Everyone is talking about velocity, but the change-up is one of baseball’s best kept secrets. This pitch can save your arm and help you dominate on the mound.
Strength in Numbers #44
For 20 years, I have been reading research to advance throwing and hitting performance and to be honest...
I've had been wasting my time!
Like most people communicating findings from studies, I put a lot of stock in "statistically significant" data, thinking it was "practically significant" data.
About five years ago,…
We cannot accept a statistically significant finding in research to be gospel. Instead, focus on the Effect Size Calculation. Effect size stats are important for coaching as it shows how big an effect of intervention was for a particular sample population.
Consider a group improving their mean velocity from 94mph to 94.2mph with an…
Strength in Numbers #43
I am not writing this newsletter to scare you. I am writing this newsletter to deliver facts as amateur baseball has kicked off across the country.
What I am about to write about can save your season, your athletes' sanity, and your parent's enjoyment, as they are the primary caretaker for…
In this episode of More Than Velocity, we take a deep dive into the exam process for the ArmCare App and cover some essential analytics that we pull from each test.
Strength in Numbers #42
Along my career path, I have always wondered about the key ingredients for success at the highest level of play. What is interesting is that my findings are consistent throughout all of baseball.
Everything points to:
Throwing arm strength, Biomechanics, Motor learning, and Psychology.
In this week's newsletter, I want to…
Rob Gray is an Associate Professor of Human Systems Engineering at Arizona State University where he works to answer many of the questions about how we learn to move. Rob has a diverse background where he’s worked with Nissan Motor Corp, and the US Air Force, serving as an expert witness for driving accident cases,…
Strength in Numbers #41
You have all seen it on social media. Baseball industry leader X puts something out into the digital world, and baseball contrarian Y disagrees.
From there, baseball industry leader X rebuttals baseball contrarian Y, then baseball contrarian Y goes on the defense and attacks baseball industry leader X. Finally, the conversation…
Scott Emerson has been coaching professional pitchers for over 20 years and is currently working at the highest level as the pitching coach for the Oakland Athletics.
Strength in Numbers #40
We all struggle with something. That's called life, but imagine you are doing something you love, something you have committed to since you were six years old, you make it, and then you lose your passion and step away? This happened to one of the athletes I had the opportunity to work with,…