All Episodes

Pinch Hit Friday #92: 6 Start-Up Strategies for Hypermobile Athletes

Pinch Hit Friday #91: Better Band Strategies

Pinch Hit Friday #90: Does Strength Training Cause Elbow Injuries in Youth Pitchers?

Pinch Hit Friday #89: Young Hitters, Bat Speed, and Jump Tests

Pinch Hit Friday #88: Ranking Recovery Options

Pinch Hit Friday #87: Hip-Shoulder Separation and Bat Speed

Pinch Hit Friday #86: How to Evaluate Athlete Referrals

Pinch Hit Friday #85: Timing Up Trunk Rotation for High Performance

Pinch Hit Friday #84: A Pitch Count Study for the Ages

Pinch Hit Friday #83: How Height and Weight Impact Youth Pitching Velocity and Spin Rate

229. Austin Henrich on The Future of Pitching Development

Pinch Hit Friday #82 - The Pillars of "Athlete Diagnosis"

228. Shane Drohan on Hypermobility, Pitch Design, and Long-Term Development

Pinch Hit Friday #81 - Joint Hypermobility, Psychosocial Stress, and Joint Loading

227. Sean Casey and The Mental Game of Baseball

Pinch Hit Friday #80 - Adding Tools to the Training Toolbox

226. Standardization in an Era of Innovation

Pinch Hit Friday #79 - 6 Tips for Aging Athletes

225. Scott Brown on Recruiting and Developing SEC-Caliber Pitchers

Pinch Hit Friday #78 - The 5 Quickest Paths to Safely Increase Pitching Velocity

224. Dr. Robby Sikka on Tennis Injuries, Sports Medicine Trends, and Player Advocacy

Pinch Hit Friday #77 - Can Movement Screens Predict Injuries?

223. Slade Cecconi on Late Bloomers, Veteran Mentorship, and Self-Evaluation

Pinch Hit Friday #76 - Preparing College Athletes for a Healthy, Productive Summer

222. Dr. Michael Freehill on College Injuries, Flexor Tears, and Research Breakthroughs

Pinch Hit Friday #75 - Scouting, Structure, Workload, and Continuity: Lessons Learned from the 2020 MLB Draft

221. Ian Seymour on Offseason Adjustments, Tommy John Rehab, and Social Media Avoidance

Pinch Hit Friday #74 - How to Handle a Bad Pitching Outing, with Matt Minnick

220. Will Waterman on Predicting Performance with Rotational Screens

Pinch Hit Friday #73 - The 4 Types of Sleepers

Pinch Hit Friday #72 - Meaning Over Minutia

Pinch Hit Friday #71 - Anconeus Epitrochlearis and Overhead Throwing Athletes

Pinch Hit Friday #70 - High-Low Models for Pitchers: the Why and How

Pinch Hit Friday #69 - When Adding Load Improves Movement

Pinch Hit Friday #68 - Training Frequency for Baseball Skill Development, with Ronnie Bernick

Pinch Hit Friday #67 - Cervical Rotation and Pitching Injuries

Pinch Hit Friday #66 - No Wasted Reps

Pinch Hit Friday #65 - Swing Mechanics and Hitting Approach, with Ronnie Bernick

Pinch Hit Friday #64 - Dr. Peter Kriz on How Can We Do Better Than Pitch Counts for Preventing Injuries

Pinch Hit Friday #63 - Should Rotational Athletes Do Anti-Rotation Core Work?

Pinch Hit Friday #62 - How Hitters Can Interpret and Utilize Data, with Ronnie Bernick

Pinch Hit Friday #61 - 4 Signs of Training Maladaptation in Rotational Athletes

Pinch Hit Friday #60 - Mapping Out a Calendar for Athletic Development

Pinch Hit Friday #59 - Random vs. Blocked Practice, with Ronnie Bernick

219. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome and Peripheral Nerve Entrapment with Dr. Eric Wagner and Dr. Robert Bowers

Pinch Hit Friday #58 - Key Competencies for Developing Youth Hitters with Ronnie Bernick

218. Kevin Neeld on Hockey Hips, Early Sports Specialization, and Work Capacity

Pinch Hit Friday #57 - Spin Misconceptions with Matt Minnick

217. Mark Blackburn on What Baseball Can Borrow from Golf

Pinch Hit Friday #56 - Is it Time to Course-Correct in Youth Baseball?

216. Brett Price on the Evolution of College Baseball Strength and Conditioning

Pinch Hit Friday #55 - Growth Spurts and Movement Quality

215. Understanding the Sports Hernia: What's a Core Muscle Surgery?

Pinch Hit Friday #54 - When in Doubt, Chase Scapular Posterior Tilt

214. Retirement Reflections and Coaching Kids with Steve Cishek

Pinch Hit Friday #53 - Eric Schoenberg on the Power of Consistency

213. Dr. Tera Giroux on Low Back Pain, Diagnostic Imaging, and Manual Therapy

Pinch Hit Friday #52 - Eric Schoenberg on the Dangers of Rushing Return-to-Play

212. Spencer Stockton on Hypermobility, Sequencing, and Leveraging Data vs. "Feel"

Pinch Hit Friday #51 - 3 Reasons the MLB Amateur Recovery Period Policy Will Curb Injuries

211. Understanding NIL, the Transfer Portal, and the New Era of College Recruiting with Walter Beede

Pinch Hit Friday #50 - Prioritization of the Acute Program Variables

210. High-Performance Speed Testing and Training with 1080 Motion

Pinch Hit Friday #49 - Does Throwing Weighted Baseballs Increase Pitching Injuries?

Pinch Hit Friday #48 - The Recovery Hierarchy

Pinch Hit Friday #47 - 5 Common Mistakes with Medicine Ball Exercises

Pinch Hit Friday #46 - The Biggest Early Off-Season Training Mistake

Pinch Hit Friday #45 - 5 Mistakes That Stall Progress, with Spencer Stockton

Pinch Hit Friday #44 - When Adaptation Happens Too Quickly

Pinch Hit Friday #43 - 6 Little League Elbow Considerations

Pinch Hit Friday #42 - 6 Strategies for Writing High-Performance Programs

Pinch Hit Friday #41 - Return to Play vs. Return to Performance

Pinch Hit Friday #40 - 6 Sleep Strategies for Athletes

Pinch Hit Friday #39 - Identifying, Preserving, and Developing Rotational Superpowers

Pinch Hit Friday #38 - The 7 Characteristics of Durable Baseball Players

Pinch Hit Friday #37 - 5 Secrets for Summer Baseball Success

Pinch Hit Friday #36 - Banning One-Size-Fits-All Arm Care Programs

Pinch Hit Friday #35 - The Most Important Word in Youth Sports

Pinch hit Friday #34 - The Top 5 Plyo Throw Mistakes with Austin Henrich

Pinch Hit Friday #33 - Adaptation Should Be Earned, Not Assumed

Pinch Hit Friday #32 - Variability, Random Practice, and Youth Development

Pinch Hit Friday #31 - Stress, Recovery, and Adaptation

Pinch Hit Friday #30 - Oblique Strains: Causes and Prevention

Pinch Hit Friday #29 - Neck Care During Arm Care

Pinch Hit Friday #28 - Low-Hanging Fruit for High School Athletes with Brandon Holup and Spencer Stockton

Pinch Hit Friday #27 - Structure and Function in the Throwing Shoulder

209. Chris Martin on College Baseball Strength and Conditioning

Pinch Hit Friday #26 - 3 Thoughts on Baseball Speed Development

208. Understanding the Law of Repetitive Motion

Pinch Hit Friday #25 - Avoiding the Recency Bias Trap

207. Nathan Mirochnick on Making the Most of Motion Capture in Pitchers

Pinch Hit Friday #24 - Ryan Conroy on Between-Pitch Routines

206. Dr. Keith Baar on Bulletproofing Tendons and Ligaments

Pinch Hit Friday #23 - Leveraging the Cross-Transfer Effect

205. Spondy What? The Scoop on Stress Fractures in Adolescent Spines

Pinch Hit Friday #22 - Training vs. Competition Maxes

204. Joey Wolfe on Developing Youth Catchers

Pinch Hit Friday #21 - Ryan Conroy on Velocity-Based Throwing Programs

203. Sean Guenther on Count Control, Horizontal Approach Angle, and High-Leverage Situations

Pinch Hit Friday #20 - The 7 Pitching Stressors