The Softball Pitching Biomechanics Camp returns! With
@GranataLab
we'll run a biomechanical analysis, movement screen,
@ProteusMotion
and
@RapsodoSoftball
analysis. THEN use all that information to tailor an instructional camp. Must be 15+. 5 Ps/camp only
Jake and I had to head home because his momma misses him. We had a great time in Colorado! Jake met 1,295,083 friends and had a total blast. Thank you to everyone that hung out and had fun with us.
#HailState
I’m extremely grateful for getting the opportunity to do what I love at the highest level and thankful to the Mississippi State family for all the support. Thanks also to
@Coach_Ricketts
,
@MrCoachTbratt
and the rest of the crew. Let’s keep this rolling!
#HailState
(THREAD)My family and I are so excited to begin our new journey in Blacksburg. I think that
@VTechSBcoach
and
@michaellew10
have a phenomenal program that fosters progressive thinking and player development with a family environment. My family and I love the area and can’t wait
Happy Sept 1 eve! If you are a 2022 grad remember this is the BEGINNING of the recruiting process not the end. Be patient, stay positive, know what you really want, have yours and your family’s priorities in line, and enjoy the ride.
So proud of these girls! What a phenomenal performance. Make your travel plans now because we are packing out Nusz Park. Lettsssss goooooooooo!!!!!!
@HailStateSB
Clear your calendars and come to Nusz Park!
The Dawgs are HOSTING the Starkville Super Regional!
Dates, times and ticket info coming soon.
#HailState
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Got out to
@BlacksburgCC
today with
@VTechSBcoach
X2 and Jake for a round. Absolutely spectacular weather and my drives helped me explore every corner of the course 🤣.
Going over this weekend’s pitch chart and noticed that 4
@HailStateSB
Bulldogs have joined the 70 mph club on the mound after 3 weeks of scrimmages. Hard work, intent, and putting in the effort over the off-season are really showing up this fall.
#MechanicsMonday
#Prepared
PLAYERS: talk the game with your teammates. You can learn as much from one another as you can from your coaches.
The perspective you all have from being in between the lines is different than what we see from the dugout. Use one another to get better.
Happy Father’s Day! I get to spend mine with these too. A special shout out to the dads grinding it out on the field today with their daughters. See y’all out there soon!
This is going to be an incredible facility. We can’t wait to get in and techify it to create the best player development spot in the country!
#HailState
Coming Summer 2023!
The Bulldogs current indoor facility is being replaced with a state-of-the-art 12,000-square-foot building that will house locker rooms, showers, a team lounge, batting cages and a new bullpen!
📰
#HailState
🐶
The girls have been really getting after it this fall. We took a different path and worked a lot on spin rate and efficiency and the results have been incredible. Great job by the
@HailStateSB
pitchers! Looking forward to opening day with a new arsenal!
#HailState
Collaboration! We took another step toward the dream scenario. With
@GranataLab
and
@rmqueen_VT
we were able to collect kinematics in the
@HokiesSoftball
indoor using
@theiamarkerless
. Next we add force plates and we have the pitching lab complete! Then…
So proud of
@HailStateSB
pitchers. Average increase in velo from beginning of fall to the end was 3.36 mph per player. The staff increased command from last season by 5.71% overall and, most importantly, NOT 1 DAY MISSED due to new injury and only 2 modified workouts!!
#HailState
Kinetic chain drill sequence. The stick provides an implement to work behind, focusing on initiating the downward arm pull with the back hip. We start with 9 o’clock, full circle then add a step. Here the girls are also working spins here.
#MechanicsMonday
And just when you thought about complaining about wearing your mask to the store or restaurant to help keep others safe you see this. Always remember 9/11 and what others have done before you and are STILL willing to do for us all.
I disagree. Confidence is the ACCEPTANCE of fear and the WILLINGNESS to proceed regardless of the OUTCOME. I believe it’s a PROCESS. Not the absence of fear but a BELIEF in yourself to OVERCOME the obstacles in you PATH.
Did I mention I love Virginia? A little park game of tennis ball baseball across the street with all the kids in the neighborhood. Using a ballpark CLA! This makes me so happy.
I started a project during quarantine that came to fruition today. I haven’t mentioned it to many people, mostly because I didn’t want to jinx it but today my first book went live on Amazon. Check it out and hopefully you will enjoy it!
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out at a ballpark helping their kids follow their dreams! Good to see a lot of y’all this weekend. I get hang with mine today!
Pretty impressive for our school. Imagine great softball combined with that education and the 6th highest average starting salary out of college. Big time.
Top 2️⃣0️⃣!
#VirginiaTech
has been ranked as one of the top public universities nationally, receiving high marks in the areas of engineering, computer science, & innovation, in the latest U.S. News & World Report 2022-23 Best Colleges report. 👏
I was doing virtual recruiting and looking up stats. Here is a stat I found: the weekly death rate trend from COVID-19 from the CDC. It is now more likely to die in a car accident than to die from the virus in all age groups.
Spin efficiency vs. gyro angle. Understanding and “feeling” the difference between a gyro rise and an efficient rise is important. Here, end over end = efficient and spiral = gyro
#MechanicsMonday
We used the light flights to do a 2-ball drill to promote glove quickness and fluidity and environmental awareness by constraining the recovery time.
@MIASKY3332
makes this look a little too easy though.
@HailStateSB
#HailState
#75
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Disconnecting is super important in a coach’s life being able to separate from the grind and come back fresh. IMO there is no better way to do that than by creating stronger family connections. Today Jake caught his first fish!!!
This is to show the intent behind the stick drills for the kinetic chain. Mostly, we want to initiate hip rotation and external shoulder rotation BEFORE we accelerate the downward arm motion.
#MechanicsMonday
It was some kind of ride for
@hailstatesb
this year playing 38 of 60 games against teams that made regionals including 7 of the 8 regional hosts. The grit our team showed to go 10-3 to finish was incredible. Thanks to All of the Ps for grinding all year long!
Great weekend of scrimmages! 3 girls hit PRs and 3 hit 69 mph. Not bad for this time of year BEFORE we get into our velo phase. Great job
@HailStateSB
pitchers!
15 minutes into hanging out at team camp… Jake asked, “Can I wash my hands?” 🤦♂️ That said thanks to all the teams and families that came out this weekend!
This was for an assignment to illustrate differential training. Notice a different bat and different ball everytime. This will deconstruct old patterns and help with adaptability and restructuring robust movement patterns. The end I threw some hickory nuts for good measure. 1/2
If you want to throw harder, you have to commit to doing things faster. You have to train and throw with the INTENT to increase velo. Train fast, train speed, train power in the weight room, GET AFTER IT!!!
#MechanicsMonday
#TrainLikeAnAnimal
I am starting a research project for softball pitching and looking for volunteers. ANYONE who pitches underhand can submit video for analysis. The video explains how. This study will analyze many different hypotheses and try to validate past research. If you would like to...
Just so everyone is completely aware,
@Coach_Ricketts
caught for both teams and umpires. My only beef is that she also gave hitting advice. I don’t like my catchers to help the hitter.
#BeBetter
lol ps. I called every pitch. Where’s my love? 🤣
It’s been a productive break. Turned in the first draft of my PhD proposal and read these… and I still have a couple weeks yet. Already rewriting my preseason programming with the new information. Can’t wait to get rolling!
Proud dad moment last night. Jake hit this shot with 1 second left to win. I was coaching but I had about 5 messages after the game talking about. So cool.
Development starts with the players and in our case at
@HailStateSB
we’ve got great players that are committed to excellence. These girls work hard with intent. They understand the value of their S&C, nutrition and mental game. They lead on another. I’m blessed w/ a great group!
I’m not really a guy who notices this kind of thing, but I was watching a game this weekend and every player walked out to their position except one. I realized I never see high level players do that. Btw that player was easily the best player in the tournament. Just saying 👇
It worked out that today was also our first biomechanics camp. We have big things coming. Today was only the beginning. I can’t wait to get this machine firing on all cylinders. Let’s gooooooo!!!
Put your heart into everything you do, let passion and purpose drive you when no one is watching, love your work and follow your dreams and you get
@MIASKY3332
. Ask what
@HailStateSB
softball is building and my response is 👇.
Movement profiles are how we classify different pitch types. We try to use spin rather than names because too many made up pitches are floating around.
@RapsodoSoftball
asked me to break down the 3 movement profiles of the curve. Hope this helps!
#MechanicMonday
I’m proud of my girls this fall. On the final tally, as a staff our live average velo increased an average of 2.86 mph while also increasing spin and strike %.
@HailStateSB
that’s intent and effort right there!
#MechanicsMonday
#HailState
Under his guidance,
@BallStateSB
's pitchers had the lowest ERA in the MAC last season and helped guide the program to 37 wins!!!
Congrats on a well-deserved promotion
@jjpower19
... 🎵"You're Welcome"🎵
#ChirpChirp
|
#WeFly
This is big time! She understands training at a high level and even more so softball training. And another pitcher on staff! Let’s go! Welcome to
@HokiesSoftball
𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙣!
Lauren Collier has been hired onto the
#Hokies
strength and conditioning staff as a strength and conditioning coach for
@HokiesVB
and
@HokiesSoftball
.
One mistake I see players and coaches make during velo development is a lack of rest and too much volume. A sprinter doesn't run distance or high-intensity intervals to develop speed. Nor should pitchers. Use rest to your advantage!
#MechanicsMonday
Morning thought: a recent article surveyed parents of youth softball pitchers. They reported only 28.1% actually played YOUTH sports, But 83.4% coach their kids 😳. And almost half believe that either no pitch count or more than 100 pitches/day is acceptable. What are we doing?
Data collection beta testing with
@theiamarkerless
went incredibly smoothly. I am excited about working with their solution especially for female athletes AND performance-based analyses. We will be able to capture data in their competitive and training environments. Very cool.
These four 𝐃𝐀𝐖𝐆𝐒 are averaging more than 8⃣ strikeouts per seven innings!
MSU is the 𝓞𝓝𝓛𝓨 team in the nation with four pitchers averaging 8.0 or more K/7!
#HailState
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