All Episodes

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

202. Reinventing the Return-to-Throwing Program with Alan Jaeger and Randy Sullivan

Pinch Hit Friday #19 - Spencer Stockton on Managing Pitcher Workload

201. Tyler Phillips on High School Draft Pick Success and Owning Your Career

Pinch Hit Friday #18 - Steps Back Are Okay

200. Dr. Keith Meister on How Pitching Injuries Have Evolved - and What to Do About Them

Pinch Hit Friday #17 - 5 Inseason Training Tips

Pinch Hit Friday #16 - When and How Should My Kid Start Strength and Conditioning?

Pinch Hit Friday #15 - Shoulder Order of Operations

Pinch Hit Friday #14 - The Truth About Scap Loading

Pinch Hit Friday #13 - Training Tall Athletes

Pinch Hit Friday #12 - Projectability, Injury Risk, and Protecting Young Arms

Pinch Hit Friday #11 - 10 More Key Characteristics of Good Assessments

Pinch Hit Friday #10 - 10 Key Characteristics of Good Assessments

Pinch Hit Friday #9 - Vacation Training Tips

Pinch Hit Friday #8 - The Nutritional Tipping Point Age

Pinch Hit Friday #7 - Where to Look When Injuries Don't Make Sense

Pinch Hit Friday #6 - Don't Overlook the Thumb

Pinch Hit Friday #5 - The Perils of Cross-Training

Pinch Hit Friday #4 - "Tightness" vs. Cemented Joints

Pinch Hit Friday #3 - The Problem with Narrow Exercise Selections

Pinch Hit Friday #2 - When Rehab Goes Wrong

Pinch Hit Friday #1 - Who Fails with Tommy John Rehab?

199. 7 Reasons Young Athletes Don't Make Long-Term Progress

198. Dr. Ryan Hansen on Healthy, High-Performing Feet

197. Will Waterman on Proteus Predictions for Hitting and Pitching Velocities

196. Corey Muscara on Leveraging Technology in Pitching Development

195. David Peralta on Habits, Adjustments, Perseverance for 10 Years of MLB Service Time

194. Dr. William Kraemer on Strength and Conditioning Education, Research, and Practice

193. July 2024 Q&A: Scapular Winging, Decreased Velocity, and Toe Spacers

192. Kevin Vance on College Recruiting, Culture Change and Bullpen Frequency

191. Dave Wallace on Five Decades of Pitching Development

190. Justin Su'a on Establishing Processes, Solidifying Confidence, and Failing Forward

189. Luka Hocevar on Strength and Conditioning Non-Negotiables

188. 31 Questions to Ask During the College Recruiting/Selection Process

187. Mike Boyle on Long-Term Athletic Development, Inseason Training, and Training Your Own Kids

186. March 2024 Q&A: Sleep Tracking, Work Capacity, and Tendinopathy Wordplay

185. Eric Hosmer on Rookie Success, Adjusting to Competition, and the Evolution of Hitting

184. Pat Rigsby on Finding Value in Where Others Miss It - in Baseball and in Business

183. Bill Parisi on Fascia Aware Training

182. Ryan Feltner on College Development, Cold Weather Pitching, and Altitude Adjustments

181. Developing College Pitchers with John O'Neil and Eric Cressey

180. Dan Swinscoe on Essential Clinical Skills and Rehab Approaches

179. Bennett Sousa on Accelerating Development, Establishing Routines, and Thriving in a Big-League Bullpen.

178. December 2023 Q&A: Early Specialization Shortcomings, Rotator Cuff Readiness, and UCL Reconstruction Updates.

177. Zack Gelof on Chasing Competition, Developing Athleticism, and Adjusting to Higher Levels

176. Warm-Up Wisdom

175. Julian Merryweather on JuCo Benefits, Velocity Surges, and Durability Discoveries

174. Making the Most of Force Plates with Drake Berberet

173. Scrutinizing Return to Play Practices with Doug Kechijian

172. Tommy Doyle on Tall Athletes, Shoulder Surgery, and Bullpen Success

171. Digging in on Diagnostic Imaging

170. Trevor Rosenthal

169. Baseball Skill Development from Youth to the Pros with Ethan Westphal

168. Modern MLB Coaching Considerations with Radley Haddad

167. July 2023 Q&A: Swimming for PItchers, Sports Hernias, and Overtraining

166. The Evolution of College Pitching with Jason Jackson

165. The Far-Reaching Effects of Pitching Velocity w/ Eric Cressey

164. Developing College Athletes and Cultures with Brijesh Patel

163. Jacob Stallings

162. Better Behavior Change with Adam Bornstein

161. Current Trends in Power Development with Will Waterman

160. Scott McGough

159. 10 Nutritional Considerations for High School Athletes with Dan Rosen

158. Training for Sports Specificity and Individual Specificity with Mike Irr

157. Optimizing Athlete Physiology with Dr. Andy Galpin

156. March 2023 Q&A: Tommy John Training, "Clean" MRIs, and Shoulder Surgery Struggles

155. Using Archetypes to Individualize Baseball Training with Rick Franzblau

154. Making Sense of Manual Therapy with Shane Rye

153. How Pitching Injuries Occur

152. The Broken Business of Baseball Showcases with Dr. Peter Kriz

151. From Research to Results with Dr. Duncan French

150. Evaluating and Training Acceleration w/ Loren Landow

149. Devin Williams

148. Bryan Baker

147. January 2023 Q&A: Assessment Principles, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Warm-ups, and 91mph 13-year-olds

146. Braxton Garrett

145. Creating a Culture for Sustainable Success w/ Tim Corbin

144. The Problem with Averages

143. Jake Fishman

142. Peter Strzelecki

141. David Peterson

140. October Q&A w/ Eric Cressey

139. Building Better Catchers with Craig Albernaz

138. Jon Berti

137. Mike Brosseau

136. Timeless Championship Coaching Strategies with Jerry Weinstein

135. September Q&A w/ Eric Cressey

134. What Makes a Fastball Elite with Matt Ellmyer

133. Building a Championship Culture with Chris Pollard

132. Digging Deeper on Dietary Supplements with Nick Milazzo

131. Understanding and Managing Workload w/ Eric Cressey

130. Reid Detmers

129. Key Considerations Across All Sports with Mike Robertson

128. Packy Naughton

127. June 2022 Q&A with Eric Cressey

126. Navigating Youth Baseball Development and College Recruiting with Walter Beede

125. Boosting Athlete Buy-in with Brett Bartholomew

124. Josiah Gray

123. Developing a Major League Mindset with Brandon Guyer

122. Tyler Beede

121. Drew VerHagen

120. Offseason Hitting Development with Max Rios and Tyler Wolfe

119. March 2022 Q&A with Eric Cressey

118. Triston McKenzie

117. 10 Training Considerations for Hypermobile Athletes

116. Cory Gearrin

115. College Baseball Strength & Conditioning Considerations w/ Zach Dechant

114. Understanding Anterior Shoulder Pain w/ Dr. David Altchek

113. Building a Bridge from Scouting to Player Development w/ Eric Yavarone

112. Multifaceted Pitching Development w/ Matt Hinkley

111. Principles of Power Development

110. Summer Training Strategies

109. Best of 2021

108. October 2021 Q&A

107. The Pitching Lifespan w/ Jordan Kraus

106. Proteus Rotational Training and Assessment w/ Sam Miller and Will Waterman

105. Eric Haase

104. Chi Chi Gonzalez

103. Should Pitchers Take Time Off From Throwing?

102. The Reconditioning Roundtable

101. Jose Trevino

100. Current Concepts in Performance Training w/ Dan Pfaff

99. Daniel Ponce de Leon

98. High Performance Nutrition Principles w/ Brian St. Pierre

97. The Next Generation of Biomechanics w/ Dr. Scott Selbie

96. Developing Pre- and Post-Throwing Routines w/ Tanner Allen

95. Lessons Learned From Orthopedic Surgery

94. Jimmy Nelson

93. Nick Wittgren

92. March 2021 Q&A

91. Daniel Bard

90. Understanding Asymmetry w/ Ron Hruska

89. Lat Injuries in Baseball w/ Dr. Anthony Romeo

88. Making Sense of Athlete Monitoring w/ Ben Ashworth

87. The Evolution of Elbow Surgeries w/ Dr. Jeffrey Dugas

86. Baseball Hindsight w/ Sahil Bloom

85. Developing Players and People w/ Mike Gambino

83. Evaluating and Developing Championship Players with Shaun Cole

82. Billy Wagner

81. Tyler Kinley

80. Should Pitchers Bench Press?

79. AJ Ramos

78. Fine-Tuning the Fascial System w/ Bill Parisi

77. Managing Baseball Injuries w/ Dr. Christopher Camp

76. Performance Principles and Progressions w/ Kelly Starrett

75. Does Early Sports Specialization Work?

74. A Model for Movement w/ Ty Terrell

73. Jesús Luzardo

72. Kevin Youkilis

71. Making Movement Better w/ Bill Hartman

70. Tom Koehler

69. Tackling Controversial Throwing Topics w/ Mike Reinold

68. From Negative to Neutral w/ Trevor Moawad

67. Biomechanics in Baseball w/ Dr. Glenn Fleisig

66. July 2020 Q&A

65. Josh Lindblom

64. Developing College Pitchers w/ Dusty Blake

63. Antoan Richardson

62. Safer Sprint Training w/ Derek Hansen

61. Avoiding Injuries When Baseball Restarts

60. Lou Trivino

59. Kolten Wong

58. Two-Seam Roundtable

57. Enhancing Coach-Athlete Communication w/ Nick Winkelman

56. Cutting-Edge Catching w/ Tanner Swanson

55. Mitch Haniger

54. Speed Training in Baseball w/ Lee Taft

53. Setting the Coaching Guardrails w/ Butch Thompson

52. Tommy John Timelines w/ Stan Conte

51. Beyond Pitch Design w/ Mark Lowy

50. Helping Hitters to Higher Ground w/ Doug Latta

49. March 2020 Q&A

48. Aaron Civale

47. Tim Collins

46. February 2020 Q&A

45. Justin Dunn

44. Mobility Methods w/ Dana Santas

43. Optimizing Rotational Power w/ Dr. Greg Rose

42. January 2020 Q&A

41. Brad Hand

40. Kyle Hendricks

39. Mike King

38. Brad Miller

37. Developing a Hitting Approach w/ Will Middlebrooks

36. Understanding the Throwing Elbow w/ Dr. Chris Ahmad

35. Using Data for Development w/ Sam Fuld

34. To Ice or Not to Ice? w/ Gary Reinl

33. The Evolution of the MLB Strength Coach w/ Brandon McDaniel

32. Refining Rehab Approaches w/ Eric Schoenberg

31. Making Sense of Dietary Supplements w/ Angie Asche

30. Rick Ankiel

29. The New Breed of Hitting Coaches w/ Jeff Albert

28. Aaron Barrett

27. Believing in the Basics w/ Kyle Driscoll

26. Building a Better Throwing Program w/ Alan Jaeger

25. Off-Season Planning w/ John O’Neil

24. Logan Morrison

23. Monitoring Arm Stress and Workload w/ Ben Hansen

22. Mike Soroka

21. Making Nutritional Changes Stick w/ Dr. John Berardi

20. Alex Wood

19. Should Pitchers Distance Run?

18. Brandon Kintzler

17. Blake Treinen

16. Sparing the Spine w/ Dr. Stuart McGill

15. The Evolution of Hitting w/ Bobby Tewksbary

14. Sleep Strategies w/ Brandon Marcello

13. Miles Mikolas

12. AJ Pollock

11. Richard Bleier

10. College Recruiting w/ Matt Hobbs

9. Scott Oberg

8. Tyler Skaggs

7. Kids & Curveballs w/ Eric Cressey & Christian Wonders

6. Adam Ottavino

5. Mental Skills w/ Bob Tewksbury

4. Ryan Flaherty

3. Steve Cishek

2. Joe Panik

1. Corey Kluber

Introduction with Eric Cressey