Player development starts with athletic development.

Deven and Jeremy sit down to talk with Driveline Academy HP Coordinator Connor Stratton to discuss long term athletic development, movement literacy and getting kids better.

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If you're looking for some slightly unhinged rants you've come to the right place!

With Jeremy not feeling well Deven records a solo podcast talking to himself like a crazy person for 50 minutes about the reasons why our National Governing Bodies (NGB's) don't have any authority to enforce the developmental standards and approaches to youth baseball: the lack of a National Ministry of Youth Sport.

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Deven & Jeremy sit down to talk about "professional" at bats at the MLB level (shout out to Kolten Wong), an Australian study about devleoping Olympic swimmers and what it can tell us about the necessary funnel of getting and keeping kids playing sports, along with the problems presented by not having a unified system of youth coach training.

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In this episode Deven and Jeremy break down some of the misinformation out there about what does - and doesn't - improve player performance. From Ken Griffey Jr. allegedly not benching, to A-Rod benching 300lbs for reps in High School, and the "Master Formula" that defines the bat to ball collision, we dig deep into what actually matters for player deveopment.

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Staying Positive During Social Media Beef! - “A wise man told me don't argue with fools. Cause people from a distance can't tell who is who.” - Jay-Z

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End of Season Recap & USSSA Hot Bat Talk - We sit down to review how the 3rd season of the Driveline Academy has gone, then get into the USA Baseball 12U team in the World Baseball Classic and the world of extra "hot" USSSA Bats

Listen To The Kids! - We bring on a selection of Academy players to talk about their experience in the program, what they like, what they don't like, and how focusing on development has improved their competitive ability.

Tournament Championship Weekend Review - Deven & Jeremy sit down to discuss the long path of two Academy teams winning gold bracket championships on the same weekend.

Winning isn't everything, but it sure is something!

Building Great Youth Hitters with Conner Reynolds - We sit down with Driveline Hitting Intern Conner Reynolds @Fast_RBI to discuss his journey in baseball, solutions to common youth hitting problems as well as the systems and approaches he uses to develop highly competitive youth hitters.

Serving Both Competitive & Developmental Kids on Select Teams - Almost every kid needs skill development, but some of them need it more than others. We talk about the pros and cons of splitting teams by talent, and what it takes to help your players who need development get it.