Jason Larocque's guest appearances

Jason Larocque

The Winning Youth Coaching Podcast: Youth Sports | Coaching | Parenting | Family Resources

Clydesdale Media Podcast

Michael Phillips

David Klein

Rob Bell

Rob Jones

Randy Jackson

Jon Gordon

Shannon Evans

John Wooden

Sam Walker

John O’Sullivan

Vickie Brett

Amanda Selogie

Pat Williams

Alan Stein

Emily Cohen

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Jason dropped into a different Gym for 30 days in an effort to raise money and bring awareness to Men's Mental Health Issues and Suicide Prevention.  We are going to talk about the connections and stories he uncovered on this unbelievable journey.To Donate to Jason's efforts click here: https://us.movember.com/mospace/14581321?utm_source=qrcode&amp;utm_medium=mo_app&amp;utm_campaign=movember&amp;utm_content=app_share_mospace_qr

Jason dropped into a different Gym for 30 days in an effort to raise money and bring awareness to Men's Mental Health Issues and Suicide Prevention. We are going to talk about the connections and stories he uncovered on this unbelievable journey. To Donate to Jason's efforts click here: <a href="https://us.movember.com/mospace/14581321?utm_source=qrcode&amp;utm_medium=mo_app&amp;utm_campaign=movember&amp;utm_content=app_share_mospace_qr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://us.movember.com/mospace/14581321?utm_source=qrcode&amp;utm_medium=mo_app&amp;utm_campaign=movember&amp;utm_content=app_share_mospace_qr</a>

Jason Larocque - Clydesdale Media Podcast | Using Movember to Bring Awareness to Mens Mental Health

What does it take to be a winning youth coach? Listen in as Jason Larocque shares coaching stories and discusses his journey to becoming a successful youth coach.Jason is a Middle School Director at St. Johns Prep in Massachusetts. Jason is a lifetime baseball player, including 4 years at Harvard, where he was captain his Senior year. He has also been actively involved in training and coaching youth through Winwithinbaseball.com. He is married and to a wife who coaches Division 1 Field Hockey.Twitter: @CoachWonkWebsite: winwithinbaseball.comListen NOW:Listen in ITunes: Itunes linkListen in Stitcher: Stitcher link Coaching/Leadership Quote▪   ‘It’s hard to make policy in the middle of the season.’click to tweet!My ‘Cringe’ Moment▪   ‘My first year I thought I had to fix everybody’ – Sometimes you just need to encourage players and let them struggle a little bit before you offer advice. Also often times kids have unique motions and you need to evaluate whether it’s a problem that needs fixedTeaching Children &amp; Keeping it Fun▪   Be relaxed - Avoid phrases like ‘Try harder’ or ‘Run faster’ – these commands often tighten up a player’s muscles and stiffens them instead of loosening them up▪   Teach the kids to watch what great looks like. Go to a high school game and show them what to watch for in the good players▪   To keep a fast-paced practice – use a throw-back – can have 5 kids on each side so they are practicing throwing, fielding, then have a net for them to throw into▪   If you don’t have parents available to help coach – talk to the high school and see if you can get 1 or 2 varsity players to help you coach.Best Stolen Idea▪   HUGE IDEA #1 The Worst Case Scenario – Have a few unbreakable rules – so the kids are clear on what is never allowed▪   Bill Bellichick – Put 6 hours of preparation into a 1 hour practiceCoaching Resources▪   Gamechanger.io – App that does baseball scoring and stats. Parents can watch game on gametracker▪   Coaches’ Choice – DVDs to show skillsDiscipline▪   HUGE IDEA #2 Before you talk about discipline – you have to set up the culture- and you cannot bend on what you set up as the culture. Players’ shirts always tucked in; hats always worn forward; equipment always carried by kids not parents; kids always thank parents when dropped off,etc. ‘It’s hard to make policy in the middle of the season.’▪   Have a discussion with the team before disciplining the whole team for an infraction. Visually show them your expectation.Reward and Recognition▪   Don’t keep stats at the youth level! Most of the time keeping stats will teach the wrong behavior.▪   Idea: Print T-Shirts: Print shirts and number them – Win 1, Win 2, etc – and whoever was the best teammate during the game/week – earns the shirt after a win.▪   Instead of coach giving recap after a game- have the kids commend their teammatesInspiring Story▪   You have to show your players you care about them beyond their ‘use’ as an athlete. Sometimes call a player at home if they had a rough game.The One that Got Away▪   In championship game against rival – 2x in 2 innings – his star pitcher balked with runner on 3rd. Sometimes that stuff just happens.▪   Other team had gimmicky play to fake out his team and get 3rd out. It’s bad coaching – but prepare your team for other coaches to do it.Coaching/Leadership Motivation▪   Book: ‘Drive’ by Daniel Pink – how to motivate people▪   Book: ‘Talent is Over-rated’ by Geoffrey Colvin▪   Book: ‘The Talent Code’ by Daniel CoyleParting Advice▪   Don’t try to re-invent the wheel, but you have to inflate the tires.▪   Be prepared- take the time to be ready for practice. Then relax and enjoy the time with the kids.Interview Links / Promotional PartnersBetter BasketballHUDLReady to be an Awesome Youth Coach? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter:

What does it take to be a winning youth coach? Listen in as Jason Larocque shares coaching stories and discusses his journey to becoming a successful youth coach. Jason is a Middle School Director at St. Johns Prep in Massachusetts. Jason is a lifetime baseball player, including 4 years at Harvard, where he was captain his Senior year. He has also been actively involved in training and coaching youth through <a href="http://Winwithinbaseball.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Winwithinbaseball.com</a>. He is married and to a wife who coaches Division 1 Field Hockey. Twitter: @CoachWonk Website: <a href="http://winwithinbaseball.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">winwithinbaseball.com</a> Listen NOW: Listen in ITunes: Itunes link Listen in Stitcher: Stitcher link   Coaching/Leadership Quote ▪   ‘It’s hard to make policy in the middle of the season.’ click to tweet! My ‘Cringe’ Moment ▪   ‘My first year I thought I had to fix everybody’ – Sometimes you just need to encourage players and let them struggle a little bit before you offer advice. Also often times kids have unique motions and you need to evaluate whether it’s a problem that needs fixed Teaching Children &amp; Keeping it Fun ▪   Be relaxed - Avoid phrases like ‘Try harder’ or ‘Run faster’ – these commands often tighten up a player’s muscles and stiffens them instead of loosening them up ▪   Teach the kids to watch what great looks like. Go to a high school game and show them what to watch for in the good players ▪   To keep a fast-paced practice – use a throw-back – can have 5 kids on each side so they are practicing throwing, fielding, then have a net for them to throw into ▪   If you don’t have parents available to help coach – talk to the high school and see if you can get 1 or 2 varsity players to help you coach. Best Stolen Idea ▪   HUGE IDEA #1 The Worst Case Scenario – Have a few unbreakable rules – so the kids are clear on what is never allowed ▪   Bill Bellichick – Put 6 hours of preparation into a 1 hour practice Coaching Resources ▪   <a href="http://Gamechanger.io" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gamechanger.io</a> – App that does baseball scoring and stats. Parents can watch game on gametracker ▪   Coaches’ Choice – DVDs to show skills Discipline ▪   HUGE IDEA #2 Before you talk about discipline – you have to set up the culture- and you cannot bend on what you set up as the culture. Players’ shirts always tucked in; hats always worn forward; equipment always carried by kids not parents; kids always thank parents when dropped off,etc. ‘It’s hard to make policy in the middle of the season.’ ▪   Have a discussion with the team before disciplining the whole team for an infraction. Visually show them your expectation. Reward and Recognition ▪   Don’t keep stats at the youth level! Most of the time keeping stats will teach the wrong behavior. ▪   Idea: Print T-Shirts: Print shirts and number them – Win 1, Win 2, etc – and whoever was the best teammate during the game/week – earns the shirt after a win. ▪   Instead of coach giving recap after a game- have the kids commend their teammates Inspiring Story ▪   You have to show your players you care about them beyond their ‘use’ as an athlete. Sometimes call a player at home if they had a rough game. The One that Got Away ▪   In championship game against rival – 2x in 2 innings – his star pitcher balked with runner on 3rd. Sometimes that stuff just happens. ▪   Other team had gimmicky play to fake out his team and get 3rd out. It’s bad coaching – but prepare your team for other coaches to do it. Coaching/Leadership Motivation ▪   Book: ‘Drive’ by Daniel Pink – how to motivate people ▪   Book: ‘Talent is Over-rated’ by Geoffrey Colvin ▪   Book: ‘The Talent Code’ by Daniel Coyle Parting Advice ▪   Don’t try to re-invent the wheel, but you have to inflate the tires. ▪   Be prepared- take the time to be ready for practice. Then relax and enjoy the time with the kids. Interview Links / Promotional Partners Better Basketball HUDL Ready to be an Awesome Youth Coach? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter:

WYC 021 Youth Baseball – Jason Larocque from ‘Winwithinbaseball.com’ – talks Culture, and Avoiding the Worst Case Scenario