MJ League Podcast (Growing youth baseball and softball in Mount Juliet, Tennessee)

#7 Tracy Tanguay (MobilityChick, works with MLB, College, High Schools Teams)

This episode is a conversation with Tracy Tanguay: "the Mobility Chick". Also included is a tee-ball team sponsor interview with Mount Juliet’s Learning Zone’s Lindsay Gehlbach. Please visit our sponsor’s website: https://www.learningzonechildcare.com/ [https://www.learningzonechildcare.com/]Sponsor contact phone number: 629-258-7770   Tracy is a powerhouse; she has worked with players and coaches from 27 of the 30 MLB teams. Tracy regularly consults with big league coaches for her expertise in training quality movement patterns, specifically as it relates to athletic performance and staying healthy. For our Listeners, Tracy is giving away for FREE her “youth mobility warmup” video series. Players at our MJ League pitching clinics really enjoy the warm up moves like the “bear plank then dead bug” series, and other dynamic moves.  Get your free copy of the "youth mobility warmup" at this link: https://www.mobilitychick.com/product/youth-mobility-warm-up/ [https://www.mobilitychick.com/product/youth-mobility-warm-up/] At checkout, use promo code: MJLEAGUE Show highlights: 06:00 Training the transitions between movements. 13:45 Warmup moves like POPs (Super Marios). 20:40 Advice for coaches on integrating mobility into practice. 41:00 Tracy shares her advice for the moms.   Find her on instagram and x/twitter at MobilityChick Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mobilitychick/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/mobilitychick/?hl=en] X (Twitter): https://x.com/mobilitychick/ [https://x.com/mobilitychick/]

#6 Mike Martin (Montgomery Bell Academy, Baseball & Summer Camps)

This episode is a conversation with Mike Martin, director of camps and assistant athletic director at Montgomery BellAcademy in Nashville. Mike also helps coach the middle school baseball team at MBA. Of interest for parents and players in MJ league, Montgomery Bell Academy offers terrific summer camps, both Sports and Academics camps, from late May through July. Check out the dozens of camps they offer ontheir website: https://www.montgomerybell.edu/camps/ [https://www.montgomerybell.edu/camps/] If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mike and the MBA Summer Camp team at Mike.Martin@montgomerybell.edu [Mike.Martin@montgomerybell.edu] For Academics, they have a variety of camps including Lego Camps, Minecraft camps, Art, Music, Science, and more. For Sports Camps, in addition to baseball, basketball, football and soccer camps – MBA offers camps in cheerleading, dodgeball, golf, lacrosse, rifle, rowing, squash, tennis, track, and wrestling. Plus, there is an All Sports Camp offered most weeks of June, which goes from 9 AM to 3 PM. For working parents taking their child to a camp at the start of the workday and picking up at the end of the workday, there are a variety of Pre-Camp and After-Care options for many of the camps. Make sure to check out MontgomeryBell.edu/Camps to see all of MBA’s offerings.

#5 Connor Gandossy (University of Minnesota, Catching & Hitting)

Episode 5 features a conversation with Connor Gandossy, assistant coach for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers in the Big 10 Conference. In his career, Gandossy has helped four catchers get drafted into major league baseball. In total, Gandossy has coached 28 players who were drafted by MLB clubs. See how Connor and the Gophers are doing at the program's website: https://gophersports.com/sports/baseball [https://gophersports.com/sports/baseball]

#4 Jerry Weinstein (Chicago Cubs, Catching)

Episode 4 features a conversation with Jerry Weinstein, Chicago Cubs special assistant to the GM. Jerry shares insights on catching and player development. The podcast also features an interview with Challenger Baseball League's Brian Wood and Jeff Schnelle. See more about catching on Jerry's site, and he shares his latest thoughts on X: https://weinsteinbaseball.com/ [https://weinsteinbaseball.com/] https://x.com/JWonCATCHING [https://x.com/JWonCATCHING] For the Challenger Baseball League, find more info at: https://www.challengerbaseballmj.com/ [https://www.challengerbaseballmj.com/]

#3 Butch Chaffin (Team USA 18U Baseball)

In this podcast episode, Butch provides his pro tips for hitting and shares his highlights from his story in the game of baseball. Follow Butch on X. https://x.com/ButchBaseball29 [https://x.com/ButchBaseball29] Our featured MJ League sponsor interview is with Todd Griggs from Southwestern Student Coaching, which you will find at the end of the episode. Learn more about Student Coaching and book a parent consultation with Todd: https://linktr.ee/southwesternconsulting2 [https://linktr.ee/southwesternconsulting2] Butch Chaffin has a list of 45 "Signs Your Hitter Is In Trouble". Here are the first 10 signs. 1. He hits with his toes pointed out. Duck Feet. Especially back foot. 2. Starts with no bend in his knees and finishes with no bend in his knees. Too tall. 3. Uses arms to push hands back. Load to arm bar. 4. Creates a false load. 5. Back and Chest start straight up and down with no tilt toward plate. 6. Falls into tilt. 7. Tips barrel in front of face / Bad barrel control. 8. Bad barrel tip / loses barrel. 9. Front Eye leaves the zone. Hands & shoulders work as 1. 10. Violently snaps the head on pre-contact.