Dave Clay

Motor Preferences Level 1 baseball certified
Motor Preferences Level 2 for Sports Professionals
MPM Certified

[Dave Clay @KIMEPerformance]

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[James Phipps @Jamesphipps328]

Great first tournament with Richmond Braves 16U Platinum at the DMV Fall Classic in Fairfax. Looking forward to next week in Fort Myers, Florida!

Lots of barrels, including this triple
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[Dave Clay @KIMEPerformance]

No doubt! #MPEFam

[Jackson Ross @JacksonRoss55]

Great tournament at the USA Complex this weekend. Here is my home run!
@VAVolsBaseball @CokerDrew_ @AdamsPerform @alex_famodu @yuri_namkoong @KIMEPerformance

[Motor Preferences Experts, LLC @MotorPreference]

Pretty cool one for us.

Some of the early days of applying Motor Preferences were with the 2022 and 2023 Maryland teams alongside coaches who are now at Alabama.

Years later, we got the opportunity to bring MPE to Alabama Baseball, assess their players and continue those conversations.

Appreciate Coach Vaughn and the staff for having us out! 🐘
@AlabamaBSB @rvaughnBAMA

[Motor Preferences Experts, LLC @MotorPreference]

One thing that can get lost when talking about Motor Preferences is the continuum.

It’s easy to hear Aerial or Terrestrial and think every athlete falls neatly into one bucket.

It’s not always that simple.

Two athletes can have the same preference and still express it very differently.

One athlete may sit much further toward one end of the continuum, while another may be closer to the middle.

That gives us more context.

As coaches, we’re always trying to put our athletes in the best position to be successful. The more we understand where an athlete sits on that continuum, the more information we have when deciding what to emphasize, what to adjust and what might be better left alone.

We’re not trying to make an athlete look like their preference. We’re using the preference to better understand the athlete already in front of us.

That’s part of what helps us get beyond putting athletes into categories and start actually understanding the individual.

[Motor Preferences Experts, LLC @MotorPreference]

All four of these pitchers are Aerial.

But look at how different they move.

That's because Aerial is only one piece of their Motor Preferences.

An athlete has multiple preferences that can help us better understand how they naturally move.

Put those pieces together and we start to get a clearer picture of the individual.

So identifying someone as Aerial doesn't give us one delivery they should use.

It gives us another piece of information to help understand the athlete we're coaching.

Same general preference. Four very different pitchers.

That's why we want to understand the individual before deciding on the solution.

[Dave Clay @KIMEPerformance]

@stockmom The waiting is the hardest part

[Wyatt Parker @WyattParker2027]

Had a great time down at the SA Border Battle. Went 2-4 with 2 singles and some great swings. Thankful for the opportunity! @marky_mark3 @BPA_Agency @TheOhioWarhawks @AdamsPerform @KIMEPerformance @yuri_namkoong @Mustangs_Ville @jyoungman41 @ksallday19

[Christian Mulroe @ChristianMulroe]

@KIMEPerformance @yuri_namkoong @alex_famodu

[Wyatt Parker @WyattParker2027]

Fortunate to head down to NC this weekend for the @SABorderBattle, playing on the Tigers team. Here is the schedule. Excited to get after it.
@marky_mark3 @BPA_Agency @AdamsPerform @KIMEPerformance @Mustangs_Ville @jyoungman41 @ksallday19

[Motor Preferences Experts, LLC @MotorPreference]

Before changing something, watch the athlete when they don’t think you’re evaluating them.

Watch a pitcher take ground balls at shortstop.
Have a hitter run football routes.
Throw a football. Play hacky sack.

What movement patterns keep showing up?

What looks similar to how they move in their sport? What looks different?

Sometimes you learn more about an athlete by watching them solve a different movement problem than by staring at the movement you’re trying to fix.

[Motor Preferences Experts, LLC @MotorPreference]

Oklahoma State OF Reese Poage shares how better understanding the way she moves helped bring more context to what works for her at the plate.

Understand the individual. Then make the adjustment.
@GassoCoE @ReesePoage

[Dave Clay @KIMEPerformance]

@stockmom Thought I was a genius in 1999-2000.

[Dave Clay @KIMEPerformance]

@stockmom @WelchNHeather when you do

[Dave Clay @KIMEPerformance]

@stockmom Waiting on extreme fear!

[Dave Clay @KIMEPerformance]

@stockmom Congrats

[Dave Clay @KIMEPerformance]

Congrats DJ!

[Devon (DJ) Henry @Devon_Henry0]

1000% commited🔰

[Dave Clay @KIMEPerformance]

Congrats! 💪#MPEFam

[Grayson Morris @GraysonMorris_2]

Committed !!🐝
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