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Pulldowns: The What, Why, and When
Though controversial pulldowns are a staple of our off-season program, we see them as vital pieces to train athletes to handle the stresses of pitching. But, like everything, they can be misunderstood...
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The Pitfalls of 2D “Biomechanical” Analysis
Everyone wants to do what they can to prevent baseball injuries. With the increase in different technologies (wearable technology and high-speed cameras) and decreases in prices, there has been a shift...
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Assessments, Data, and Individualization
Individualization is seen as a must have with training programs. While this is good, it doesn’t come without some misunderstandings. We’ve touched on some of those issues before, but it sometimes seems...
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Kershaw, Sliders, Statcast: An Analysis of the Slickball Theory
Among talks of collusion, an ineffective player union and a growing discrepancy between contenders and non-contenders, this is as opportune time as any to relive the brow-beaten subject of the...
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Player Development: Integration and Communication for Better Results
Player development is the holy grail of baseball. Velocity, movement, command, injury prevention: the teams that can develop these traits better and faster than others are the ones that will be,...
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A Closer Look at Sport Specialization
During the draft of every major sporting event, the topic of “sports specialization” is guaranteed to come up. You’ll probably end up seeing plenty of graphics like this: Undoubtedly, there will be...
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Two-Way Athletes and Considerations for Long-Term Health
According to the Paul Haggen at MLB.com, baseball and softball are the most participated in team sports for youth athletes, with over a combined 25 million participants in 2016 (Haggen 2017). Not only...
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Youth Injury Series: Introduction
It has been reported that around 25-million boys and girls participate yearly in baseball and softball combined, with that number on the rise. As the number of participants increases, so too does the...
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Youth Injury Series: Growth-Plate Injuries
Growth-plate injuries are among the most commonly reported injuries for youth and teenage athletes—becoming an issue for even 16 and 17 year olds.. Also referred to as Little League Elbow or Little...
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Youth Injury Series: Osgood-Schlatter’s and Sever’s Disease
In previous posts, we have examined growth-plate injuries and their effects on the shoulder and elbow. Similarly, in the lower extremity, overuse injuries also happen at the knee and heel. In the arm,...
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Youth Injury Series: Spondylolysis
In previous posts, we have discussed chronic overuse injuries to the upper and lower limbs. The last area of discussion in regard to common youth injuries is stress injuries to the lumbar spine. The...
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Using Swing Plane to Coach Hitters: a Deeper Look
Swing plane is a commonly used, and certainly not a new, idea. Ted Williams famously discusses it in his book The Science of Hitting in 1971 and includes this awesome graphic. Swing plane is incredibly...
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The Limitations and Usefulness of Biomechanics and Motion Capture for Athletes
The secret to all biomechanics and motion capture boils down to a few fairly simple equations, first proposed by Abdel-Aziz and Dr. Karara. These form the basis of what is called Direct Linear...
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A Closer Look at the Kettlebell Carry
Recently we released our first peer-reviewed study at Driveline Baseball, titled “Surface Electromyographic Analysis of Differential Effects in Kettlebell Carries for the Serratus Anterior Muscles.”...
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I get a lot of messages from players and coaches asking various questions, so I figured I’d answer some of the more frequent ones in the form of a short blog. Thanks for reading! -Jason Ochart I want...
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Comparing Coaching Philosophies
Our methods for teaching hitting and pitching differ from most. While there are many different styles of coaching, even those who have seen or worked with such variety find that our methods stand out...
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A Look at Long Term Weighted Ball Research
Weighted balls continue to be a hot topic of discussion in baseball. We’ve written about weighted-ball research before, and with new research coming out recently, we felt it was time for another...
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Uncommon Points from Weighted Ball Research
Previously, we’ve discussed various updates on weighted-ball research: both on biomechanical findings from ASMI and from a variety of long-term training programs. More research is a good thing, and as...
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Sample Sizes at the Major League Level
I’m obsessed with sample sizes. And I think anyone looking to draw any sort of conclusions off data should be. The world of analytics has come far in recent years, but the critical area of research...
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Diamond Kinetics PitchTracker, Rapsodo, and Pitch Tracking Technologies
In previous blog posts, we’ve discussed spin rate extensively, including what it is, how it affects pitch characteristics, and how it is useful for pitch development, among other topics. For this...
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