I’ll be flying solo this Thanksgiving weekend, covering some of the questions I receive from the audience on the off-season “to-do” list. Off-season is a great time to address a variety of topics that you should deal with to improve in-season performance. Topics will include:
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In today’s podcast we are sitting down and talking pitching mechanics with Lantz Wheeler. Lantz is the Founder and CEO of the Baseball Think Tank, the inventor of the Core Velocity Belt, and owner and operator of the nationally renowned annual Pitch-a-Palooza conference. And he is definitely no stranger to coaching pitchers.
I have known Lantz for many years, and I have been really looking forward to this Podcast. I can tell you listening to Lantz is always highly educational and definitely entertaining. He has a way of simplifying complex human movement patterns into simple terms that most people can relate to.
Today’s podcast is with Red Sox pitching coach Brett Merritt. Brett has coached college baseball for over a decade at pretty much all levels of the game, from JUCO to Division 1, prior to joining the professional ranks with the Red Sox in 2020 as the Salem Red Sox pitching coach.
Today, Brett talks about all of the “knowledge bombs” that have dropped on him since working his way up the ranks from college to his job with the Red Sox organization, as well as integrating different systems in pro ball.
Today, we’re taking a deep dive into the recruiting process with Patrick Jones of Patrick Jones Baseball.
Patrick is a graduate of Xavier University where he played D1 baseball for 4 years. He is also a former hitting coach with the Baltimore Orioles. If you’ve ever listened to one of his podcasts, you’d know that his passion for the game is bar none and today’s discussion on recruiting is no different.
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Do you want to play college baseball? What do you NEED to get there? For good or bad, after being in and around baseball training, development and recruiting for over 10 years, I can tell you with 100% certainty that…
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How to stand out at a baseball showcase is an often-ignored topic and too many young athletes are attending showcases just to attend. Attending a baseball showcase isn’t free. It costs money, so you might as well prepare for it. Otherwise you’re just wasting $$$$.
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Today’s podcast is with RPP Director of Hitting Andrew Pezzuto and we’re going to discuss on-plane efficiency and its role in making consistent hitters, how we measure it, how we work to improve it and how we strive to replicate it to a high degree given the variable nature of hitting a baseball.
Rotational power is pure gold for training rotational athletes such as baseball players. Whether you are a pitcher or a position player, it serves not only as the bridge for transferring lower body strength and power to the upper body, but also is ground zero for initiating that force and sending it into the lower half to be absorbed by the ground. This is known as Ground Reaction Force, a major player in helping to increase angular velocities up the chain and eventually into the ball and bat.
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Too many baseball players at many levels either treat their warmup routine like a hassle or simply do not do it properly. The warm-up program below is meant to provide you with a comprehensive protocol like that being done by top professional ball players. Since every athlete is different, this warm-up program is designed to cover all the bases. Feel free to click each exercise for a “how to” video on proper form.
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Nunzio Signore – Can you talk about three of main issues you find when working with a pitcher who may be struggling to hit his marks?
Alex Kubera – Yes, definitely!
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