Unlocking the Process to Success with former Wright State, Director of Peak Performance & Mental Conditioning. Diamyn Hall is currently known as one the world's top Online Mindset Coaches. He is the creator of The Hitter’s Blackbook & Founder of The Mental Game Blueprint VIP training program. As a former division 1 baseball player and division 1 coach, Diamyn has impacted millions of lives around the world through his trainings, books, course, & viral videos on social … [Read more...] about Owning the Mental Game with Diamyn Hall
Rounding Third: Practice Planning with author Coach Zach Casto
Coach Zach Casto started his coaching career at West Virginia State University Student Assistant for 2 years (2016-2018) and is currently the Nitro High School Assistant Coach (Outfield, Base-Running, Analytics, First Base Coach). He is the author of "Rounding Third: Skills, Drills, and Best Practices in the Game of Baseball" and the Rounding Third Leadership baseball blog and Co-Host of "Classroom Chatter" podcast. You can follow Zach on Twitter. Sammy and Zach discuss: Why he … [Read more...] about Rounding Third: Practice Planning with author Coach Zach Casto
Old School Wisdom, New School Knowledge with Jerry Weinstein – Colorado Rockies Coach
A lifelong learner & coach shares lessons learned from coaching teams in high school, junior college, summer college leagues, NCAA D1, the minor leagues, the MLB and international competitions, such as the Olympics and the World Baseball Classic. Jerry Weinstein began his coaching career in 1966 as a UCLA freshman coach. He was an assistant under Ron Fraser on the 1984 University of Miami Hurricanes, which came in fourth at the College World Series. He then coached at Sacramento City … [Read more...] about Old School Wisdom, New School Knowledge with Jerry Weinstein – Colorado Rockies Coach
Train Hard, Recover Hard
It never fails, every college or pro player I speak to says they regret not getting into the weight room earlier in their career. I started training at age 11 at True Grind Systems in Austin, TX. At these young ages it isn’t about lifting heavy weights, it is about learning the habits, movement patterns and intent of moving athletically. I am finally seeing more kids aged 9-12 training all over the country on social media, and I am excited about their future. There are plenty of good sports … [Read more...] about Train Hard, Recover Hard
3 Ways to Naturally Increase Spin Rate without Foreign Substances
Trevor Bauer engineered his way to a Cy Young Award in 2020. Interestingly, his average spin rate went up 415 rpm. Last year, his spring rate was around 2400 rpms and this year it was over 2800 rpms without an increase in pitch velocity. He wasn’t the only one to increase their spin rate as many other pitchers saw increases but most of their increases were in the 200 rpm range. He has claimed for years that the majority of pitchers were using foreign substances but he has to be doing something … [Read more...] about 3 Ways to Naturally Increase Spin Rate without Foreign Substances
Time to Talk Training Timing in Hitting
A thinking man’s pitcher, Warren Spahn would describe his approach on the mound as “Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing.” While interviewing former big league pitcher Lary Sorensen, an executive from F5 Sports who make the PitchLogic smart baseball, he shared that Hall of Famer Eddie Matthew’s said “he could time a jet airplane going through the strike zone if it was straight enough and he saw it often enough.” The best hitters are masters of timing. For all the arguments of the … [Read more...] about Time to Talk Training Timing in Hitting
Best Gifts for Baseball Players 2020
There are so many amazing tools out there to help baseball or softball players get better. Of course this holiday season you can buy them a new bat or glove, but I wanted to share my starting 9 for baseball best gifts of the year: #1 in our lineup: WinReality pitch recognition training app on Oculus Quest 2 There is nothing that can replicate the experience you get from standing in the box and facing live pitching. Until, WinReality came along and created a virtual reality world where you … [Read more...] about Best Gifts for Baseball Players 2020
How to convert your video to MP4 format?
Go to the Online Converter website, upload your file and choose "convert to Mp4." Once it is finished processing the file you can then download it as an MP4 file for use on our website. You will just click on the words "Download Now." … [Read more...] about How to convert your video to MP4 format?
Effective Velocity Secrets with Perry Husband
How Pitchers Like Blake Snell Dominate Hitters and What Hitters Need To Understand About Pitch Tunnels & Timing Perry Husband is a pioneer in the world of Baseball Science. He introduced many modern hitting metrics to baseball, including Exit Velocity and Launch Angle. Working with Jay Bell, he used metrics to diagnose and improve performance in both Exit Velocity and Launch Angle in one session with Jay’s swing. Jay had an increase of 10 MPH in Exit Velocity and improved his Launch Angle … [Read more...] about Effective Velocity Secrets with Perry Husband