Today we're with Andrew Pezzutto, RPP Director of Hitting and Director of Player Development at RPP Revolution Travel Baseball. Today's topic is 5 things young athletes struggle with at the plate. Topics Include: TimingPre-game routinesIdentifying the Strike Zone Ready to take your game to the next level? With our holistic and data-driven approach, experienced coaches, and cutting-edge technology, RPP Baseball takes the guesswork out of player development. Twitter https://twitter.com...

Nothing happens in isolation and throwing hgarder is no different. In today’s podcast, I’ll discuss the various methods we use to get our guys to a higher velocity ceiling. Topics Include: The 5 big players in training and producing a higher velocity ceilingUnderstanding the “Timeline” Ready to take your game to the next level? With our holistic and data-driven approach, experienced coaches, and cutting-edge technology, RPP Baseball takes the guesswork out of player development. Twitter ...

Today I’m answering quite a few questions as to how we incorporate strength training into RPP Revolution, our travel baseball program Topics Include: Why is year-round training not an option?Frequency... How many days is sufficient?What should a thorough S&C program contain Ready to take your game to the next level? With our holistic and data-driven approach, experienced coaches, and cutting-edge technology, RPP Baseball takes the guesswork out of player development. Twitter https://tw...

Today, we’re with RPP Director of Recruiting Sam Sharf to talk about how powerful metrics from our assessment has helped raise the bar and given him more ammo in the recruiting process. Topics Include: How has the RPP assessment helps him be a better recruiterHow he uses it to track an athletes progressWhich test he values the most Ready to take your game to the next level? With our holistic and data-driven approach, experienced coaches, and cutting-edge technology, RPP Baseball takes the gu...

Today, we’re going to finish this 2-part series on lower half pitching mechanics by reviewing the Drive, Rotation and the Lead Leg Block phases in the delivery. Topics Include: What is the drive / rotation phaseIdentifying a good lead leg blockWhy they’re importantHow to make them more efficient Ready to take your game to the next level? With our holistic and data-driven approach, experienced coaches, and cutting-edge technology, RPP Baseball takes the guesswork out of player dev...

Today we’re going to talk about the “Drift” and the "Load”, when coming down the mound. This is Part 1 of a two-part podcast on lower half mechanics. Topics Include: What are drifting and loadingHow do we analyze on videoWhy they’re importantHow to make them more efficient Ready to take your game to the next level? With our holistic and data-driven approach, experienced coaches, and cutting-edge technology, RPP Baseball takes the guesswork out of player development. Twitter https://twitt...

Mobility is something many athletes try to skip when training. So today, I’m going to discuss how to incorporate this work into your programming and making sure your athletes are getting it done! Topics Include: What are “fillers”?The use of fillers in your programmingSome great examples of how they are used Ready to take your game to the next level? With our holistic and data-driven approach, experienced coaches, and cutting-edge technology, RPP Baseball takes the guesswork out of player...

Today I’ll be discussing a topic that I feel gets a bit of a bad rap from a population that may not fully understand it. I’m talking about aerobic conditioning using Zone 2 Training. Topics Include: What is Zone 2 Training?The myths of Zone 2 TrainingWhy its crucial to improving Power endurance and recovery Ready to take your game to the next level? With our holistic and data-driven approach, experienced coaches, and cutting-edge technology, RPP Baseball takes the guesswork out of player dev...

Nothing could be more important to throwing or hitting the ball harder than power production. Today we’re talking how to produce more power, but more importantly producing it faster through improving our Rate of Force Development. Topics Include: Why RFD is the gold standard metric for becoming an elite athleteHow to assess what your athlete needs more of, Force or Velocity?Training the Power Equation Ready to take your game to the next level? With our holistic and data-driven approach, expe...

Today I’m sitting down with Nutritionist and Dietician Nick Valenti. We refer all of our athletes looking to help increase their performance to Nick. Today he talks about the how and why muscle mass and “healthy” weight gain is imperative if you’re looking to play at the next level. Topics Include: Why caloric intake has such a profound effect on performanceHow putting on lean mass helps level the playing field when trying to get recruited Ready to take your game to the next level? With ou...

Today my partner, Bahram Shirazi, and I are discussing some of the key takeaways we’ve gathered since putting together our travel baseball program under the RPP Revolution banner. Topics include: Three pillars of athletic developmentThe Bell CurveImportance of GREAT coachingDeveloping responsible / accountable young athletes Ready to take your game to the next level? With our holistic and data-driven approach, experienced coaches, and cutting-edge technology, RPP Baseball takes the guesswork...

Today we’re sitting down with Coastal Carolina Pitching Coach Matt Williams, just recently back from Coastal’s run to the CWS in Omaha. In this episode we discuss: His initial thought process for building a championship team upon first getting to CoastalHis Utilization of the RPP Remote College AssessmentConnecting with players to help get the best out of them Ready to take your game to the next level? With our holistic and data-driven approach, experienced coaches, and cutting-edge technolo...

Today we are sitting down with Murray State’s Assistant Coach and Pitching Coach Steve Adkins, fresh off a run to the CWS in Omaha. Topics Include: Common challenges he sees pitchers facing during a long seasonKeeping a “level-head” going into OmahaChallenges of the Transfer Portal Ready to take your game to the next level? With our holistic and data-driven approach, experienced coaches, and cutting-edge technology, RPP Baseball takes the guesswork out of player development. Twitter https:...

In today’s podcast, I’ll be discussing important protocol that should be in every pitcher’s training program in order to throw harder and do it safely. Topics Include: What are perfect mechanics… do they exist?Why working on mechanics alone are not enoughSample programming techniques Ready to take your game to the next level? With our holistic and data-driven approach, experienced coaches, and cutting-edge technology, RPP Baseball takes the guesswork out of player development. Twitter http...

Today I’m going to talk about how to increase power on the mound, behind the plate and on the bases. Topics include: Strength and Velocity are NOT interchangeableHow to determine the needs of the athlete in front of you3 great methods to help get you or your athletes more explosive Ready to take your game to the next level? With our holistic and data-driven approach, experienced coaches, and cutting-edge technology, RPP Baseball takes the guesswork out of player development. Twitter https:...

Every year in August, we’re hired to provide select D1 programs our assessment and evaluation summaries on individualized programming for their athletes. Today, I’m joined by RPP Pitching Coordinator Matt Hartshorn to discuss the preparation and some thoughts on some exciting new changes to the assessment. Ready to take your game to the next level? With our holistic and data-driven approach, experienced coaches, and cutting-edge technology, RPP Baseball takes the guesswork out of player de...

Today I’m flying solo and talking about what you should be looking for when shopping around for, or writing, your own Strength and Conditioning program. Topics Include: The importance of a realistic / sustainable programGive them what they need… maintain what they’re good atInjury prevention considerations Ready to take your game to the next level? With our holistic and data-driven approach, experienced coaches, and cutting-edge technology, RPP Baseball takes the guesswork out of player deve...

Today we’re sitting down with Salve Regina’s Coach Andrew McKeon. As the Associate Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator, Coach McKeon wears a lot of hats at Salve, including the S&C programs. Topics Include: Common traits amongst the best arms year-over-yearHandling strength training without a S&C coachNew topics impacting the recruiting processCoach McKeon joined the Salve Regina baseball staff in July of 2018, taking over as the program’s pitching coach and recruiting coordinator. ...

Today, I am going to cover the importance of deceleration, whether it be the lead leg block or change-of-direction speed. Topics Include: How deceleration is “the key” to creating explosive powerThe 3 main phases of decelerationTraining each throughout the year Ready to take your game to the next level? With our holistic and data-driven approach, experienced coaches, and cutting-edge technology, RPP Baseball takes the guesswork out of player development. Twitter https://twitter.com/RPP_Bas...

Today we’re sitting down with sports nutritionist / dietician Nick Valenti to discuss optimizing performance by making better nutritional choices in the summer months. Topics include: The importance of caloric timingWhat is considered adequate hydrationFood prepping for a weekend of gamesNick was previously with the Toronto Blue Jays as a dietetic intern. He also served as an intern with Cressey Sports Performance during the summer of 2023. Nick has a Master's of Science from Flor...