E54 Dave Smith

In this episode we get into hitting drills for beginners, coaching younger age groups and him coaching the #1 2028 team in the SW region and #9 in the Nation by Extra Innings. Hope y’all enjoy!

In this episode we talk about serving, becoming a setter and the person that wears the different color jersey(libero). She talks about certain drills she does for overhand serves then the jump serve. She explains how hard it is to be a setter lol. This is a great episode for my volleyball fans. Hope you enjoy!

In this episode we have Christie Chapman and special guest Cali Chapman. Cali is a junior at Summer Creek high school and Christie is former University of South Florida softball player and has been coaching select softball for the last 7 years. She now the head coach of Athletics Mercado Academy Christie/Lopez. When this was recorded she was with Strykers National 2029. We get into Christie’s journey as a college softball player as well as her coaching style! Hope y’all enjoy!

In this episode of Coaches Corner Rob talks about different drills they have to break down fielding and one in specific called the Snake drill. He also gets into hitting drills and the hop or 1-2 to the ball. Hope y’all enjoy!

In this episode Katy talks about practice breakdown, playing/traveling for tournaments, pitch calling and always making sure the kids are having fun! Hope y’all enjoy!

In this Episode Tim & TJ talks about playing in big tournaments and traveling. We also discuss dealing with player injuries, kids burnout and playing in different weather. TJ(Beverly Bandits 2k11 George) is from Wisconsin and Tim(Hustle National 2k11) is from Texas.

Dave is native of St. Louis and coaches a 13u team. In this episode we talk about the mental aspect of the game. He also kind of hit on the program he will be putting out for kids and parent to help them mentally! Hope y’all enjoy!

Robb is from Kansas City, Mo and runs Top Gun Events. In this episode he explains everything from the eyes of a tournament director. He explains why he does stay to play and how important it is to go out for the best umps in the game. He talks about how invite only tournaments should work. He talks about a lot more also! Hope you enjoy!

Valerie is a former catcher at Louisiana Tech University and now a hitting/catcher trainer. She has a training facility called VQ Training. In this episode Valerie talks about her upbringing, time playing in college, work ethic and so much more! Hope y’all enjoy!

In this episode we get into Jeff writing articles on athletes and teams for Top Gun Events and how he got started. We also talk about leadership, pitching rotation and fundamentals.