Episode 75: Scott Mead

From the Coach's Mouth · Sep 10, 2026 · 1h 9m

This week Jay and Ken are joined by Scott Mead, a former police officer on a high-risk apprehension team and current travel baseball and softball coach who talks about using what he learned as a police officer to help train athletes on how to manage the critical 10 seconds after something goes wrong (strikeout, error, etc.). Scott talks about why that initial reaction is so important, some of the techniques her teaches to overcome it, what held him back from achieving more in his own playing career, the role parents play in creating or reducing stress for their athletes, the car ride home…