BASEBALL COACHES UNPLUGGED
Baseball Coaches Unplugged
Where Real Coaches Talk Real Baseball
If you’re tired of cookie-cutter advice and surface-level coaching tips, Baseball Coaches Unplugged is your new dugout. Hosted by 27-year coaching veteran Ken Carpenter, this podcast delivers raw, practical, and proven insights for coaches, players, and parents who want to build winning programs—and winning mindsets.
🎯 Problems This Podcast Solves:
- “Why do some teams win consistently while others fall short?” → Learn the accountability systems, culture-building strategies, and practice plans championship coaches actually use.
- “How do I help my kid stand out to college recruiters?” → Hear directly from college coaches about what they look for—and what they ignore.
- “How do I lead a team when today’s players think differently?” → Discover modern leadership tactics, communication strategies, and mindset shifts that work with Gen Z athletes.
- “What drills actually translate to game-day performance?” → Get game-tested drills and training methods from coaches who’ve won state titles and developed college-level talent.
- “How do I build a program that lasts?” → From culture to consistency, learn what separates flash-in-the-pan teams from perennial contenders.
🔥 What You’ll Hear:
- Behind-the-scenes stories from elite coaches across the country
- Weekly episodes packed with recruiting insight, leadership lessons, and practice hacks
- Interviews with coaches who’ve built powerhouse programs from scratch
- Honest talk about burnout, politics, and the realities of coaching today
- Strategies for parents to support their athlete’s journey without overstepping
Whether you coach youth, travel, high school, or college ball—or you're a parent or player trying to navigate the grind—Baseball Coaches Unplugged is your playbook for resilience, preparation, and mastery1.
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Baseball Coaches Unplugged — practical baseball coaching advice for youth, travel, and high school baseball. Host Ken Carpenter (27+ years coaching) delivers proven baseball tips, practice plans, leadership lessons, and culture-building strategies coaches and parents can use today. New episodes weekly: drills, recruiting insight, and interviews with the best coaches from across the country.
BASEBALL COACHES UNPLUGGED
Playing Baseball During The Steroid Era - Mike Lockwood
Everybody has an opinion on MLB players who used performance enhancing drugs during the steroid era. Imagine playing in AAA and your manager looks at you and says if you would start taking steroids, you would be in the major leagues.
That is what Mike Lockwood faced battling his way through the minor leagues playing in the Oakland A's and Boston Red Sox organizations. Baseball came naturally to the former Ohio State standout outfielder. Mike took advice from his dad and chose not to do what a lot of players were doing. Taking steroids to improve their chances of making or staying on an MLB roster.
In this episode, Mike Lockwood discusses how the game of baseball gave him an opportunity to get a college degree and play 10 seasons of professional baseball.
- From high school standout to setting records for the Ohio State Buckeyes
- Being drafted by the Oakland A's
- Playing injured for Red Sox manager Terry Francona
- AAA manager telling him steroids would get him in the show
- Unbelievable story while playing professionally n Taiwan
- Coaching his sons, strong morals and working hard
- What it takes to make it at the next level
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