The Coaching Union

The Coaching Union is the podcast for coaches, leaders, and educators passionate about developing athletes and building thriving sports communities.

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🎙️ Episode 14: Data-Driven Intuition is live!
We welcome @IQ_Baseball_ to the show. Great Britain U23 alum, Maryville & @DrivelineBB coach, and one of the game’s bright young minds.

We talk analytics, trust, swing intent, and reflection.
🎧 A must-listen https://t.co/6IybmjzI1g

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🎙️ Episode 13 of The Coaching Union Podcast is LIVE!
Reflective Grit with Stuart Yates

We dive into youth sport, reflection, burnout, and building community through coaching.
A must-listen for coaches & parents alike.
🎧 https://t.co/6IybmjAfQO

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Listen here 👇
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🎙️ New episode of The Coaching Union is live: Ep 10 Competing to Develop w/ Bradford Bulls coach @joehammond15

We explore talent pathways, coaching under pressure, building mental toughness, & how to balance winning with player growth.

A must-listen for performance coaches!

[Aaron @AaronTakacs]

This was a fun one, these two hosts were phenomenal and I’m blessed to be able to share some of this stuff with them. Go check it out!
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🎙 Episode 9 is live!

Pro player @AaronTakacs shares his journey from being cut in high school to thriving in pro baseball. We talk resilience, routines, imposter syndrome, risk, and the grind of indy ball. A must-listen for coaches + players!

https://t.co/6IybmjzI1g

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Episode 9 drops this Tuesday.

@AaronTakacs of the @FerryHawks shares how training at @DrivelineBB pushed him to his limits—and made him stronger. In his words, “Windy cities create strong trees.” Don't miss it!

Until then, catch up with past episodes:
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Hitters grow through reflection, not just reps.

This 4-step process—rooted in Gibbs’ Reflective Cycle and the PCDE of Realistic Performance Evaluation—helps athletes reflect with honesty and adjust with intention.

Give it a go and build smarter habits.

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Episode 8: Built in the Cage is live! 🎙️
@jscotthitting shares his journey from JuCo standout & D1 starter to coaching some of the best hitters in the game. In this clip, he reflects on lessons from the late John Altobelli at @orangecoast. Don’t miss it!

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Just recorded a great episode with hitting coach @jscotthitting, who works 1-on-1 with college and pro hitters.

I asked him where he starts with a hitter—and his answer was brilliant.

Episode 8 drops April 22. Catch up on past episodes in the meantime!
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@ballgame5mt

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Episode 7 of the Coaching Union Podcast is now live! Hear Tim Nolan share his baseball journey—player to coach—and how “Pitcher Consciousness 5.0” plus the “Wolf Pack Code” reshape pitching. Discover mental tools, pitch calling, and a winning mindset.

https://t.co/6IybmjzI1g

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Episode 7 dives into the mind of @ballgame5mt - coach, author, and creator of Pitcher Consciousness 5.0. We explore his unique Wolf Pack philosophy and the mental tools behind elite pitching. Episode drops next Tuesday!

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The coach is the Sherpa. The challenge is already set. Our role is to guide, support, prepare, and protect—physically and mentally. We journey together, we carry baggage, we show the way, but when it’s time to summit, we step back and let the climber have their moment #BPS 🧠⚾️

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Fun chat with SJ, who finished the episode outside a Chipotle-campus empty, cafeteria closed, solving meal issues for players on spring break mid podcast. A great reminder of the unpredictable, but rewarding life of a college baseball coach.

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Episode 6 is live! SJ Mousseau, pitching coach at St. Cloud State shares insights on pitching mechanics, data-driven training, embracing failure, balancing intensity with recovery, and building meaningful player relationships. Tune in!
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Happy Monday coaches! ☕️
Kirk & MacPhail’s Situated Learning Model—be honest how many of us start coaching at 5 (movement execution)? If we do, are we truly teaching players to solve problems or just rehearsing solutions? technique only becomes skill when it’s contextualized 🧠

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Ep. 5: The Coaching Union is live! A special crossover episode w/@MattMuttonSound from @britbaseballpod to unpack podcasting, coaching wisdom, British baseball development and balancing family life with baseball.

Tune in!
https://t.co/dfNBh7gBGF

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An easy way to integrate psychosocial skills into training.

Write mental skills on paper, have players pick one from a hat, give them 5 min to research its role in sports. Now after drills ask: How did your skill apply? How/why did you struggle? Reflection drives growth 🧠⚾️💪

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What is competition really about? The Latin root competere means “to strive together.” So, are our competitors simply a tool to measure our own growth?

Can we reframe competition as a way to problem solve, develop, reflect and improve—not just to win?