romithahomie

Father first. MCHS Assistant ⚾️ Coach. Hitting Guy. Developing young athletes to reach their full potential. “Chase consistency, not perfection”.

[romithahomie @OtmHitting]

🤝🏾🫶🏾 it’s always love.

[Prep Baseball Oklahoma @PrepBaseballOK]

2027 Terrance Rideau (@TerranceRi73820, @Dspbaseball, @MWC_Baseball) Hammers this ball right back up the middle for DSP.

#PBTOKCWS

[romithahomie @OtmHitting]

🍕🤝🏾 @TerranceRi73820

[romithahomie @OtmHitting]

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[Prep Baseball Oklahoma @PrepBaseballOK]

2027 Terrance Rideau (@TerranceRi73820 @MWC_Baseball @Dspbaseball ) ropes a double down the left field line after homering in his last at bat

#PBTOKCWS

[Timothy Flanders @TFlanders405]

Congrats to @MWC_Baseball !!! I was apart of that 2008 team. Go finish.

[James Washburn @jameswashburn26]

Didn't end the season how we wanted, but I'm still so greatful we won a regional championship for the first time in 18 years! Thank you to @MWC_Baseball for an amazing 4-year journey that I wouldn't trade for the world!

Here are a couple milestones that I reached this season:

[Chance Baker @ChanceBaker242]

Still looking for a home.

Uncommitted!!

FB: 94-95 T 97
SL: 84-88
CB: 80-82
CH: 81-83

@MSC_Baseball @JustinEclavea @sruby8 @PitchingWRX @BUncommitted @Juco_Spotlight @TopPreps

[TBT Oklahoma @TBTOklahoma22]

Our hearts are heavy today as we lost a member to our family! Cinco was one of the happiest young men you’d ever meet pure heart and soul ! Please take moment and say a prayer for his family and all effected
Rest in Love🕊️😔@GeorgeGouldsby

[Landon Vodka @Coach_Vodka]

Extremely proud how these guys competed. We’re building something special in MWC. We will be back! 💣🪄

[Terrance Rideau @TerranceRi73820]

@Coach_Vodka @MWC_Baseball @OtmHitting @Dspbaseball 💣#2 state bomb

[Patrick Jones @pjonesbaseball]

Just dropped a new podcast with @LattaDoug & @flowsdoc

This might be one of the most important conversations I’ve had on player development.

If you care about hitting, recruiting, or long-term development… read this ⬇️

Most players don’t fail because of mechanics.

They fail because of how they MOVE.

A few major takeaways:

• Movement patterns are developed VERY early
(We’re talking 4–8 years old… long before most people even think about “training”)

• By 12–15 years old, those patterns are often already set
Which is why it’s so hard to “fix” a 16–17 year old hitter later

• The biggest issue in youth baseball right now:

Kids aren’t moving enough
Less climbing
Less playing
Less problem-solving physically

More “instruction”
Less athletic development
• Why most hitters struggle in games (even if they look good in lessons):

Lessons = controlled
Games = chaotic

If you don’t have movement capacity…

you can’t solve problems in real time

It’s NOT about:

– Coiling the hip
– Scap loading
– Overthinking mechanics

Great hitters move naturally and efficiently
Not mechanically

• One of the most powerful concepts:

“Good movers go backside → land middle”

That’s it.

That’s the foundation of hitting AND throwing.

• Why so many kids lunge or “jump” at the ball:

They panic
They rush
They don’t trust their movement

Which leads to front-side dominance (and everything breaking down)

• The controversial one…

Doug would take the tee AWAY from most young hitters 😳
Because it often teaches bad movement patterns

(specifically front-side issues)

• Another big one:

More effort = worse swings

Most hitters are better at 50–70% effort

Why?

Because:
– They stay connected
– They sequence better
– They don’t muscle up

• Why strength training can actually hurt hitters:

Lifting = muscle-driven
Hitting = sequence-driven

If you train the wrong patterns…
your nervous system carries that into your swing
• The REAL separator in players:
Not strength
Not size

Movement efficiency + adaptability

• And maybe the most important part for parents:

Stop chasing quick fixes

There is no:
– Magic drill
– Perfect cue
– Instant solution
Development is LONG-TERM

If you’re a parent, coach, or player…

This episode will completely change how you think about development.

[Landon Vodka @Coach_Vodka]

Terrance Rideau
2027
5’8 150
C/OF

Stats:

Avg - .330
OBP - . 489
SLG - .470
OPS - .959

29/13 BB:K
37 SB’s

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@FlatgroundBats

[romithahomie @OtmHitting]

@CoachTGrant42 @BUncommitted @bbconnectionInt @JucoUncommited @PNW_Uncommitted @FlatgroundApp Sent you a DM coach!

[romithahomie @OtmHitting]

@CoachDrewBB @ClarkAtlantaBB @CoachTGrant42 @BUncommitted @UncommittedStud @uncommittedBBs @UncommittedUsa @UCBallers_ @UncommittedUTR Sent you DM coach

[romithahomie @OtmHitting]

Roll Coaster of a season but I wouldn’t have wanted to do it with any other group of young men!! Very Proud Coach/Alum 💣🪄

[Sooner State Baseball Report @SoonerStateBSBL]

𝗢𝗦𝗦𝗔𝗔 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦 𝟱𝗔 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗦

Midwest City wins the “if” game in the Duncan Regional and punches their ticket to the Class 5A State Tournament

#OKPreps | #TicketPunched🎟️

[James Washburn @jameswashburn26]

💣#3 last night!
3-run shot to go up by 5 runs in the 8th inning!
@Coach_Vodka @OtmHitting @MWC_Baseball

[Hyeseong Kim Muse 김혜성 @HyeseongKimMuse]

Mookie Betts has been working with Yada-Sensei and adopted Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s training strategy of throwing javelins:

“If Yoshi can do it, and you see what he’s doing, I figured I can be a Yoshi at shortstop.”

“I don’t throw it nearly as far as Yoshi, but from when I started to now, it’s like a night-and-day difference. Even me just throwing the ball across the diamond, it’s a lot different than last year in a very positive way.”

🎥: SportsNet LA

[Doug Latta @LattaDoug]

@redturn2 Adjustability - “riding” to the off speed part two. Maintaining front side in move to allow hitter to hit through spin, rather than open hips early forcing bat around ball and dramatically reducing possible contact points. Hitter can hold the line.

[Doug Latta @LattaDoug]

Good move down for the fastball-able to ride for the off speed holding the ground while maintaining front hip allows him to hit through spin. Timing, good move, and direct hand path create adjustability

[Baylor Baseball @BaylorBaseball]

THREE. GRAND. SLAMS.

🤯😱🤯😱

#SicEm 🐻⚾️ | #Together

[Doug Latta @LattaDoug]

@redturn2 and @LattaMaddox talking about getting on plane. It starts with the hands and the hand path rather than the barrel. #Ballyard