In this interview, we discuss the following: Many things that differentiate you from others and it's MAT, explain MAT a little bit... Talk a little bit about some of the things you're seeing out there the pitchers that are coming to you... “I've got one research paper with 3D mathematical models showing you need over 2000 pounds of force, as compression shearing to get even a 1% change in length. And a 1% change in length for, ligaments that's called a grade one strain or sprain.” Is all...

In this interview with Physical Therapist Dr. Jocelyn Vartanian in Fresno, CA, we discuss: You've had a huge influx of new clients, athletes... what are you seeing coming in right now? What do you see different in softball, girls coming in with injuries versus the guys? Or is there any difference? What's your advice on the ankle side of things? What top two things would you suggest they do to help with those ankles? On low back stuff, what kind of advice would you give the ladies? What's...

In this episode I interview one of my former Fresno State teammates, who was a pitcher and is now a Chiropractor.  Here's what we cover: If you could go back in time and give yourself some advice, what would that advice be? What were some of the pain symptoms you experienced in your pitching shoulder in college? The dangers, causes, and how to fix reverse cervical curve in young athletes What is a “Denner roll”? Not sushi? What other things are you seeing in young athletes; besides neck...

In this interview with clinical Sports Performance Psychologist, Dr. Bhrett McCabe, we go over: What are the top two mistakes that athletes make when it comes to dealing with those injuries? Psychologically? Dad's saying you need to tough it out. You need to get out there. What's your advice for some of those? What’s your advice on a player that is VERY hard on themself? “To me, the first thing we can do as the coach is never assumed that they're going to be better. I think we must assume...

Here's what we go over in this episode: “...hitting approach, something we've really used this fall to help assess our hitters and swing decisions” What would you suggest, to say a little league coach, if you were to pick one of those [Blast, Hitting Approach, Quality At-bats,etc], what would you say would be the best for 12U? “...you manually put in where the pitch crossed the strike zone, and it's almost like having a spray chart, but just digitally and the cool aspect of it, from what...

Here's what we go over in this interview with hitting academy owner, team coach, and one-on-one hitting instructor in Tennessee, Nate Headley (brother to Major Leaguer Chase): “I woke up to my first morning of college with the cops knocking on our door at five o'clock in the morning...” What do you see as the top two mistakes that academy owners make? “I think the toughest conversations I have are the ones with the parents that are so over the top that you have to sit them down and say,...

Here's what we cover in this episode: What are the top-3 kid raising pitfalls parents fall into in middle school and high school in before college and professional ball? The DANGERS lurking in self-comparison from ages 14-18 years old “Getting repetition because through repetition, we're going to gain our retention.... “They won a college world series. It was a great moment. But suddenly, everything's winding down. I suddenly realize that journey had concluded...” “I use the term and I've...

Here's what we go over in this part-2 episode with Joe Yurko: Joe’s 10 Sports Psychology principles that are a part of his hitting system Fear: “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Ichabod Crane, in the story, he was afraid, but it was his own imagination that caused him to be afraid, there was no Headless Horseman.” “These kids were walking around saying, we're going to face a guy throwing 95 miles an hour. I'm trying to counter that.” Conscious Brain: “...your thinking parts, the parts that land...

Here are some of the topics to be discussed: What video analysis software do you use? Who is Chaz Henry? What’s his background in? The fascinating history of Powerchalk and machine learning... Difference of amateur hitter’s up shoulders at landing versus professional hitter’s down shoulders... What machine learning, aka “Artificial Intelligence” (AI), means to the future of video analysis... “What I've done is I've kind of shown how the machine can grade you, can look at these frames and...

“You Can Have Average Mechanics and If You Have A Good Approach, You Can Still Be Successful” Mark Gonzalez, @EastBayMark on Twitter, and inspirational parent coaching his High School Junior hitter Here's what we talk about in this episode: What do you find to be the biggest mistake, one or two mistakes on hitting that you see out there? Was there an aha moment at some point where you finally said Oh, you know what, I might be over overdoing this being the helicopter parent? “You can have...

In this episode with Joe Yurko, a retired teacher and baseball coach who taught a Sports Psychology class, we go over: Teacher-coach, what you were teaching, the psychology side, give everybody a little bit of a background... Joe Yurko’s 10 Rules for Sports Psychology Success What do you mean by you can't ‘try’ to hit? “The more you forget, the better you are at doing it, and the better you are doing it, the more you can forget.” - Lawrence Shainberg How did you get out of your head and...

Here's what we talk about in this episode: Stephen was accelerating his barrel early, which is what we were teaching at the time, but by the time he got to contact, it was slowing down. Talk a little bit about that... When I looked at Javy Baez, I was seeing him really turn, they say when the pitcher shows you their back pocket, then the hitter shows the pitcher their back pocket. I think that’s flawed... It’s not how much hitter loads their upper torso that’s the issue with getting to...

Coach Neil McConnell, the founder of MaxBP whiffle ball pitching machines, et al. products What Does It Mean To ‘Build The Database’ When It Comes To Hitting? Here are some of the topics to be discussed: You're doing a lot of really big things over the last year or two? Go ahead and let them know what you guys are up to? What are some of those tools? I know you have a bunch of them, but say like top two or so outside of the actual pitching machines? It's not just about a whiffle ball...

Bill Masullo of Ultimate Edge at GoodSports “I saw 6000 guys; I didn't see anybody who could hit a curveball. It's like, how are we not hitting a curveball?” What we go over: Give me your sales pitch on you guys' Academy, what you guys do, where you’re located, etc. How long has it been since you started following me Bill? Do you guys do different experiments and stuff like that? Do you show those kids a part of your learning process? What's your advice on the biggest mistake you see some...

Strength & Conditioning Coach Joey Wolfe, owner of Paradigm Sport of Santa Cruz, California Do You Have Data Showing the Difference of AFTER Putting Athletes Through a Movement Screen & Do Corrections? Here are some of the topics to be discussed: Where did you end up on the baseball scene? Give me the origin story of Paradigm Sport. Why Paradigm Sport? What is you guys' main mission? Is there a specific kind of screen that you guys use a movement screen? Do you have any kind of...

Geoff Rottmayer of StrategicHittingGuy.com “I Think We’d Like To Tell Guys More Than Seeing How They’re Pitching Him...See How They’re Adjusting To Them...” What we go over: What are your 5 Pillars to Preparation Success? Who is Geoff Rottmayer? What are some of the two-strike mindset approach type things that you guys talk about? Basing plan at the plate on pitcher observations & PBR? “Pregame data research, where you combine on and try to figure them out...” “Every pitcher is...

Shawn Wolf, who I refer to as the “Team Whisperer” Did You Separate Your Kids Being A Parent, Being A Dad And Being A Coach?  How Did You Do That? Here are some of the topics to be discussed: Give us a little bit about your background on the coaching side, what you did with your boys, when you started coaching, and then when you let go... Did you separate your kids being a parent, being a dad and being a coach? How did you do that? How to find the balance of not coddling your kid on the...

Michael Gillen of PitcherPerfectPro.com “Top Two Mistakes That Coaches Are Making In Teaching Pitching?” What we go over: Give us a little look at your setup over there... Who you are, the kind of your mentors on the pitching side, who guides you and your training? Top two mistakes that either pitchers or coaches are making in teaching pitching? What do you feel with the whole Tommy John stuff? What do you feel like the top two issues that are leading to that? When reading about spinal...

“When It Comes to Guys, The Performance Determines Their Happiness.  When It Comes to Girls, The Happiness Determines the Performance” What we go over: Come to find out you are an Aerospace Engineer, Where did you get White Zone Coaching from? When it comes to guys, the performance determines their happiness. When it comes to girls, the happiness determines the performance... ... You can give them more and more and more as long as you know where their edges at, “The Surfer’s Code” and what...

Ray Camacho of Fat On Fat Baseball & Softball Academy I Don’t Use A Glove When I Throw BP, So I’ll hold Curveball Like This.  I’ll Hold It.  I Want to See If They’re Smart Enough to Look at My Hand Here are some of the topics to be discussed: Tell me a little bit about your nonprofit, where you guys are and what it's about, Who are your top one or two follows for strength and conditioning? “It's ever evolving with me because one kid teaches me how to do something for another...