My guest today is Ethan Newton, Assistant Coach at Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU). He joined (actually re-joined) the Knights last year after having spent over a year here at RPP as the Director of Hitting. Join us as we discuss:Value in assessments and their application in trainingMovement strategies and hitting mechanicsImportance of the middlePrior to RPP, Ethan was an assistant coach on Rob DiToma's staff at FDU. He arrived at FDU after spending the past two seasons as a volunteer a...

Assessing Hitters to Maximize Performance with FDU's Assistant Coach Ethan Newton

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Assessing Hitters to Maximize Performance with FDU's Assistant Coach Ethan Newton

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