YBE 134: Start With A Plan with Bo Ashabraner

Do you have a plan when you start your team? Or when you start a new season? Aside from what drills you want to run, what philosophies do you have for your team—or as Bo Ashabraner puts it, what philosophies do you enforce or tolerate? Bo is here to help us break down some things you may want to consider for your team or season in part one of a two-part interview.

Plus Rob answers the Question of the Week (48:22) about whether a 27-foot home indoor batting cage will be adequate to help a 9-10U hitter who's struggling.

In this 54-minute episode, you'll learn:

• what it's like to turn down an opportunity to play in the major leagues (3:22)
• what it's like to be in the minor leagues (4:15)
• two reasons why Latin players with less resources are able to be more successful than Americans with more resources (6:00)
• Bo's favorite drill, including variations (10:34)
• what Bo believes was the wrong way—and what is now the right way—to teach pitching (16:40)
• why the bear crawl is a great extrinsic motivator (20:03)
• what does good team culture look like at the youth/high school level (23:40)
• the top 10 team culture essentials (24:38)
• how to implement your team culture (32:08)
• an optimal—and yet simple—hitting approach (33:46)

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

• Long Beach State
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