Being a pitcher is the biggest stage in baseball, you’re out there all alone, and it’s on you to deliver outs for your team. Pitchers often get a lot of things shouted at them, “throw strikes,” “don’t fall off the mound,” “Stay within yourself“ to name a few. With all that unsolicited advice it’s hard …
At Ignite, one of the things that we asked every athlete to do is imagine who they could be, both as an athlete and as a person. Although it is a goal to help athletes compete for as long as they desire, we know that most athletes don’t play past high school or college. However, …
The first team I ever coached was a JV Baseball team in Vermont, I had just finished playing and I thought I was a great hitting mind. In reality, I had literally no idea what I was doing. On my third or 4th day of coaching, I took the best freshman on the team and …
Pitch counts are a good step towards attempting to keep athletes healthy. But let’s be real for a second, they’re not effective enough. Pitch counts assume that all pitchers put the same amount of stress on their elbow/shoulder with each throw. This assumption is wrong. Not all throwers stress their arm equally on each pitch. …
Too many kids have been driven away from baseball and softball because of their inability to hit. In the past, blame had been assigned to the player’s lack of hand eye coordination and the fact that hitting is very difficult. In truth, hitting is statistically one of the hardest things to do in sports, but …
Parents always want what’s best for their kids, and I always want what’s best for our guys and girls. But how do we determine what’s best for each athlete? It’s important to know that each athlete is in a different spot developmentally, this means the advice that I give people about what their son or …
The 4 Most Common Baseball And Softball Developmental Mistakes Read More »
In the spirit of the beginning of the MLB season, I took a look at the swings of the top MLB prospects and analyzed their swings. Here’s a few predictions, assuming that none of the prospects I looked at make a significant swing change. Greatest upside as a hitter: Bo Bichette, Bo absolutely rakes. His …
I think a lot about athlete development, it’s my job. I also enjoy watching and playing basketball. In hoops, size is so important if you’re tall you can lack some other skills and still be effective solely because of your height. As someone who is about 5,10 (small by basketball standards) I have to be …
Training The Swing In The Context Of A Hitters Size, Strength And Athletic Ability Read More »
I’ve seen this Interview all over the internet and there are some awesome things for hitters to hear in it. When I saw this initially (on Twitter) I was really bummed out because it was only the 1:41 soundbite from the end where Votto’s talking about the ball being the best feedback and it seemed …
Hitting Twitter is a fun place. It seems that a lot of the eye-wash coaching that I saw a few years back is disappearing and it’s becoming a place where new idea’s are advancing where hitting is. One good idea is rearward barrel acceleration. This is the thought that the barrel should go backwards and …
How The Inside Pull Swing, And The Outside Opposite Field Swing Should Actually Work Read More »
