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Episodes

Jan. 18, 2023

How To Win With A Simple Philosophy - Chris Fugitt

Episode 63 After 22 years, Chris Fugitt - Hilliard Darby HS (OH) Head Baseball Coach stepped away from coaching to enjoy watching his son play D1 baseball for Purdue and Bowling Green University. Four years later he returns ...
Jan. 4, 2023

Why Not Me - Knuckleballers Path To Pro Ball - Jeff Letourneau

An amazing 61 episodes in two years and this one is the most listened to. Jeff Letourneau shares his extraordinary path to the NY Yankees organization. Here's why it's the most listened to episode. Going from a 5'5" high sch...
Dec. 21, 2022

A Plan For Baseball Success- Patrick Jones

In this episode... Patrick Jones (Host of the Patrick Jones Baseball Podcast) Patrick shares secrets to improving your chances of playing college baseball. Working with players in the winter Differences between HS, college an...
Dec. 2, 2022

Relationship Building - Kurt Hines

Kurt Hines - Coronado High School (CA) Head Football Coach Episode 60 - Relationship Building Keys to building strong relationships with your players Not sacrificing a wedding ring for a championship ring Want to be respected...
Nov. 16, 2022

Winning Culture - Greg Berge

Consistently successful teams have one thing that separates them from average teams. A winning culture and the head coach is responsible for setting the tone. Greg Berge is the Head Basketball Coach and Principal at Lincoln ...
Nov. 2, 2022

How To Develop College Ready Baseball Players - Walter Beede

Episode 58 Walter Beede knows what it takes to get youth baseball players prepared to play high school and college baseball. Coach Beede is known as "The Youth Baseball Guy" received a scholarship from Arizona State Universit...
Oct. 12, 2022

Building Your Brand with Press Sports App - Conrad Cornell

Episode 57 features former Mercer University baseball pitcher Conrad Cornell who came up with an idea that every player, high school/college coach and parent can use in a variety of ways. That idea is the sports social media...
Sept. 28, 2022

Want To Play College Baseball? - Joe Carbone

Joe Carbone - Ohio University Baseball Legenday ABCA Hall of Fame retired head baseball coach Joe Carbone opens up about his sensational career. as a player at Ohio University 16 years as an assistant coach (Marshall, Toledo ...
Sept. 7, 2022

Building A Powerhouse Program - John Lowery

Jefferson HS (WV) Head Baseball Coach John Lowery is among the winningest coaches ever, and and even has the coach of the year award named for him. MaxPreps.com selected Coach Lowery as the Greatest High School Coach in West...
Aug. 24, 2022

Why Would You Want To Be A High School Coach

I break down the careers of two hall of fame baseball coaches and and how their storied careers come to an end. Chris Huesman (Dublin Jerome High School ) and Chris Kaczmar (Walsh Jesuit High School) were guests on episodes 1...
Aug. 10, 2022

Being A Positive Influence - Lewis Caralla (GT Head Strength & Conditioning Football Coach)

A coach can make a huge impact on his or her team. Think back to when you were part of a team. How did your coach make you feel? Lewis Caralla is the Head Strength and Conditioning Football Coach at Georgia Tech University....
July 27, 2022

Nationwide Sports Official Crisis - Dan McGinnis

What would high school sports be like without officials? As strange as that sounds, it's already happening. More and more sports officials are retiring or walking away from officiating. Why? Inadequate pay, average age of...
July 13, 2022

How Sports Develops Character For Life Beyond The Game - Stephen Mackey

Being a part of a team can be one of the most valuable lessons you can learn as a high or college student/athlete. Stephen Mackey breaks down his program that teaches how to develop character for life beyond the game. After a...
June 29, 2022

The Process Of Committing To Play D1 Baseball - Henry Kaczmar / Brayden Krenzel / Keegan Holmstrom

The Process Of Committing To Play D1 Baseball takes you behind the scenes of three elite high school baseball players. It takes hard work and talent to get on the radar of major college baseball programs. Episode 50 takes yo...
June 15, 2022

Controlled Chaos - Matt Pagni

One of the most important statistics in baseball is runs scored. Every coach has a style of play suited for their team. Players, coaches and fans love home runs and extra base hits, but being fundamentally sound in what is ...
May 25, 2022

Be Where Your Feet Are

Joining Me today on the Athlete 1 Podcast is Corey Conn (Head Baseball Coach at Lancaster (OH) High School) . The past 10 years he has instilled a belief system that has completely changed the expectations for his team and ...
May 11, 2022

Unbreakable Confidence - Charles Schultz

What separates the successful athlete from the average athlete? Joining me today on the Athlete 1 Podcast is Charles Schultz who is the author of the book Be Great - Lessons Learned From A Life In The Dirt. The former D1 (Yo...
April 27, 2022

MegRem Softball - Megan Rembielak

In this episode, I get a behind the scenes look at softball social media influencer Megan Rembielak and her extremely popular MegRem Softball instruction success . Megan is a former D1 softball player for Appalachian State U...
April 13, 2022

Communication With Today's Athlete - Joe Ferraro

What makes a good communicator? You must be skilled at conveying or exchange information, news or ideas. Episode 45 guest, Joe Ferraro is one of the best. He's a 20 year veteran high school/college baseball head coach, tea...
March 30, 2022

Playing Baseball During The Steroid Era - Mike Lockwood

Everybody has an opinion on MLB players who used performance enhancing drugs during the steroid era. Imagine playing in AAA and your manager looks at you and says if you would start taking steroids, you would be in the majo...
March 16, 2022

Culture Is Everything - Butch Chaffin

In this episode, I sit down with Butch Chaffin who is the Cookeville (TN) High School head baseball. We go inside a highly successful program lead by a coach who believes culture is everything. Coach Chaffin has spent more ...
March 9, 2022

Why Being Positive Is More Effective - Casey Dill

In this episode - Casey Dill who is currently the Manager of the Palm Springs Power and Director of Baseball Operations for the Palm Springs Collegiate League. He has worked as a Field Manager in professional and summer colle...
Feb. 23, 2022

Setting Yourself Up For Optimal Performance - Matt Scarfo

In this episode, Matt Scarfo (Endurance Athlete, Ultra-Runner, Optimist, Potentialist and Infinite Thinker) breaks down the keys to optimal performance. Focus on the present Don't be afraid to set the bar high Breathing techn...
Feb. 16, 2022

A Parent's Perspective on Sports - Aaron Conrad

Aaron Conrad - Creator & Founder of My Unscripted Media / Host of The Unscripted Podcast, 270 Unscripted and Corner Three Podcast joins the Athlete 1 Podcast to discuss a parents perspective on sports. Aaron has raised three ...