Along with many of the physical benefits mentioned in parts 1-5, we have also found there to be the mental aspect to be a huge benefit in shutting down. Athletes come back much hungrier and much more focused.

Macro Schedule for the Middle School Pitcher, we take a look at a normal schedule over the course of an entire year to evaluate if and when a pitcher could possibly shut down.

Macro Schedule for the High School Pitcher, we take a look at a normal schedule over the course of an entire year to evaluate if and when a pitcher could possibly shut down.

For this episode, we take a look at workload over a 2-3 year span and breakdown how planning your throwing and rest over a multiple year span gives you a better chance to succeed.

Not everyone NEEDS time off. It’s really hard to get better at throwing when you aren’t throwing. Check out the next part of the series next week when we discuss looking at throwing over a 2 year cycle.

I often deal with the question “Should I shut down?” Around this time of year. There are several factors that go in to that decision. Today, we answer the question “Do you have enough time to shut down” and discuss the time needed to go through a proper shut down and ramp up period.

On this episode, Kyle and I dive into the evaluation process.

We look at:

-Evolution of the Driveline evaluation

-Use of VBT for evaluation 

-How evaluation dictates programming 

And we finish the episode talking about the integration of skill training and strength and conditioning. This is something I am very passionate about and firmly believe that the strength and conditioning coach is not doing their job if they do not understand the skill (i.e. hitting, throwing, etc).

I am very excited to have Kyle Rogers join me for a 3 part series!

In part 1, we discuss:

-Kyle's background, baseball career, and his career path

-Pros and cons of strength and conditioning jobs in the private sector, college, and professional baseball

-Importance of the relationship between the skill coach and the strength and conditioning coach

In part 2, Josh and I discuss:

-How to approach re-opening once the pandemic is over

-DST Principles that have made them so successful 

-Strategy for social media 

-Business mistakes Josh has made and what he's learned from the mistakes 

-Importance of a sports performance facility having a business specialist 

Josh Graber is the Director of Business Operations for Dynamic Sports Training, a sports performance facility based in Houston, Texas. 

I wanted to have Josh on to talk about on how his company is handling the pandemic. 

We discuss:

-How to manage helping people while still needing to create income

-Strategies to continue making money without in-person training

-Relational vs Transactional mindset with clients 

-How to navigate the government small business loans