Episode notes
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!
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E55 · 1 May 2024 · 1 hr 34 min
E55 Christie Chapman ft. Cali Chapman
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!
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E12 · 19 Apr 2024 · 53 min
E12 Coaches Corner Rob Jones
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!
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E11 · 4 Apr 2024 · 1 hr 8 min
E11 Coaches Corner Katy Cave
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!
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E10 · 28 Mar 2024 · 1 hr 6 min
E10 Coaches Corner Tim Ramon & TJ George
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.
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E54 · 18 Mar 2024 · 2 hr 27 min
E54 Dave Smith
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!
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E52 · 4 Mar 2024 · 1 hr 52 min
E52 Valerie Quiroga
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!
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E9 · 26 Feb 2024 · 1 hr 33 min
E9 Coaches Corner Jeff Strange
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.
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E51 · 5 Feb 2024 · 1 hr 27 min
E51 Megan Fitzgerald
Megan is from Pittsburgh, PA where she went to play softball at Gannon University for 4 years and then Indiana University of Pittsburgh for one year. In this episode she talks about her recruitment process and what made her choose Gannon University over others! She talks about how she managed her time with academics and sports. She speaks about her live to coach at the high school level and much more! Hope y’all enjoy!
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E50 · 1 Feb 2024 · 2 hr 7 min
E50 Stephanie Pettigrew
Stephanie Pettigrew is West Memphis, Arkansas native. In this episode she gets real in-depth about her journey to coaching volleyball. She talks about all the rules they have and how they change from rec to club ball. She talks about the proper techniques in being an overhand server to being able to jump serve. Explains how a setter needs to have soft hands to be able to place the ball and not spin it cause that’s a double hit. Hope y’all enjoy!
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E49 · 22 Jan 2024 · 2 hr 4 min
E49 Chad Stears
Chad Stears is a Baton Rouge native and also went to LSU. Chad has been a D1 umpire for 20 years and counting. He talks about becoming an ump and the process of you have to go through to be an ump. He tells his story of when the parrot landed on his shoulder during a game. He is what some of know him as the guy behind the Diamond Legacy Events. He holds one of if not the biggest tournament for the younger age groups in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He talks about why he gets the umps he gets to call his tournaments also. THE RIVER IS NOT A STRIKE!
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