I haven’t had time to post much content in the last while. My life has been consumed by my work with Major/Minor League Baseball and personal training. I have lost touch a bit with baseball in the Ottawa area. I’d… https://t.co/6SRklXy9Qt
The importance of using a scale/body fat calculator and creating goals for yourself:
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One thing that many people tend to shy away from is the scale. Knowing your weight and body fat % is important for monitoring… https://t.co/DcbPfcazuF
Posture Tells A Lot!
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As I’ve been in the baseball industry, it became apparent that I wouldn’t survive on my experience alone. There will be more players returning home from college with similar experience who are… https://t.co/M9lOAa1gQn
Fresh out of the package! Last night we got to work in our new launchangletee
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I wrote a small post about the benefits of using the launch angle tees some time ago. I’ll locate the post and re-post it in the near… https://t.co/DQO2THMzhJ
Personal opinion: I prefer to see strength & conditioning separated from the baseball field.
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Why?
I would prefer to see 100% focus and intent given to each form of training. It’s tough to give 100% intent to… https://t.co/4d7MCFeaQs
Pitching biomechanics vs pitching mechanics
Pitching biomechanics: The physics and physiology of how the body throws the baseball.
Pitching mechanics: 10,000 different opinions on what the body looks like pitching a baseballl.
Enjoy!!
I like to use Brady Singer as a good example of what I like to see the glove arm do. I prefer to see players bring their glove arm, out of hand break, towards 3rd base/dugout, for righties, and 1st base/dugout, for… https://t.co/Bw7TzNt0QC
Here’s a simple reminder of how important water consumption is.
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Want to get bigger and stronger?
Drink water.
Want to recover quicker and better?
Drink water.
Want to have more energy in a day?
Drink water.
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It’s… https://t.co/xqii8AsA88
This video is everything.
Life lesson: Tears, disappointment and failure can turn into joy, self-confidence and success with the right people cheering you on.
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This is incredible. Josh Donaldson just noticed something that gave away Greg Holland's slider so he moved up in the box. Holland stepped off, came back with the slider, and Donaldson hit it a mile. Next level stuff.
This is one of the toughest times of the year for the large majority of college baseball players- senior day.
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For a lot of players, this marks their last day of competitively playing… https://t.co/Wp8mdnVnf3
One thing I never like to hear is one program bashing other programs. I understand you're trying to recruit players but focus on selling the best attributes of your program rather than knocking other programs.
I'd love to see this happen in Ottawa- everyone becomes more unified. Recruit the heck out of players by making your program the best you can through player development, produce college and pro players, high quality tournaments, etc.
Here is a thread of some actual numbers using Baseball Savant @SavantTips data regarding the latest “A-Rod Launch Angle Video”...for all those who need clarification:
-Seasons played in @statcast era: 2
(2015 & 2016)
-Balls in Play: 546
-Homers: 42
-Average Launch Angle: 12.3