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Ahead Of The Curve with Jonathan Gelnar

Jonathan Gelnar, bleav

Host Jonathan Gelnar and an array of guests from differing backgrounds discuss how to develop the complete baseball player. This will be your source for the most up to date coaching strategies for baseball player and coach development.

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36:19

Jeremy Sheetinger on Essential Networking Strategies

Ahead Of The Curve with Jonathan Gelnar ·

2017/12/21

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe on Google Play Quotes I'm anti glancing blows. Networking is about developing true meaningful relationships (on how to remember names) Try and say someone's name 2 times in 20 seconds and 3 times in 30 seconds. There's power in saying someone's name that cannot be manufactured any other way. As long as no one cares who gets the credit, we're going to change the game of baseball. Resources 1% better podcast learning leader Entre

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01:12:07

Cody Atkinson- Hitting Coach, University of Texas-...

Ahead Of The Curve with Jonathan Gelnar ·

2017/12/14

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe on Google Play Quotes We call ourselves the valley boys. Because we represent the valley. We're getting out on that field every single day and sweating in this heat and working hard and doing all the extra things so when the valley comes and watches us play, they can be proud. We have our players back and we continually let them know that we love them and are there for them Are you an OKG? Our kinda guy. I'm not a salesman. I'm going to

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49:19

Brent Robison- Pitching Coach, Tulsa Union HS (OK)

Ahead Of The Curve with Jonathan Gelnar ·

2017/11/30

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe on Google Play Quotes One of the first conversations we have is where does your arm hurt? We have to start with the pain A lot of what we do is player led. Guys tend to figure out things more when they have to teach other people what the ultimate goal of the activity is. Every year i have someone who doesn't fit the ideal mold, so it keeps pushing me to try and reach everyone in the program. If I have 13 pitchers, I should have 13

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47:23

Zach Dechant- Director of Strength and Conditioning,...

Ahead Of The Curve with Jonathan Gelnar ·

2017/11/16

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe on Google Play Quotes Our kids are at their strongest in season Were not training to be good in the offseason, were training to be at our best in season. So it drives me crazy when you see kids not lifting in season, it makes no sense. All of our incoming freshman are in a developmental group that focuses on 5 major movements 1. Squat patterning (front squat) 2. Hip Hinge 3. Pushup 4. Horizontal Pull 5. Iso Core Series We do alot of

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57:52

Ben Sartor- Pitching Coach, Flower Mound HS (TX)

Ahead Of The Curve with Jonathan Gelnar ·

2017/11/02

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe on Google Play Quotes There's a lot of pressure at Flower Mound high school. But it's pressure to not just do well, it's pressure to win, it's pressure to go deep in the playoffs and to get a division 1 scholarship. We take 30 minutes a day in the fall to install the mental game, and it's crucial for us If you make it fun the kids are going to have fun if you think it's boring the kids are obviously going to think it's boring. We put a

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50:11

Joe Ferraro- Head Baseball Coach, Bronxville HS (NY)...

Ahead Of The Curve with Jonathan Gelnar ·

2017/10/19

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe on Google Play Quotes Our culture playbook is resilience, communication, focus and joy. One of the things we say about communication, is we have difficult conversations in person, not text. That doesnt fly in our program Communication is not so that you can be understood, but so that you cannot be misunderstood. If we're not going to be world class on the field right now, then we need to be world class in everything else. If you want a

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43:04

Craig Hyatt- Hitting Coach, East Valley HS (WA)

Ahead Of The Curve with Jonathan Gelnar ·

2017/10/05

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe on Google Play Quotes (on absolutes) To be fixated on one swing and not knowing the context of that swing is dangerous I think elite hitters hit, and there's a variety of reasons why. sleep. diet. swing. mentality. That all adds up to make a great hitter. There are concepts that they have that arent many absolutes. (on practice) I reverse my coaching. Instead of barking out cues, i let them work on their own with the plan that we put

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41:38

Eric Peterson- Pitching Coach, Drury University (MO)

Ahead Of The Curve with Jonathan Gelnar ·

2017/09/21

Ahead of the Curve Coaches facebook group Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe on Google Play Quotes We talk about the 4 in the 40 a lot. What are our guys going to do on their 4 years on campus that allows them to be great in the next 40 We combine being a good person, being a good student, and being excellent on the field in your role and that's what a drury panther is We develop our guys as individuals. We figure out what tools and strengths our guys have and try

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53:49

Breck Draper- Head Baseball Coach, Heritage Hall HS (OK)

Ahead Of The Curve with Jonathan Gelnar ·

2017/09/07

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe on Google Play Quotes We drive competition in practice by letting them play a different sport., then we really get to see who wants to compete I'm a big proponent of multi sports athletes. Other sports create toughness, athletic ability and a sense of team. We let the players run a couple practices a year. It really shows you who listens to who and who takes charge. Day 1, all we do is practice communication. We go through every play that

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53:03

Chris Dunn- MLB Hitting Consultant and author of ”The...

Ahead Of The Curve with Jonathan Gelnar ·

2017/08/24

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe on Google Play Link to "The High Performance Hitter" by Chris Dunn Quotes Finding a way to create a dialogue and a way to start kids engaged in the process is the best thing you could ever do as a coach When you have a good dialogue with your player, you can start to translate what their feel is and what's actually happening. The best analogy of sequence I got from Jerry Brewer and that's gears in a car. 1-2-3-4, they all have a job,

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50:02

Rob Friedman AKA The Pitching Ninja- Pitching Coach,...

Ahead Of The Curve with Jonathan Gelnar ·

2017/08/10

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe on Google Play Quotes Most of the time when i put stuff out I'm trying to solve a problem. I'm trying to show that there isn't one way to get it done. The key to coaching in general is to be honest and have an objective view. I just shut up and watch. Then ill make suggestions. My first step is to help them be more explosive. Mostly its about being an athlete. Just because you're standing on a pile of dirt, doesn't mean you have to

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01:16:40

Travis Hergert- Head Baseball Coach, North Iowa Area...

Ahead Of The Curve with Jonathan Gelnar ·

2017/07/27

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe on Google Play COACHES SERIES: USE OF WEIGHTED BASEBALLS AT NIACC – 3 YEARS OF RUN N’ GUNS Quotes You want to get kids ultra competitive? Throw a radar gun up and watch them go crazy If you're going to be a NIACC Trojan, you've got to earn it. There wont be anything handed to you. Our guys make goals and standards. Then we print it off and we tape it to every single locker so they see it every single day. Now they see those goals

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54:43

Dr. Dustin Lind- Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation...

Ahead Of The Curve with Jonathan Gelnar ·

2017/07/15

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe on Google Play Link to hitting drive Quotes How often should we evaluate athletes? We have to understand that our athletes are going to change year to year, or even month to month. Constant evaluation and re evaluation is extremely important. How can we help our athletes recover better? Poor sleep quality is rampant amongst all levels of athletes. That is our #1 recovery strategy. If you don't get proper sleep, then you cant

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01:32:58

Wes Brooks- Head Baseball Coach, Oxford HS (AL)

Ahead Of The Curve with Jonathan Gelnar ·

2017/07/14

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe on Google Play Quotes "our kids own practice, we teach them to know it, do it, and own it." Its about building the the young man. If we can build a better man, we will get a better baseball player. The kids, 50 years from now, will remember getting knocked down and getting back up. These are things theyll carry with them the rest of their life. You wont be 100% everyday. You might be at 75% one day, but they better learn to give 100%

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57:27

Tyler Gillum- Assistant Baseball Coach, South...

Ahead Of The Curve with Jonathan Gelnar ·

2017/07/13

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe on Google Play Quotes We're looking to not only build good baseball players, but create men that can go out into society and change the world. Its easy to tell how good a player is by their actions but i want to see how they react to adversity, i want to see good body language and i want to see how they treat their teammates A lot of baseball teams lose more games than they win, control the baseball, control yourself and play catch. Our

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56:13

Flint Wallace- Director of Player Development, Texas...

Ahead Of The Curve with Jonathan Gelnar ·

2017/07/12

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe on Google Play Quotes Every throw you ever make is either helping your command or hurting your command. Just because you are the best player on your high school team that doesnt mean that doesnt mean you're going to play in college. Go watch college games and see what those guys look like and see what that level of play truly is Go find hall of famers of guys that have been all stars and have been healthy. Those guys 9 times out of 10

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01:00:41

Ryan Faer- Arizona Performance Coordinator, Cleveland...

Ahead Of The Curve with Jonathan Gelnar ·

2017/07/11

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe on Google Play Quotes "A majority of kids need to learn to move better, have better posture, and learn to move their body in space." "What it boils down to is developing the entire body. The shoulder starts at the feet, you have to start with the ground." "If we get them to actually put the baseball down, and actually focus on training, its a great opportunity to get bigger and stronger." "There are hundreds of things we have to put

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56:10

Butch Chaffin- Head Baseball Coach, Cookeville HS (TN)

Ahead Of The Curve with Jonathan Gelnar ·

2017/07/10

Subscribe on iTunes Quotes I thank God everyday for making me a cavalier. Our culture is about communication, hard work, and no drama. We just wanna play ball. We get a lot of kids whose parents use to carry their bags to games, so we want to mentally challenge kids. If you’re a coach, and you aren’t learning about your guys every day, you're not coaching. Your leaders have to be the guys that say things. He has to tell it like it is. We don't have rules. We have standards that you need you

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01:16

0: Intro to Ahead of the Curve with Jonathan Gelnar

Ahead Of The Curve with Jonathan Gelnar ·

2017/07/07

What is my why for starting this podcast? Listen to find out. Website and Social Media sites for the show Website www.aotcpodcast.com Twitter @aotc_podcast Facebook facebook.com/aotcpodcast Instagram aotc_podcast Contact Info for Jonathan Twitter @j_gelnar7 Email jgelnar7@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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