In this episode, we’re talking to a coach who came to a crossroad — the same one that many of you face. That is, do I continue in my pursuit of coaching or follow another […]
As we often point out here at Top Coach, it is incredibly important to continually invest in yourself. Whether it be book, videos, clinics, or seminars. And to help you out in that pursuit, today […]
This former Providence Catholic High School player thought he had a good gig going. Mark Smith was delivering milk in the morning and coaching with the legendary Wayne King at Joliet Junior College. That is, […]
Louisiana is quickly turning into one of our favorite stops on Top Coach. Seems that every coach we speak to there has a quality that’s highly prized here at Top Coach HQ — that is, […]
We’re making the short drive up old Route 66 today to talk to the long time head coach at Joliet Junior College, Wayne King. The home to the Blues Brothers and Rudy, Joliet also lays […]
Here’s a young coach to keep on your radar. For such a young guy, he’s very poised and extremely professional. Add to that, he’s made a career decision that is taking him down a path […]
by Jack Warren Anyone who’s sat in on one of my staff development and leadership seminars can tell you that my last topic — and arguably the most important — is on GRATITUDE. Giving thanks. […]
It’s one thing to step into a program with a demonstrated commitment to baseball. It’s another thing entirely to commit your foreseeable future to a school that has never before really demonstrated that baseball is […]
From his time as a walk-on at Stanford to the near program shutdown at Cal, David Esquer had bucked the odds. He knows what it takes to work hard and to overcome. And in his […]
Paul Blanchard has coached at nearly every level of scholastic baseball, from high school to junior college to NCAA D1, D2, and D3. And he’s doing this all while not straying far from his roots […]
We really didn’t need to search hard for an excuse to bring Jan Weisberg back on Top Coach for another round. First of all, we didn’t cover even half of what we meant to get […]
We’ve got a long overdue interview with a Director of Baseball Operations. We’re seeing this position pop up more and more — and not just in D1 baseball. Seems the idea is really catching on. […]
Unless you had a car handy in Orlando, you were pretty well confined for your three days to the Mariott resort. As nice as it was, this meant no chance to experience anything else off-site […]
We’re back at it with another in our popular series, Top Coach Fast Five. In the TC FF we subject our coach-contestant to a lightning round of five (or so) questions about baseball and other […]
Virginia Military Institute is the third smallest school in D1 baseball, but their accomplishments and aspirations are large. Head coach Jonathan Hadra is a VMI grad who’s in his second season as head coach and […]
It’s one of the reasons most often cited by our guests about why they’ve gone into coaching — that is, to help in the development of young men. The way Jim Gantt puts it, […]
Rich Prado and PlayInSchool.com are long time friends of Top Coach Baseball, but today Rich is visiting with us to recount our recent bus tour of 18 colleges in Virginia. This was indeed a real […]
Joey Seal is a hustler. He may be a least tied for the hardest working guy in college coaching. Norfolk State doesn’t have a lot of the bells and whistles of their fellow D1 programs, […]
We’re back at it with another in our popular series, Top Coach Fast Five. In the TC FF we subject our coach-contestant to a lightning round of five (or so) questions about baseball and other […]
This week we’re headed back out to the Golden State to talk to the head coach of Cal State Chico (or Chico State as they’re known locally), Dave Taylor. Being a former catcher, we take a little time to […]
Fast Five is back! On our recent trip to Virginia, we stopped the dynamic new head coach at Lee Davis High School in Mechanicsville, Virginia just long enough to get him to answer five (or so) […]
We heard from many coaches and fans that this was a guy we just had to talk to. Looks like there’s a lot of good buzz about Rick O’Dette from St. Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, […]
Another coach who grew up in the shadow of the campus where he would eventually coach. What makes it better is that he married his childhood sweetheart. Yes, life is good for the head coach […]
Here’s a guy who knew early on that he wanted to coach, so at one point while playing college baseball, Brian McGee stopped playing summer ball and started coaching. Coach McGee got his degree in […]
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