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A New Reason Why Youth Athletes Shouldn’t Specialize Early

0 Comments/in Coaching/by Dan Blewett

It is well-documented that young athletes should not be specializing early in any one sport. Baseball is an often-cited culprit, as the repetitive stresses of throwing accumulate much faster with players who specialize and only play baseball. These players … Read more >

Top 4 Exercises to Help Generate Front Leg Power in Throwers

0 Comments/in Performance Enhancement/by Nick Esposito

In this blog post, I am going to focus on the lead leg when throwing. While arm path and direction are definitely something to not ignore, the lead leg plays a very important role when throwing a baseball, especially pitching.… Read more >

How to Own the 60-Yard Dash

0 Comments/in Performance Enhancement/by Alex Simone

Speed is one of the most important tools in the game of baseball. Everyone wants to get faster in some way, whether it be linear speed or being quicker towards the ball.

There’s a reason why the 60-yard dash is … Read more >

4 Arm Care Exercises Baseball Players Should Be Doing

0 Comments/in Injury Prevention/by Nick Esposito

I had another request from a subscriber to go over some arm care exercises this week. I put together a video below of 4 exercises I consistently use with our throwers during arm care days, or after a throwing … Read more >

Three-Dimensional Core Training for Baseball Players

1 Comment/in Performance Enhancement/by Joshua Reidt

Baseball is a three-dimensional sport, but the majority of strength and conditioning coaches seem to gravitate to a sagittal plane dominant regimen while ignoring the frontal and transverse planes drastically.

The more we can train our core in all three … Read more >

4 Tips for Strength Coaches to Connect with Baseball Coaches

2 Comments/in Coaching, Performance Enhancement/by Joe Servais

The ability to connect with players is a topic getting more and more attention in the sports performance world these days. But, what are some strategies for connecting with the coaches of the athletes you train?

This is a topic … Read more >

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