About 8 years ago, I wrote a blog post on how to improve your speed for the 60 yard dash. If you are a baseball player with aspirations on playing in college, you understand the importance of this run. At some point, I might write a 2.0 blog post on improving the 60. That is [...]
In a little over a month, you will be hearing about the NFL Combine. This is where a bunch of NFL hopefuls from this past college season will be trying to impress NFL coaches with their athletic prowess. Some top candidates will choose not to attend the combine, but will have their own pro day [...]
During the past few weeks, we have been inundated from both parents and high school players about a lot of items that deal with The Recruiting Process. Why during this time of the year? Good question and not really sure how to answer the question! Maybe because the weather has been very seasonal the past [...]
Thinking out loud… There are several issues or comments worthy of mention today that fall under the umbrella topic of The Changing Culture of Amateur Baseball; but, what we are about to share with you is a lead-off topic, one of many. It deals with "pay to play!" Today, many parents are expending a lot [...]
Approximately 40 million viewers watched game 7 of the 2016 World Series. There were numerous highs and lows throughout. It was a reprieve to the nation as the presidential election was dominating the news...Baseball proved (again) to be "The Back-Up Plan." It was a "celebration of suspense and even release." Cleveland showed an unbelievable resilience [...]
As a coach, a scout or even an "average" fan (or observer), one can tell a lot about a player (as much) by the way he carries himself as by the way he plays. Most players are not what is referred to as: A Showcase Player! This means that not all guys run sub 7.0 [...]
Alex Rodriguez has been suspended for the entire 2014 season in baseball. A-Rod is not the most liked baseball player by any means and a lot of that has been brought upon himself. This post isn’t about if you like A-Rod or agree with everything he has done. […]
Our last installment with my interview with Drew Dosch. Drew and I worked together back in the day and now he is in the Baltimore Oriole organization. Drew has been nice enough to share his experience with us and hopefully it can give you hope as well if your dream is to be a pro [...]
This is the second installment about my former athlete, Drew Dosch. Drew currently is playing with the Baltimore Orioles and I wanted to have him discuss his route to the professional ranks with you. […]
For today’s post, I reached out to Drew Dosch. Drew was a former athlete of mine I worked with awhile ago and he has had some great success with his baseball career. He had an awesome high school career getting his Canal Winchester team to the state championship game. Played collegiately at Youngstown State and [...]