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How to Prevent Baseball Muscle Imbalances and Overuse Injuries

1 Comment/in Injury Prevention/by Dr. Dale Bartek PT, DPT

BASEBALL is a pattern overload sport, meaning the same movements are replicated thousands of times throughout a season. Since baseball is a one-sided sport, this PATTERN OVERLOAD has the tendency to create muscle imbalances, often times leading to injury and … Read more >

How Visualizing a Bad Performance Can Help an Athlete Avoid One

0 Comments/in Coaching/by Dan Blewett

The fear of failure—and the shame, embarrassment and ridicule that accompanies it—is a major hindrance of fluid, athletic motion and good performance on the field. It’s common wisdom that positive visualization and self-talk will enhance an athlete’s mindset, boosting confidence … Read more >

Long-Term Development Plan for Baseball

1 Comment/in Performance Enhancement/by Nick Esposito

In a recent survey I posted on my Instagram and Twitter accounts, I asked a series of questions for baseball players, and their personal experience with their long-term development. I had a tremendous response, including MLB players, Minor League players, … Read more >

4 Ways to Improve Your Command and Control in the Weight Room

0 Comments/in Performance Enhancement/by Nunzio Signore

Generally, when players start to struggle with throwing strikes, they’ve been conditioned to modify their mechanics. Many times, this is completely unnecessary.

Anatomy often tells us that in order to fix a “control” issue, strength and stability may need to … Read more >