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Podcast Episode #1 - Dr. Josh Heenan
Click here to listen to the episode with Dr. josh Heenan, founder of Advanced Therapy and Performance (ATP)

Wayne Mazzoni
Jan 30, 2024


Duke and Penn State Recruiting
This past weekend I was invited to speak at the World Baseball Coaches Convention. This is a great event with coaches from college and...

Wayne Mazzoni
Jan 17, 2024


Evaluating College Baseball Programs
When you are in the market of shopping for a college baseball program, you should have an idea of what you are looking for, otherwise,...

Wayne Mazzoni
Jan 11, 2024


Are College Coaches and Pro Scouts Looking for The Same Thing?
As a college coach I have been fortunate to get to know a lot of scouts well over my coaching career. And quite frankly, I have not met...

Wayne Mazzoni
Dec 19, 2023


D1 coach: On-field production starts with good footwork
Baseball is all in the feet. At first glance baseball is a game of hands. You field with a glove, throw and pitch, and swing the bat with...

Wayne Mazzoni
Feb 15, 2022


D1 college coach: 5 recruiting tips for parents
This is a letter to all baseball parents (or parents of any high school athlete) about the recruiting process. I might be as uniquely...

Wayne Mazzoni
Nov 4, 2021


Mazzoni: 9 facts you likely don’t know about college scholarships
There certainly is a lot of confusion when it comes to college baseball scholarships. Hopefully, these nine facts will help you...

Wayne Mazzoni
Oct 4, 2019


Mazzoni: Keeping coaching sane in a baseball world gone mad
As I write this column, I just watched a video where parents at a 7-year-old Little League game in Colorado brawled on the field over a...

Wayne Mazzoni
Aug 1, 2019


Draft dilemma: Go pro or go to college?
To go pro or to go (or stay in) college? This has been a question that many top baseball players have faced over the years. For the best...

Wayne Mazzoni
Jun 16, 2019


Mazzoni: The best baseball parents share these qualities
As a college coach, I so often get asked about the role of parents in the raising of a baseball player. People often assume that the...

Wayne Mazzoni
May 6, 2019


Want to stand out at camp, recruit?
Here are nine things any player can do to garner positive attention I’ve been a college baseball coach since well before any of the...

Wayne Mazzoni
Apr 7, 2019


Mazzoni: What college coaches want in hitting recruits
While I’m first and foremost a pitching coach, I have been working with, studying, coaching, scouting, and recruiting hitters my entire...

Wayne Mazzoni
Mar 10, 2019


A pitching coach’s thoughts on Tommy John surgery
Tommy John surgery is becoming an ever increasing part of my life as a college pitching coach. Here are some of my thoughts on TJS:

Wayne Mazzoni
Jan 1, 2019


What traits can we learn from influential leaders?
While New England Baseball Journal’s list of the most influential people in this issue includes people from a variety of walks of the...

Wayne Mazzoni
Dec 1, 2018


Observations from a summer on the road
Like most college coaches, the months of June and July are extremely busy recruiting for me. Between tournaments, showcases and camps,...

Wayne Mazzoni
Sep 30, 2018


Your summer development plan
If you are the typical summer baseball player, age 13-18, chances are you are living the standard summer: playing on a travel team, going...

Wayne Mazzoni
Jul 31, 2018


What college coaches want in pitching recruits
While there is no absolute science when it comes to what college coaches look for they recruit pitchers, it’s safe to say that the more...

Wayne Mazzoni
May 31, 2018


Stop overthinking and focus on one thought
Baseball is a sport that leads to a lot of thinking. We have more statistics than any other sport and certainly it’s the most mechanical...

Wayne Mazzoni
Apr 30, 2018


What college coaches think at prospect camps
Like most college coaches, I’ve run and attended hundreds of prospect type camps over the years. It’s part of the job and the recruiting...

Wayne Mazzoni
Mar 31, 2018


What you should be doing now — on and off the field
As your high school season is fast approaching, hopefully the bulk of your time is getting your baseball skills ready, getting your body...

Wayne Mazzoni
Mar 1, 2018
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