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Matt Kosderka

Ahead Of The Curve with Jonathan Gelnar

KPB Podcast

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Donegal Fergus

Brett Kay

David Jeans

Demetre Kokoris

Eric Peterson

Clay Cox

Ryan Parker

Jeff Carlson

Chris Dunn

Kevin Wilson

David Webb

Steve Johnson

Jeff Leach

Ben Jackson

Kyle Wagner

OwlTail

Lewis &amp; Clark College Head Coach Matt Kosderka joins Les Lukach to discuss his path to becoming a college head coach, the importance of Division III baseball, recruiting California, and all things PIO baseball.

EPISODE 65: LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE HEAD COACH MATT KOSDERKA

In this episode, we sit down and talk shop with Lewis and Clark College Head Coach Matt Kosderka. The hour-long episode goes quickly as Coach Kosderka drops all kinds of informational nuggets and knowledge about D3 baseball, how to find a college program, recruiting at an academic school, player development, and much more.  A standout pitcher at Willamette University, Kosderka was the NWC Player of the Year and drafted by the Texas Rangers. After his pro baseball career ended, Kosderka returned to the Pacific Northwest, where he was elected to the Willamette Athletics Hall of Fame and has found coaching success in the high school and college ranks. Kosderka took over as head coach for the Lewis and Clark College in 2017, and after listening to this episode, you'll see why the future is bright for the Pioneers. We found ourselves nodding in agreement as Coach Kosderka shared his knowledge and you won't miss this episode with the founder of the Twitter catching development group, #MaskUpMonday! Coach Kosderka on Twitter: @Kosderka18   Topics: Recruiting, D3 Baseball, Catching, Pitching, Hitting, Player Development, High Academic Schools, Culture, Strength &amp; Conditioning    ---   Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keep-playing-baseball/support

In this episode, we sit down and talk shop with Lewis and Clark College Head Coach <a href="http://www.lcpioneers.com/sports/bsb/coaches/kosderka_matt?view=bio" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Matt Kosderka</a>. The hour-long episode goes quickly as Coach Kosderka drops all kinds of informational nuggets and knowledge about D3 baseball, how to find a college program, recruiting at an academic school, player development, and much more.  A standout pitcher at Willamette University, Kosderka was the NWC Player of the Year and drafted by the Texas Rangers. After his pro baseball career ended, Kosderka returned to the Pacific Northwest, where he was elected to the Willamette Athletics Hall of Fame and has found coaching success in the high school and college ranks. Kosderka took over as head coach for the Lewis and Clark College in 2017, and after listening to this episode, you'll see why the future is bright for the Pioneers. We found ourselves nodding in agreement as Coach Kosderka shared his knowledge and you won't miss this episode with the founder of the Twitter catching development group, #MaskUpMonday! Coach Kosderka on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/Kosderka18" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Kosderka18</a><a href="https://twitter.com/Kosderka18" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a> Topics: Recruiting, D3 Baseball, Catching, Pitching, Hitting, Player Development, High Academic Schools, Culture, Strength &amp; Conditioning --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keep-playing-baseball/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keep-playing-baseball/support</a>

26| Matt Kosderka: Head Coach, Lewis & Clark College (D3, Oregon)

This episode is brought to you by baseballcloud. iTunes  StitcherGoogle PlaySpotify Summary: In this episode of Ahead of the Curve, I welcome Matt Kosderka, Head Coach of D3 Lewis and Clark College Baseball team. Matt shares how he keeps his players motivated and successful in the game of baseball and the game of life. Show Notes:  Guest: Matt Kosderka, professional baseball player who now teaches and coaches college baseball.  What a typical fall training week looks like for Matts team How Matt recruits key players and strives to get them to the next level How Matt builds the culture of his problem and what sets his team a part from anyone else Why Matt uses coaches pillars in his coaching How competitions can be integrated into practices for the betterment of the team How to prioritize individual development on a team Why communication is important and how Matt encourages open communication within his team What many high school players are doing wrong and how we can improve it What a typical practice looks like for Matts team How Matt sets up his BP Why it is important not to rush practices How Matt uses data with his team How to balance data and player relationships What Matt wishes he knew before he became a head coach How Matt prepares his assistants to become head coaches if that is in their goals Why Matt makes changes each year in his programs and how it benefits his players How Matt learns from his mentors How using mindful apps daily has made a difference in his life  What are the players favorite aspect of practice   3 Key Points:       Coaching a D3 school can pose unique issues for baseball players.        Matt develops intentional training programs, communication, and unique competitions to keep his players engaged.       Matt emphasizes why it is important not to get stuck in the kids and their different upbringings. It is important to teach baseball but it is even more important to teach life.  Tweetable Quotes: -       ¨I think of the best ways to help our players is to have a high expectations and hold kids accountable to them.” – Matt. (46:25) -       “I think that its normal, regardless how old you are, to love to compete. And so there's two things that I think we probably do that they like the most One is we call for spotlight base running. And so we put a base runner at every position we put to first base, just to have an extra guy there. And then we put a defense against them, and in each hitter gets two swings, to get the ball and play.¨ – Matt. (39:09) -       “My career ended because I couldn't handle the failure. So now I want to help my players with that.¨–Matt (38:20) -       “Spend your off season studying one element of the game that you want to get better at.¨–Matt (35:50) -       “Adjust the culture to develop your identity as a program and we use pillars to teach those things to our guys. And I think that definitely helped last year.¨– Matt (34:40) -       “When I started out as a coach 20 years ago, I would say that I had a different definition of success.¨–Matt (29:36) Resources Mentioned:  Ahead of the Curve   Headspace   Compound Effect   Above the Line by Urban Meyer   Matt Kosderka Website and Social Media sites for the show www.aotcpodcast.com Twitter @aotc_podcast Facebook Ahead of the Curve Coaches Facebook group Instagram aotc_podcast

This episode is brought to you by <a href="http://baseballcloud.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">baseballcloud</a>. <a href="https://buff.ly/2IEmfGO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes </a> <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/ahead-of-the-curve-with-jonathan-gelnar?refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a><a href="https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iv66vlwqnnejnroxknajbiqarpu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Play</a><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/15YQEe3U2YkA2LvH2k15pf?si=RMitcMF1R4ukE5xEmdrhDg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> Summary: In this episode of Ahead of the Curve, I welcome Matt Kosderka, Head Coach of D3 Lewis and Clark College Baseball team. Matt shares how he keeps his players motivated and successful in the game of baseball and the game of life. Show Notes: <ul><li> Guest: Matt Kosderka, professional baseball player who now teaches and coaches college baseball. </li> </ul><ul><li>What a typical fall training week looks like for Matts team</li> </ul><ul><li>How Matt recruits key players and strives to get them to the next level</li> </ul><ul><li>How Matt builds the culture of his problem and what sets his team a part from anyone else</li> </ul><ul><li>Why Matt uses coaches pillars in his coaching</li> </ul><ul><li>How competitions can be integrated into practices for the betterment of the team</li> </ul><ul><li>How to prioritize individual development on a team</li> </ul><ul><li>Why communication is important and how Matt encourages open communication within his team</li> </ul><ul><li>What many high school players are doing wrong and how we can improve it</li> </ul><ul><li>What a typical practice looks like for Matts team</li> </ul><ul><li>How Matt sets up his BP</li> </ul><ul><li>Why it is important not to rush practices</li> </ul><ul><li>How Matt uses data with his team</li> </ul><ul><li>How to balance data and player relationships</li> </ul><ul><li>What Matt wishes he knew before he became a head coach</li> </ul><ul><li>How Matt prepares his assistants to become head coaches if that is in their goals</li> </ul><ul><li>Why Matt makes changes each year in his programs and how it benefits his players</li> </ul><ul><li>How Matt learns from his mentors</li> </ul><ul><li>How using mindful apps daily has made a difference in his life</li> </ul><ul><li> What are the players favorite aspect of practice </li> </ul>3 Key Points: <ul><li>     Coaching a D3 school can pose unique issues for baseball players. </li> </ul><ul><li>     Matt develops intentional training programs, communication, and unique competitions to keep his players engaged. </li> </ul><ul><li>     Matt emphasizes why it is important not to get stuck in the kids and their different upbringings. It is important to teach baseball but it is even more important to teach life. </li> </ul>Tweetable Quotes: -       ¨I think of the best ways to help our players is to have a high expectations and hold kids accountable to them.” – Matt. (46:25) -       “I think that its normal, regardless how old you are, to love to compete. And so there's two things that I think we probably do that they like the most One is we call for spotlight base running. And so we put a base runner at every position we put to first base, just to have an extra guy there. And then we put a defense against them, and in each hitter gets two swings, to get the ball and play.¨ – Matt. (39:09) -       “My career ended because I couldn't handle the failure. So now I want to help my players with that.¨–Matt (38:20) -       “Spend your off season studying one element of the game that you want to get better at.¨–Matt (35:50) -       “Adjust the culture to develop your identity as a program and we use pillars to teach those things to our guys. And I think that definitely helped last year.¨– Matt (34:40) -       “When I started out as a coach 20 years ago, I would say that I had a different definition of success.¨–Matt (29:36) Resources Mentioned: <ul><li> <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/ahead-of-the-curve-with-jonathan-gelnar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ahead of the Curve</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/Kosderka18?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Headspace</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005P1YCNK/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Compound Effect</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Above-Line-Lessons-Leadership-Championship-ebook/dp/B00X5937PS/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1542220630&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=above+the+line+urban+meyer&amp;dpID=51CWHpp0HTL&amp;preST=_SY445_QL70_&amp;dpSrc=srch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Above the Line</a> by Urban Meyer </li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/Kosderka18?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Matt Kosderka</a> </li></ul>Website and Social Media sites for the show  <a href="http://www.aotcpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.aotcpodcast.com</a> Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/aotc_podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@aotc_podcast</a> Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1717285888578643/?ref=bookmarks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ahead of the Curve Coaches Facebook group</a> Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aotc_podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">aotc_podcast</a>

Matt Kosderka- Head Baseball Coach, Lewis & Clark College (OR)