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Johansen Baseball 2.0The Importance of Sportsmanship - ft. Bill GosseThis week in a special episode in between the first and second seasons of the podcast, Ryan talks with Bill Gosse. Bill is the founder of TeamScore Inc., an organization dedicated to advocating for better sportsmanship. In addition to founding TeamScore, Bill travels the country as an accomplished public speaker and author.2025-04-3030 minJohansen Baseball 2.0Big Dawgs Gotta Eat More - ft. Sam KrapfThis week Ryan flies solo with special guest Sam Krapf. Sam is the owner of Ground Zero Strength Gym and provides online coaching for guys who are stuck trying to get strong. You can find him on X, @sam_gzstrength.2024-11-0535 minJohansen Baseball 2.0What Are Analytics? - ft. Devin DeYoungThis week Jake and Ryan talk analytics with former White Sox Hitting Initiatives Coordinator, Devin DeYoung. Devin does a great job simplifying analytics in a way that is easy for coaches to put into action. This is a must listen to episode. 2024-10-2733 minJohansen Baseball 2.0When One Door Closes, Break It Down - ft Jeff FryeThis week on the podcast, Jake and Ryan have on Jeff Frye. Jeff spent 9 years in the MLB with various teams and spent time sharing about his unorthodox path into professional baseball as well as stories from his career. There are plenty of nuggets players and coaches will be able to take away from this episode.2024-10-0438 minJohansen Baseball 2.0A Fresh Perspective on Travel Ball ft. Chris ThompsonThis week Ryan talks with Chris Thompson, Senior Manager of Baseball and Softball for Cubs Charities. Chris offers a fresh perspective on the world of travel sports.2024-08-2932 minJohansen Baseball 2.0The Way of Copeland ft. Ryan CopelandIn this episode Ryan flies solo once again as he talks with Northern Illinois University's Ryan Copeland. They talk recruiting, development and more. 2024-08-0127 minJohansen Baseball 2.0Everyone Loves Bats - ft Mark SpencerThis week Ryan flys solo with 44Pro's very own Mark Spencer. Mark comes on the show with a wealth of knowledge and experience in the baseball-bat-fitting world; and shares some great insights with us.2024-07-1732 minJohansen Baseball 2.0Blue-Collar Extraodinaire - (ft. Alex Destino)This week Jake and Ryan are joined by Alex Destino, former White Sox' minor leaguer. Alex brings some great perspective and some great stories (including one about Ryan you won't want to miss).2024-06-1136 minJohansen Baseball 2.0Team Player - (ft. Tony Andracki)This week Ryan flies solo again while interviewing Marquee Sports' Digital Content Manager, Tony Andracki. This episode is filled with some good insights and some cool stories about some of the current Cubs' players. 2024-06-0332 min
Johansen Baseball 2.0Someone Who Will Listen - ft. Andy BarkettThis week on the podcast, Ryan flies solo as he chats with former Chicago White Sox Hitting Coordinator and 2018 World Series champion, Andy Barkett.2024-05-1729 min
Johansen Baseball 2.0Lessons from a Former Player, Part 2 - Ft. AJ GillPart 2: Jake and Ryan are joined by AJ Gill, former White Sox minor leaguer and Aurora Spartan. If that name sounds familiar, AJ has joined as a guest on our old podcast, Damage at the Dish, and was also mentioned in the episode we did with Coach Stevens from Aurora University.2024-04-3036 min
Johansen Baseball 2.0Lessons from a Former Player, Part 1 - Ft. AJ GillThis week, Jake and Ryan are joined by AJ Gill, former White Sox minor leaguer and Aurora Spartan. If that name sounds familiar, AJ has joined as a guest on our old podcast, Damage at the Dish, and was also mentioned in the episode we did with Coach Stevens from Aurora University.2024-04-2928 min
Johansen Baseball 2.0Major League Mindset - ft. Brandon GuyerThis week, Jake and Ryan are joined by former big leaguer, Brandon Guyer about mindset. Drafted by the Cubs in 2007, Guyer spent several seasons in the MLB with Tampa Bay Rays and most notably on the Cleveland Indians during their run to the World Series in 2016. Brandon spent the 2023 season working for the Angels as a mental skills coach. For more information, go to brandonguyer.com.2024-04-0334 minJohansen Baseball 2.0When He Talks, You Listen - ft. Clint HurdleThis week, Jake and Ryan were joined on the podcast by former MLB manager and player, Clint Hurdle. Clint spent ten years playing in the big leagues and returned to the majors for 22 years as a coach and manager from 1997-2019. This is an episode you won't want to miss! 2024-03-2740 minJohansen Baseball 2.0Mental Strategies (Ft. Adam Stevens)This week Jake and Ryan talk to head coach of Aurora University Baseball, Adam Stevens, about mental strategies for teams and individual athletes. His Aurora Spartans have become one of only eleven Division III schools to make five consecutive NCAA Regionals and coached them to a program record 42 wins in 2023.2024-02-1924 minJohansen Baseball 2.0Raising Healthy FamiliesThis week, Jake and Ryan are joined by Amy Staheli from healthyfamiliesthrive.com.2024-01-1638 minJohansen Baseball 2.0Emotional Regulation with Dania PollyJake and Ryan have on Dania Polly, a certified occupational therapy assistant and the Director of Clinical Services for Hillman Pediatric Therapy, to talk about emotional regulation and the struggles athletes, coaches, and parents may face in this realm.2023-12-211h 10Johansen Baseball 2.0The Chad Longworth Effect Part 2Part 2 of our conversation with Chad Longworth, founder of Longworth Player Development. 2023-10-2332 minJohansen Baseball 2.0The Chad Longworth Effect Part 1This week Jake and Ryan catch up with long time friend of Johansen Baseball, Chad Longworth. Chad is the founder of Longworth Player Development. 2023-10-1632 minJohansen Baseball 2.0Creating Adjustable Hitters ft. Caleb AbneyThis week, Jake and Ryan are joined by Caleb Abney, former head coach of Lancaster Bible College's Baseball team. Caleb has made coaching stops at every level and holds a Masters of Kinesiology from the University of Georgia. 2023-10-0230 minJohansen Baseball 2.0The One ThingThis week, Jake and Ryan talk about the one thing. Give a listen to find out what that one thing is.2023-09-2625 minJohansen Baseball 2.0What We OfferThis week, Jake and Ryan talk about what they offer clients through Johansen Baseball.2023-09-1929 minJohansen Baseball 2.0Square1 System (ft Shawn Sherman) - Part 2This week is the second part of the interview with Shawn Sherman, founder of Square1 System.2023-09-0431 minJohansen Baseball 2.0Square1 System (ft Shawn Sherman) - Part 1This week Jake and Ryan interview Shawn Sherman, founder of Square1 System, to discuss their past working together and how his system, "a human performance framework that does more than just reduce pain," can help athletes. Part 12023-08-2929 minJohansen Baseball 2.0Habits (ft. Matt Lopes)This week Jake is joined by Matt Lopes of Matt Lopes Baseball to talk about habits and why they are important!2023-08-2137 minJohansen Baseball 2.0The Vestibular System (ft. Dr. Eric Hamilton)This week Jake and Ryan are joined by special guest Dr. Eric Hamilton to talk about the vestibular system, its importance to baseball, and how to train it. Dr. Hamilton holds a doctorate in Physical Therapy, is a specialist in Orthopedics, and is CSCS certified. He also is the founder and co-owner of Rehab for Performance based in Michigan.2023-08-1432 minJohansen Baseball 2.0Bat Sensors (ft. Kyle Attl)This week Jake and Ryan have special guest, Senior Director of Professional Baseball for Blast Motion, Kyle Attl on the podcast to discuss Blast Motion and everything bat sensors!2023-08-0730 minJohansen Baseball 2.0Recruiting Part 2This week, Jake and Ryan finish up their two-part episode series on recruiting.2023-07-3130 minJohansen Baseball 2.0Recruiting Part 1This week and next week, Jake and Ryan break down recruiting. From process, to what coaches look for, to what you can do to stand out, this two part series is one you'll want to listen to!2023-07-2428 minJohansen Baseball 2.0In Season LiftingThis week on the podcast Jake and Ryan are joined by Kyle Harris, Assistant Director of performance at Tread Athletics, to answer all the questions about in season lifting.2023-07-1728 minJohansen Baseball 2.0OpticsThis week, Jake and Ryan talk everything optics related at all levels of baseball from player, coach, and parent perspective2023-07-1034 minJohansen Baseball 2.0uHit (ft. Jason Sherwin)This week, Ryan and Jake invite founder of uHit to talk hitting and their product on the podcast.2023-07-0328 minJohansen Baseball 2.0Episode 5 - Sports Psychology (ft. Dr. Chris Mazzarella)June is Men's Mental Health Awareness month, so this week Jake and Ryan have special guest Dr. Chris Mazzarella on to discuss Sports Psychology. Dr. Mazzarella is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 25 years of experience as a mental health professional. Chris currently practices in the Chicago suburbs and one of his specialties is the realm of sports psychology.2023-06-2647 minJohansen Baseball 2.0Episode 4 - TryoutsIt's official that time of year, tryout season! This week, Jake and Ryan talk anything and everything tryouts!2023-06-1951 minJohansen Baseball 2.0Episode 3 - Slumps (Featuring Ryan Fitzgerald and Tyler Osik)This week Jake and Ryan are joined by special guests Ryan Fitzgerald and Tyler Osik to talk about slumps. Ryan currently plays shortstop for the Red Sox's Triple-A Affiliate in Worcester while Tyler played in the White Sox's system from 2019-2023. 2023-06-1245 minJohansen Baseball 2.0Episode 2 - Being "Coachable"This week, Jake and Ryan go over what it really means to be coachable, from the perspective of coaches and athletes. 2023-06-0527 minJohansen Baseball 2.0Episode 1 - Intro to the PodcastThe Johansen Baseball team give a brief introduction to the podcast including who they are, their stories, and what you can hope to learn about on future podcast episodes!2023-05-2909 min