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Building Protectors

Tim Corbin, head baseball coach at Vanderbilt and 2014 national champion, on why conversations with his daughters reshaped what he asks of his players, and working a team from the inside out.

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A Proactive Coaching podcast interview with Tim Corbin, head baseball coach at Vanderbilt University, entering his 15th season and winner of the 2014 College World Series, hosted by Lori Thomas. Topics covered: his path from Division III player to building programs at Presbyterian College and Vanderbilt, what drives him as a coach, Bruce Brown's influence on his teaching, starting every day in the classroom, building "protectors" and working from the inside out, how recruiting and communication have changed, what he looks for in a recruit (team-first competitors), the value of multi-sport athletes, and advice for young coaches to stay students first.

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