Elite Baseball Development Podcast

For the 2nd episode of our Sports Medicine Series on the EBDP, prolific orthopedic surgeon, professor, and researcher and Minnesota Twins Medical Director, Team Physician, and Director of High Performance Dr. Christopher Camp explains:

- his research into sports injuries, specifically in the throwing arm

- what the most common injuries are for baseball players

- why shoulder injuries are on the decline in baseball but elbow injuries are increasing reciprocally

- why more attention needs to be paid to the adjacent joints of injury sites

- the alarming fact that injury rates in youth players are increasing at a faster rate than those of professional athletes

- selling athletes on injury-prevention programs

- differentiating between UCL repair and reconstruction

- rethinking the methods of Tommy John surgery

- understanding the demands of UCL in the throwing motion

- how active restraints aid in the acceptance of force across the elbow joint

- ulnar transposition: when should medical professionals do it?

- the normal adaptations of the throwing shoulder and why no throwing arm will look healthy on an MRI

- Dr. Camp's algorithm for deciding to perform shoulder surgery

- concerns and considerations for Bennett Lesions

- Bicep-Labral Complex injuries and how sports medicine professionals can better manage the complexity of these injuries in throwing populations

- thoracic outlet syndrome and how our understanding of this injury has evolved in recent years

- what the most valuable measures for assessing the shoulder are

- why we should care about total motion at the shoulder as opposed to internal rotation deficit

- looking beyond the motion of the shoulder and into the the trunk and lower extremities for answers regarding arm injuries

-what exactly he hopes to research into the future including: optimizing Tommy John surgical practices and individualizing rehabilitation programs

Welcome to our Sports Medicine Series on the EBDP! On today's show, renowned PT, author, and speaker Kelly Starrett talks:

- becoming a savage generalist before specializing as a coach

- the power of connecting inputs and outputs for creating lasting change in our clients

- understanding when enough strength is enough and why to prioritize regaining and recoordinating ROM

- social media strategies for success in the fitness industry

- why simplification reigns supreme for creating consistent habits

- strategies for managing movement-related issues, like hyper mobility

- the language of strength and conditioning

- the shortcomings of his early coaching career and the lessons learned on the path of professional development

- the power of walking for systemic health

- mobilizing a sedentary youth

Eric Cressey sits down in this monthly Q&A to discuss if early sports specialization is worth the investment, what the potential risks and rewards for specializing early, and how parents and coaches alike can facilitate the best development for their athletes.

CSP-MA Director of Performance John O'Neil sits down with friend and Performance Coach for the Atlanta Hawks Ty Terrell.  Ty's professionally journey demonstrates the power of gaining experience as he has grown from his roots of coaching youth sports camps to now developing athletes at the highest level of basketball.  He discusses the need for coaches to develop a large sample size and find the true value in executing reps in their craft. Ty dives into the details of assessment and how he uses the squat specifically to understand a client's ability to unload and load their joints, and he goes on to highlight the movement competencies of elite throwers. Ty believes that all complexities of movement can be boiled down to basic, foundational principles, and he discusses the structuring of his model for movement, designing exercises that translate to performance, and implementing new learnings into practical application with clients. Ty further explains that the science of coaching is nothing without the art of it mentioning how coaches can better build rapport with athletes, evaluate an athlete's performance needs, and leverage professional networks to develop as a coach. At the end of the day, Ty emphasizes his passion for movement and developing athletes, his gratitude to the trenches, his prior experiences, and life-long mentors, and the lessons learned for building a model for movement.

Rising star for the Oakland A's Jesús Luzardo discusses his high school tribulations with Tommy John, gaining a competitive advantage by dialing in his nutrition, the development of his slider in pro ball, and how he differentiates his 4-seam and 2-seam fastball.

Former Red Sox star Kevin Youkilis talks about developing discipline in the box, making the real-time adjustments that matter at the plate, the power of being versatile defensively, the current complexity bias in professional baseball, and making youth athletics fun again.