Couldn’t be more excited to represent my home town team & University.
It’s a dream come true!
Thank you to
@MattSwope19
for believing in me & bringing my family & I home!
#DirtyTerps
Introducing the newest member of the Terps... Assistant / Pitching Coach 𝗝𝗶𝗺𝗺𝘆 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀𝗼𝗻 🐢⚾️
Terp Nation give this Maryland native a proper
#DirtyTerps
welcome!!!
📝
Adults get fired
Adults get divorced
Adults change jobs for the better
Some for what they think is better
But we act like a kid being in the transfer portal is some awful thing. Some are forced, some chose, but everyone has their reasons.
It’s called life! Things change.
Baseball just had a young man go from pitching in
@NCAA
to pitching in the
@MLB
in the same year! This is something that should be celebrated.
We shouldn’t have grown men talking about a potential injury that they think will happen to a young man who’s living out his dream...
These
@espn
30 for 30’s are incredible!
‘Be Water’ - Lot of great insight into not only the world of Bruce Lee, but the American world from the 1940’s to the 1970’s.
“Do you think of yourself as Chinese or North American?”
Answer...
Pitchers:
Eat healthy
Get your rest
Stay hydrated
Crush the weight room
Have freedom in your throwing plan
Be athletic
Study the game
Study hitters
Train for Velocity, Command & Movement (in any order)
& most importantly, GET OUTS!
It’s YOUR arm & career.
Make the most of it!
Wanted to make sure I had my thoughts together before writing this.
And yes, I understand it’s a bylaw. And I understand why it was put in place. Don’t agree, but understand it. But times change and our world has changed.
Please read…
To the
@CAASports
University Presidents:
Work hard because it’s what you do.
Work hard because you want to be the best at what you do.
Work hard so that you never look back.
Work hard because it WILL pay off!
Not every verbal cue works, but one to try...
When you sit, treat it like when you do squats in the weight room.
- Butt behind heal
- Weight in middle of foot
Can’t use your legs unless you put force in to the ground!
Today has been awful. For our seniors to possibly have it come to an end like this is extremely sad. They have done everything we’ve asked of them & more. On & off the field.
They built
@JMUBaseball
back into what it once was & set it up for the future!
Love every 1 of them!
Had to cancel my trip to Chicago for the
@ABCA1945
convention this year. Wish I could’ve seen all of you, but as you know, family will always come first.
Please send prayers to my wife
@WeissNicole8
& her family for our loss.
Virtual recruiting has definitely been different to say the least.
But when a player comes from a coach you trust & you know the development will continue, its time to move forward!
Welcome to JMU‼️
#GoDukes
#RTFL
#TILYL
If a coach talks about negatives in other schools you’re being recruited by, think twice about that coach as a person. It’s probably the same coach guaranteeing you that you’ll start at SS right away. There’s no such thing as guaranteed playing time.
Is & always has been earned!
Love this time right now as a college baseball coach.
Implementing the standards in our program. Back on the field. Updating programs. Building up for games this Fall. Data collection. Adding new drills to fit each player.
Freshmen figuring it out.
Upperclassmen showing the way!
Best ? a pitching recruit can ask from a baseball standpoint (excluding academics & campus):
What’s your pitching philosophy?
You’ll hear most coaches tell you the same thing…
“We fit our program to you & we aren’t a 1 size fits all.”
Problem is that most do exactly that…
It’s simple...
Set goals
Write a plan
Read plan every day
Work hard
Hard part...
Holding yourself accountable every day to the plan
#Accountability
#WorkHard
Thank you to every player that has come through this program in the last 4 1/2 years.
This is because of you guys!
#GoDukes
Players with an elite work ethic & an open mind have made
@JMU
the best place on 🌎!
#TILYL
#RTFL
Well-deserved for the architect of the Dukes’ outstanding pitching staff, as Jimmy Jackson has been promoted to Associate Head Coach prior to the 2020 season opening up this weekend!
📰 |
#GoDukes
🗣Pitchers
In no order - These are all important
Long Toss
Arm Care
Strength & Conditioning
Movement Testing
Correctives
Sleep
Hydration
Nutrition
Velocity
Movement
Command
Analytics
Effective Velocity
Spin Rates
A well thought out plan & executing it is what matters most.
Pitchers 🗣🗣
It's all false pressure. The pressure is on the hitter to perform. Only you know what you are about to throw and where you are going to throw it. Trust your preparation and let your ability take over.
#TILYL
Pretty cool that he got # 400 at a school that means so much to him.
Sometimes things just workout the way they are suppose to for really good people.
#TheInstitute
Best managers in College Baseball!
Set up hours before BP...
Bunting station ✅
BP mat & platform ✅
🐢 ✅
Screens ✅
Fungo baskets ✅
⚾️’s ✅
Hurdles ✅
Foam rollers ✅
Catchers D station ✅
Cages ✅
@segjormand
@max_fly7
@Nbland15
& Funk Master Drew
When a pitcher sees something in others & wants to try it...you do it!
Struggles to stay stacked/loaded in to backside & wanted to try straightening the lead leg in his load/sit.
Only 1 day of drills before bullpen.
Definitely showing improvements already!
5'10" 195 getting to 92 MPH for first time in career (multiple times)
Weight Room, Nutrition, Hard Work & Willing to Make Changes...always learning!
@APicc21
📽️
Always see a lot of negative comments about youth baseball on twitter.
6 hours on the field today w/14 yr old ball players & they all played the game w/energy, accepted coaching, played hard & had fun.
Coaches that know the game & genuinely care!
@dirtbag_swag
Love this game!
PITCHERS get outs!
Reminder when training in the offseason...
Train to perform in games.
Drills are great!
But no matter what, training has to translate to the game!
If you can’t get outs, you can’t PITCH!
Preferably quick outs & strike outs.
PITCHERS get OUTS!
Some of the best young men I’ve had the privilege to coach.
In the last 3 yrs these guys had a season cancelled due to Covid, another cut in half b/c Covid & now the chance to compete in the postseason taken away by the CAA & through all that they always worked & stayed together!
Pitchers🔊
A page out of
@jaegersports
playbook…
This is a tricky time between summer & fall ball. A week or 2 off doesn’t seem like a lot, but it can be.
Each week you take off = double the weeks to build back before pulling⬇️
Maintain your 💪🏽 condition that you’ve built up!
VERY important time of the year for young pitchers.
Spring to Summer to Fall & now 🤷🏽♂️
De-load, time off, build up days/distance over time & then get back to it!
Rule of 👍🏽:
Double the weeks you took off in order to build back up before you get to pulldown throws
…
When people ask if I think I’m more Old School or New School...
I think from here on out I’m just saying I’m in school!
Neither & Both
Always learning
Will always question things
No such thing as 1 way
Coaching is teaching & teachers are never finished learning.
Video is great!
Do not let 1 angle become the go to for delivery, movement patterns, slot, etc.
And please, NO measuring exact angles! 📽️ positioning changes angles.
Here are some examples of different angles being used to see different things.
#TILYL
Dead period does NOT = No recruiting
Recruiting never stops!
Keep lifting.
Keep training.
Keep playing the game.
We will find a way around those fields ⤵️
Arm Slot = Tilt of the Torso/Shoulders
Understand where your slot should be. When asked to change slot, make sure you know the most efficient way. If it’s needed!
DO NOT just raise or lower your throwing arm!
Old School vs. New School great chapter (9) on this
@108_Performance
There’s a reason why everyone that attends
@ABCA1945
always post about it afterwards. It’s a game changer for coaches at all levels. You’ll always walk away learning something, meeting someone new, connecting w/old friends & finding new tools to help your players.
Thank you ABCA!
Sometimes a grip that wouldn’t typically make sense, works the best.
This pitcher added >10% spin efficiency to his 4 Seam FB w/this grip. Now averages 95% Eff.
Lot of trial & error.
Pitchers...be open minded to any & all things. Never know what may work for you.
🎥to follow...
People that are ignorant to the social injustice in the world are a PROBLEM.
People that PROCREATE & are ignorant to the social injustice in the world are a MAJOR PROBLEM!
Racism is taught. As coaches, we are teachers. We can change the ignorance & be an influence for equality.
Recruits always asks a very good ?
What’s your pitching philosophy/program?
Always tried to explain the details & make it sound very complex
But it’s truly simple...
We fit the program to YOU
The individual
We will make you the best version of you, that you can be!
@JMUBaseball
Simplify Pitching in
“Pressure Situations”
It's all false pressure.
The pressure is on the hitter to perform.
Only you know what you are about to throw and where you are going to throw it.
Trust your preparation and let your ability take over.
Prepare to Execute
#TILYL
360 🔄Virtual Tour of our Baseball Facilities here
@JMUBaseball
Link leads you into:
✅Veterans Memorial Park Plaza
✅Eagle Field @ Veterans Memorial Park
-dugout, pens, cages, seating
✅Memorial Hall
-team room, indoor, locker room,🏋️♂️room, training room
The physical part of pitching has gotten you to where you are & will only advance you but so far.
The mental side will be the determining factor in achieving your dreams.
Thank you for having me. Really enjoyed our conversation.
IMO: Travel ball is suppose to be about playing better competition & receiving quality coaching. Not to go broke. Do your homework on organizations & tourneys. If you don’t have the $ for it all, that’s ok. Choose wisely!
🗣”I feel like it’s getting to the point nowadays if your family doesn’t have a lot of money you may be ‘missing out’ on something because you can’t go to all these big tournaments & travel ball stuff.” -
@JimmyJackson28
Associate HC
@JMUBaseball
- Quote in clip... Take a listen!👇
❓Play for the name on the front of the jersey & not the 1 on the back❓
Name on the back was given to you by people who made you, raised you & have always been there for you. They helped you get to where you are.
Can’t play for the front w/o the 1 on the back!
Play for Both!
.
@JMUBaseball
&
@JMUSoftball
Strength & Conditioning Facility Only! & YES, that matters!
2 teams setting separate times in 1 big space, easier to set groups, don’t have to lift @ 5am before other sports & no rush to get out for another sport!
Located 400’ from Stadium entrance!
Receiving is VERY IMPORTANT!
@PitchingNinja
isn’t just for pitchers, lots can be learned.
Catchers can do 3 things w/this 97 mph FB...
Push it out of the zone.
Stick it where it hits the glove.
Or this ⤵️ ... Do this!
Bullpens are fun. Making pitches better based off what we see & what
@rapsodo
tells us is really fun.
But live…live is the best! That’s where it matters!
@JMUBaseball
#TILYL
@SeanCulkin24
with the filthy CH piece from the new slot⤵️
Getting loaded is important.
Staying loaded while moving down the mound is even more important.
Matching your slot to your arm swing = health & 🔥
When you do all of this & find “your” tempo…
DAAAAAMMMNNNN it’s 💵
@JMUBaseball
#TILYL
Volume 🆙 ⤵️