 - THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE COACHES: HABIT 1

#170 - WARMING UP VS. THROWING, ACTIVITY VS. ACHIEVEMENT, & A NON-MAINSTREAM ACTIVITY THAT CAN HELP BUILD BOTH ATHLETICISM & TOUGHNESS.

#169 - THE BASEBALL CULTURE NEEDS MORE OF THIS, PLUS WISDOM FROM THE GODFATHER OF THE MENTAL GAME, AND THE BALANCED COACHING APPROACH OF KIRBY SMART.

#168 - AN EYE/VISION RECOMMENDATION THAT COULD MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE THIS SEASON, KEN GRIFFEY JR'S HITTING OBJECTIVE, & THE TOP 5 COACHING TWEETS OF THE MONTH.

#167- LEARNING FROM SCOTT ROLEN, THE BENEFITS OF MAKING A FAMILY TRIP TO SPRING TRAINING, & A VERY COMMON STAT THAT WE SHOULD USE WITH CAUTION WHEN ASSESSING OUR PLAYERS' PERFORMANCE.

#166 - COACHING WISDOM IS EVERYWHERE. LEARNING TO BE A BETTER COACH VIA TREVOR LAWRENCE, ELON MUSK, TONY GWYNN, AND JOCKO.

#165 - TIPS FOR GIVING SIGNS TO YOUR PLAYERS, & WHY THE GREAT TONY GWYNN WAS ACTUALLY AN OVERRATED HITTER AND HOW WE LEARN FROM THIS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF HITTING.

#164 - JOEY VOTTO'S HITTING APPROACH, PLUS AN OUTFIELD DRILL THAT WILL HELP TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF EXTRA BASES OPPONENTS TAKE.

#163 - PART 2 OF OUR INTERVIEW w/ STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH TOMMY HANSEN.

#162 - INTERVIEW w/ STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH TOMMY HANSEN, & THE TOP 7 COACHING TWEETS OF THE MONTH.

#161 - A COACHING BLESSING IN DISGUISE, AVOIDING THE MAIN PITFALL OF SUCCESS, & A DIFFERENT TAKE ON RUNNING UP THE SCORE.

#160 - A KEY OFF-SEASON ARM-HEALTH TIP, PLUS SOMETHING WE SHOULD AVOID TALKING ABOUT WITH OUR HITTERS IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE THEIR POTENTIAL.

#159 - 2 SPECIFIC WAYS TO HAVE A BETTER DUGOUT ON GAME-DAYS, & A CLEARER UNDERSTANDING OF PITCH COUNT RECOMMENDATIONS.

#158 - COACHING UP SMALL PLAYERS, A TED WILLIAM'S SWING TIP, & A GIFT RECOMMENDATION FOR YOUNG PLAYERS.

#157 - HOW MUCH “RAH RAH” FROM THE DUGOUT IS THE RIGHT AMOUNT? 3 GUIDELINES THAT ALLOW YOUR PLAYERS TO HAVE FUN, BUT WITHIN SET PARAMETERS.

#156 - FOCUS HEAVILY ON THESE 4 AREAS DURING THE OFF-SEASON & EARLY PRESEASON.

#155 - ACTION VS. EMOTION, GIVING CORRECTION WITHOUT RESENTMENT, & PETE ROSE'S HITTING APPROACH TIP.

#154 - COACHING LEVERAGE: WHY ALL COACHES NEED IT, AND WHEN TO BEST USE IT.

#153 - CARLOS CORREA'S HITTING APPROACH, AND WHEN EXACTLY SHOULD CATCHERS BLOCK PITCHES IN THE DIRT OR USE THEIR GLOVE TO SCOOP/PICK?

#152 - TOP COACHING BOOKS, JOCKO, & COACHING PLAYERS SO THEY HAVE LESS FEAR.

#151 - 2 WAYS TO HANDLE A COACHING PHILOSOPHY DISAGREEMENT, BABE RUTH'S WISDOM, TOP 5 COACHING TWEETS OF THE MONTH, & 2 COMMON CHARACTERISTICS OF MASTER COACHES.

#150 - 5 TIPS TO HELP PARENTS BE BETTER SPECTATORS, PLAYER DEVELOPMENT RATES, LEARNING FROM JOHN WOODEN, & HOW TO EFFECTIVELY TALK TO YOUR PLAYERS ABOUT A "BAD" CALL.

#149 - A PREGAME PITCHING TIP, HELPFUL WISDOM FROM SETH GODIN, & SOMETHING THAT COACHES TYPICALLY TALK TOO MUCH ABOUT.

#148 - A TIP FOR MORE PRODUCTIVE BULLPEN SESSIONS & A COACHING DIALOGUE TIP THAT WILL SURELY HELP YOUR TEAM STAY MORE FOCUSED.

#147 - BAT RECOMMENDATIONS, THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, TOMMY LASORDA, & THE GREAT MIKE TROUT UPSTREAM WITHOUT A PLAN.

#146 - HERE IS ONE OF THE BIG KEYS TO SCALING UP QUALITY PRACTICE DRILLS, AND HOW A WELL-KNOWN AIRLINE USED THIS VERY STRATEGY TO RISE TO THE TOP.

#145 - THE PARADIGM BEHIND BUILDING DRILLS AT SCALE, & THE TOP 5 COACHING TWEETS OF THE MONTH.

#144 - A PITCHING ACCURACY DRILL THAT SCALES, & THE CHALLENGE WITH TEACHING HITTERS TO LOOK FOR PITCHES AWAY AND THEN ADJUST IN.

#143 - A COACHING TIP TO USE BEFORE ASKING PLAYERS TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS, & A QUICK CASE STUDY INVOLVING MUSIC AT PRACTICE.

#142 - AN ADDITION TO PRACTICE THAT COSTS LITTLE TO NOTHING, BUT CAN ADD GREATLY TO THE ENERGY LEVEL AT PRACTICE.

#141 - A FLAW WITH USING Z-SWING %, ADDING UNDERVALUED PLAYERS TO YOUR TEAM, & AN OFF-SEASON LOWER BODY STRENGTH TIP.

#140 - THE FULL INTERVIEW W/ COACH DAVID KLEIN, FOUNDER OF SPEEDBALL!

#139 - TIPS & OBSERVATIONS FROM THE WEEKEND TOURNAMENT, AND A NEW DISCUSSION ABOUT OPTIMIZING HITTERS.

#138 - THE FINAL PART OF THE COACH RYAN BRUCKER INTERVIEW, IN WHICH WE DISCUSS MULTI-SPORT ATHLETES & PRACTICE LENGTH.

#137 - PART 2 OF THE COACH RYAN BRUCKER INTERVIEW, PLUS A COACHING TIP TO HELP AVOID OVERCORRECTING OUR PLAYERS.

#136 - PART 1 OF THE COACH RYAN BRUCKER INTERVIEW, AND A QUICK DISCUSSION ABOUT AN INSIGHTFUL SPORTS ILLUSTRATED COACHING ARTICLE.

#135 - TRAINING EQUIPMENT TIPS & AN OFF-SEASON CONDITIONING TIP.

#134 - TRAINING EQUIPMENT RECOMMENDATIONS, THE MENTAL GAME BENEFIT PLAYERS GET FROM HAVING A ROUTINE, & HOW WE CAN LEARN FROM THE DODGERS' TEAM HITTING FLAW.

#133 - MARRYING THE RIGHT ONE, PLUS SOME PRO’S AND CON’S OF TRAVEL BALL.

#132 - BETTER PRIVATE LESSONS: 4 USEFUL TIPS TO GET MORE OUT OF PRIVATE LESSONS. PLUS, A BONUS RECOMMENDATION… #1 DIRECTOR. YEP, THAT KIND OF DIRECTOR :)

#131 - 2 TIPS FOR GETTING MORE OUT OF PRIVATE LESSONS. (PART 2 OF 3)

#130 - PART 1 OF A 3 PART SERIES, THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE DO'S AND DON'TS OF PRIVATE BASEBALL TRAINING/LESSONS.

#129 - A SIMPLE/EFFECTIVE POST-PITCHING ROUTINE, AND 2 COMMON HITTING MISTAKES THAT SHOULD BE A RED-FLAG FOR ALL COACHES.

#128 - FLIPPING THE SCRIPT: COACH BO GETS INTERVIEWED BY THE FOUNDER OF PLAYMAKER BASEBALL JOE PACE.

#127 - A COACHING FLAW THAT INVOLVES OVER-TRUSTING "THE PROCESS", & WHY CHIRPING AT THE OTHER TEAM SLOWS DOWN YOUR TEAM'S PROGRESS.

#126 - GETTING BOAT-RACED IN COMPTON, A WET WEATHER TIP, & COACHING UP OUR HITTERS SO THEY DON'T BAIL OUT WHEN THE PITCH IS COMING.

#125 - HOW TO CRITIQUE PLAYERS WHILE MINIMIZING RESENTMENT, & A TIP TO PREPARE PLAYERS FOR WET FIELD CONDITIONS.

#124 - A TIP FOR ALLOCATING PRACTICE TIME MORE EFFECTIVELY, & A STRATEGY THAT CAN HELP COACHES IDENTIFY WHICH PLAYERS ARE BETTER SUITED FOR PITCHING.

#123 - COACHING OUR BASERUNNERS TO BE MORE AGGRESSIVE WHILE ALSO LEARNING THEIR LIMITS, AND A NATIONAL CHAMPION COACH'S TAKE ON WHY CERTAIN PLAYERS DON'T SUCCEED IN HIS PROGRAM.

#122 - DEALING WITH UMPIRES IN A MUCH BETTER WAY, WHAT WE CAN LEARN AS COACHES FROM FREDDIE FREEMAN, & AN EFFECTIVE OUTFIELD DRILL THAT EFFICIENTLY WORKS 3 PARTS OF OUTFIELD PLAY.

#121 - TOP 5 COACHING TWEETS OF THE MONTH, A POSSIBLE FLAW FROM COPYING OTHER COACHES, & AN INTERVIEW WITH JOE PACE, CO-FOUNDER OF THE PLAYMAKER BASEBALL APP.

#120 - A BREAKDOWN OF HITTING PRIORITIES & HOW MOTORCYCLE COPS ARE TEACHING US COACHES A THING OR TWO.

#119 - QUALITY AT-BATS, QUALITY PITCHES, AND A MORE ACCURATE WAY TO ASSESS A HITTER'S OVERALL PERFORMANCE.

#118 - THE PITCHING WEBINAR, PLUS TIPS 7, 8, & 9 FROM THE CLASSIC MENTAL GAME BOOK 'HEADS UP BASEBALL'.

#117 - DON'T MAKE THE COACHING MISTAKE I DID, PLUS, 2 BIG MENTAL GAME TIPS THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED WITH YOUR PLAYERS IMMEDIATELY!

#116 - BEST COACHING TWEET I’VE READ, TOM BRADY, & 3 SPECIFIC COACHING STRATEGIES STRAIGHT FROM THE CLASSIC COACHING BOOK ‘HEADS UP BASEBALL’.

#115 - DIVERSIFYING A YOUNG PERSON'S PORTFOLIO, THE MENTAL GAME & THE SCOREBOARD, PLUS PSYCHOLOGICAL SPORTS TRAUMA.

#114 - BILL BELICHICK ON PRACTICE DIFFICULTY, & PART 2 OF THE MENTAL GAME INTERVIEW WITH COACH RYAN PHO!

#113 - COACHING THE MENTAL GAME WITH RYAN PHO.

#112 - A QUICK SHOUT-OUT TO THE LISTENERS ALL OVER THE WORLD, A TRIP TO WATCH THE GREATEST COACH ALIVE, HIP/SPINE ANGLES FOR HITTERS w/ TIPS TO GET THERE, AND LASTLY, A BASEBALL BOOK RECOMMENDATION.

#111 - AVOID THIS COMMON COACHING ERROR, THE TYPE OF COACH THAT PLAYERS WANT VS. THE COACH THAT PLAYERS NEED, & THE 1ST-STEP TO INCREASING YOUR PLAYERS' COACHABILITY.

#110 - TOP 3 TIPS FOR MAKING THE HIGH SCHOOL TEAM.

#109 - TOP TIP FOR PREPARING PLAYERS FOR THE NEXT LEVEL, A BIG CONGRATS TO AN OLD LITTLE LEAGUE FOE, & IS OVER-COACHING RAMPANT IN YOUTH SPORTS?

#108 - A PERSONAL COACHING ERROR INVOLVING LONG TOSS, HELICOPTER COACHING IN BASEBALL, COACHING HITTERS WITH MORE CERTAINTY, & LASTLY, THE TOP 5 TWEETS OF THE MONTH!

#107 - HOW TO SLOW DOWN THE GAME FOR OUR PLAYERS, PLUS, WHAT WE AS COACHES CAN LEARN FROM THE BOOK “TALENT IS OVERRATED”.

#106 - TEACHING OUR HITTERS THE ART OF THE “AGGRESSIVE TAKE”, AND TRUSTING OUR COACHING IMPACT.

#105 - COACH YOGI TEACHES US ABOUT A KEY STAT THAT WE OFTEN OVERLOOK, & WE DO A QUICK BOOK REVIEW ON "BALLPLAYER" BY CHIPPER JONES.

#104 - THE SURPRISING TRAINING BENEFITS OF ELASTIC TUBING (J-BANDS), 2 TIPS FOR GETTING PLAYERS READY FOR A BIGGER FIELD, FALL COACHING WEBINAR THIS THURSDAY!

#103 - COACHING WEBINAR, WIN/WIN PLAYER RAPPORT, 80/20 HITTING, 70-ITEM COACHING CHECKLIST.

#102 - BOOK RECOMMENDATION, BATTING AVERAGE & PEOPLE’S WEIGHT, & THE 2 THINGS ALL COACHES NEED TO DO BEFORE DIVING INTO SKILL DEVELOPMENT.

#101 - WHAT CAN YOUTH COACHES LEARN FROM THE HOUSTON CHEATERS, WHAT EXACTLY ARE THE “FUNDAMENTALS” IN BASEBALL, & HOW TO KEEP YOU PLAYERS BETTER ENGAGED OUT THERE AT PRACTICE.