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ATHLETE 1 PODCAST

Season 1

June 29, 2022

The Process Of Committing To Play D1 Baseball - Henry Kaczmar / Brayden Krenzel / Keegan Holmstrom

The Process Of Committing To Play D1 Baseball takes you behind the scenes of three elite high school baseball players. It takes hard work and talent to get on the radar of major college baseball programs. Episode 50 takes y…
June 15, 2022

Controlled Chaos - Matt Pagni

One of the most important statistics in baseball is runs scored. Every coach has a style of play suited for their team. Players, coaches and fans love home runs and extra base hits, but being fundamentally sound in what is…
May 25, 2022

Be Where Your Feet Are

Joining Me today on the Athlete 1 Podcast is Corey Conn (Head Baseball Coach at Lancaster (OH) High School) . The past 10 years he has instilled a belief system that has completely changed the expectations for his team and…
May 11, 2022

Unbreakable Confidence - Charles Schultz

What separates the successful athlete from the average athlete? Joining me today on the Athlete 1 Podcast is Charles Schultz who is the author of the book Be Great - Lessons Learned From A Life In The Dirt. The former D1 (Y…
April 27, 2022

MegRem Softball - Megan Rembielak

In this episode, I get a behind the scenes look at softball social media influencer Megan Rembielak and her extremely popular MegRem Softball instruction success . Megan is a former D1 softball player for Appalachian State …
April 13, 2022

Communication With Today's Athlete - Joe Ferraro

What makes a good communicator? You must be skilled at conveying or exchange information, news or ideas. Episode 45 guest, Joe Ferraro is one of the best. He's a 20 year veteran high school/college baseball head coach, te…
March 30, 2022

Playing Baseball During The Steroid Era - Mike Lockwood

Everybody has an opinion on MLB players who used performance enhancing drugs during the steroid era. Imagine playing in AAA and your manager looks at you and says if you would start taking steroids, you would be in the maj…
March 16, 2022

Culture Is Everything - Butch Chaffin

In this episode, I sit down with Butch Chaffin who is the Cookeville (TN) High School head baseball. We go inside a highly successful program lead by a coach who believes culture is everything. Coach Chaffin has spent more…
March 9, 2022

Why Being Positive Is More Effective - Casey Dill

In this episode - Casey Dill who is currently the Manager of the Palm Springs Power and Director of Baseball Operations for the Palm Springs Collegiate League. He has worked as a Field Manager in professional and summer coll…
Feb. 23, 2022

Setting Yourself Up For Optimal Performance - Matt Scarfo

In this episode, Matt Scarfo (Endurance Athlete, Ultra-Runner, Optimist, Potentialist and Infinite Thinker) breaks down the keys to optimal performance. Focus on the present Don't be afraid to set the bar high Breathing tech…
Feb. 16, 2022

A Parent's Perspective on Sports - Aaron Conrad

Aaron Conrad - Creator & Founder of My Unscripted Media / Host of The Unscripted Podcast, 270 Unscripted and Corner Three Podcast joins the Athlete 1 Podcast to discuss a parents perspective on sports. Aaron has raised three…
Feb. 9, 2022

Playing Baseball With Intensity and Passion - Jason Vest

Why is playing baseball with intensity and passion so important? Bloom Carroll High School (OH) Head Baseball Coach Jason Vest breaks down why his teams are consistently successful at a game that is filled with failure. This…
Jan. 26, 2022

Being Coachable - Art Senato

Centennial High School (TX) Head baseball Coach Art Senato is known for turning programs around. He shares secrets to his success in the baseball crazy state of Texas. How being injured lead to a 26 year coaching career Why…
Jan. 5, 2022

2021 Year In Review - Athlete 1 Podcast

In this episode, I take a look back at the past 35 shows of season 1. The guests that were interviewed share great stories, provided valuable insight on what made them successful or how they handled failure and the lessons …
Dec. 22, 2021

Everything Is Earned - Cayson Pfeiffer

The University of Cincinnati football team has nothing to lose going into the College Football Playoffs. They will the first non Power 5 school to participate in the playoffs. Cayson Pfeiffer is the starting long snapper f…
Dec. 8, 2021

How To Develop Into A Pitcher During The Off-Season

During the winter month's, baseball players migrate to indoor athletic facilities to find ways to improve as a baseball player. Pitchers are in search of ways to throw harder, develop a better off-speed pitch and improve th…
Nov. 25, 2021

Best Rivalry in Sports - OSU vs Michigan (Tyvis Powell)

The Game - two words that, to most, are just words. To mean everything to two of the most loyal football fan bases in America. Those two fan bases are The Ohio State University and the University of Michigan. Former Ohio S…
Nov. 17, 2021

Born To Be A College Baseball Coach - Paul Mainieri

Paul Mainieri was born to be a college baseball coach. He grew up in the dugout watching his dad (Demie) and his hall of fame career at Miami Dade Jr College. They are the only father- son combo in the American Baseball Co…
Nov. 3, 2021

High School Sports Today - Jerry Snodgrass

Jerry Snodgrass has been a servant leader his whole career. It started as an athlete and throughout his extraordinary professional career as a teacher, coach, athletic director and as the Executive Director of the Ohio High…
Oct. 20, 2021

Coach Reveals Secret To Throwing 90 MPH and Success - Tom Held

Ohio Hall of Fame Head Baseball Coach Tom Held joins the Athlete 1 Podcast and shares his approach to success. He believes every high school in the country has a player that can throw 90 mph. Defiance, Ohio is a small town…
Oct. 6, 2021

A Baseball Journey - Drew Dosch and Greg Dosch

Despite being a gifted athlete, Drew Dosch understood the decisions he would make throughout his baseball career would be crucial to to his success. Those decisions lead to all-state awards, D1 scholarship, being drafted i…
Sept. 22, 2021

Why High School Sports Matter - Chris Ballard

The senior writer at Sports Illustrated Chris Ballard shares the incredible true David and Goliath story about the small town of Macon, Illinois in 1971, a hippie high school baseball coach, hometown heroes and an inspiratio…
Sept. 8, 2021

A Life In Baseball - Brunswick Family

The Korean War and arm trouble ended Lou Brunswick's dream of playing baseball. He turned to coaching baseball. His story of a 35 year hall of fame coaching career, state championships and sons who followed in his footstep…
Aug. 25, 2021

A Dream, Dedication and The Pay Off - Tim Saunders

After growing up on a farm in central Ohio, Tim Saunders decided to do the opposite of what his friends did after high school. Most chose good paying jobs, while he went to college in pursuit of his dream. Forty years later…