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Warning:
Anyone replying to a video of a young pitcher saying "Tommy John, "TJ" etc. will get blocked the first time I see it. And, bonus, you'll be blocked from both my
@pitchingninja
account and this one.
Yes, I'm so pitcher-friendly that it's 1 strike and you're out.
Chris Nunn is baaaaack. Pen from yesterday. ๐ฅ
#FGFreeAgent
@thenatural515
Someone sign this dude!
On second thought, I kinda like watching his bullpens here, so...maybe holdoff? ๐
Hopefully this thread will help answer the questions of coaches & parents of the young pitchers that have been posted here.
Here's my son's mechanics from age 10 vs age 17 (t95mph).
Just an update, I've gotten several messages/texts from MLB Scouts saying they've found multiple pitchers here to follow in the Spring (no, none of them are 10 yrs old ๐). Amazing that all of this has happened in a week or so.
Keep up the good work y'all! ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Here are some Do's & Don'ts for Tweeting to
@FlatgroundApp
to ensure your tweet will get retweeted and to make sure you'll have your best chance at success!
๐ฅPocket Radar Giveaway๐ฅ
We're giving away a Pocket Radar Smart Coach from
@pocketradar
Improve your game--MEASURE performance!
Make slick videos for
@FlatgroundApp
!
Must RT this & follow
@FlatgroundApp
to be eligible
1 Winner chosen randomly from RTs
Ends 6/14 2pm Eastern
๐จpitchLogic Giveaway๐จ
We are giving away 1 pitchLogic baseball ($250 value) & 5 pitchLogic T Shirts, courtesy of
@PitchlogicS
!
Must RT this AND follow
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6 Winners chosen from RTs (1 baseball winner/5 T shirts).
Ends 6/19 2pm eastern
๐ฅPocket Radar/World Series Giveaway๐ฅ
We're giving away a Pocket Radar Smart Coach from
@pocketradar
Measure performance!
Make slick videos for FlatGround!
Must RT this &
FOLLOW
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or
@FlatgroundBats
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1 Winner chosen from RTs.
Ends 10/26 noon eastern
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We're giving away a Pocket Radar Smart Coach courtesy of
@pocketradar
!
Improve your game by MEASURING performance!
Make slick videos for
@flatgroundapp
!
Must RT this & follow
@FlatgroundApp
to be eligible
1 Winner chosen from RTs. Ends 1/16 12pm EST
Like this tweet if you REALLY want Eric Cressey's Sturdy Shoulder course and will use it a ton. I will choose 1
@FlatgroundApp
follower randomly from the likes. I want to make sure it's put to good use.
๐จ๐จReminder: Awesome Free Stuff for Pitchers!!!๐จ๐จ
@EricCressey
is giving away free access to his Sturdy Shoulder course to followers of
@FlatgroundApp
(randomly chosen).
You must be a follower by 12pm EST today to be eligible. See below.
Chris Nunn, Mechanics (T100mph).
#FGFreeAgent
6'5" 100mph LHP, Free to a Good Home.
[Maybe not exactly free, but, pretty inexpensive...and he does have all of his shots.]
Hard to believe FlatGround Launched 1 Month ago today!
- 18,400 followers
- 80+ volunteer facilities
- 260 scouts
- Covered by Forbes, Washington Post, The Athletic, USAToday, , Intentional Talk, CBS Sports
- Helped tons of Pitchers with advice/exposure!๐ฅ
๐ฅDriveline Giveaway๐ฅ
1 DrivelinePlus Membership (yr/$189 value)
-In-Depth Videos (pitching/hitting)
-Exclusive Discounts and Products
Must RT this & follow
@FlatgroundApp
or
@FlatgroundBats
to be eligible
1 Winner chosen from RTs
Ends 8/7, 2pm ET
A detailed, inside look at Wake Forest's Beautiful Baseball Facility. โพ๏ธ
Be sure to follow
@FlatgroundApp
and
@FlatgroundBats
for more tours and interviews with coaches.
Coaches feel free to contact
@JRudd_Scout
or me to be featured. Big thanks
@JRudd_Scout
for the video!
๐Marc Pro Giveaway๐
We're joining w/
@jaegersports
to give away a Marc Pro ($1400 Value) & Marc Pro Plus ($700 Value).
Thx to Gary Reinel
@antiiceman
&
@TheMarcPro
.
To enter: follow
@FlatgroundApp
& RT this! [2 winners, randomly picked]
Contest ends 12/24 at 5pm Eastern!
For those chasing their dreams... This is really cool, if you haven't seen it.
@RobertStock6
hitting 101mph (on his road to the Majors).
Worth watching with the sound on. ๐ฅ
From:
๐ฅ๐ฅPocket Radar Giveaway๐ฅ๐ฅ
Tread Athletics is giving away a
@PocketRadar
Smart Coach This Halloween! ๐
Must RT This & Follow
@FlatgroundApp
&
@TreadHQ
1 Winner chosen from RTs. Ends 10/31 at 6PM eastern
๐ฅJaeger Sports Giveaway!๐ฅ
-5 Lower Body Core Workouts
-5 J-Bands (any color)
5 Winners will get BOTH a Lower Body Core Workout + J-Band (1 each) from
@jaegersports
!
Must follow
@FlatgroundApp
& RT this
2 winners picked Saturday 4/27 at Noon & 3 picked Sunday 4/28 at Noon
Thoughts for the next year include:
-Searchable database
-Not Retweeting Tweets/videos without enough info on the player (eliminating "Grinding" tweets)
- Notifications to coaches & scouts on players who have certain verifiable metrics they're looking for.
๐จCore Velocity Belt Giveaway๐จ
Thanks
@LantzWheeler
's huge support of FlatGround, he's offering a FREE Core Velocity Belt!
More info:
($349 value)
Must R/T this & follow
@FlatgroundApp
to be eligible (ends 4/11 2pm Eastern)
Winner randomly picked
Pitchers and Coaches...
If you want to improve your changeup, there's over 20 changeup cues in this video from the best changeups of all time.
I made it for y'all.
๐๐
๐ฅCore Velocity Belt Giveaway๐ฅ
@LantzWheeler
has graciously agreed to give away a FREE Core Velocity Belt to the FlatGround community!
Must R/T & follow
@FlatgroundApp
to be eligible (ends 1/9 midnight) Winner randomly selected
๐จCore Velocity Belt Giveaway๐จ
Thanks to
@LantzWheeler
's generosity, we're giving away a FREE Core Velo Belt!
More info:
$349 value
Must R/T this & follow
@FlatgroundApp
or
@FlatgroundBats
to be eligible
Ends 12/12 5pm Eastern
Winner randomly picked
The next giveaway will be a set of Plyoballs from
@DrivelineBB
(thanks to Driveline CEO
@mike_rathwell
). ๐ฅ
You have to follow
@flatgroundapp
& retweet this tweet.
One winner will be randomly selected. Good luck!
University of South Alabama Baseball head coach
@MarkCalviUSA
on the importance of Pitching vs Throwing and what he looks for in a Pitcher. [From
@JRudd_Scout
's interview]
๐จPitchingNinja Giveaway๐จ
I'm giving away a free T-Shirt (FlatGround or PitchingNinja).
To be eligible you must Retweet this and be a follower of both
@pitchingninja
& EITHER
@FlatgroundApp
or
@FlatgroundBats
Ends 1/31 at Noon EST. 1 Winner/Random
๐จ๐จRPP Plyoball Giveaway๐จ๐จ
Win a SET of Plyoballs from
@RPP_Baseball
!
Must RT this & follow
@FlatgroundApp
To celebrate the opening of their new ecommerce store, RPP is giving away a SET of Plyoballs!
๐๐
1 Winner from RTs
Ends 12/4 at 2pm eastern
๐ชI 've seen a lot of questions about gaining strength/weight...๐ช
So, the next giveaway is from
@TreadAthletics
"Building the 95mph Body"
โฆ
You have to follow
@flatgroundapp
& RT this tweet
One winner, randomly selected.
Ends 2/7/19 at 2pm EST
James Dykstra - Free agent. Currently playing in Culiacon Mexico
Fastball 97-98 T100
Splitter 85-87
Curveball 78-80
Slider 86-88
**can provide full trackman data**
@flatgroundapp
@pitchingninja
Duke Baseball Head Coach Chris Pollard on the importance of being the same guy every day & handling adversity.
Intangibles in Recruiting.
[From
@JRudd_Scout
's tour of Duke. For more videos, stay tuned here & subscribe to his youtube channel: ]
Here's the first giveaway to celebrate our launch. Thanks to
@injuryexpert
&
@MotusGlobal
, we will give away 1 Motus baseball unit, chosen from the new followers of
@flatgroundapp
TODAY ONLY (before midnight). Those who HAVE already followed are automatically eligible. ๐ฅ
Chris Nunn is baaaaack. Pen from yesterday. ๐ฅ
#FGFreeAgent
@thenatural515
Someone sign this dude!
On second thought, I kinda like watching his bullpens here, so...maybe holdoff? ๐
Michigan Pitching Coach Chris Fetter on how he helps Pitchers establish their Identity and how a Pitcher knowing that Identity helps them with confidence on the mound.
@ChrisFetter41
@umichbaseball
From
@JRudd_Scout
's interview:
9. Body type changes too. Just because a kid is good now or bad now, doesn't mean he won't be better or worse later. Don't get too high or low.
10. Life isn't fair. Just because you work hard doesn't mean you'll hit your goal. But you'll learn a lot about yourself along the way
Vanderbilt Assistant Coach Mike Baxter on what discussions with players in the Recruiting process tell him about that player.
Are you interested in the team or yourself?
From
@JRudd_Scout
's interview:
๐จRPP Package Giveaway๐จ
Win a Basic Throwing Package from
@RPP_Baseball
!
Must RT this & follow
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To celebrate the opening of their ecommerce store, RPP is giving away a Basic Throwing Package!
1 Winner from RTs
Ends 12/17 at Noon eastern
๐ฆThanksgiving Giveaway๐ฆ
We're giving away
@TreadAthletics
"Building the 95mph Body"
To be eligible, you must follow
@flatgroundapp
& RT this tweet.
One winner, randomly selected.
Ends 11/30/19, 12pm eastern.
๐ฅ
@jaegersports
Giveaway
#1
๐ฅ
The Jaeger Sports "Complete Competitor Package," which includes:
New Elite J-Band (any color)
Mental Game Book
Throwing Manual
Throwing DVD
Lower Body Core Work Out
Must R/T & be a
@FlatgroundApp
follower.
Contest ends 1/12 at 12pm eastern.
Offering free access to my Sturdy Shoulder Solutions course () to two followers of
@PitchingNinja
's new
@FlatgroundApp
account. Show him some love! He'll pick the winners at random.
@tedcahill
Being "famous" is relative, college pitchers can always benefit from more exposure & it also shows HS pitchers what they can aspire to/see what high-level pitching is like at the next level. Exposure is important, but FlatGround isn't solely about exposure for amateur pitchers.
FSU's Recruiting Coordinator
@Mmetcalf32
explaining to HS Players why they shouldn't panic about recruiting.
Keep posting videos to
@FlatgroundApp
&
@FlatgroundBats
for exposure during this period.
Follow
@JRudd_Scout
's channel for more interviews
๐
We have yet to find an arm care health expert who thinks it's a good idea for a high school player, under any circumstance, to pitch in a game this month.
Another short clip from Driveline Plus...this time on Defining and Improving Lead Leg Blocking.
Remember, you can enter the giveaway here (1 year free/$189 value):
Keys:
1. Throw with intent in everything you do.
2. Get just a little bit better every day.
3. Stay athletic. Bauer's comment here is dead on:
4. Don't focus on "mechanics" as positions to be in. No robots. Move explosively.
๐ชContinue to see questions about gaining strength/weight...๐ช
So, the next giveaway is from
@TreadAthletics
--the great resource:
"Building the 95mph Body"
To be eligible, you have to follow
@flatgroundapp
& RT this tweet
One winner, randomly selected
Ends 3/21/19, 2pm EDT
๐ฅMarcus Stroman Stadium Shirt & Autographed Ball Giveway๐ฅ
@Danbot26R
is giving away a Stro shirt & autographed ball from his personal stash.
Must RT this & follow
@FlatgroundApp
&
@Danbot26R
to be eligible.
1 Winner chosen from RTs. Ends 1/20 Noon EST
Here's a quick video on what info I'm looking for (as well as coaches) in videos for
@FlatgroundApp
and
@FlatgroundBats
.
Please also read the Dos and Don'ts.
Here are some Do's & Don'ts for Tweeting to
@FlatgroundApp
to ensure your tweet will get retweeted and to make sure you'll have your best chance at success!
@FlatgroundBats
Fixing your Slider spin to get more gloveside action (from DrivelinePlus).
Remember, you can win a FREE year of DrivelinePlus by retweeting the Driveline Giveaway tweet.
What are you waiting for?!!
Thought I'd share a DM question/answer from
@thenatural515
on Mental Game stuff.
1. It's great to see a pro paying it forward with very thoughtful advice.
2. I thought this might help the
@flatgroundapp
community for folks who struggle with anxiety or distractions on the mound.
Kevin Dowdell. Draft Eligible LHP.
Looking for opportunities to pitch at the next level.
@Kaa_Dee12
Fastball: T96mph
Slider: 81-84mph
Splitter: 87-89mph
Well, I've got some good news for y'all this morning.
@jaegersports
has graciously decided to DOUBLE the giveaway. ๐ฅ
There will be 2 winners in each category.
Purdue Recruiting Coordinator
@CooperFouts
on the most underrated metric in pitching/recruiting (Throwing Strikes).
From
@JRudd_Scout
's award winning Quarantined Coaches series. ๐
๐ฅ
@jaegersports
Giveaway
#2
๐ฅ
-12 J-Bands (any color or size)
-Year Round Throwing Manual
-Mental Game Book
-Team set of
#Breathe
Bracelets (24)
Must R/T, be a
@FlatgroundApp
follower & be a HS or College coach or a Faclity listed here (by contest end):
Penn State Pitching Coach Josh Newman on his personal Mental Game/Reset Cue.
@PitchTOpitch23
From
@JRudd_Scout
's interview (a great discussion for pitchers and pitching coaches):
University of South Carolina Pitching Coach
@SkylarTMeade
on the Importance of a Player's Intangibles/Makeup in the Recruiting Process.
From
@JRudd_Scout
's interview:
Chris Pollard (Head Coach/Duke) on Pitchers "Wanting the Baseball" & Pitching with Conviction.
From
@moundvisits1
interview:
[Thanks again to
@JRudd_Scout
and
@moundvisits1
for their great work.]
New
@FlatgroundApp
record right here,
@PitchingNinja
? Last pitch registered at 99 mph per Lipscomb University gun. 6โ5โ LHP free agent Chris Nunn.
๐FlatGround Volunteer Scouting Interns๐
For now, I'm just seeing who (and how many) might interested.
Will contact if/when it launches with more information.
If interested, please fill out the form on the web site:
๐คซBig Giveaway: Secret Advanced Notice๐คซ
@jaegersports
will be donating (2 separate contests):
1) "Complete Competitor Package" w/ new Elite J-Band ($110 Value)
2) Academy Starter Kit: 12 J-Bands + Throwing Manual & Mental Game Book ($400 Value)
Info to follow Thursday! ๐ฅ
Central Florida Coach
@tedtomjr
on learning through life experiences as a coach & the importance of showing your players how much you care for them.
From
@JRudd_Scout
's interview:
Michigan Pitching Coach
@ChrisFetter41
on how he works to minimize Injuries.
"If you build up an arm slow enough, you can get out of a lot of those injuries."
From
@JRudd_Scout
's interview: