CSUSB Head Coach: Mike Nadeau | Creating A Winning Culture

On today’s episode we have Cal State San Bernardino Head Coach, Mike Nadeau, joining us to share insights on the recruiting process and its challenges, his experience in building a culture, and what it’s like to play for a Division 2 school like CSUSB.

What We Discuss:

0:00 Intro

1:32 Finding talent & building a culture 

5:11 NorthWest Baseball vs SoCal

6:05 Overcoming financial challenges when recruiting

8:27 Selling during recruitment

13:06 Being real with players

14:45 Love baseball & trust the process 

15:27 Dealing with players wanting to go D1/NIL

16:31 Players following the money

18:13 Freshman vs Senior opportunities

22:26 New ruling on JC eligibility

27:24 Personality of a player affects the culture

32:40 Spotting Red Flags In Recruits

35:53 Finding what areas work best for Recruiting

37:29 Pros & Cons of D1 + D2

40:33 Best part of going D2

42:03 Players that are built different

46:34 You either have it or you don’t

47:28 How some parents ruin baseball

50:23 Advice to get to college baseball