Most fitness and training facilities now have stability balls, foam rolls, balance boards and other “fun” toys as part of their conditioning equipment. These are part of a new trend in the strength and conditioning field called “functional training”. Definition Functional training is the action of training “function”, a general term that means “role or … Read more
It’s officially confirmed – proper softball conditioning using the right exercises – functional exercises (aka ”sports-specific” exercises) – increases arm strength and throwing velocity. I’ve known a long time that strength training helped to increase arm strength and throwing velocity. However, I decided that it would be nice to gather some scientific evidence to substantiate this claim. After doing … Read more
Tonight, while driving back from practice, I was listening to my voice messages on my cool new iPhone. One of the messages was from one of the elite members of my Softball Peak Performance Club. Since I had about 30 minutes of driving to do. I decided to call him back right away. Personal phone … Read more
Are you going to be trying out for a team in the new few weeks? If so, make sure you read this. I just recently conducted several interviews with top travel ball coaches about tryouts and selection camps. One of things that they all mentioned is that they look for players that are “athletic”. Why? … Read more