Dylan Anders

Developing College & HS Hitters

Adjustability Focused

[Randy “RAGS” Johnson @iamrags]

So umpires are getting scrutinized and lambasted for missing pitches an 1/8” of an inch to an inch off the plate that really isn’t the plate as MLB only counts the back half of home plate. Imagine being told you are wrong by a computer that the pitch you called a strike because it caught the front half of the plate is actually a ball. Then getting crap from all the younger, nerdy generation because it’s so EZ to tell if a pitch is a strike at 100 mph or a ball from your fucking couch. Get a grip people. They won’t call the real zone because hitters would struggle more than they do now. Imagine that.

[Dylan Anders @coach_anders]

@jserena4 Thats a great way to explain it, spot on 👊

[Anderson Miller @AndersonLMiller]

hitters: stop hitting the panic button.

It’s not “good or bad” it just “is.”

How at-bats go is just information.

A good season didn’t happen in one day.

A bad season doesn’t happen in 1 day.

One day at a time.
Every day is a new day.

[Anderson Miller @AndersonLMiller]

Hitters: Your Swing Follows Your Focus

[Tyler Osik @TylerOsik]

Be careful going to college camps or showcases!

A full recruiting module for players & parents is inside of our school Hitters University.

The #1 online baseball academy on Skool.

https://t.co/TaCT2qnwVM

[Dylan Anders @coach_anders]

The #1 prerequisite to being a Baseball Coach:

You HAVE to love the game.

I hate that that has to be said.

[Dylan Anders @coach_anders]

My wife says I am no longer allowed to swing a bat in the bedroom. Should I hit the portal?😂

[Anderson Miller @AndersonLMiller]

Why Remote Coaching works:

Hitters/Coaches/Parents have skepticism around “remote” coaching effectiveness due to the accepted belief/construct that in person hitting/teaching classrooms is always more effective. I don’t think so.

The sweet spot is obviously being able to do both. Consistent remote communication between in-person sessions is a cheat code.

But, would you learn more from being in consistent communication with your teacher daily or being in a tutor session once a week for an hour.

Honestly, in-person and remote hitting are only as effective as the communicator that you're working with.

But when you have consistent access to communicate over questions you have when you're studying and have a game plan to improve your skill acquisition daily, as opposed to trying to cram it all in weekly, it's a no-brainer which one would be more effective.

Regardless, remote works because you are trusting me to see the unseen things in your swing and provide solutions and consistent feedback on how to improve them instead of trying to attack it on your own or just going in there doing the same things you've always done.

Simplified complex problem solving

That's why remote coaching works, with me specifically.

You are going to send over video consistently from your training or from your game at-bats.

I am going to break down what I see, and then provide a solution verbally and also, usually, in video form, of how to make improvements.

And instead of trying to remember all of that, and then ultimately forgetting it (like it always happens in in-person), you have the ability to go rewatch the feedback, digest the feedback, process the feedback.

Go in, apply the solution, continue to communicate with me, repeat the process.

Before you know it, you have created an accelerated feedback loop where you're truly understanding and developing prerequisite knowledge that's going to allow you to compete and be competent at the highest levels of the game.

It’s incredibly effective & efficient.

I don’t believe “in-person” only is good enough anymore.

Better more effective, more efficient options are available now.

The power of the internet.

[Dylan Anders @coach_anders]

@d_nasiatka The business of baseball is full of swing coaches (very different from hitting coaches) that sell an ideology, because they can’t sell experience they don’t have

[Patrick Jones @pjonesbaseball]

“Pitchability” isn’t a buzzword.

It’s your separator.

There are thousands of throwers.
There are very few pitchers.

[Anderson Miller @AndersonLMiller]

Every action in your load has a consequence.

Every move you have to make from setup to “get ready” to hit has an opposite one to get out of that spot.

This is why “the setup” is so important.

[Dylan Anders @coach_anders]

The best coaches teach the WHY, not just the HOW

[Patrick Jones @pjonesbaseball]

Every college coach in the country should have a standard message they send the moment they stop recruiting a player.

It takes 10 seconds.

And it’s 100x better than ghosting a kid who’s been talking with you for weeks or months.

Something simple like:

“Hey ___, we’re going to move in another direction with our recruiting. Wishing you the best in your process. If anything changes, we will reach out.”

That’s it.

If the player keeps responding and asks for details, you don’t owe them a scouting report or an explanation.

But as the adult in the relationship, it’s the professional thing to close the loop.

[Anderson Miller @AndersonLMiller]

One of the biggest “malpractices” that has been commonly accepted by our game is bat speed training with a lack of directional focus.

This “training” is only good when paired with a directional “constraint” to HIT THROUGH THE BALL FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE & MAINTAIN POSTURE.

[Dylan Anders @coach_anders]

@AndersonLMiller Exposes direction

[Anderson Miller @AndersonLMiller]

In general, nothing is going to reveal more about your swing than hitting vs open angle opposite spin slider with an end goal of consistently hitting it to your pullside gap. (LHH vs RH SL or LH SL vs RHH)

[Dylan Anders @coach_anders]

@thewheelhousenj Pretty misleading example off front toss

[Coach Hill @CoachMarcusHill]

How many more examples of successful coaches who expect a lot out of their players do we need to see before everybody just understands that it works? Tough coaches make tough humans and tough humans lead successful lives. Class dismissed.

[Dylan Anders @coach_anders]

PSA for all HS seniors or guys thinking about the portal: Money Talks

A lot of coaches out there will lie to your face about playing time, roster depth, etc.

But money talks.

The “We just don’t have any scholarship left” is BS most of the time. Go where you’re wanted.