Today, we’re with Coastal Carolina pitching coach Matt Williams to discuss what goes into starting with a new organization, as well as his experience with the RPP on-site pitching assessments of his throwers that we previously did at University of South Carolina.
Welcome to Part 3 of “Training Better Force Production”.
After developing Ground Force (Part 1) as well as Elasticity / Acceleration (Part 2), we need a more restorative stimulus that works to restore tendon and tissue quality at the muscular and connective tissue level. In this third and final article of the 3-part series, we’re going to talk about doing just that.
Lefty Ryan Malone, rising senior at Burke Catholic High School, started training with us during the summer 2022, and has gone through quite the transformation. After training remotely for a period of time, he decided to drive an hour each way to our facility during the past off-season and joined our in-house training program. Beginning this spring he went back to training remote. Since he began his training, he has improved his velo by 12 mph, touching 87 mph recently this summer.
How did he do it?
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Today I’m sitting down with physical therapist Greg LaMendola who specializes in a technique known as “Total Body Re-activation Therapy”. Topics Include:
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In this article, we are going to look at a few major reasons why I believe it is ESSENTIAL to strengthen and create better control in the anterior core. Below is a list of 6 topics which I consider to be pure gold when it comes to becoming more explosive while reducing the risk of injury both on the mound and behind the plate.
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Today, I’m sitting down with former Liberty University and now Ohio State pitcher Ryan Butler to discuss his experiences and lessons learned once you enter the college transfer portal. Topics Include:
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On this week’s podcast, we’re talking about global movement patterns, why they’re so important, their influence on performance and some great coaching cues to increase motor learning. Topics Include:
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Strength is the foundation of most athletic movements, and at Revolution Baseball, strength training is at the core of our travel program. Our general thinking is that you need to be strong in order to become a high-performance or even elite ball player. Whether it’s throwing a baseball, hitting one over the fence or running to field a ball, everything begins with a foundation of strength.
Welcome to Part 2 of “Training Better Force Production”.
While we are building the “capacity” to produce more force through overcoming isometrics and deceleration (click here for Part 1), we can also start training the second half of the force equation, which is elasticity and acceleration. This involves training the body’s ability to quickly relax and then re-activate muscles in order to allow the connective tissue to take on a larger portion of the “faster” work.
It’s all about improving elasticity and acceleration, so let’s get into it…
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We often get asked whether our Revolution Travel Baseball program is about “player development” or “winning”? First, let me say that RPP Baseball is operating at full capacity. We didn’t start a travel program to fill up the building. In fact, we are currently seeking additional space. Second, we aren’t looking to build just another travel program. Similar to our player development programs we are looking to build a nationally recognized travel program that can compete with any organization at any level.
As you read this article, please note that the specific approach may vary from team to team and age level. A “National” team may have completely different objectives than a more “Local / Regional” team. A Team for 13-year-olds would have generally different objectives than a team for 16-year-olds that have reached recruiting age.
With that said, let’s cover the topic “winning vs. development?”
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