Elite Baseball Development Podcast

92. March 2021 Q&A

91. Daniel Bard

2020 NL Comeback Player of the Year Daniel Bard talks about his journey to being a 100 mph arm, his battle with command and brief hiatus from playing, and what it took to resurrect his career and join the Colorado Rockies.

90. Understanding Asymmetry w/ Ron Hruska

89. Lat Injuries in Baseball w/ Dr. Anthony Romeo

88. Making Sense of Athlete Monitoring w/ Ben Ashworth

87. The Evolution of Elbow Surgeries w/ Dr. Jeffrey Dugas

Orthopedic surgeon at Andrew's Sport Medicine and Orthopedic Center who works in affiliation with the WWE, USA Cheer, the Birmingham Barons, and Troy University Dr. Jeffrey Dugas talks about the evolution of elbow surgeries from a surgical perspective and optimizing the rehabilitation process post-procedure.

86. Baseball Hindsight w/ Sahil Bloom

85. Developing Players and People w/ Mike Gambino

83. Evaluating and Developing Championship Players with Shaun Cole

82. Billy Wagner

81. Tyler Kinley

80. Should Pitchers Bench Press?

79. AJ Ramos

78. Fine-Tuning the Fascial System w/ Bill Parisi

77. Managing Baseball Injuries w/ Dr. Christopher Camp

For the 2nd episode of our Sports Medicine Series on the EBDP, prolific orthopedic surgeon, professor, and researcher and Minnesota Twins Medical Director, Team Physician, and Director of High Performance Dr. Christopher Camp explains: - his research into sports injuries, specifically in the throwing arm - what the most common injuries are for baseball players - why shoulder injuries are on the decline in baseball but elbow injuries are increasing reciprocally - why more attention needs to be pa...

76. Performance Principles and Progressions w/ Kelly Starrett

Welcome to our Sports Medicine Series on the EBDP! On today's show, renowned PT, author, and speaker Kelly Starrett talks: - becoming a savage generalist before specializing as a coach - the power of connecting inputs and outputs for creating lasting change in our clients - understanding when enough strength is enough and why to prioritize regaining and recoordinating ROM - social media strategies for success in the fitness industry - why simplification reigns supreme for creating consistent hab...

75. Does Early Sports Specialization Work?

Eric Cressey sits down in this monthly Q&A to discuss if early sports specialization is worth the investment, what the potential risks and rewards for specializing early, and how parents and coaches alike can facilitate the best development for their athletes.

74. A Model for Movement w/ Ty Terrell

CSP-MA Director of Performance John O'Neil sits down with friend and Performance Coach for the Atlanta Hawks Ty Terrell. Ty's professionally journey demonstrates the power of gaining experience as he has grown from his roots of coaching youth sports camps to now developing athletes at the highest level of basketball. He discusses the need for coaches to develop a large sample size and find the true value in executing reps in their craft. Ty dives into the details of assessment and how he uses th...

73. Jesús Luzardo

Rising star for the Oakland A's Jesús Luzardo discusses his high school tribulations with Tommy John, gaining a competitive advantage by dialing in his nutrition, the development of his slider in pro ball, and how he differentiates his 4-seam and 2-seam fastball.

72. Kevin Youkilis

Former Red Sox star Kevin Youkilis talks about developing discipline in the box, making the real-time adjustments that matter at the plate, the power of being versatile defensively, the current complexity bias in professional baseball, and making youth athletics fun again.

71. Making Movement Better w/ Bill Hartman

Bill Hartman, renowned physical therapist and co-owner of IFAST Physical Therapy, discusses how his perspective has changed since first entering the world of rehabilitation nearly 30 years ago, what is infrasternal angle and how can we use this assessment tool to impact performance, how much strength is too much strength for athletes, and how professionals can continue to evolve their craft and remain curious learners.

70. Tom Koehler

Former big leaguer Tom Koehler discusses developing a grinder's mentality, learning to differentiate his curveball and slider, consistently starting in a 5-day rotation for nearly 8 years, and the capsular shoulder injury that ended his career.

69. Tackling Controversial Throwing Topics w/ Mike Reinold

Owner of Champion PT, senior medical advisor to the Chicago White Sox, and award winning physical therapist Mike Reinold sits down with Eric to tackle two of the most pressing baseball performance topics: the loss of shoulder internal rotation in throwing populations and the sleeper stretch, weighted ball training and maximizing your throwing development, and how Mike's research provides clarity in these areas.

68. From Negative to Neutral w/ Trevor Moawad

Renowned mental conditioning coach and strategic advisor for elite athletes and organizations alike Trevor Moawad discusses what the current shortcomings of sports psychology are, why unconditional positivity is not the answer for developing an elite mentality, how truly impactful negativity is and why individuals need to eliminate it from their life, and what is influence and how parents and coaches can better shrive, guide, and influence their players.

67. Biomechanics in Baseball w/ Dr. Glenn Fleisig

Research Director of ASMI and renowned biomechanist Dr. Glenn Fleisig talks about being at the forefront of integrating biomechanics into the world of baseball, his research and what science tells us about the mechanics of throwing, where the future of biomechanics is heading, and what areas of study the industry should work to close the gap on in baseball.

66. July 2020 Q&A

Eric answers 4 listener-submitted questions including: what the best recovery drills are after pitching, how collegiate pitchers should adjust their throwing and training to prepare for the 2021 season, what advice he has for S&C coaches looking to specify in the development of baseball players, and what the focus of high school athletes' strength training should be, sport-specific or more general.

65. Josh Lindblom

Pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers Josh Lindblom highlights finding his identity as a reliever, his experience playing baseball in the KBO and how this experience influenced his game, managing a huge usage spike in 2015, and the progression of his pitch arsenal through his career, including the development of a splitter and cutter.

64. Developing College Pitchers w/ Dusty Blake

Dusty Blake Pitching Coach at Duke University discusses the transformation of Duke baseball under Chris Pollard, the true definition of being blue collar, effectively using Trackman and other data resources for impacting player performance, maximizing the college recruiting process, and relying on brutal honesty and conviction to routine as the means for performing consistently.

63. Antoan Richardson

First-base coach for the San Francisco wants Antoan Richardson dives into being the Bahamian baseball player to play in the MLB and the culture of baseball in the Bahamas, developing the skills of base stealers and outfielders, scoring the game winning run on Deter Jeter's final hit in Yankee Stadium, and how is is working to be ambassador for his home country, specifically through Project Limestone.

62. Safer Sprint Training w/ Derek Hansen

Speed training specialist and consultant for multiple professional and national teams Derek Hansen sits down with John Oneil to talk maximizing speed training, coaching sprint technique, rehabilitating hamstring strains, and simplifying his coaching philosophy.