Category: Podcast

This week we’ll finish up our “Best of 2022” podcast series with past discussions featuring:

• • SF Giants Pitching Coach Brian Bannister on pitch design
  • Dr. Casey Pierce discusses TJ repair and rehab
  • Boston College S&C Coach Will Franco on motivation in the weight room

Enjoy!

Continue reading “Podcast #73: Best of… Coaches Brian Bannister and Will Franco and Dr. Casey Pierce”

Today we’re sitting down with Adam Moreau. Adam and his father Darryl are creators of the Flex Pro Grip, a device being well-received in the baseball community in regard to strengthening the pronator mass, the muscles responsible for grip strength as well as protection against fatigue of the UCL’s first responders.

On its website Flex Pro Grip highlights the following benefits:

• • Increase Spin Rate / Pitch Movement
  • Protect the UCL
  • Throw Harder
  • Improve Grip
  • Accelerate Rehab

Continue reading “Podcast #72: Talking Grip Strength and UCL Protection with the Flex Pro Grip”

Today, I’m flying solo and talking a bit about how we use the weight room to help address data from our motion capture reports. I’ll be reviewing 5 of the “big players” we see in our mocaps:

• • Pelvic Rotation at Foot Plant
  • Knee Extension Angular Velocity
  • Pelvic Tilt @ Max ER
  • Early Trunk Rotation
  • Scap Load

Continue reading “Podcast #71: Correcting Motion Capture Data Points in the Weight Room”

Today we’re sitting down with Liberty Baseball Pitching Coach Tyler Robinson. Topics Include:

• • 3 game changers for producing big arms
  • Overcoming mental challenges
  • Assessing an athlete’s potential for development

Continue reading “Podcast #70: Carrying Success from One Program to Another w/ Liberty Pitching Coach Tyler Robinson”

Today we’ve got another one in the “Best of 2022” series, featuring :

• • Corey Muscara (Wake Forest)
  • Jerry Weinstein (Colorado Rockies)
  • Jeremy Sheetinger (Georgia Gwinnett)

Lots of knowledge in this one including:

• • Non-negotiables for Freshman pitchers on Day 1
  • Breaking through egos with young college athletes
  • How to developing the “best version of yourself”

Enjoy!

Continue reading “Podcast #69: Best of… Coaches Jerry Weinstein, Corey Muscara and Jeremy Sheetinger”

Today we sit down with Ron Wolforth, founder of the Texas Baseball Ranch and consultant to many collegiate and MLB Organizations. Topics include:

• • Origins of the ranch
  • Creating the famous ranch model
  • The Dura-throw system
  • Off-season shut downs (or not!!)

Continue reading “Podcast #68: Creating Systems with Texas Baseball Ranch CEO Ron Wolforth”

We recently had the pleasure of taking a trip down to the University of South Carolina to assess and evaluate their entire pitching staff. Today we’re sitting down with Bill Anderson, Director of Sports Performance at the University of South Carolina and revisiting the process. Topics Include:

• • What is strong enough
  • Plyometrics, the missing link
  • Mobility and its relationship with mechanics

Continue reading “Podcast #67: Assessing and Profiling Pitchers in the SEC with South Carolina’s Bill Anderson”

Today we’re sitting down with Matt Swope who was recently appointed Head Coach for Maryland Baseball. Coach Swope is no stranger to the “Terps culture”.  Topics include:

• • Using caution when making mechanical adjustments
  • When to use tech and when not to use tech
  • Key points when examining “character” during recruiting

Continue reading “Podcast #66: Staying Authentic and True to Yourself with Maryland Head Coach Matt Swope”

Today, I’m going to start pulling apart a few gems from some of the best received podcasts to-date. The first of this series includes gems from some of the best in the business:

• • Randy Sullivan – Owner Florida Armory
  • Nate Yeskie – Pitching Coach at LSU
  • Zach Dechant – Strength Coach at TCU

It was great re-listening to these guys spread their knowledge across different areas of player development. Enjoy!

Continue reading “Podcast #65: Best of… Randy Sullivan, Nate Yeskie and Zach Dechant”