Carbs or Fats for Athletes
"Should I eat carbs or should I eat fat?" This question has been a topic of hot debate recently, with very credible arguments on both sides. On one hand, we...
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Scaling Velocity & Useful Spin in Offspeed Pitches
We still don’t know a whole lot about spin rate. While we certainly know more about how to use it under certain situations, we don’t know that much on how...
Central Nervous System and Fatigue
What is central nervous system (CNS) fatigue, and how will it affect the performance of my baseball athletes? Most athletes know what central nervous system (CNS) fatigue is because at...
The What, Why, and How of Deloading
I’m not sure if it’s the semi-persistent ringing of the age-old mantra, “No pain, no gain!”, or just a belief that always doing less is a bad thing, but the...
Pitch Grips and Changing Fastball Spin Rate
We still don’t know much about why pitchers can spin the same pitches differently, and we don’t know that much about ball flight either. But in working with a variety...
Data Collection at the Small College Level
This article was written by former Driveline trainer and current Lake Erie Head Coach Cam Castro. Cam details how to track different pitching metrics at small college level to help pitchers...