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Wayne Mazzoni
Mar 12, 2024


Make Practice More Game Like As The Season Nears
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Wayne Mazzoni
Mar 12, 2024


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


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


Three simple ways to improve your mental game
If you’re like most baseball players, your winter months are spent taking tons of swings, doing throwing programs, bullpens, ground...

Wayne Mazzoni
Feb 1, 2018


10 steps to stress-free recruiting
Recruiting can be a stressful and often overwhelming process, but with some insider tips, you can be much more in change of your...

Wayne Mazzoni
Jan 1, 2018


Do your homework, then visit campuses
While most of the heavy recruiting takes place in the late spring and summer in college baseball, recent rule changes have made the fall...

Wayne Mazzoni
Dec 1, 2017


Lessons of Scribner
His college pitching coach details what propelled Troy Scribner from an undrafted pitcher out of Sacred Heart into a big-leaguer If I...

Wayne Mazzoni
Aug 31, 2017


How to objectively evaluate your own game
One of the things I have promised to do over the years when I run or attend baseball recruiting-type camps is to give players who ask me...

Wayne Mazzoni
Jul 31, 2017


Five lessons from Coach G
As Nick Giaquinto retires after 29 seasons as head coach at Sacred Heart, one of his trusted assistants reflects on what he learned from...

Wayne Mazzoni
Jun 30, 2017
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