Here is Part 2 of our Best of 2025 articles here at RPP. If you haven’t done so already, please check our Part 1 here.
The RPP Top 10 Articles of 2025 – Part 1
It’s another year in the books, and that means it’s time to look back at the Top 10 articles you, the readers, found most popular. Even though I’ve been focusing more on my Behind the Seams podcast, I still feel the need to write. So here they are — Part 1, counting down numbers 10 through 6…
Podcast #164: Top 5 Hottest Topics of 2025
Happy New Year Everyone!
Today, I’m going to review some of the hottest topics of 2025 coming in to RPP this year. Topics Include:
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- Increasing Speed and Power
- Finding a Great Baseball College Recruiter
- Passive vs Active Mobility
And more…
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Podcast #163: Behind the Seams – Best of 2025
Happy Holidays!
It’s that time of year again when we present the Top 5 listened to podcasts of 2025.
Top 5 Titles:
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- Using VALD Force Plate Metrics to Improve the Lead Leg
- The Road to Throwing Harder
- Fueling Up for Success with Nick Valenti
- Lower Half Pitching Mechanics… The Drive, Rotation and Lead Leg Block
- Coastal’s Matt Williams on the Road to Omaha and the RPP College Assessment
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Podcast #162: Using Active Recovery to Boost Your Training Programs
Using active recovery or Fillers in training programs can be the un-sung hero to an athlete’s progress through the off-season. Today, I’ll explain 5 great reasons why and how to implement them. Topics Include how active recovery helps:
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- Improve strength
- Expedite losses in bodyfat
- Promote faster recovery from injury
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Podcast #161: Utilizing VALD Force Plate Data to Improve Lead Leg Performance
On today’s podcast, I’m answering several questions that have come in from coaches on how we use force plate testing to improve performance. Today’s topic… The Front Leg. Topics Include:
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- Understanding the 3 phases of a great, explosive lead leg
- Metrics to look for
- Some training we can focus on to improve outcomes
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Training an Anterior Pelvic Tilt
Anterior Pelvic Tilt is a condition in which the front of the pelvis sits lower than the back of the pelvis, creating a forward rotation and causing the chest/ribcage to be situated upward with a pronounced curve in the lower spine. It is seen as an epidemic in today’s world, with the leading theories as to the cause being lifestyle changes, a large amount of sitting and slouching in the workforce, poor posture in children watching television or using cell phones, as well as tight hip flexors and weak gluteal muscles.
Podcast #160: 5 Topics Young Hitters Struggle With w/ Coach Andrew Pezzuto
Today we’re with Andrew Pezzutto, RPP Director of Hitting and Director of Player Development at RPP Revolution Baseball. Today’s topic is 5 things young athletes struggle with at the plate. Topics Include:
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- Timing
- Pre-game routines
- Identifying the Strike Zone
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Podcast #159: The Road to Throwing Harder
Nothing happens in isolation and throwing harder is no different. In today’s podcast, I’ll discuss the various methods we use to get our guys to a higher velocity ceiling. Topics Include:
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- The 5 big players in training and producing a higher velocity ceiling
- Understanding the “Timeline”
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Adjusting the Power Curve to Help Create More Explosive Athletes
The formula for power is Force × Velocity. When it comes to producing power, athletes can approach it in two different ways, by relying more on the force side or the velocity side of that equation.
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