MJ League Podcast (Growing youth baseball and softball in Mount Juliet, Tennessee)

About MJ League Podcast (Growing youth baseball and softball in Mount Juliet, Tennessee)

MJ League Podcast promotes the sport of baseball and softball in the Mt. Juliet, Tennessee and the surrounding areas of Wilson County and Davidson County. With over 1,500 players and families in the league. The MJ League Podcast shares stories from coaches, players, league sponsors, and those who love baseball and who want to promote the growth of the sport.

Publisher

Mount Juliet League

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Sept 2024

Latest episode

15 May 2025

Latest episodes

7 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 May 2025

   #7 Tracy Tanguay (MobilityChick, works with MLB, College, High Schools Teams)

   This episode is a conversation with Tracy Tanguay: "the Mobility Chick". Also included is a tee-ball team sponsor interview with Mount Juliet’s Learning Zone’s Lindsay Gehlbach. Please visit our sponsor’s website: https://www.learningzonechildcare.com/ (https://www.learningzonechildcare.com/)Sponsor contact phone number: 629-258-7770 Tracy is a powerhouse; she has worked with players and coaches from 27 of the 30 MLB teams. Tracy regularly consults with big league coaches for her expertise in training quality movement patterns, specifically as it relates to athletic performance and staying healthy. For our Listeners, Tracy is giving away for FREE her “youth mobility warmup” video series. Players at our MJ League pitching clinics really enjoy the warm up moves like the “bear plank then dead bug” series, and other dynamic moves. Get your free copy of the "youth mobility warmup" at this link: https://www.mobilitychick.com/product/youth-mobility-warm-up/ (https://www.mobilitychick.com/product/youth-mobility-warm-up/) At checkout, use promo code: MJLEAGUE Show highlights: 06:00 Training the transitions between movements. 13:45 Warmup moves like POPs (Super Marios). 20:40 Advice for coaches on integrating mobility into practice. 41:00 Tracy shares her advice for the moms. Find her on instagram and x/twitter at MobilityChick Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mobilitychick/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/mobilitychick/?hl=en) X (Twitter): https://x.com/mobilitychick/ (https://x.com/mobilitychick/)

2. 

   15 May 2025

   #6 Mike Martin (Montgomery Bell Academy, Baseball & Summer Camps)

   This episode is a conversation with Mike Martin, director of camps and assistant athletic director at Montgomery BellAcademy in Nashville. Mike also helps coach the middle school baseball team at MBA. Of interest for parents and players in MJ league, Montgomery Bell Academy offers terrific summer camps, both Sports and Academics camps, from late May through July. Check out the dozens of camps they offer ontheir website: https://www.montgomerybell.edu/camps/ (https://www.montgomerybell.edu/camps/) If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mike and the MBA Summer Camp team at Mike.Martin@montgomerybell.edu (mailto:Mike.Martin@montgomerybell.edu) For Academics, they have a variety of camps including Lego Camps, Minecraft camps, Art, Music, Science, and more. For Sports Camps, in addition to baseball, basketball, football and soccer camps – MBA offers camps in cheerleading, dodgeball, golf, lacrosse, rifle, rowing, squash, tennis, track, and wrestling. Plus, there is an All Sports Camp offered most weeks of June, which goes from 9 AM to 3 PM. For working parents taking their child to a camp at the start of the workday and picking up at the end of the workday, there are a variety of Pre-Camp and After-Care options for many of the camps. Make sure to check out MontgomeryBell.edu/Camps to see all of MBA’s offerings.

3. 

   5 Mar 2025

   #5 Connor Gandossy (University of Minnesota, Catching & Hitting)

   Episode 5 features a conversation with Connor Gandossy, assistant coach for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers in the Big 10 Conference. In his career, Gandossy has helped four catchers get drafted into major league baseball. In total, Gandossy has coached 28 players who were drafted by MLB clubs. See how Connor and the Gophers are doing at the program's website: https://gophersports.com/sports/baseball (https://gophersports.com/sports/baseball)

4. 

   11 Dec 2024

   #4 Jerry Weinstein (Chicago Cubs, Catching)

   Jerry Weinstein, special assistant to the Chicago Cubs' GM, shares expert insights on catching and player development to help youth baseball and softball coaches improve their skills.

5. 

   14 Nov 2024

   #3 Butch Chaffin (Team USA 18U Baseball)

   In this podcast episode, Butch provides his pro tips for hitting and shares his highlights from his story in the game of baseball. Follow Butch on X. https://x.com/ButchBaseball29 (https://x.com/ButchBaseball29) Our featured MJ League sponsor interview is with Todd Griggs from Southwestern Student Coaching, which you will find at the end of the episode. Learn more about Student Coaching and book a parent consultation with Todd: https://linktr.ee/southwesternconsulting2 (https://linktr.ee/southwesternconsulting2) Butch Chaffin has a list of 45 "Signs Your Hitter Is In Trouble". Here are the first 10 signs. He hits with his toes pointed out. Duck Feet. Especially back foot. Starts with no bend in his knees and finishes with no bend in his knees. Too tall. Uses arms to push hands back. Load to arm bar. Creates a false load. Back and Chest start straight up and down with no tilt toward plate. Falls into tilt. Tips barrel in front of face / Bad barrel control. Bad barrel tip / loses barrel. Front Eye leaves the zone. Hands & shoulders work as 1. Violently snaps the head on pre-contact.

6. 

   2 Sept 2024

   #2 - Patrick Jones Baseball (Hitting Instructor)

   Episode #2 features an interview with Patrick Jones, hitting instructor to MLB and College players. If you are looking for actionable tips to help hitters develop, head over to PatrickJonesBaseball.com and subscribe to his free Hitting Chronicle newsletter. The newsletter explains hitting concepts in an easy to understand way, with lots of pictures and short videos to illustrate the concepts. Patrick is a thoughtful hitting instructor, and you can hear more of his insights on his podcast. https://www.patrickjonesbaseball.com/podcast-33cf10bf-ca50-41e7-b597-8169207495a7 (https://www.patrickjonesbaseball.com/podcast-33cf10bf-ca50-41e7-b597-8169207495a7) In episode #2, our sponsor interview is with Play It Again Sports owner JJ McClintock. If you’re a player, coach, or parent of a MJ League player, check out Play It Again Sports for your baseball and softball gear. Play It Again Sports in Mount Juliet offers indoor batting cage rentals for players and teams, plus there’s a golf simulator in the store, so head on over to their website to check availability and make a reservation today. https://www.playitagainsports.com/locations/mt-juliet-tn (https://www.playitagainsports.com/locations/mt-juliet-tn) https://playitagainsportsmjrentals.com/ (https://playitagainsportsmjrentals.com/) Related links: https://www.patrickjonesbaseball.com/ (- https://www.patrickjonesbaseball.com/ ) https://x.com/pjonesbaseball (https://x.com/pjonesbaseball)

7. 

   2 Sept 2024

   #1 - Tim Corbin (Vanderbilt Baseball)

   Episode #1 features an interview with Vanderbilt University's head baseball coach Tim Corbin. Under his leadership, the Commodores have won two NCAA championships and more than 130 players have been selected in the MLB draft. Bonus content: watch the video of Coach Corbin’s speech to middle school players on YouTube: https://youtu.be/N38L_eVpwCw (https://youtu.be/N38L_eVpwCw) The featured MJ League sponsor interview is with Two Rivers Ford MJ League Podcast promotes the sport of baseball in the Mt. Juliet, Tennessee and the surrounding areas of Wilson County and Davidson County. With over 1,500 players and families in the league. The MJ League Podcast shares stories from coaches, players, league sponsors, and those who love baseball and who want to promote the growth of the sport. Links related to this episode: https://www.vandyboys.com/ (https://www.vandyboys.com/) https://x.com/VandyBoys (https://x.com/VandyBoys) https://vucommodores.com/baseballcamps/ (https://vucommodores.com/baseballcamps/) https://www.tworiversford.com/ (https://www.tworiversford.com/)

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 9 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

17

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0

Contact MJ League Podcast (Growing youth baseball and softball in Mount Juliet, Tennessee)

Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.