This week we cap off our remote college assessments with the pitching side of things with RPP Director of Pitching Niko Leontarakis. Topics include:
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Here at RPP we take great pride in the work that goes into assessing and evaluating our pitchers and position players. This is generally reflected in the comprehensive reports we provide our athletes with in-depth analysis and summaries of their capabilities, whether it’s in the weight room or inside the nets. Our newly developed Trackman Pitching Report uses data collected from in-house bullpens to create simple visuals that can help better communicate the strengths and weakness’s of a pitcher’s repertoire. The main parts our report focuses on is:
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This past week we flew down South to assess Division 1 Pitchers at a couple High-Level Universities. Here are the results and commentary. Topics Include:
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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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