Blog Article Youth baseball is searching in the dark regarding workloads. What can be done to illuminate a path toward reducing injuries? January 29, 2026January 29, 2026 Everyone knows the problem: too many young arms are getting hurt. Everyone knows too little is being done to address ...read more 2 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article How high school pitcher Noah Coury added 20 mph, and used PULSE to build his workload January 28, 2026January 29, 2026 Noah Coury represents both a classic Driveline success story, while also being an example of what is next in data-driven ...read more 2 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article Optimizing Bat Paths January 15, 2026January 15, 2026 Every year new metrics are being made available to the public through Statcast. In the latest drop batting metrics were ...read more 7 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article An examination of Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s World Series Usage: Risky or perfectly safe and rational? January 10, 2026January 10, 2026 As FOX returned to its World Series Game 7 coverage of the bottom of the ninth inning back in November, ...read more 2 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article, Research, Strength Training How to Pitch Faster: Using Rotational Lateral Bounds to Improve Pelvic Loading February 2, 2015March 22, 2023 The lateral bound, also called the lateral skater jump or lateral heiden (named after former Olympic speed skater Eric Heiden) ...read more 0 Likes | 5 Comments
Blog Article, Miscellaneous / Historical, Strength Training Velocity Training: Perfecting the Overhead Medball Throw December 10, 2014June 10, 2022 Plyometric training is a key component to developing explosive power that can be applied to the throwing motion. This revelation ...read more 0 Likes | 4 Comments
Strength Training Demonizing Early Specialization – Flawed Research Interpretation November 18, 2014April 5, 2021 A generally-accepted tenet of youth sports training is to avoid early specialization – meaning that kids should have more unstructured play ...read more 0 Likes | 5 Comments
Blog Article Summer 2014 Training Period – News and Notes May 29, 2014May 17, 2022 The high school season is nearly complete, with Driveline athletes still looking to dominate at 2A (Elijah Hill – Tumwater ...read more 0 Likes | 0 Comments
Pitching Mechanics Joel Zumaya’s Tommy John: His Pitching Mechanics’ Fault? February 27, 2012April 5, 2021 What causes Tommy John surgery? Why did a certain pitcher get hurt–and another did not? The answers are often extremely ...read more 0 Likes | 3 Comments
Pitching Mechanics Pitching Mechanics Myths: Chin to Target, Release Ball Closer to the Plate January 31, 2012April 5, 2021 While I’m working on my book – Hacking The Kinetic Chain – there are a few blog posts I feel like ...read more 2 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article Book Review: Never Let Go (Dan John) April 19, 2011 I recently just finished up Dan John’s excellent book, Never Let Go. Never Let Go is a collection of articles ...read more 0 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article, Miscellaneous / Historical, Strength Training, Velocity Training Managing Volume and Intensity in Off-Season Workouts November 16, 2010June 13, 2022 A question I get fairly often involves managing the volume and intensity of off-season workouts. At our facility, we’re just ...read more 0 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article, Strength Training The Difference Between "Working Out" and Training September 14, 2010June 10, 2022 Athletes at Driveline Baseball don’t “work out.” Working out is something the casual gym goer does when he struts into ...read more 0 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article Soliciting Feedback from You! September 2, 2010 As my various partnerships and deals with facilities get wrapped up (I wish I could talk more about this, but ...read more 0 Likes | 0 Comments