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Training Baseball Players with Kevin Poppe - DST Performance Jul 13, 2021

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Kevin Poppe is the co-owner of DST Performance in Houston, Texas. DST (Dynamic Sports Training) trains athletes of all ages. In this episode, we talk specifically about working with baseball players. We talk about some of the things that Kevin does when working with high school, college, and professional baseball players, what it is like for an athlete when they first walk into DST, and why no tool is the holy grail.

What happens when you walk into DST Performance for the first time?

General strength training for high school athletes.

How do you know what exercises a professional baseball player should be doing?

External cueing vs. internal cueing

Tommy John surgery epidemic

MAT “Movement Activation Technique”

No ‘tool’ is the holy grail

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Throwing Harder and Swinging Faster with Paul Nyman Jul 06, 2021

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Paul Nyman is an Engineer who has a passion for player development in baseball. After starting his regular job in the technical world as an engineer, Paul retired in 1989. He started to come across different research articles on overload/underload training and ways to develop ballistic power. He started to realize that not many people were putting in the time and effort in the baseball world to develop players in a similar manner. With Paul’s background as an Engineer, he knew he could develop products that could help teach coaches how to train pitchers and hitters to maximize their capabilities as a baseball players. In this episode, Paul takes us through his research and experience in developing hitters and pitchers.

Paul’s company is called SetPro. His Twitter handle is @setprosports

Some of the questions that were asked:

Where did all of the new school pitching philosophy coming from?

If you were running a professional organization, how would you structure it from a developmental standpoint for pitchers?

What tools or products are overrated in the pitching world?

Similarities and differences in pitching and hitting mechanics.

What are optimal mechanics for a hitter? How does that change based on pitch type/location?

Where do you see baseball going in the next 3-5 years from an analytical and development standpoint?

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If I had a son who WANTED to play Baseball Jun 29, 2021

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What would I do if I had a son who wanted to play baseball. How would I go about it from a developmental and parent perspective. I played baseball as a kid and now have coached players from middle school to the MLB. I have seen what has worked and what hasn't. Below are a few of the topics that I will go over in the episode.

Gymnastics at a young age

Play other sports if he wanted to, he’s in the driver’s seat

Give him the option to do other things if he wants to. I want him to be curious. Identity isn’t a baseball player. Separating baseball player vs person. Bad game?

Having fun, being a good teammate, and playing hard would be the goal during games. I know if this is the goal, he will play better. Not focusing on his own stats.

After and DURING the game. Remind him how much I love and believe in him. After a big strikeout, I’m looking for my Dad in the stands to see his reaction. Every son want’s his Dad to be proud of him.

At a young age, I would throw him CBs, a lot. Swing decisions often separate hitter’s in baseball. Not talent.

We would focus a ton of time on defense. Playing and learning multiple positions. Often forgotten and equally if not more important in some ways depending on the position.

Getting a strong foundation before high school. (Learning how to hinge, squat, move properly). I know I would’ve been a much better player had I learned to move properly at a younger age.

Strength, speed, and power. (Greg Rose. Under 22 is where we can develop speed. When they’re growing fast, train fast. Bones are growing faster than muscles. When you think of mechanics you start to slow down. Develop ballistic speed.

Recruiting process: What is the goal? Being honest.

No showcases until he’s ready. The focus is on development and having fun. If that’s not until he’s a junior then that’s when we go.

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Player Development and College Recruiting with Donegal Fergus Jun 22, 2021

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Donegal Fergus has been coaching baseball for over 20 years. He has coached at the collegiate and professional level for numerous teams including the University of Washington, UC Santa Barbra, and most recently, the Minnesota Twins. Donegal is currently working with hitter's in the private sector back home in California. In this episode we talk about challenging players in the practice setting, the similarities between college and pro ball, and college recruiting.

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Dr. Michael Gervais - High Performance Psychologist Jun 15, 2021

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Dr. Gervais is one of the most sought-after high-performance coaches on the planet. He has worked with Pete Carroll and the Seattle Seahawks, Olympic medalists, UFC fighters, MLB players, and coaches from every major sport. He is also the host of the Finding Mastery podcast and the founder of Compete to Create, a business he founded with Pete Caroll.

Dr. Gevais has been featured in NBC, ABC, FOX, ESPN, NFL Network, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Outside Magazine, WIRED, ESPN Magazine, and the Harvard Business Review.

We talk about how to help athletes, dealing with failure in baseball, and the exact process that Dr. Gervais uses when working with someone.

Topics and questions during the episode:

How can I sustain the right type of mindset to grow to get better?

The #1 fear for most humans is what people might think of them.

How can we re-define failure in baseball?

What will happen if I don’t perform well?

Failure is the inability for us to not go for it.

We have to be able to use information well. It’s up to us on how we use it.

Co-Rumination and why it’s important for us to talk about our failure’s but not ruminate on it.

“My purpose in life is to help people stay in the present moment”

The present moment is also the key to getting into flow state.

A typical day in the life of Dr. Michael Gervais.

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Kyle Wagner - Aggression Precedes Discipline, Developing Amateur Hitters Apr 20, 2021

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Currently the Director of Player Development for GoWags a travel baseball organization, author of two books, "GreenLight Hitting" and "How the Rivercats Won", Kyle Wagner stops by the show to talk about a better way to develop amateur hitters, through aggression. In this episode Kyle explains why "aggression should precede discipline", the age when plate discipline should start to be emphasized, and some drills he likes to do with younger kids to instill this message.

You can follow Kyle on social media @gowagskyle on Twitter.

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Jim Rickon: Labeling Players, Scouting, and Amateur Baseball Apr 13, 2021

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Jim Rickon is currently a scout for the Cleveland Indians. He has been with the Indians organization for over 20 years as a player and coach. He has served as a hitting coach, coordinator, and now scout. In this episode he talks about some of the things that he's learned over the years, the differences between scouting and coaching, and why labeling players by their body language and work ethic my not be a good idea.

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Cody Decker on Pinch Hitting, Data for Players, and Pulling Pranks Apr 06, 2021

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Normally on the show we have coaches at various level who come on and talk about their current coaching situation, how they go about developing players, and give advice to everyone listening. However, I think it's just as important to have current and former players on the show to balance that out. I know I have learned a ton from just listening to players talk, they will tell you what pieces of information help and what doesn't. That is why on this episode I invited former MLB player, Cody Decker to talk about his experience as a player. Cody played for 11 years, mostly all in the minors, getting a cup of coffee in the show. Cody shares his experience not being able to get any data from his organization on himself as a player, and why it made sense years later.

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