by The BDG Team | Jun 7, 2017 | Athletes, Coaches
Players, coaches, and parents are exposed to hundreds of new ideas each day. The explosion of information online is incredible for the eager learner, but should come with a word of caution – sometimes more isn’t always better. It can lead to confusion, tire...
by The BDG Team | May 7, 2017 | Athletes, Coaches
After establishing Baseball Development Group in the spring of 2016, John and I knew that our inaugural winter development program would be a process of trial and error. Although we were on the same page philosophically and had successfully worked together in the...
by Admin BDG | Oct 11, 2016 | Athletes, Coaches, Performance Team
The proponents of Dynamic Systems Theory advocate that there is no central governor pressing an ‘pitch the baseball’ button in the brain. The believe that movements self-organize as a result of the boundaries or constraints placed on the system; the task,...
by Admin BDG | Aug 19, 2016 | Athletes, Coaches
What is Choking and Why Does it Happen? “90 percent of the game is mental. The other half is physical.” – Yogi Berra Nearly every baseball coach, parent, and player is aware of this famous Yogi Berra quote. And, despite how mathematically incorrect it may be, it...
by Admin BDG | Jun 12, 2016 | Athletes, Coaches
When analyzing lower body mechanics, pitching coaches (and hitting coaches, for that matter) tend to pay a lot of attention to the hips. (Note: If we’re being picky, what they are actually referring to is the pelvis. I’ll explain this subtle, but important difference...
by Admin BDG | May 5, 2016 | Athletes, Coaches
A few days ago, I posted on our Facebook group describing two very different scenarios that a couple of our clients went through this season. Both were college pitchers with a history of elbow pain that had restricted their innings and performance in the season prior....
