Rob Ellis

Legend4D is on a mission to eradicate throwing injuries plaguing baseball. Proprietary tech combined with unique biomechanical understanding sets us apart.

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The day we learned that at the highest levels of MLB, they don't understand why or how pitchers are getting hurt, ended up leading to our company name, Legend4D.

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@Sut_40 We still love you.

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@Owennfa @a_mericandragon FHA requires 3.5% down and conforming 5%. Loans today are much more geared to home ownership than when boomers were buying. I get your point about the price of homes but the numbers you're using are wrong.

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@Jimfrombaseball Look at Bob's tilt, excellent.

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@JosephLeigh2752 @TewksHitting It's always Pareto's Law. 20% will care about the team and player development, 80% are zeroed in on their kid alone.

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Another great post, love it.

I coach from Dr. Harrison the A analyze (what's the situation and what do you want to do), V visualize, C center, and E execute to my players.

Last weekend, last inning, bases loaded, down one run and my leadoff hitter on, watched a dismal at bat. I waited a few days before I discussed the at bat with the player and asked him what he was thinking. His answer? "Just put it in play." He then said, "I thought, get it to the outfield."

My reply to him, what if I told you to drive into town and meet me? He look confused and said where? Exactly, that's my point. If I said, drive into town, go to HEB (grocery chain here in TX) and meet me at the gas pump you'd know where to go.

When you mention visualizing hitting it in the gap that's where young players miss the mental opportunity. They're thinking in generalities and the brain doesn't respond to that. Hit it to the outfield is confusing. Hit a line drive, just over head high, left of the second baseman is clear direction and much more likely to lead to that outcome.

I love Carp and this story about him is very much appreciated!

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I'm happy to report the opposite per players. Two years ago I was concerned we'd have enough players to make a full team. Currently we have 22 guys signed up. I need to hire a JV coach. I don't like more than 15 guys on the varsity squad. There are a couple different reasons why. Too many guys in the dugout, especially those who are not fully engaged in the game, trying to work guys in that really should be playing down etc.

A huge factor in all of this is that the pitchers I train have the ability to throw a lot and remain healthy so I don't have to carry a bunch of guys to pitch.

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@JermaineCurtis What else? #1 Not having a plan when getting in the box. #2 Getting out on the front foot on off speed #3 Poor pitch recognition...to start.

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@JermaineCurtis Good content and as a HS Coach I'm taking nuggets to apply to my players. Front hip flying open is something I see a lot of, I'll use the deep tee drill going forward.

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@TopVelocity Yet, the numbers do lie. What % of boys in the DR play baseball compared to those in the US? I'm guessing it's much higher...if so then this analysis has a hole in it.

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@rajjha @SawyerMerritt Fer Fer Fugly.

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@lethbridgejimbo @flowsdoc Who claimed that throwing off speed pitches came at the expense of learning how to throw fastballs with command? Do both.

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@lethbridgejimbo @flowsdoc If their off speed pitches are stress free why would you limit them?

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@EkoLovesYou Kindergarten for me, still remember...

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Good writeup. I like the 800M as the give and take distance. I ran this event in HS (sub 2 minutes); to me it's the most brutal event in track as it's near max effort over an extended period of time.

The top 800M guys were both fast and in excellent cardio condition. You'd see these guys running in the 400M and or the 800M relays and competing in the mile race as well.

Bottom line - Be explosive and in good cardio shape; you can do both.

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It will completely depend upon your community Little League.

Coaching in a small community (and therefore less competitive talent) we transitioned at 10U to travel ball to go play teams an hour away (Austin).

I have to admit, taking 11 boys from a town of 9,000 to go beat teams out of Austin, Houston, and San Antonio was A LOT of fun. At least three of these boys will go play college ball (sophomores and juniors in HS now).

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If we coaches take on the responsibility of not allowing these behaviors from the parents this issue goes away (at least for one team).

I'm sure most coaches reading this have parent meetings preseason. If you don't, do yourself a massive favor and begin to do so.

A few things we cover:

* No coaching from the stands (concerns about techniques, approach, etc. are addressed outside of the game).

* All umpire calls/disputes are handled by the coaches.

* All cheering is directed towards our players. No commenting or voicing of any kind directed towards the other team or their coaches.

Before every game I say a prayer with our players. One thing we ask the Lord for is humility. To treat the other players, coaches, families, teammates and umpires with respect. I do not allow any negative comments from my players directed towards the opponent. Players leading by example cleans up a lot of what takes place in the stands.

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@TheTruthFromBen Stretch to the ball, not the player.

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We've started playing non-district games. I'm going two to three innings max with my rotation. And my guys have been throwing for a long time already in preparation for the season. The opposing teams' pitchers have pitched four and five innings and I can see their velo dropping as they go. I can't imagine how their arms felt the next day.

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@doogadoo11 "Deserve's got nothing to do with it." William Munny, Unforgiven.