Minor League Splits – Now Open Source
I made my reboot of minorleaguesplits.com open source over at GitHub. Due to too much going on in my life right now, I have decided to share the code with the public in the hopes that it goes...
View ArticleAnnouncement: Taking Over as Director of Strength and Conditioning at RIPS...
Over the past few years, I’ve been offered multiple positions with various select baseball teams in the Seattle area – ranging from head coach to head trainer for their kids. In every instance, I did...
View ArticleBasic Wrist Weight Cycle Video
Here’s a quick video on some basic wrist weight exercises our guys will be doing this off-season: Pick up a pair of wrist weights on Amazon!
View ArticleHate BOSU Balls? Don’t Use Manual Perturbations
If you search for “unstable surface training,” you’ll find a lot of fun stuff, much like this image: Most trainers and coaches worth listening to are not fans of BOSU ball training for healthy...
View ArticleART, PT, Graston, Chiro, Massage Pro Needed (Driveline Baseball / RIPS Baseball)
Here’s a job ad for Driveline Baseball / RIPS Baseball – please pass it around to your friends and colleagues! ———– Our select baseball facility (12,000+ square feet w/ offices, gym, cages, open areas)...
View ArticleWeighted Baseball Training: Results from 2012 and a Case Study (Daniel Gacke)
About a year ago, I made my free ebook on weighted baseballs available to the public. Since then, we’ve had over 2,000 requests for the book, and many followed up on their results. Here’s a few of the...
View ArticleNow Hiring: Interns for the 2012-2013 Winter Training Session
Internships at Driveline Baseball are now open for the 2012-2013 off-season training period. An internship at Driveline Baseball will give you the opportunity to work closely with dedicated clients...
View ArticleOveruse is Not the Problem: Undertraining is the Devil
I’ve been trying to put this article into words for the better part of a year and debated completely shelving it, because frankly, it’s extremely controversial and not accepted by most of the people...
View ArticleNPA Velocity “Holds”– Their True Origins and Mechanical Problems That Come...
The National Pitching Association (NPA) has promoted their $435 Velocity program, which gets you this set of equipment: From what I can tell, you get: A sock (“velocity towel”) Two sand-filled Pilates...
View ArticleSome More NPA Velocity “Holds” vs. Throws – Disconnected Arm Action Problems
Following up on last week’s post on the NPA Velocity “holds,” here are some more high-speed shots of throws vs. holds and the arm action disconnection problems that occur as a result: And for fun, a...
View ArticleDriveline Baseball and RIPS Baseball – Moving to Seatac!
Just a quick news post: Driveline Baseball and RIPS Baseball will be moving this weekend from November 30th – December 2nd and will be closed over the weekend while we get set up in our new 10,000+...
View ArticleWhat it Takes to Play at the Next Level: Work Ethic
How many times have you heard (or said) the words: “I’d do anything to play at the next level,” where next level could be college, minors, or major league baseball? Probably a lot if you’re a coach or...
View ArticleWrapping Up the 2012 Ultimate Pitching Coaches’ Boot Camp
I spent four days down in Montgomery, TX with 160+ pitching coaches from all ranks (pros, college, high school) and areas of the country to hear the following speakers talk about training baseball...
View ArticleMerry Christmas and A Look Back
From everyone at Driveline Baseball (all one of us), we wish you a very Merry Christmas and happy holidays. 2012 was a landmark year for many reasons, not the least of which were: Joe Marsh gaining 13...
View ArticleHow to Analyze Pitching Mechanics Without a Biomechanics Lab
There are a few writers and people out there who criticize me for talking about pitchers’ mechanics without having specific joint loads (kinetics), stating that it’s akin to “guessing” without any...
View ArticleAndrew Cashner’s Pitching Mechanics (Quick Post)
While I was going through my huge library of pitching clips (over 3 GB at this point), I found one of my favorite examples that shows how complicated the 95 MPH delivery can be. Enter Andrew Cashner, a...
View ArticlePitching Arm Care – With Wrist Weights
Short on time, but here’s some videos we shot that show how we use wrist weights to train pronation, deceleration, and total arm fitness/strength in our velocity development program! These requests...
View ArticleA Biomechanical Understanding of the Late Launch (Wolforth Tenet)
While in Houston for the Ultimate Coaches’ Bootcamp, Ron talked about a “late launch” being important in the pitching delivery. You see it in pitchers like Roger Clemens and Trevor Bauer: You should...
View ArticleThe Facts Behind Long Toss
Long toss has become a hotly-debated topic as it pertains to training baseball pitchers and position players alike. Popularized by Alan Jaeger, recent proponents of “extreme” long toss include 2011 MLB...
View ArticleWeighted Balls, Supplements, and Other Facility News (2-4-2013)
The last two weeks have been somewhat of a lost period for us at Driveline Baseball and RIPS Baseball, as flu-like illnesses are sweeping through the Pacific Northwest. I’ve had a particularly bad...
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