Many hitters are put in between a rock and a hard place regularly where they’re asked to perform a high-speed, multi-variable task while considering where parts of their body are moving through space. To create some awareness of what’s being asked of our hitters, let’s consider a few different aspects of how our brain and …
With the beginning of baseball season upon us, we will take a look at our Advanced Group Hitting program and what it can provide during the season for hitters serious about improving their skills to scale to the next level. Logistically, the amount and quality of swings players are able to get during a high school …
Starting this month, Rogue Baseball is introducing Advanced Group Hitting, a month to month training program concentrated on individualizing our athlete’s needs as hitters while creating an autonomous and competitive training environment. Players will often be hitting in groups, allowing them to learn and conceptualize with their fellow trainees as much as they do with …
More and more hitters at the highest level are showing the ability to keep their feet planted in the ground and use it to create torque. Based upon our assessment video from the beginning of winter training, many of our hitters appear to shift their entire body weight to their rear foot during the load, …
In the age of information, both players and coaches struggle with balancing the plethora of information we have and our ability to coach or play well on the field. Sometimes practicing the most basic skills of hitting fall through the cracks in our programs. I keep finding myself wondering if hitters prioritize thinking about their …
It’s no secret that hitting a baseball is up there as one of the most difficult things you can do as a human being. The game makes us suck, especially as hitters. Shoot, we only get 60 ft to see a little white circle and try to hit it with a round bat somewhere no …
I’m a nerd. So a while back, Robb Paller, Lake Erie Crushers power hitter and Rogue Pro, and I were nerding out talking about why it is hard to get your body to move continuously, smoothly, and consistently while picking up a 90-100 mph baseball coming out of a pitcher’s hand 60’ 6” away. It’s …
Just go and talk to him This is what I had to tell myself a few times in the dugout of a big league spring training game this year in March. I was nervous like I was asking my first date to prom. I was nervous about approaching a 10-year big leaguer and introducing myself …
After a long and busy off season, I wanted to pass on some observations through the unique perspective I’ve gained. I have been blessed with the opportunity to be able to coach young baseball players while continuing to work towards my lifelong goal of playing Major League baseball. It is important for every player to …
Throwing a baseball is the single most commonly performed action by a player on the field, yet arguably the most under-coached. We leave players in the crapshoot and see if their movements clean up by the time they’re trying to make a high school, college, or professional team. After watching numerous players come through our …
