The Rogue Baseball Performance Blog

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Recent Blog Posts

 
 

 

Stay At Home Training

With the extenuating circumstances of COVID-19 forcing our athletes and instructors to stay at home for the forseeable future, we have a couple of options…

 

 

Free Tutoring Available

We know your routines have suddenly changed and may take some getting used to, but your responsibilities as a student and as a baseball player…

 

 

In-Season Throwing Protocols

The high school baseball season is here but that does not mean that player development stops. We want to give our players full time access to…

 

 

Advanced Group Hitting

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…

 

 

Ground Force Production

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…

 

 

The Bulldog Mentality

The best tool a baseball player can have is a strong mind. Most players would agree the mental aspect of baseball is harder than the…

 

 

Keep Your Eye On The Ball

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…

 

 

The DMO Index

Here at Rogue we have developed a stat that will not show up in the box score of any major league game; It’s called the…

 

 

You Positive?

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…

 

 

Nerding Out

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…

 

 

Player Tracker

As our guys get going with their spring baseball seasons, we want to keep everybody informed about their progress and the fruits of their labor…

 

 

Who’s Advice Is Best?

For my first blog post for Rogue Baseball I want to talk about an aspect of development that I feel is often over looked and…

 

 

P.R.E.P.

As we began our winter training at the facility in November, we implemented something that I have developed and talked about on occasion over the…

 

 

Swing Cleaning: Ryan Serena

9/3/16 Last night I took the opportunity to take a few swings after a night of working with young hitters.  For as much time as…

 

 

The Third Degree

The article in the latest Sports Illustrated about Blue Jays superstar Josh Donaldson was a fun read.  Anybody that has watched that guy at length…

 

 

Defensive Adjustability

In my last post, I outlined the key principles that every defensive player employs in order to be effective.  Proper reads, good timing, strong catch position and…

 

 

Swing Principles

When I get a new hitter in for the first time I will get him loose, get video from a couple different angles and then…

 

 

Hitting Overview

First of all, I am very excited about getting this blog rolling. I think it will be a great resource for our hitters and other…

 

 

Welcome

We would like to start off by thanking all of our family and friends for their support in this very exciting venture!  Ryan and I…