Jeff Albert, MS, CSCS
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Most kids are bummed when they figure out I'm not a player, but not this guy! Made me laugh
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Hips = engine
Feet = tires
Tires don't move engine
Engine moves tires
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GRUNT = VELO
Grunt trials added 2.7 mph (4.4 km/hr) in throwing trials for d3 college pitchers
Apparently, this worked for tennis serves too. Hopefully same for hitting
Sick topic by
@jtammany
Link:
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First
#OpeningDay
was a lifelong dream come true. Even more special with my family here to share it.
My dad came to all my games when I was a kid. If he’d have told me I was crazy, I’d have quit.
Thankfully, he never told me I couldn’t do it.
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If you like bench press, bat speed and bombs, you’ll probably like this one
Positive relationship bt bench press and bench press power to bat speed and hitting for power in HS hitters
Pays to be strong
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Thanks, everyone, for the messages today.
Excited to join a championship team in a great Houston
@astros
organization.
Lifelong dream.
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Rotational medicine ball test shows statistically significant relationship to bat speed, exit velocity and pitching velocity in division 3 college baseball players
Summary and velo’s for the tests in the link
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“You’re going to have to give it to him”
Working w
@PujolsFive
was incredible. Learned so much which has helped me w many other players
I love the art of coaching, converting info & ideas into actions…making mental representations come to life
Vid:
@MLBNetwork
@YonderalonsoU
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Avg D1 baseball player (195#) weighs 35 pounds more than avg HS player (160#)
Dr. Szymanski has published several works w anthropometric measurements
This from “Strength Training for Baseball”
@nsca
Also, previous on size-performance relation in MLB
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Of course grounders produce more at a lower levels w poor defense and hitters are weaker.
But let's not peak offensively in 12u
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Banger here for HS baseball athletes
Squat, bench, med ball and dry swings = power gains
This one from 2007 by Dr. Szymanski - he’s the reason I attended
@LATechKines
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Thanks everyone for the messages. Means a lot to me as I’ve certainly had many strong influences to provide support and direction along the way.
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Going to see if I can finish this by the end of the season
Hope it’s as good as I’ve heard
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What happens when you train w/ a long bat?
This study measured hip/trunk rotation & separation w/ diff weight & length bat.
In short, long bats tended to increase hip/trunk separation & trunk angular displacement
More explanation in the post:
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"He’s obsessed with football and coaching, and when you have that, nothing really takes its place. Money is one thing, but it comes and goes. You’ve got to do something you’re passionate about, and that’s what Matt did.”
In 1999, Matt Patricia turned down a $100,000 a year job offer to maintain nuclear submarines to coach the defensive line for Amherst College.
The pay was $6,000 a year:
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Spent a lot of the actual ASG in here getting the players ready for the game.
Learned a lot in just a short time watching habits, asking some questions and listening to different conversations.
These guys can HIT
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Dream —> Reality
Hit 585 located in Rochester, NY
Home of
Inquiry and training requests: DM or use contact form here:
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Has raked everywhere he’s been
Houston's Tyler White walked on in college, got drafted in the 33rd round and signed for $1,000. Now he'll play for the Astros in the ALCS. "Everyone has a door to the big leagues,” he said “Some guys have a garage door and some guys have a doggy door."
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Interesting idea that I had never considered (the part I didn't underline)
1st part of swing (just 0.1 seconds!) determined by action of batter
2nd part of swing determined by reaction of the bat
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To the young, aspiring professional baseball coaches:
5:00-11:15 mark here, I talk about what I was doing leading up to getting my “break” into pro ball in 2008
If you’re doing work & building skills, there are people out there trying to find you. Good luck!
h/t
@chrabe
If you just missed their conversation on air, take a listen to the new
#STLCards
hitting coach
@jeffmalbert
with
@chrabe
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Launch angle is not too hard of a concept
Hit it too high, you out
Hit it too low, you out
Hit a LD, you good
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Much more recent (2019) weighted implement bat speed study
College players in light (10 oz) and heavy (38.8 oz) groups gained 1-2 mph with 100 dry swings 2x/week over 8 weeks
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When college batters switched from normal to choke-up grip in this batting simulation, their swing time was not changed, but their timing was late and lower half force output (GRF) was delayed
Timing & peak GRF were delayed when they switched to the choke-up condition
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Tough to have good timing against machine, but that's actually the point
Control your movement against velo
Difficult, but possible
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Pitchers throw harder than ever & defensive positioning improved drastically
But we're still talking about whether or not to hit grounders
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Good article to start your baseball training research reading:
Sergio & Boatwright (1993) showed an 8% improvement in bat speed with D1 college players over a 6 week training period. This is about as simple and effective as it gets. W for specificity
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Cool to hear this
"Get on time with the heater."
@Dbacks
slugger
@JakeLamb18
talks with
@byrnes22
about the keys to his hitting, Saturday on
#PlayBall
!
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Why is developing mechanics important?
Movements are solutions to problems
"The ability to effectively use one's motor potential to achieve success is the essence of sports mastery."
Supertraining, Mel Siff p.96
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Thankful to be back on the field throwing BP today. Elbow surgery in November to remove a bone spur that I separated at the end of last season. Happy to be healthy.
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My HOA denied my request to put a batting cage in my back yard. Time to move.
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3 chapters in to "Atomic Habits" by
@JamesClear
I have so many highlights already, makes me wish I did the kindle version instead of audible
Appreciate story of how his baseball career motivated study of habits
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That was fun!
Always impressed by the amount of coaches learning and trying to help players.
Thanks
@ABCA1945
#ABCA2019
for this event and
@JasonOchart
@DrivelineBB
for inviting me
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Acute ~3 mph bat speed gain for experienced softball players 6 minutes after isometric potentiating warm-up
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Cage comedy:
Player A (hitting off fb machine): you got a thumb guard?
Player B: yeah, it's called barrel
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For those younger players with lower exit velo,
@pobguy
has a stat on one of the presentations on his website that ~68% of balls hit with launch angle bt 10-25 degrees with exit velo bt 60-80 mph are safe hits
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“The Physics of Baseball” by Adair:
Rotational accel of bat for first .10s
6 mph weight shift + rotation energy creates .6 HP
“Bat moves out of arc of hands” after .1 (bat “releases” - circles in red) w large enough force to:
-uncock wrists
-decelerate body’s rotation
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Dr. Coop DeRenne studied bat control/accuracy in addition to bat speed
This study examined difference bt choking up vs regular grip in college/pro players off pitching machine
Choking up shortened swing time but decreased bat speed by 6 mph without improving contact rate
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Correlational study of physical characteristics & performance tests related to bat speed (measured with
@Blast_Bsbl
) in 78 college players.
Body mass and lean body mass has the strongest relationships to bat speed.
Article summary/link:
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So this morning I got to sit in on
@EricCressey
staff in-service covering topics related to the shoulder.
Conclusion: I need to learn more about the shoulder! Thanks, EC
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System sweep and 39 runs over 4 minors games....great night for the 'Stros!
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Finished Leonardo Da Vinci by
@WalterIsaacson
‘’If we want to be more like Leonardo, we have to be fearless about changing our minds based on new information’’
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Trying to get this right...
Peak vertical force on the BACK leg approx. 0.5 sec BEFORE contact (during the load)
Peak vertical force on FRONT leg 0.1 sec before contact
(My) quick translation: load against the back, unload against the front
Source: Fortenbaugh 2011
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Became a fan of
@ClemsonFB
today. Appreciate the visit. Awesome
Special thanks to
@ClemsonFB
head coach Dabo Swinney for visiting camp this morning to speak with our team.
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Loaded article w/ insight from FO/staff/players
"...rejecting convention..."
"...being a good hitter first"
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When/how does bat speed happen?
This measured kinetics of bat speed
Angular accel & bat head speed happen together from 50%-80% time in the swing
Angular —> translational bat head speed right before contact
Wrist torque low correlation to bat speed
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But if u step in bucket you'll never be able to go oppo...
Khris Davis oppo HR. 1-0, 90 mph 4S FB. 108 exit, 350 ft, 21launch.
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As soon as you're "on time" with the machine, I'm going to change the locations & speeds
Progressive challenge continues improvements
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Today was take your kids to "work" day
Lots of fun
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You shouldn't be mis-hitting balls in soft toss
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Not a removable sign
Painted straight on wall
@CertusCrossFit
Appreciate the
@CrossFit
culture at each box I visit across the country
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Why is crushing 1st pitch FB down middle called "ambush" instead of just good hitting? If it's down the middle, your job is to damage it
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Glad to see this article on Brent. Tremendous role model for me throughout my career. Has done everything in the game, but never stops learning.
Extra Bases: The Astros' Brent Strom is the oldest pitching coach in the majors. Here's what makes him the ideal fit for a progressive organization:
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Finished “Conscious Coaching” by
@Coach_BrettB
Important break from focusing on what to coach and instead considering HOW to coach
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Strom is the best
One of the most helpful to players & other coaches that I've ever seen
He cares
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Little kids jump in against "fast" machine because it's fun challenge
Then grow up & it's "too hard"
What happened?
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.
@CoachYourKids
@PeabodyBaseball
totally changed what he was doing
Strong recommend this 4 min vid to all hitters
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Set a goal last year to snatch 200# by end of 2016. Happy to finally get it!
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Love it when one drills gives a feel to address multiple issues
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Good insight for hip rotation here. Setup through swing, I think Cano is exceptional. Cool to see measurements
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current mentality regarding youth hitting "instructions" - replace verbal "instruction" with meaningful drills that provide right "feel"
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Technology is going to make good coaching MORE relevant
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Finished “The Culture Code” by
@DanielCoyle
today
Most highlights and notes I’ve made in a book this year and have already recommended it several times
Move it to the top of your reading list
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Have consistently found this concept valuable - intensity exposes inefficiency
And further sought to either expose inefficiency at sub-maximal intensity or avoid reps without sufficient feedback loop
Best practices start to reveal themselves under a little pressure and intensity – this is why we look to high-level sport and performance environments as a sort of real-world living laboratory.
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10 ft x 1/2" pvc cut in half to 5 ft
10" × 1/2" bolt each end
Insert, tape, enjoy
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Couple of off day acquisitions:
The Culture Code by
@DanielCoyle
Astroball by
@BenReiter
Have heard good things about these
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Quality & quantity of mental representations
Peak, pg.62
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.
@DLawson_Astros
@MizzouBaseball
Missouri baseball fans be happy you will have the best hitting coach in college baseball
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Smaller guy swings up 5 degrees more than average to become more powerful among his competitors
Let's do one of these for baseball
The
@WSJ
profiles how Justin Thomas became the best pound-for-pound driver on the PGA TOUR (via
@WSJSports
):
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Ball tracking in elite cricket batters by
@david_l_mann
2 main differences:
1) Elite tracked ball with head, not just eyes; maintain ball closer to central gaze
2) Elite used predictive saccades (eye moments) anticipating location
Full vid:
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This was fun
Impressed & got some new ideas from
@Jason_cOchart
@CoachSchlech_25
@DLawson_Mizzou
and Dan Heefner.
Appreciate the turnout, questions & interactions after
Met a lot of good people & coaches
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Astros Olympics today: the Hitting Pentathlon
5 teams battle through 5 events
Winners get
@ChipotleTweets
aka gourmet
@MiLB
food
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How do you know? Simple but powerful question from
@AdamMGrant
in his book “Think Again”
This is one of the more relevant books I’ve read in terms of organizational psychology and it’s application in professional baseball
Very high recommend. Loved this one.
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"expert hitters use frontal cortex — part of brain in charge of deliberate decision-making — less than nonexperts"
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Very pleased with what my son is learning at school
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Definition of wisdom:
“Ability to act with knowledge while doubting what you know”
- - no amount of knowledge will ever make clear exactly what action should be taken
- - be a critical consumer of external ideas
From: The New Meaning of Educational Change by Michael Fullan
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Wow 22 HR in last 53 games to set the team record! Way to go, AJ
REEDiculous! A.J. Reed with his 34th home run of the season, a 2-run shot to right field in the 5th at Salt Lake. A new Grizzlies record!
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Thanks
@Jason_cOchart
Finally attending my first
@ABCA1945
clinic
Enjoy getting back to Indy and opportunity to be included with group of like-minded hitting coaches
If you're going to ABCA, come by the Expo Theatre Saturday at 11:50.
I'll be sharing the stage with some of the best hitting minds in baseball! We will each present, then answer questions from the crowd.
#ABCA2018
#growthegame
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This is what I actually finished over the course of 2018
@mobilitywod
course great content & example of teachable model
@RyanHoliday
big influence - read Daily Stoic every morning, count “Conspiracy” as fave book of year
Culture Code & Reader Come Home top of list also
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Reading books is the off-season workout plan for coaches
"Not long ago, an English writer telephoned me, asking questions. One was, “What’s your alma mater?” I told him, 'Books.'" Malcolm X
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This is going to be incredible. Never been more excited to hear from a lineup of speakers this loaded from top to bottom.
Inclusive, multi-disciplinary approach from across levels of the hitting industry all with the same goal: progress.
#slugfest
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Lost my voice on the Yuli HR
Lost my mind on the Altuve HR
Incredible at MMP
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The future throws fast. Be ready
There was 46 pitches 98 MPH+ in the Futures Game today. 8 were 100 MPH+ by 3 different pitches (Kopech, Vieira, Tanner) That's serious 🔥🔥🔥
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