Tools College Coaches Want in a Potential Player

<p>In Episode 72, Jim and Jake shift to college baseball and softball and talk about the tools in players that college coaches look for when recruiting players into their programs. Plus, is Vlad Jr. a handsy hitter? Will baseball front offices shift their thinking? All of these topics/questions discussed in this week’s show!</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>TO WATCH THE FULL VERSION OF THE SHOW, LOG ON TO THE LAB-EPSTEIN HITTING PODCAST YOUTUBE PAGE.</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p>Episode Notes:</p> <p>1:00 – Vlad Jr.’s barrel manipulation</p> <p>6:00 – Vlad Jr. is a handsy hitter?</p> <p>9:00 – Shift in thinking in baseball front offices?</p> <p>18:00 – Dirty people</p> <p>21:00 – Downhill front toss</p> <p>26:00 – Tools college coaches look for in potential players</p> <p>32:00 – Recruiting a player who shines in game action</p> <p>35:00 – Scouting vs. recruiting</p> <p>37:00 – Picking the right players for your program</p> <p>45:00 – Listener Question</p> <p><br></p> <p>Subscribe and like the show- Apple | Google | Spotify | TuneIn | Soundcloud | YouTube</p> <p>Subscribe to the show’s YouTube page: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.youtube.com</strong></a></p> <p>Twitter/Instagram: @Jimtara, @epsteinhitting<br> </p> <p>Why the Epstein Hitting System?: The Epstein Hitting system was created by 10-year Major League player, Mike Epstein. In addition to leading the 1972 World Series champion A’s in home runs, Mike played for arguably the greatest hitter of all-time, Ted Williams…Using what he learned from his career and from Ted Williams, Mike built a system to identify and fix swing faults. Mike received the only letter of recommendation for hitting instruction Ted Williams ever gave out…After working closely with Mike to learn the craft of teaching hitting, Epstein Hitting is now led by Jake Epstein…Jake has perfected the use of video analysis to create a plan to maximize a player’s swing. In addition to slow-motion video analysis, Jake has built a library of drills that he uses to ad