Zeena Barbarita — Coaching through the years

Coach Ballgame — Bringing joy and fun to baseball

Today’s guest is James Lowe who is perhaps best known as Coach Ballgame. In this episode we talk about how Coach Ballgame developed his coaching philosophy and his “Sandlots” concept that fuses music, fun, and (most importantly) nicknames into community-wide baseball game experiences. Check out Coach Ballgame’s website: https://www.coachballgame.com/ Download the PlayMaker app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/playmaker-baseball-softball/id1585013998

Allison Honkofsky — Helping players players improve with data

Today’s guest is Allison Honkofsky, Director of Sales and Recruiting at Athletx Sports Group. In this episode we talk about how data is being used to measure and track player athleticism across all age groups and how it’s also being used as a tool to motivate and excite young players across the country. Check out the Athletx Sports Group’s website: https://athletx.com/ Download the PlayMaker app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/playmaker-baseball-softball/id1585013998

Ryan Brownlee — Smaller and lighter baseballs for the youth game

Today’s guest is Ryan Brownlee, Assistant Executive Director at the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). In this episode we talk about the ABCA’s research and testing of new baseball sizes and weights to help youth baseball players develop skill, mitigate injury, and have more fun playing the game. Check out the ABCA’s website: https://abca.org/ …and podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/abca-podcast/id1113053628 Download the PlayMaker app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/playmaker-baseball-softball/id1585013998

Bo Ashabraner — The 80-20 Principle

Today’s guest is Bo Ashabraner, founder of 8020baseball.com and host of the 80-20 baseball podcast. In this episode we talk about the 80-20 principle, what it means, and how to apply it in your coaching to make your games and practices more fun and effective. Check out Bo’s website: 8020baseball.com …and podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-80-20-baseball-podcast/id1492841437 Download the PlayMaker app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/playmaker-baseball-softball/id1585013998

Zeena Barbarita — Coaching through the years

Coordinator at The Backstop Softball Training Facility and Coach of the Waves softball program, shares insights for successfully coaching players from the youngest age groups all the way through high school. Check out The Backstop Softball Training Facility in Warwick, RI: https://www.backstopsoftball.com/ Check out Waves Softball: https://www.wavessoftball.com/ Download the PlayMaker app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/playmaker-baseball-softball/id1585013998