Tanner Bercier
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Player Development Coordinator @zl_performance
Joined April 2013
8th grader, Blake Thompson (@BThompson2028) up to 86.4 tonight š¤Æš¤Æš¤Æ. This was one of the craziest things Iāve witnessed as a coach but is not surprising one bit. Blake gets after it every single day heās in the facility whether that is throwing or the weightroom. Clearly a
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THREAD 1/6 š§µ. What @TheArmFarm has done with the A&M pitching staff is nothing short of remarkable. Iāve witnessed first hand from a pro guy that worked with him this off season that his pitch development knowledge is second to none!. But what I wanted to talk about is the
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Welcome to college baseball 2024ā¦ but your 1.00 ERA with an 84 mph fastball is gunna get you to a d1 š¤”š¤”š¤”.
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Kick-Change Pitch Design š§µ 1/5. @LSUbaseball LHP, 2nd team All American and finalist for stopper of the year @GriffinHerring1 came in-house last week to tune up for his summer in the Cape Cod league leading up to the draft. He dominated this spring with primarily his 4 seam
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Had one of our elite 8th graders in the building today and got me thinkingā¦. How often as coaches when doing private lessons or training a new athlete do you have the confidence to tell the parents that he doesnāt need to āfixā anything. That he needs to continue moving the
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1/8 Saw today @TreadAthletics posted a tweet asking if people thought Tommy John Surgery was like taking PEDs. š§µ on my experience with guys who have torn theyāre UCL, and what rehab looks like.
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6/6 Itās almost like it makes sense to support YOUR STAFF! Donāt intimidate them to be scared to fail, push them to go out and DOMINATE! Rooting for @TheArmFarm throughout Omaha.
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2/6 Itās all fine to have the guys with the best stuff, the nastiest sliders, and the 20+ vert rise balls but if you canāt bring the competitiveness and execution out of your staff your left with a bunch of stud arms that underperform. What do you notice about Maxās presence on
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Reply with a #easy90challengeš. 2024 17th round pick, @HailStateBB freshman @dane_burns getting prepped for a big time freshman year š«”š„
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Everybody is talking about VAA and how that effects 4 seam heaters. But how does HAA effect east west profile type of guys?šø. For example, Chris Saleās slider averages:. 78.8 mph 11.3 HB and -7.1 IVB. Definitely a quality pitch, but how much does it play better due to his
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Being smooth and having effortless velocity is one of the most misconceived concepts in baseball. š¤·āāļø. The idea that you need to LOOK smooth on a video or else your at risk for injury is an absurd statement. I hear it all the time *guy max efforts and rips a 96 āyeah but this
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3/6 Of course not. Those are his boys!! . BEST EXAMPLE, against Florida in the 6th inning Cortez was 2 innings into his outing and he goes HBP then 117 mph EV double off the wall. Immediately a mound visit and itās a brisk jog with a smile on his face. I donāt know what was said
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Excited to announce my commitment to Angelo State University to further my baseball career! Thanks to all the coaches, family and friends that have supported me! @RamsASUbaseball
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For all the, guys donāt care about throwing strikes anymore debateā¦. According to @fangraphs in 1992 (the year Greg Maddux won the Cy Young), the MLB walk rate was 8.5%. In 2023, todays game where āeverybody only cares about velocityā the walk rate was 8.6% . 1% difference,
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4/6 And guess what happened? Cortez rips his 100 mph bowling balls and goes punchie, punchie, flyout to end the inning and escape the trouble. This is a PRIME example of going out to the mound telling the guy you believe in him, heās got nasty stuff and his next 3 batters he
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ā½ļø94.4 in a bullpen for @UTAMavsBSB commit Hayes Melville (@HayesMelville). What Hayes has done is no accident. We have worked to better leverage his pec to create a better pull from his upper half. This has resulted in an uptick in velo throughout the season as he has gone from
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Tanner Bercier 6ā3ā 225 lbs RHP .Jr at #9 USAO.Seeking affiliate opportunities. Pitches: (rapsodo attached).Sinker 91-94.Slider 85-87 -8.3 HB -5.1 VB.Changeup 83-85 16.5 HB 5.1 VB. Season stats: .11 App.15.1 IP .1 ER .0.59 ERA .32 Ks .18.8 K/9 .BAA .130 .1 Save @FlatgroundApp
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šØAUSTIN EATON UPDATEšØ. @austineaton4_16 2nd bullpen of the summer he dots up a 96.5 and doesnāt throw a fastball under 94.8 for 20 pitches. ā½ļø. In game he sat 91-94 this past spring. Heās ready to take down that 98 this summer and be a big time guy for @TxStateBaseball . Be
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Thread 1/6š§µ. Everybody whoās been there as a player or a coach knows that the jump from 85-90 is completely different then 90-95! . The attention to detail that is needed to get to 95 just isnāt the same as 90. You can move pretty good and hit 90. You have to move EXTREMELY
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š§µ 1/6 PULL-DOWNSš„. Pull-downs or compression throws have gone back and forth with the baseball world. I believe they are beneficial, but coaches/athletes need to understand the why behind them. Everybody thinks itās to only push velocity but I believe pulldowns are key for
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1/ š§µARM HEALTH THREADš§µ. Dealing with arm soreness and discomfort throughout a season can be annoying and limit your performance. Especially when you are pushing your performance, to throw harder and produce more force, you should attempt to limit your discomfort as best you
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21 year old college Junior. Looking for summer ball opportunities for next summer. Velo - 90-93 T94.3 (in thread) @FlatgroundApp
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5/6 Again, this is what brings the best out of your arms. Scaring them to never walking a guy is absolutely delusional, sometimes just telling a joke and saying your shit is nasty go dominate these guys is what flips a switch and turns innings around.
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@jackoakley22 @BThompson2028 Unnecessary in a world where you need to throw hard to advance? Where velocity creates opportunities? . This is a kid who works tirelessly in the gym, doing arm care, focusing on mobilityā¦ he is 5ā9ā 175 lbs and has the horsepower no doubt. He has gotten to where heās at due to.
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THIS DRILL IS THE BEST DRILL TO GET YOU TO 90+ ā”ļøā¼ļø. Try this the next time you throw and watch your velo skyrocket!! š. READ DOWN BELOW ā¬ļø
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Austin Eaton (@austineaton4_16) just finished up his junior year @TxStateBaseball . Putting together a solid Junior year campaign, after being a 2nd team all American SP for Navarro JC his soph. Year. Austin has gotten after this summer and the results are showing. Cleaning up
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I understand what he is saying, but also realizing that as a 90-92 RHP your chances of playing post collegiately are slim to none. Throwing harder increases those chances. Itās either risk it to throw harder or quit š¤·āāļø might as well let it rip.
Chris Bassitt thinks pitchers are getting hurt because teams are too obsessed with velocity. ā[human bodies] are made to throw 91-92 and thatās okā
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Thanks to @DrivelineBB for the unbelievable summer! Thanks to all the trainers for helping me get to where I am today! Gunna miss this place canāt wait for next summer! #drivelinefamily
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2024 @TexasBaseball commit Cooper Powell (@cooperP_8) is back in the building after leading his team to the playoffs! He consistently goes about his business like a professional day in and day out. Coop is a freak athlete who uses his ranges of motion well and is extremely
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College Junior at USAO Seeking professional interest after spring. Indoor pen preseason on rapsodo.FB - 90-93 T 93.7.SL 85-87 (in video).CH 84-86. Pitch metrics in thread (slider, changeup, fastball) @FlatgroundApp
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Is that the same weight as a baseball? . Donāt want her having to get Tommy John because itās not the exact 5 oz that humans were born to throwā¦ š« .
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AI please automatically block every account that comments āTommy Johnā. Sincerely,. Every coach that has developed a flamethrower.
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Didnāt get a ton of innings this year? Sometimes telling yourself you just need to go play and learn how to pitch when your fastball is 83 is simply delusional. Why not train develop your skills, then get primed with innings leading into fall. Now instead of a summer of
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@derm08 @BThompson2028 100% this was an accidental PRā¦ byproduct of mechanical efficiency work and getting after it in weight room. Back to work on mechanics, weight room and taking it easy for awhile. This was first time throwing hard for about 6 weeks where we hammered strength and movement.
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Jake Anderson (@jacobbanderson4) is looking for grad transfer opportunities. FB 90-92 T93.Cutter 84-86.Splitter 78-80.Curveball 79-81. Kid has dealt with some bad luck dislocating his knee right before the season but has persevered and has come back stronger. Making
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šØATTN PITCHERSšØ. The shoes you wear when you throw matter. Stop wearing your momās onclouds, ripping pulldowns in NMDs or ultraboosts.š. Get some turfs or some basketball shoesā¦ or wear one of each? š @Berticushill šā”ļø. (This kid was not hurt in this video BTW)
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1st place in the Javelin Qualifierā
.Canadian Olympic Trials final Saturday at 8:30 P.M. EST šš¤
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Had a kid the other day pull down 97.4 in his first high intent day rehabbing his groin. Heās also 5ā7ā . But you canāt hit 85 because youāre too smallā¦ . At the end of the day control what you can control and find a way to use the body you have to maximize your performance.
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1/ DONāT BE THE HIGH SCHOOL HERO š§µ . I know life is great, you just got back from your senior trip at the all inclusive resort. Your 1st team all district plaques are coming in the mail. But the truth of the matter is in 2 short months, youāre going to be surrounded by dudes
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Being around some of the best coaches in the industry. Iāve learned that they are not simply looking for the one best way to train velocity. Theyāre not looking for that drill to help everybody. Theyāre not trying to find one system to make everybody better. But rather, they
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Started throwing Javelin last Septemberā¦. Here we are as the 12 seed heading into the Canadian (šØš¦) Olympic Trials this week. š. Hereās a throw from today as my last practice day of the season, hoping for a big PR at the trials ā”ļøā”ļø. Letās RIDE š¤
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Freshman at @WCoyoteBaseball @gabelew28 with some unicorn heaters. Sitting 92-93 today with 18-20 IVB at a 4ā 11ā to 5ā1ā release height š¤Æ. Converted shortstop looking to push for 94-96 this spring. Has pulled down 99+ š«”š„. @FlatgroundApp
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At the end of the day as a coach I canāt guarantee you 10 mph in 2 months, I canāt guarantee you will sign to a big D1. What I can guarantee you is I am going to work with every bit of my being to ensure you have the best chance to achieve any goal you set your mind to. To some
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Little fastball pitch design todayā¦. Instead of throwing heaters now itās just spears š¤·āāļøā”ļø. 315 ā
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šØRECENTLY UNCOMMITTED 2024šØ.Matthew Taylor (@Matt_Taylor242) . LHP most recent outings 87-90 has been up to 92 in past. Low 3/4 lefty whoās got stuff to get whiffs at the next level. Kid gets after it in the weight room and is ready to go!. Any questions feel free to DM!
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@BrownMagic17 @BThompson2028 100% this was an accidental PRā¦ byproduct of mechanical efficiency work and getting after it in weight room. Back to taking it easy working on mechanics and getting stronger š¤.
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ā”ļøENVIRONMENT MATTERS!ā”ļø. Heard it from many guys this day āIT WAS IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO THROW HARD TODAYā š¤«. Last Friday we had our first mound velo day. Had multiple PRs across the board! For the first day it was great!š. Coolest thing to see was we had a guy who had played 18
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Off for his first spring training todayā¦ @GriffinHerring1 DIALED in the kick changeā¦ let the metrics speak for itself.š¤·āāļøš. -2.8 IVB and -19.6 HB š«”. With a 18+ vert heaterā¦ that will in fact playš³š
Kick-Change Pitch Design š§µ 1/5. @LSUbaseball LHP, 2nd team All American and finalist for stopper of the year @GriffinHerring1 came in-house last week to tune up for his summer in the Cape Cod league leading up to the draft. He dominated this spring with primarily his 4 seam
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šØCOLLEGE COACHES šØ. 2028 @AjBonnette44 just threw his 2nd bullpen post offseason and was 84-87 šā”ļø. As a HS freshman he has an elite mentality and the way he goes about his business. This was a kid who came into the offseason with a bullpen PR of 83 and in game of 85šØ. Any
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First pen today of spring 75-80% intent. Video of new and improved changeup at 83-85 MPH @FlatgroundApp
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Hereās 1 of our 2 @ACU_Baseball guys @caden_greanead with a HUGE bullpen PR of 93.1 mph today(92.6 shown)!. Heās an absolute HORSE who has been hammering his upper body mobility and patterning to start getting a better pull from his upper half. ā½ļø. Cade is a huge adrenaline guy,
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I think Tanner Houck would like to have a wordā¦ š³. On a serious note he is perfect example of a starter who has relied on his slider and has dominated this season with it. Saying as old as time to āestablish your fastballā should be replaced with āthrow your best stuff most
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Andddd 4 bullpens inā¦ š. Another low release height dude here getting up to 93. šŖ. Just scratching the surface with this one .@FlatgroundApp
šØCOLLEGE COACHESšØ. Uncommitted 2026 RHP from Keller High School Connor Davenport (@C_Davenport13) . Rehabbing back from TJ he has been crushing it! This day here on his return to the mound he was 88-91. He still has not thrown a full bullpen yet, looking to do so in the next
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Max Wu (@MaxWoohoo) uncommitted 2025 RHP . High Academic guy 4.0 GPA 1450 SAT . Just started up with us and has seen some great results from cleaning up his lead leg and rotating in a tight window. Here he is in a touch and feel, has been upper 80ās in game. Tall lean arm who
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1/2šØATHLETE UPDATE šØ. 2024 Kansas City Royals draft pick and freshman at Mississippi State Dane Burns (@dane_burns) has been punching guys out all fall. š”ļø . After a complete rehab from Tommy John Surgery, he was able to compete in summer ball, running the heater up to 97. š„
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š§µ 1/6: When working on mechanical changes with pitchers, itās all about finding the balance between what are they doing, and how to most efficiently get them to where they need to be. š. Take @PierceBoles for exampleāheās an incredibly athletic guy, but there are key areas we
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šØUNCOMMITTED 2026 @jobe_reed šØ. Jobe threw his first bullpen of the off season and sat 88-91 last night. With a 5ā3-5ā4ā release height and 17-20 IVBā¦. VAA DEMON! āļø. Weāre looking for his velo to tick up in games and be low mid 9s all spring.š„. pitchability with FANTASTIC
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Another day 88-90. UNICORN heater at 4ā7ā to 4ā11ā release height. 17-20 IVB. 2500-2600 RPM. Change was 6-8 vert with 18-20 HB. And sweeper was up to 82 today mostly 78-80 with -10 HB. College coaches DMs are open! . @FlatgroundApp
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šØCOLLEGE COACHESšØ. Iāve got a 2024 looking for ANY and ALL opportunities! . Ridge Fricks (@RidgeFricks) has seen his velocity start to tick up being 84-86 in his last bullpen and has continued to climb. Heās been working this summer to continue to improve and this is a guy
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. @LukeGreenlee2 has been an absolute dawg out of the bullpen for @CiscoBaseball1 heās upper 8ās low 9ās and has shoved all year these are his numbers on the season. @FlatgroundApp . Any schools need a BULLDOG bullpen arm heās your guy. 17 ip .25 strikeouts .5 walks .1.5 ERA (0
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S/O @andrew_amato8 for the inspo on command training. We used this with @RidgeFricks for a command bullpen leading up to lives. A touch and feel to get locked in to punch hitters out. Utilizing the nets Ridge was able to increase his strike % fromā¦. 54% ā”ļø80% ā
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Hard Work Beats Talent When Talent Doesnāt Work Hard š¤š§µ. Letās unpack this a little bit because I never truly believed it. We all know the dude who rolls out of bed and is mid 90ās and he still gets drafted. We know the dude who works every second of every day and canāt figure
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21 y/o College Junior. Average fastball up to 92.1 mph in last pen and hit 94.3 mph twice. Looking for professional interest/opportunities. Side view and improved changeup metrics in thread. @FlatgroundApp
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UNCOMMITTED 2025 (@CullenOsterloh ). January 23rd to May 15th. 77ā”ļø86 mph. This is what training in season does. has been relentless with his training monitoring workload around his schedule as well as making mechanical changes that have seen him gain 9 mph in 3 months. This kid
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šØUNCOMMITTED 2025šØ. Byron Nelson Junior Carter Martin (@14cartermartin). Video is from an outing where he started against powerhouse Pearland HS. Has been 85-86 T 87 . Absolutely nasty stuff from this low 3/4 arm. Big physical frame who has been hammering mechanical
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2025 @Jack_Korthas made some huge adjustments in his first day in the building. Knowing his strength we knew his lead leg issues had nothing to do with that. It had to do with how he was approaching trying to throw hard (pushing hard with torso towards home plate). We quickly
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šØCOLLEGE COACHESšØ. UNCOMMITTED JUCO SOPH. @ColtonCross15 has been in the facility all summer and is in the best shape heās been in. After a freshman campaign that had him strikeout 60 guys in 52 innings heās ready to be one of the best arms in the loaded conference. This
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. @shaunatamanchuk signs with @Aigles_TR . This is a story that not many people can even begin to understand. Iāve known Shaun since we first played against each other in 15u. Then went on to play together for the @DawgsAcademy together for our junior and senior years of HS. A
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THE DREADED RADAR GUN š±š±š±. In my opinion this can be the greatest tool for an athleteās development. And not for the reason you think. Utilizing the radar gun can be beneficial for all types of throwing days. Ex. Low intensity dayā¦ donāt throw a baseball over 70 mph today
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BUT YOU HAVE TO PRONATE YOUR CHANGEUP!š¤š¤”. @ACU_Baseball incoming senior (@caden_greanead) has added a 3rd pitch to his arsenal. Utilizing a kick change grip, he is able to create considerable seam shifted wake. His FB Today ā”ļø 19-20 IVB 6 HB.New kick change ā”ļø 8 IVB 18-19 HB
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RS freshman Caden Orr (@CadenOrr5). Caden just recently started with us in our college summer training. Heās a guy who has been a low 9ās guy in the past but a freak ankle injury set him back this spring. From his eval bullpen we could see he like to get jumpy off of the rubber
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8/8 if you read this far I appreciate you and would love to discuss opinions and what others have seen helping guys through theyāre rehab process! If you are recently coming off of an injury of any kind, donāt hesitate to reach out and letās come up with a plan to come back.
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Never hate getting texts like this from @TexasBaseball commit @cooperP_8 ā¦. Kids a stud!! . Be ready for this kidās name to be called in the next few years šš„
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Anybody looking to go all in on their career and bet on themself. @TreadAthletics is the move. S/O to @dhayes422 best trainer out there šŖš»š„.
@TannerBercier throwing frisbee sliders at 90 and low-mid 90s fastballs. Finding his optimal lower half after a few weeks of trial and error has led to better transfer of energy
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Why did I have some of the highest arm angular velocities (I havenāt seen a higher shoulder IR velocity (6400.31) @drivelinekyle can confirm?) š«”. but was only topping 90 mph?š. CHECK OUT what can be a limiting factor if you are stuck! ā¬ļø
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The day I hit my bullpen PR (94.2)ā”ļødeveloping a bone spur in my shoulder. I have theories looking back at video on why a bone spur grew on my glenoid. CURIOUS TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS, DROP EM ā¬ļøš. S/O @dhayes422 for being my remote coach at the time and taking me to the
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šØCOACHESšØ. You donāt have to scare your players, or be intimidating to earn respect. You donāt have to force everybody to say āyes sirā and call you coach whatever. The best way to get buy in and respect is for your athletes to know you care. Do I have all the answers? Of.
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Side quest updateā¦ throwing Nukes and ripping 275 at .63 m/s on bench today š„. Maybe shoulda thrown a spear all along š¤·āāļø
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. @KStateBSB commit @roberthamman12 during his pre season pen work. Kids been up to 92 this spring with a ton of room to fill out his frame. He might have the nastiest high school stuff weāve ever seen . We introduced pulldowns back into his program as he was trying to be too
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19 year old Dane Burns (@dane_burns) has been progressing well and having success in his live at bats against pro hitters. He has pre draft workouts coming up this summer and heās ready to dominate. His stuff has been dialed in with shapes and velos progressing every week.
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4/8 Next, everybody talks about all the guys who come back from it, but what about the 5th year senior who had to quit because of it,. the guys who never come back the same. Everybody forgets how grueling of a process a full reconstruction is.
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If you havenāt seen @E_Mart97 past few tweets on force plates, and how force is produced between different athletes you need to! š«”. Everybody wants to label athletes based on testsā¦ ER dominant or IR dominant, aerial vs terrestrial and the many other labels we can give
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I will also add the strike zone in 1992 was a lot more forgiving than it is today. š¤·āāļø.
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šØCOLLEGE COACHESšØ. Uncommitted 2026 RHP from Keller High School Connor Davenport (@C_Davenport13) . Rehabbing back from TJ he has been crushing it! This day here on his return to the mound he was 88-91. He still has not thrown a full bullpen yet, looking to do so in the next
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The best coaches find what tool works best with each athlete to get the most out of them. Do all my guys use plyos? Nope.Do all of them do pulldowns? Nope.Do some use med balls pre throw? Yep.Does everybody have the same routine? Nope. Itās not about saying my way is the best
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šØREMINDERšØ baseball owes you nothing, thereās guys out there that throw 100 that donāt get jobs, thereās guys who are lazy and get to the big leagues. From one of the coolest moments of my career sitting in front of Casey weathers at @DrivelineBB the summer of 2018 (cont.).
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šØCOLLEGE COACHES STOP! šØ. Since summer ball has ended, Jack has put in more hours than any other guy in our program. Heās put on 15 pounds of muscle and is ready to get rolling on his on ramp ā”ļø. Low 9ās is in this kids near future. Heās one of those athletes that if you.
š¦Uncommitted Spotlightš¦. 2025 LHP Jack Fuller.@JFullerLefty9 | @DragonBaseball. LHP from Southlake had a big spring and summer. Upper 80ās fastball that he can really command to all quads. Has a full arsenal of pitches and profiles as a starter, but was really good closing out
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If anybody was wondering how the change played for @GriffinHerring1 in his first outing in the cape. 3.1 IP 0 hits 3 Ks 0 ER š¤·āāļø. Iād say it was alright š¤®. 1 IVB and -18 HB š. Thatās 3 plus pitches to complete his starter arsenal to continue to dominate hitters!
Kick-Change Pitch Design š§µ 1/5. @LSUbaseball LHP, 2nd team All American and finalist for stopper of the year @GriffinHerring1 came in-house last week to tune up for his summer in the Cape Cod league leading up to the draft. He dominated this spring with primarily his 4 seam
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As a coach, I believe communication is the most vital asset to any player coach relationship, team setting or even organizational setting. For example, if a coach knows what the athlete needs but canāt effectively communicate to them, that knowledge isnāt being applied. Or even
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People in the comments trying to calculate the distance when radar guns pick up the velocity out of your handā¦ š¤Æš¤¦āāļø.
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Minnesota @twins outfielder and first rounder Trevor Larnach came to us this off season ready to revamp his arm from a high school injury that he never rehabbed properly. The first thing we could tell was that his arm was terrified to allow a pec stretch and have clean layback.
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