Matt Hobbs is in his third season as the Arkansas pitching coach in 2020, joining the Razorbacks in November 2018.
Matt helped craft the Razorback pitching staff into one of the top groups in the country in his first year on the Hill in 2019. and In a shortened season, the Hogs put together a 3.68 ERA and an 11-5 record with three saves and one shutout. Arkansas racked up 143 strikeouts in 142.0 innings
Hobbs has coached eight players that have been drafted in the top-10 rounds, including 2018 first-round pick Griffin Roberts, and has helped develop a total of seven big leaguers.
Before Arkansas, Hobbs was the Pitching coach at Wake Forest and in each of his first three years in Winston-Salem, the Demon Deacons improved in ERA, strikeouts , walks per nine and opponent batting average
Hobbs pitched at Missouri from 1999-2002, where he won 13 games and struck out 125 batters. Hobbs was drafted twice, first by the San Diego Padres in 2001 and then by the Kansas City Royals in 2002.
On the show we talk all things pitching development, including who they like to recruit, what pitching assessments they use, and how they use tech for offseason development and measuring in season progress.
Time Stamps
Minisode Monday: Leadership Lessons from Ernest Shackleton
Alan Jaeger- Mastering the Mental Game
Minisode Monday: Make Data Relevant
Ryan Harrison on how to improve sports vision
Minisode Monday: Developing players while developing the team
Patrick Murphy- Building a Championship Program
Minisode Monday: Start with Clarity
Justin Toole on peak performance, simplifying analytics and facilitating learning environments
Minisode Monday: Creating a system for retaining information
Robin Lund on player assessments, developing motor learning plans, and blending the art and science of coaching.
Lance Zawadzki on the lower half function in the swing, training adjustability and using technology efficiently
Keith Law on scouting, developing talent, and preventing cognitive bias
Geoff Rottmayer and Darrell Coulter on individualized player development plans and in-game strategy
Trevor Burmeister on technology, challenging training environments and constraints training
Kyle Stark on coaching and feedback, culture and why conversations need to start with clarity, connectedness and consistency
Bhrett McCabe on practical mental game strategies, classroom sessions and how we can coach in game strategy to players.
Jim Maciejewski on building culture, how we can leverage social media as a celebration tool and keep alumni connected and what he has done differently...
Dr. Andy Bass on how to integrate mindfulness into our practice sessions, how to allow some autonomy players, and how to implement game-like practices...
Jeremy Sheetinger on competitions, classroom sessions, and how to teach the mental game
Rich Benjamin on simplifying things in a world of constant noise and ”training zone focus vs performance zone focus”
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