Static stretching only does so much and if you don’t have the cash to see a massage therapist, well, what do you do? You can use the Foam Roller, but Foam Rollers are tough to get the leverage you need on the upper extremity. Try This Try rolling your arm on a 45 lb Olympic […]

Ever wonder why we start with the arm behind position, instead of the L-Drill? Well here’s the reason… The Stability Ball Arm Behind Drill teaches an athlete scapular upward rotation, proper elbow movement through external rotation AND the hip to trunk relationship (resistance between the hips/pelvis and trunk/torso). Sitting on a stability ball can help […]

Band Skate Jumps are a great exercise to incorporate into any training protocol. Specifically for baseball and softball, lateral explosive movements are integrated into almost every play on a field. The horizontal drive you see with pitchers is closely related to the skate jump. An infielders first step or stealing a base mimics this movement! […]

What does sport specific training really mean? If you consider yourself a performance coach and you’re not training specificity then what are you training? If you you’re not creating or reinforcing the proper movement patterns performed in baseball and softball, then what are you creating or reinforcing? I wanted to bring up the 6 Phases […]

The Thoracic Spine is the second portion of your vertebral column located towards the upper and mid back area. It joins the cervical spine at the base of the neck and extends below the shoulder blades connecting with the lumbar spine. There are 12 thoracic vertebrae. The thoracic spine is part of the framework to […]