The Prospect Blueprint: Recent Episodes
The Prospect Blueprint
A Podcast to help parents and amateur athletes make better, more informed decisions on how to progress from level to level and achieve their goals in the world of athletics and beyond. For YouTube feed, click here! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZiDQiPd3hUI3OgZrzb_ZLg/videos?view_as=subscriber)
Rob DiToma comes to USF as the fifth head coach in program history after spending the previous three seasons at Farleigh Dickinson University, where he was head coach of the Knights since June 2019. In 2022, DiToma led the Knights to their best record since 2016. Overall, the team finished 16-11 in conference play and fourth in the Northeast Conference standings. Notably, four student-athletes earned All-NEC Honors in 2022: Hunter D'Amato (First Team), George Rosales (First Team), Tom Ruscitti and Joey Kosowsky (Second Team).
Our guest tonight is one of the world’s most recognizable and influential sports agents of all-time. Arguably, he’s the personification of industry and has inspired countless men and women to become sports agents. He is a member of the California Sports Hall of Fame and has represented such athletic luminaries as Bruce White, Troy Aikman, Steve Young, Dusty Baker, Eric Karros, my favorite Lennox Lewis, and currently, a little known, underskilled slouch of a QB named Patrick Mahomes - you may have heard of him.
Leigh Steinberg is an icon, a visionary, and a phoenix. He has bounced back from serious personal adversity and has demonstrated that he has the heart of a champion - just like those he represents.
Jay Uhlman was named the 25th head coach of the Tulane Baseball Program on June 7, 2022. Uhlman was awarded the Skipper position after two seasons where he filled the jobs of assistant coach, recruiting coordinator and interim head coach.
A veteran with over 25 years of experience in four different conferences including the PAC12, BIG12, AAC and the WAC...he is anything but a great coach and Tulane is lucky to have him.
Coach Cardenas of Stephen F Austin jumps on and gives us his take on recruiting and what the challenges are. Great guy. Great interview with valuable insights
Jeff Forehand begins his 17th season as the Lipscomb University baseball head coach in 2023 after being named the ASUN Coach of the Year in 2022. He’s looking for a repeat.
Coach Forehand took the helm in 2007, and his overall record as a collegiate head coach is 633-585-1 in 22 seasons. He earned his 600th career win on February 19, of last year. During his tenure, Forehand has led the Bisons to two ASUN Championships and the only two NCAA Tournament appearances in program history in 2008 and 2015.
Rick Dempsey takes us down an amazing memory lane. He played in 4 decades and is one of only 30 to do so.
Catcher's, don't stick your legs when receiving a pitch! Rick Dempsey, a 24 year MLB vet catcher discuss exactly why. We also cover who has been stiffed by those who vote players into the HoF.
Our guest tonight is someone who I consider one of the best young head coaches in the country. I was watching his club in the postseason year before last and looked over to my kids and said, these guys are good, this coach knows what he’s doing. The 2021 ASUN Coach of the Year
He owns a career 195-116 record (.627) with three NCAA Regional appearances, the most of any coach in Liberty program history. The Flames have also collected three regional wins during those appearances, downing Tennessee and Duke (2). His team also averages over a 3.GPA. They play in the highly competitive ASUN (Atlantic Sun Conference)
Greg is one of the great guys out there looking to great things at SMC. He had a terrific run at CSUN and were he set a record for wins in a 4-year block while skippering the club. SMC is a college nestled in the pastoral hills of Northern California, a location straight off of a postcard, and conducive to academics and athletics.
Tom Riginos was officially introduced as the head baseball coach at Winthrop University on August 4, 2010, becoming just the third head coach in the program’s history.
Riginos earned his first victory at the helm of the Winthrop program on Feb. 18, 2011 in a 14-9 win at San Diego State, who were coached by Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn. In his 12 seasons he’s compiled an overall record of 301-320 and is 151-136 in the Big South.
During his tenure the Eagles have had 24 Big South All-Conference selections (10 First Team, 14 Second Team/Honorable Mention). The Eagles have also had 10 Big South All-Tournament Team selections.
Jake Von Scherrer breaks down all of the main issues a parent might have about the "process" of schooling and athletics when it comes to High School and transitioning to college. Jake has seen it all in 40 years as a player, AD and coach on a High School and Collegiate level. He is also as the parent of college athletes.
Some of the greatest coaches alive are affiliated with the Positive Coaching Alliance. The question is why aren't you? The PCA is a non-profit organization and can be contacted for more information or to donate at: www.Positivecoaching.org
Our guest is Ruben Nieves who coached collegiate volleyball for 18 years including stints as the Head Men's Coach at Stanford and the Head Women's Coach at Fresno State. Ruben was twice named NCAA Men's Volleyball Coach of the Year, in 1992 and 1997
Manager Casey Dill discusses the opportunities a college or pre-college ball player can expect when they play in Palm Springs, June-July in either the Palm Springs Collegiate League or with the Palm Springs Power
YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5I0rhrBFPI
Vincent Farfaglia discusses the opportunities and experiences available to #collegebaseball players playing in the #SouthFloridaCollegiateBaseballLeague
See video on Youtube
http://southfloridacollegiateleague.com/view/southfloridacollegiateleague/home-109
David Burns discusses opportunities baseball and softball players have hooking up with baseball teams in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and parts of Asia. Just when you thought HS, college or the minors was the last time you'd lace up a pair of cleats, along comes www.baseballjobsoverseas.com. Meet terrific people, stay in beautiful places, possibly even get paid to play ball, build your network, and enjoy that camaraderie one more time.
Dave Calvert and his sons discuss their journey into college football, what sports they played growing up, what their workout routines were, which camps or events were the best, and how to get recruited!
Jonathan Koch delivers an inspirational and entertaining interview on raising his daughter to have the heart of a champion and making a D1 roster at SDSU despite never really playing sports before her freshman year at HS
On today’s podcast we have with us a good pal of mine, former Jersey boy and All-State pitcher at Piscataway Township HS, former Maryland Terp, former Milwaukee Brewer hurler and producer of such films as The Rookie, The Game Plan, Million Dollar Arm, Invincible, McFarland USA, and most recently, Fallen. He also produced the Emmy Award winning ESPN 30 for 30 doc titled Big Shot.
He can currently be found on a golf course near you and if you want to look bad, call him with a tee time. He shot an 81 yesterday in 106 degrees. His name is Mark Ciardi.
Mark welcome to our maiden voyage on The Prospect Blueprint.
I wanted to have you on for a couple reasons. I want you to share with us what your journey was like to the big leagues, how you got discovered in HS, what the college experience was like how those relationships and network you developed at the University of Maryland have stayed with you over the years, and then the challenges you’ve had raising sons and trying to get them infatuated with the game as you were because in today’s day and age, there are a lot of options and directions a kid can go in. How does our generation plant the seed for the love of the game in fertile soil?
Coach Scott Radinsky who has coached with the Indians, Dodgers, and Angels, and is currently a pitching coach for Team USA, discusses his career as an amateur, how to train your arm, rehab your arm, and the importance of a well designed and consistent program to keep a well-tuned arm.
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