Tim Corbin, head baseball coach at 2014 College World Series Champion Vanderbilt University, gets real honest as he shares some inside information on coaching and recruiting for a Division I college. This is Part 2 of a two-part interview with Tim.
This week, I answer a question about where to position a fourth outfielder. And Austin Wasserman of WassermanStrength.com discusses the importance of knowing a young player's lifestyle profile in Wass Strength's Tip Of The Week.
In this 39-minute episode, you'll learn:
- whether Tim is is more hands-on or hands-off when coaching
- how much game-planning Tim does
- what Tim's practices are like
- whether the focus is more teaching or more reps
- how much teaching Tim does as opposed to his assistants
- how to maximize field usage between live hitters and different defensive groups
- what separates a great coach from a good coach
- how to build a consistently successful program
- how to balance winning with process
- how much mental game is addressed, and how it's handled at Vanderbilt
- what the Omaha Challenge is, and why Tim uses it for his team
- whether the Omaha Challenge is appropriate for youth and high school teams
- what Tim values most in a recruit
- of the "five tools", the surprising "tool" that Tim values most
- how Tim evaluates that most essential asset
- whether potential should be valued higher than accomplishment in a recruit
- why recruiting is still not fool-proof from the school's perspective
- whether college coaches really look at players' recruiting videos
- whether Tim values pitchers more or hitters more
- whether "full ride" scholarships are possible for collegiate baseball
- what percentage of the Vanderbilt team gets some form of scholarship
- how much of tuition and room & board the average scholarship covers
- Vanderbilt University Baseball 2015 Omaha Challenge Day 1
- Vanderbilt University Baseball 2015 Omaha Challenge Day 2
- Vanderbilt University Baseball 2015 Omaha Challenge Day 4
- Vanderbilt University Baseball 2014 Omaha Challenge Day 1
- Vanderbilt University Baseball 2014 Omaha Challenge Day 2
- Vanderbilt University Baseball 2014 Omaha Challenge Day 3
- Vanderbilt University Baseball 2014 Omaha Challenge Day 4
- Lifestyle Profile from Wass Strength
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