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Biggest barrier to authentic athletic skill development (particularly ⚾️)… Is that we’ve cultivated a training environment where athletes are more concerned with whether they “moved” in a way that is coach-approved.. or social media presentable.. than if they executed the task.

It is painful to me every time I see a hitter rehearsing his swing in the open air, against nothing… Thinking he has to achieve the “perfect” barrel turn, hand/shoulder/hip move, etc… or else he can’t hit. 😔 A generation of self-seeking hitting coaches have created this.

GO LOBOS!! 🐺🐺🐺

Hitting a baseball is… The picking up, interacting with, & appropriately responding to INFORMATION. Anything else we give attention to is a distraction from engaging with that information. Accepting this concept will create much more adaptable & creative hitters in the box.

Singles aren’t as fun. 👎🏼 Be like Mickey, kids. Hit dingers. 💣💣

Like the work done by many movement scientists throughout generations… Biomechanics analysis will continue to reveal that athletes execute skills more effectively utilizing variability + adaptability rather than conforming to a prescribed “mechanics” model determined by a coach.

You won’t find a more beautiful place to come play in all of Texas. 🏜️

This is fantastic. 💪🏼 Unfortunately, many times, we as coaches are the problem… Baseball coaches -> get the heck out of the way. It doesn’t have to look the way we want it to!

“Repeatability isn’t a thing…” 🔥🔥 Here we also got into Bernstein’s original biomechanics testing on the movements of blacksmiths that proved this in the 1920s… Maybe baseball development can begin moving in the right direction?? 🤞🏼🤞🏼

I would contend to ditch the internal cues - not just in-game, but ALL THE TIME. When we promote a separate attentional focus in training versus in-game, we really confuse athletes what they should be using when adversity comes. External or Holistic cues -> 100% of the time. 👊🏼

This👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 x1,000,000!!! It’s the most toxic thing in baseball that needs to die. ☠️ “Mechanics” are not the answer! But, there are too many coaches who make money off of “mechanics” as their entire brand…

Can anyone find a video of a top tennis player doing tee work? You know, working on their move??

Just your friendly reminder that the most essential aspects to hitting precision are: • Recognition • Timing (multi-checkpoints) Also, a reminder that the object in the picture below👇🏼 does absolutely nothing to improve either of these things…👆🏼 Prioritize accordingly.

Working on “the swing” is for insecure coaches and insecure hitters. ❌ It promotes ego & anxiety. Working on hitting MANY different pitches, in ALL different zones, in hostile training environments… ✅ Well, that is for FEARLESS & confident hitters who you don’t mess with!

There hasn’t been a more toxic, anxiety-inducing, POISONOUS word that has ubiquitously + negatively dominated baseball development conversation than this word: 👇🏼👇🏼 “Mechanics” More players of all ages would have a better chance at success if usage of it ended. #killmechanics

1️⃣ How do coaches explain hitters/pitchers who have “mechanics” they don’t approve of - yet they are successful anyway? 2️⃣ How do coaches explain the many hitters/pitchers that they curate with their specific preferred “mechanics” pattern - yet they aren’t good? #killmechanics

If this is a clear distinct factor with pitchers who control the stimulus of the pitcher/batter interaction… Imagine how much MORE variability exists within & across hitters, responding to high unpredictability. It makes the seeking of “mechanics” checkpoints seem ridiculous.

How does an offense create the most RUNS??? ✔️OPS, ✔️SLG, ✔️Isolated Power, ✔️OBP *NOT* from Batting Average & getting Hits. -> Intelligently build offensive attack systems accordingly. 📊 -> And then tailor team training emphasis with those appropriate goals in mind.🏅