AP Sports Science Podcast

ML is an area scout for the Tampa Bay Rays currently and operates from Pennsylvania through the Mid-Atlantic.  He was also an assistant baseball coach at Randolph Macon during some of their most dominant years in the ODAC.

We chat with Brett about his high school recruitment, how a back injury changed his junior year summer and what his expectations are for starting college and his first college fall season. 

We chat with newly minted L.A. Dodger Nick Biddison about his recruitment, lessons learned playing college baseball in the ACC and how he has used communication between coaches, medical staff and strength coaches in his career so far. 

We chat about the college recruiting cycle, their Tommy John surgery journey, and lessons they have learned playing college baseball so far. 

Kyle goes in depth on whether strength training is necessary to be a high level athlete, which athlete types and ages have specific strength training demands, and what red flags to look for during the season to avoid injury if possible!

Today we had a great discussion with orthopedic surgeon Dr. O'Connell about all things related to the throwers elbow.  We cover little league elbow and recommendations for coaches, UCL injuries and all the different methods of treatment and rehab, and pain in the back of the elbow with high level throwers. 

In this episode we cover all things workload management, from working with the VCU women's basketball team to educated high school coaches on how they can fundamentally use sports science to improve training, conditioning and performance. 

JD is a right handed pitcher and utility player at Trinity High School here in Richmond, VA.  He splits his time in the summer as he plays for Coach Ferber and the Real Ballers organization from New York. 

Today we are joined by Elliott Wilson and Stew Surratt of Motiv Golf at Independence Golf Club.  We discussed their approach to working with elite players, how they see their role in player development and how to improve junior players.  They have a unique vision for their business and creating a hub for the top players in the Mid-Atlantic. 

Tyler is the head baseball coach at Hanover High School, where he has been a part of state championship teams, sent players to some of the countries best schools and currently has multiple former athletes playing in Major League Baseball.