The Power of Assessments in the Recruiting Process

Today, we’re with RPP Director of Recruiting Sam Sharf to talk about how powerful metrics from our assessment has helped raise the bar and given him more ammo in the recruiting process. Topics Include:

    • How has the RPP assessment helped him become a better recruiter?
    • How he uses it to track an athletes progress
    • Which test he values the most

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Podcast #156: Lower Half Pitching Mechanics… The Drive, Rotation and Lead Leg Block

Today, we’re going to finish this 2-part series on lower half pitching mechanics by reviewing  the Drive, Rotation and the Lead Leg Block phases in the delivery. Topics Include:

    • What is the drive / rotation phase?
    • Identifying a good lead leg block
    • Why they’re important
    • How to make them more efficient

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Podcast #155: Lower Half Pitching Mechanics – The Drift and The Load

Today we’re going to talk about the “Drift” and the “Load”, when coming down the mound. This is Part 1 of a two-part podcast on lower half mechanics. Topics Include:

    • What are drifting and loading
    • How do we analyze on video
    • Why they’re important
    • How to make them more efficient

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Podcast #154: Getting More Volume Out of Your Programming

Mobility is something many athletes try to skip when training. So today, I’m going to discuss how to incorporate this work into your programming and making sure your athletes are getting it done! Topics Include:

    • What are “fillers”?
    • The use of fillers in your programming
    • Some great examples of how they are used

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Podcast #152: Improving Baseball Metrics through Rate of Force Development (RFD)

Nothing could be more important to throwing or hitting the ball harder than power production. Today we’re talking how to produce more power, but more importantly producing it faster through improving our Rate of Force Development. Topics Include:

    • Why RFD is the gold standard metric for becoming an elite athlete
    • How to assess what your athlete needs more of, Force or Velocity?
    • Training the Power Equation

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Podcast #151: The Importance of Lean Muscle Mass and Playing College Baseball

Today I’m sitting down with Nutritionist and Dietician Nick Valenti. We refer all of our athletes looking to help increase their performance to Nick. Today he talks about the how and why muscle mass and “healthy” weight gain is imperative if you’re looking to play at the next level.

Topics Include:

    • Why caloric intake has such a profound effect on performance
    • How putting on lean mass helps level the playing field when trying to get recruited

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Podcast #150: Key Takeaways from Operating and Running a Travel Baseball Program

Revolution Baseball

Today my partner, Bahram Shirazi, and I are discussing some of the key takeaways we’ve gathered since putting together our travel baseball program under the RPP Revolution banner. Topics include:

    • Three pillars of athletic development
    • The Bell Curve
    • Importance of GREAT coaching
    • Developing responsible / accountable young athletes

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