Today my interview is with Justin Kompf, the Strength and Conditioning Coach at Cortland College. For those of you that don’t know, Cortland is a powerhouse in athletics having just recently won five conference titles (SUNYAC) in baseball, women’s lacrosse, men’s track and field, softball and men’s lacrosse. I am sure Justin’s work has a great deal to do with this success. Continue reading “Interview with Cortland’s Strength and Conditioning Coach Justin Kompf”
Last week, while training a group of our elite hockey players, I got a call that gave me goosebumps. RPP Athlete and former Suffern High School all-star pitcher Robbie Aviles was calling me from the airport. Continue reading “Suffern’s Baseball Product Gets to Work”
By Nunzio Signore (BA, CPT, NASM, PES, FMS)
In Part 2 of this 2 Part Series, we’re going to take a look at look five more “aha! moments” from this past off-season at RPP. If you’d like to read Part 1 please click here. Continue reading “5 More Off-Season Observations — Part 2”
After reviewing multiple innings of baseball at every level (professional, collegiate , high school and even international), you quickly understand that pitching is a 1-2 second explosive movement, with an average of about 12-15 pitches per inning, with approximately 20 seconds of rest in-between pitches, followed by 10-15 minutes of rest in between innings. So, a pitcher going 6 innings might perform as follows:
It’s needless to say that pitchers require very specific conditioning. Continue reading “Training the Alactic Energy System in Pitchers”
By Nunzio Signore (BA, CPT, NASM, PES, FMS)
Now that baseball tryouts and pre-season have begun and my separation anxiety has started to kick in, it always helps me to sit back and watch old video and reflect on the past off-season. Here in Part 1 of this 2 Part Series, we’ll look at the first 5 observations and personal thoughts from the past 4 months at RPP.
Today my interview is with Robbie Aviles pitcher with the Cleveland Indians. I had the pleasure training Robbie this past off-season here at RPP. Continue reading “Interview with the Cleveland Indians’ Robbie Aviles”
Today my interview is with Lantz Wheeler, the man behind Baseball Think Tank and the creator of the Core Velocity Belt. I had the pleasure of meeting him recently while we were both speaking at the Inside Baseball Coaches Clinic conference in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
Continue reading “Interview with Lantz Wheeler (Baseball Think Tank)”
By Nunzio Signore (BA, NASM, CPT, PES, FMS)
Today my interview is with Pitching Coach Scott Foxhall at North Carolina State, one of the top baseball programs in the country. I had the pleasure of meeting him recently at the Inside Baseball Coaches Clinic in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. In 18 years as a collegiate coach, Coach Foxhall has seen 33 of his pitchers selected in the MLB Draft, including seven in the first 10 rounds. He is the real deal.
Continue reading “Interview with NC State Pitching Coach Scott Foxhall”
By Nunzio Signore (BA, CPT, NASM, PES, FMS)
Avoiding energy leaks in the delivery is what it’s all about in regards to not only increasing velocity but reducing your risk of injury. In the case of young athletes who are still growing or pitchers with laxity (loose joints), from my experience the core seems to be the most common site where these leaks occur. Continue reading “Creating Dynamic Core Stability at Foot Strike”
By Nunzio Signore (BA, CPT, NASM, PES, FMS)
In Part 1 of this series we touched on a lot of important topics that our 100+ attendees wanted to know about. In Part 2, we keep the ball rollin’ and listen in on discussions about long toss, life in pro ball, and in-season training to name a few. Continue reading “Great Takeaways from the Panel of Experts… Part 2”
