Year: 2018

Dana Cavalea found his way into the world of strength and conditioning in an almost unexpected fashion. It almost certainly never entered his mind that he’d be working with World Series champs New York Yankees […]

We a thrilled to announce that Top Coach, along with AthleticOps.com are presenting an Operations Q&A panel at the ABCA convention in Dallas in January. The panel will be moderated by Top Coach and Ops […]

by Jack Warren, host of the Top Coach podcast I have the honor of calling friend a young man who is just now realizing his dream and dipping his toes into collegiate coaching. Recently he […]

Note: This was recorded just about one month ago as the Bearcats were wrapping up fall practice. Folks around southwest Ohio might know Andy Nagel from his long affiliation with athletic powerhouse Moeller High School or perhaps […]

A lot has changed since we last talked to Lee University‘s Mark Brew. During our last visit in 2015, Lee was just starting their transition from NAIA to NCAA D2. We’ll find out how that transition went […]

When I spoke at the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association convention a couple of years ago, there was one man that several of my coaching friends said I had to meet. Joe Ray Halsey […]

As we like to say here at Top Coach, if it’s all about baseball, then you’re on the wrong field. Of course you’ve got to learn the game, but the game is merely the vehicle […]

The last time we touched base with Cliff Godwin was 2014. At that point he had just landed at East Carolina and had a resume that resembled that of a D1 football coach, with stops […]

In this week’s episode, we once again head across the pond to talk to one of our favorite guests, Liam Carroll. Since 2015, Liam has been the head coach of the senior team for Great […]

Cal Bailey is a college baseball coaching legend. And out of our 300 podcast episodes, his first two interviews were easily the most commented upon. Just as we’ve always thought, everyone loves a good story […]

You heard me right! The TOP COACH podcast is back and will be rolling out regular episodes once again starting this Monday. Thanks for bearing with me during this time of great change. I’ve pretty […]

contributed by Jack Warren, editor Take a few moments to read this article from the University of Charleston (WV) athletics website. Once again, Andrew Wright demonstrates why he is considered one of the brightest and […]

Today’s interview deals with the journey from D1 to high school baseball. Back in 2015 (episode 151), we visited with a rising young NCAA D1 assistant coach, Joey Seal. Joey and the staff didn’t have […]

We’re headed to Almost-Chicago for another visit with Mike Stawski, the head coach of Concordia University Chicago baseball, which, as we pointed out previously, is about two blocks shy of Chicago in River Forest, Illinois. Since […]

It’s been a long time since we visited with St. John’s head coach, Ed Blankmeyer. We’re reminded each time we talk why it is that people hold Coach Blankmeyer in such high esteem. In addition […]

Jacqueline Kestner University of Virginia-Wise Hometown: Blountville, Tennessee Education: Concord University Twitter: @coach_quita_ Email: jkestner [at] uvawise.edu Official bio The moment you first realized that you might like to make coaching part of your career? I realized […]

Ian Sanderson Lower Columbia College Hometown: Shelton, Washington Education: Central Washington University Twitter: @isanderson22 Email: cw609 [at] cairn.edu Official bio The moment you first realized that you might like to make coaching part of your career? I […]

In our second annual Top Coach Commencement, we invited Kevin Wilson to address the next wave of future coaches. Anyone who follows Kevin will note that it’s not all about batting, but about the why. […]

Colt Wolfe Cairn University Baseball Hometown: Eaton Rapids, Michigan Education: Calvin College Twitter: @coltwolfe Email: cw609 [at] cairn.edu Official bio The moment you first realized that you might like to make coaching part of your career. The […]

We’re long past the point where we’re surprised with a guest that is not well known outside the region in which they coach. Coaches often labor in relative obscurity. However, every now and then there […]

Brent Schmidt Houston Baptist Baseball Hometown: St. Paul, Minnesota Education: Winona State University; University of Houston Twitter: @brentschmidt15 Email: bschmidt [at] hbu.edu Official bio The moment you first realized that you might like to make coaching part […]

Please bear with us during the months of May and June here at Top Coach. Not only has the bad spring weather caused issues with most everyone’s baseball schedule, it has also generated numerous last […]