Book Private Baseball Lessons with Coach Jake
Hi, I'm Jake Longabaugh, a passionate and energetic recent college graduate with a strong history in and love for baseball. I specialize in teaching the fundamentals and mentalities of the game, ensuring each player develops the skills and confidence they need to excel. I possess a rich history of working with kids and will create an enjoyable, hard-working, and effective learning environment to further kids' skills and love for the game.
Overland Park, KS
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Get to know Coach Jake
About Me:
Baseball has always been a significant part of my life. When I was about 8, I started receiving pitching and hitting lessons from a former professional, and these lessons went on for 10+ years. I started playing competitively at around age 10, and found success in high school, winning two state championships and receiving all-state team honors. Covid and injury virtually ended my playing career, but I continued being involved with the game by teaching private lessons in my hometown.
How I can help you improve your game:
Two different aspects of hitting and pitching culminate to make one complete player: the mindset and the physical tools. Where I can come into play to shape and enhance a player's game is by ensuring that after a solid foundation of physical tools is laid, we focus on developing the mentality that comes with being successful. Putting these factors together and devoting hard work and dedication to improving them will lead to a successful playing career.
What a typical training session looks like with me:
After a thorough warm-up, hitting drills, pitching drills, or a combination of both will take place. Throughout these drills, we will discuss mentalities that put us in real-game scenarios to make these lessons simulate as close to real scenarios as possible. For pitching, we would throw a simulated bullpen, all while transitioning in and out of specialized scenarios like pitching with runners on, pickoff moves, etc. Hitting lessons would start with tee drills to ensure a solid foundation, then move into front and side toss, followed by overarm "live" pitches depending on age, all while implementing scenarios hitters would see in-game.
Career summary and accomplishments:
My two coaching experiences came in the form of teaching private lessons to kids in my hometown and spending one year as a player coach on a summer league baseball team. Although I do not have a lengthy coaching history, I have learned enough about the game over the years to implement tips and tricks to provide quality instruction. As previously mentioned, I received an hour of hitting and pitching lessons once a week for ten years, and these lessons improved my game rapidly, so I am aware of how helpful these lessons can be.
Best coach I ever had:
Two of my favorite coaches ever were Coach Frey and Coach Hughes. Both of these men lived and breathed baseball, and did whatever it took to win games. At the end of the day though, what made these coaches so special was their ability to connect with their players, and they truly cared about every person they coached.
What athletes and parents should know about me:
I aspire to be like the great coaches I have played under, and as previously mentioned, this includes connecting with players on a deep level. As a fresh college graduate, I am still young enough to understand the mindsets and schedules of kids and can adapt in any way to make these personalized lessons as fruitful as possible.
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