Monthly Archives: April 2018
It’s up to You: Message to the Athlete
I’ve come to realize throughout my career that no matter what anyone tells you to do, or what anyone says you should do, the decision always comes back to you. Your hitting coach wants you to make a change? You’ll be in the box with the game on the line, not him. Pitching coach wants you to…
Why “Use Your Legs” is a Bad Coaching Cue: Part 2
In Part 1 of this article series, I talked about what the lower body does in the throw, and why simple cues such as “use your legs” are not enough to make significant changes in the athletes’ lower half. We must first understand what is ACTUALLY occurring with the lower half, and then find a way to…
Message From an Athlete: Why I Believe in DAC
My development as a pitcher has been a long and slow process. I was throwing low 80’s as a senior in high school eventually climbing to the upper 80’s by my sophomore year in college through sheer hard work and determination. Then I stalled out, staying at that same velocity into the summer before my…
Why “Use Your Legs” is a Bad Coaching Cue
“Use your legs”! -Coach “What does that mean”? -Player “I don’t know, just use them”! -Coach again. (I don’t know either, Jackie) What if you were sitting in your ninth grade math class, ready and eager to learn about geometry (unlikely, but stick with me here), and your teacher, on the first day, tells you…