About Driveline
Driveline Baseball is the premier data-driven baseball player development organization in the world. We train players through state-of-the-art motion capture assessments, physical therapy evaluations, and specialized assessment-retest based pitching, hitting and high performance coaching. We also provide software, hardware and physical good solutions for both in-person and remote training as well as deploy a variety of certifications and educational materials distilling proprietary internal research to the general industry.
FOR COACHES
The singular focus on athlete results has taken some surprising routes in the search for the best information to give our athletes:
- Building and operating a biomechanics lab
- Using high-speed video to capture the pitcher's hand at ball release
- Developing our own athlete management software
- Creating world-class employee training programs
We want our athletes to do well, and that mission is furthered by sharing our best practices with engaged coaches who are eager to learn and get their guys better.
That means what we build here — our programs, our coach education, our software, and sensor tools — we make available to coaches.
Mission & Purpose
Driveline Baseball’s history and success is rooted in Research and Development (R&D), and has been since the company was founded in 2007 by Kyle Boddy. Our R&D Department is tightly integrated with our skill-departments, working closely with pitching, hitting, and high performance coaches to improve athlete results.
Our mission is to develop the future of baseball training by finding industry-leading insights; all while publishing those insights back to the baseball community where they belong. Whenever possible, we release full datasets and source code for independent validation and analysis.
For more information regarding our open-source sports biomechanics initiatives, visit the OpenBiomechanics Project homepage.
To further democratize high quality research to baseball community, we also seek collaboration with external researchers who aim to push baseball forward (we know we can’t do it alone!). We routinely consult and collaborate with students (undergraduate and graduate), post docs, professors, doctors, and surgeons looking to contribute to the biomechanics, high performance, or analytics research fields. If that sounds like you, get more information by visiting our collaborations page.
Ongoing Research
For a more detailed list of our past research projects, Visit our Research & Development Page
Recently Completed Projects
Biomechanical comparison of weighted PlyoBall ® throws
The Effect of Throwing Intensity on Overhand Throwing Mechanics
Effects of Grip and Finger Strength on Baseball Spin Rate
We have also performed a number of internal investigations which can be anything from pilot investigations and case studies, to full blown research projects. Check out the blog for more.
Additionally, check the Research & Development page for articles that formed the foundation of our scientific curiosity.
Also, make sure check out the Driveline R&D Podcast to stay up to date on what’s going on within Driveline R&D and the baseball research world as a whole. Available for viewing/ listening on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple.
Inside R&D
The Launchpad
One of the most technologically advanced sport science labs in the world.
Motion capture, force plates, high speed video, ball flight tracking, and more. All the tools to help athletes become the best they can be.
The Team
Four separate departments – Baseball Operations, Data Science, Software, and Sports Science – all working closely with skill departments to implement R&D’s mission.