Rob Crews

Official TwitterPage of Rob Crews. Master Teacher of Perception-Action & Skill Acquisition.

[Rob Crews @CompleteGame]

Pay attention to what your hitters are doing when nobody is telling them what to do. That's how you know who they really are ...

[Rob Crews @CompleteGame]

Texas just won back-to-back national championships. Teagan Kavan became the first two-time WCWS MOP in history.

Issue #01 of Catching Up — plus where I'll be this summer.

https://t.co/hXbIO4Eizs

[Rob Crews @CompleteGame]

🎙️ NEW EP 96: Spin Never Lies — How Rapsodo Develops Hitters & Pitchers w/ Brian Page

Exit velo says the ball was hit hard. Spin says WHY.

We get into spin rate, gyro/bullet spin, the live-on-live overlay, and how @Rapsodo data is getting athletes recruited at every level.

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https://t.co/r6ws5EkAvP

#TranscendingSport #CompleteGame #Softball #Rapsodo #SpinRate

[Nick Lemke, RD | Sports Nutrition for Athletes @nicklemkerd]

Want to hit the ball harder?

@CompleteGame gives his big 3 for hitters:
Front foot, discipline at the plate, and contact point.

Simple but most athletes are lagging on at least one.

Comment PODCAST for the full episode.

[Nick Lemke, RD | Sports Nutrition for Athletes @nicklemkerd]

Travel ball gets blamed for everything wrong with youth sports right now.

But Rob @CompleteGame has been coaching athletes at all levels for almost 30 years and his take is different: Travel ball by itself is not the problem. It is innocent. It is the human behavior inside of it that is doing the damage.

The comparison culture. Designing your entire approach around how other people see you. Trying to keep up with what someone else's kid is doing instead of focusing on your own journey.

Parents coaching from the stands. Adults turning a kids game into something that revolves around rankings, showcases, and who is watching.

That is what is actually destroying the game according to Rob.

And his conclusion is pretty simple: the adults ruined it.

This week on the podcast Rob breaks down why most hitters are only focused on one third of what actually makes a great hitter, and what separates the athletes who figure it out from the ones who can't perform when it matters.

Want the full episode? Comment PODCAST and I will send it over.

Thoughts on this?

[Nick Lemke, RD | Sports Nutrition for Athletes @nicklemkerd]

The athlete who sends their own email to the college coach.
... Who speaks up for themselves when something is wrong.
... Who gets to a first and third situation in a big game and figures it out without looking to the dugout.

That kid was built at home.

@CompleteGame has worked with athletes at every level for almost 30 years (college programs, MLB organizations, all of it).
And what he keeps coming back to is this: the athletes who show up differently on the field came from families where they were allowed to fail. They were allowed to do hard things.

The overprotected athlete though?
When it gets hard and they have never had to figure anything out on their own, they need a script.

Want the full episode on what it takes to be an elite hitter? Comment PODCAST and I will send it over.

[Rob Crews @CompleteGame]

Casual fans don't watch defense.

They watch runs.

Sports that lean offense win the eyeballs.

Full Ep 95 → https://t.co/xhPY8bHrV7

#TranscendingSport

[Rob Crews @CompleteGame]

96 from the hand.

What about at the plate?

Velocity is two numbers.

Full Ep 95 → https://t.co/ZIgUnZ1VXp

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[Rob Crews @CompleteGame]

Velocity doesn't win games.
Swings and misses do.

K% > MPH.

Full Ep 95 → https://t.co/asnCnHDU4I

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[Rob Crews @CompleteGame]

43 teams. Now 113.

D1 softball hitting above .300 just exploded +163% in one year.

What changed?

Full Ep 95 → https://t.co/05MkKoPrPQ

#TranscendingSport

[Rob Crews @CompleteGame]

June Rake Sessions are now live. Registration is open.

Tuesdays — The Bronx, NY
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Spots fill fast. Book your session at https://t.co/DhqBOCykDA

[Rob Crews @CompleteGame]

Same swing flaw on the surface. Different fix underneath.

That's why one-size-fits-all coaching is dead — and personalized metrics are the future.

Full Ep 95 w/ Casey Roche (@PitchLogic) → https://t.co/XksoLW3TNF

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[Rob Crews @CompleteGame]

43 → 113.

D1 softball teams hitting .300+ jumped 163% in a single year.

Are hitters BEATING velocity, or is pitching just behind?

Full Ep 95 on YouTube → https://t.co/bylRB5ZCpD

#TranscendingSport

[Rob Crews @CompleteGame]

🎙️ NEW EP 95: Velo vs Spin and Why 113 D1 Teams Hit Over .300 w/ Casey Roche

43 teams hit .300 in 2024. Now it's 113. What happened — and what do pitchers need to do about it?

We get into spin rate, velocity at the plate, the riseball debate, and how @PitchLogic is putting data in every pitcher's bag.

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[Rob Crews @CompleteGame]

@GiaBono2028 @Bolts2028 @coach_jenny2 @rockello24 @BHMBoltsOrg @pw_softball Yo!

[Rob Crews @CompleteGame]

That pink Easton is diabolical.

[Rob Crews @CompleteGame]

The best way to know something doesn't work is when you used to believe it.

[Rob Crews @CompleteGame]

Empowering young hitters to be their own hitting coaches in the box is something else. Teaching them to be self-aware & finding their own solutions with your guidance of course -thats the move.

[Rob Crews @CompleteGame]

I'm so glad softball is finally taking a keener interest in metrics & what the numbers mean but we have a bigger problem we have a problem with getting our players to actually show up consistently. Those numbers mean nothing if our kids cannot mentally & emotionally show up.

[Rob Crews @CompleteGame]

So we "look" smarter spitting science & numbers but the players who struggle with "how to" show up can't hit. So you're "right" but you're "wrong" when good hitters get lost in the complexity.

[Rob Crews @CompleteGame]

And I will be the first one to nerd out on a whole bunch of data and information because it is important for me to know to help more players, but it's not about me impressing other coaches with how much I think I know. "Look at me, I'm smart."

[Rob Crews @CompleteGame]

The hitters really should be coaching us. We should be looking for what cues they give us coaches to better serve them. Serve them, don't rule over them. What do they players need from us? As a coach, when was the last time you asked?