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News @ Driveline Baseball – 10/15/10

Posted by Kyle in News on October 15, 2010

It’s been a pretty crazy week, so I haven’t had much time to write longer blog posts about training aside from the Back Squat vs. Front Squat for Baseball Players post. So, I figured I would write a quick post and update the Internet with what’s new at Driveline Baseball and our facility!

  • North Seattle Baseball Association leases the facility that we run our business out of. They recently changed their Board of Directors and have been even more strongly committed to making improvements to both their league and the facility. I have pledged to donate and volunteer many of my hours to make this happen as well. Simply put, NSBA has the largest and most complete facility built inside the city limits of Seattle, and I want to see it succeed.
  • Matthew Wagshol (our biomechanics intern) has made significant progress in digitizing some test control objects and navigating through our complicated software package that we use to analyze a pitcher’s delivery in three dimensions. We received our custom PVC fittings to complete the final control matrix just a few days ago, and final construction on that will start early next week! Keep an eye open for our testing phase for biomechanical analyses for pitchers – we’ll be offering heavily discounted rates for our first few clients as we dial it in!
  • I’ve made significant progress on an injury database combined with a PITCHf/x database for baseball players. Soon you’ll be able to search for MLB players and get some very cool information about their disabled list histories, and for pitchers, PITCHf/x-related data. This has been a project in the works for quite some time, and I’ll be rolling out the beta project of it in a few weeks. Very excited to make this information public and hope that we can learn something about it as a community.

Well, time to wrap this post up and head over to the facility – my semi-private training group calls!

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News: Strength and Conditioning Coming to NSBA Facility!

Posted by Kyle in News, Training on April 18, 2010

Great news: Driveline Baseball will be moving all of its strength and conditioning equipment into the NSBA facility at 8512 20th Ave NE in Seattle! There is ample room in the facility to set up our full suite of equipment, and we’re extremely excited to announce the start of what will be an excellent partnership between Driveline Baseball and North Seattle Baseball Association.

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What you can expect from this partnership:

  • The lowest rates for batting cage time in the Seattle area – as low as $20/hr without bulk purchasing plans required!
  • Use of a fully-equipped strength and conditioning facility.
  • Free classes being offered to Seattle-area coaches and instructors on how to set up proper resistance training programs for youth athletes.
  • On-site computers that track your workout progress and allow you to review your standard and high-speed video files.
  • Low-cost weight training sessions and workout programming assistance.

We’ll also be permanently setting up our kinematic analysis equipment at the NSBA facility to improve turnaround times when developing high-speed video and finishing your kinematic reports.

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Here’s a comprehensive list of the strength and training equipment you will soon find at the NSBA / Driveline Baseball facility:

  • Full power cage with straight chin-up / pull-up bar (appropriately knurled)
  • Deadlift / Olympic lifting platform (rubberized surface)
  • High-quality barbells and dumbbells
  • Kettlebells in varying weights
  • 1000+ pounds of iron plates
  • Bumper plates in varying weights for Olympic and “quick” lifts
  • Medicine balls in various sizes and weights
  • Weight sleds, sledgehammers, tires, push-up bars, and other general physical preparedness (GPP) equipment
  • SPRI resistance bands in all tensile strengths (including O-bands for specific scapular work)
  • Jumpstretch bands for X-band walks, assisted chin-ups/pull-ups, Pallof presses, other core work
  • Inflatable swiss exercise balls for core and mobility work
  • Foam rollers for self-myofascial release
  • Massage table for initial assessment use and stretching demonstrations

We’ll be sure to keep you updated with progress (and pictures!) of the facility as it’s coming along. If there’s strength and conditioning equipment that you want but don’t see, please leave us a comment and we’ll definitely take a look into it!

It’s an exciting time to be working with or training at Driveline Baseball. Off-season and in-season training programs are available, though room is running out as we partner with the NSBA and sign up their athletes! Contact us today to get started immediately.

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