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.
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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”
Kyle Wagner on learning, game-like practice design and player development
David Jeans on being a development first program and competitive team practice plan design
Curt Nelson on the hitting evaluation process and how to teach hitting mechanics, game planning and timing
Kevin Wilson on what ”good batting” is, how hitting is a conversation, and what a hitting session should consist of.
Tom Sutaris on personal growth as a coach coach, how to make changes with players, and how to create a hitting culture.
Billy Berry on using tradition to ingrain the culture every year, how he helps players to own their career and holds them accountable, and how to “att...
Wes Brooks and Butch Chaffin on growing men in your program, culture building, and developing a system that works for your program.
Ryan Sienko on how to evaluate catchers, catching drills and how we can setup up catchers to maximize their potential, on and off the field.
Jason Kanzler on the art of coaching, the importance of data and subjective measurements, and conversations in the dugout.
Chris Gimenez and Michael McCarthy on the pitcher/catcher relationship, how to break down data for players, and game-planning and in dugout conversati...
Aaron Bates on the process and what that means to the Dodgers minor league system, game planning, simplification, and what he has learned during COVID...
Rick Franzblau on matching hardware and software in hitting and pitching, deceleration training, and proper breathing
Nate Fish on experiences in playing and coaching in over 20 countries, the world baseball classic, and starting the national baseball program in Israe...
Joe Espada on lessons learned throughout his career, working in the Yankees front office and how to build the culture in the clubhouse.
Andy Haines on game-planning, pre-game routines and gaining trust with players
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