09/08/2026
Most plateaus at 85-88 have nothing to do with effort.
They come from a gap between information and application and social media has made that gap invisible.
Anyone with an opinion can sound like an expert now (Dunning-Kruger effect, if you want the name for it).
Meanwhile coaching is one of the only professions working with growing bodies that requires zero formal education.
Any coach can run an “arm care clinic.”
Any football coach can run “speed and agility” for 30 kids at once.
It doesn’t matter much for the kid who tops out at 73.
It matters a lot for the kid with a real shot at a D1 offer and I’ve watched too many gifted arms get wrecked by well intentioned coaches who were never qualified to develop that caliber of athlete.
These kids trust their coaches enough to run through a wall for them.
That trust deserves real expertise.
DM PLAN if you want to know what that actually looks like.
09/08/2026
Most plateaus at 85-88 have nothing to do with effort.
They come from a gap between information and application and social media has made that gap invisible.
Anyone with an opinion can sound like an expert now (Dunning-Kruger effect, if you want the name for it).
Meanwhile coaching is one of the only professions working with growing bodies that requires zero formal education.
Any coach can run an “arm care clinic.”
Any football coach can run “speed and agility” for 30 kids at once.
It doesn’t matter for the kid who tops out at 73.
It matters a lot for the kid with a real shot at a D1 offer and I’ve watched too many gifted arms get wrecked by well intentioned coaches who were never qualified to develop that caliber of athlete.
These kids trust their coaches enough to run through a wall for them.
That trust deserves real expertise.
DM PLAN if you want to know what that actually looks like.
09/05/2026
Most young pitchers don’t need to chase every possible performance gain right now.
They need to build a foundation strong enough that they can keep improving when performance actually starts to matter.
That means developing:
strength
movement options
speed
coordination
throwing skill
work capacity
The first 6-12 months should avoid chasing any kid of gym PR’s and that’s not really something that’s “optional” if you want to build an athlete the right way.
The mistake is trying to force high intensity velocity work, max strength training, or highly specific mechanical changes before the athlete has enough of a base to support it.
You shouldn’t have to sacrifice one quality just to improve another.
If getting stronger makes you move worse, that’s a problem.
If throwing harder destroys your command, that’s a problem.
If your offseason “velocity program” leaves you too beat up to actually develop, that’s a problem.
The goal is to build the foundation first, then layer intensity on top without losing the qualities you already built.
That’s why I care a lot more about what a pitcher can become at 17–18 than what he can do at 14–15.
Because recruiting opportunities don’t care who was the strongest 14-year-old.
They care about the player standing on the mound when it actually matters.
If your son is serious about playing college baseball and you’re tired of all the group classes and 1 size fits all and you want a development plan that builds performance without chasing short term fixes, DM me “DEVELOPMENT.”
09/01/2026
If your son wants to play college baseball, the last few years before he gets there probably shouldn’t look like the first 10.
For a long time, more baseball works.
More games.
More lessons.
More reps.
Better teams.
But eventually, the player has to become more than just skilled at their sport.
He has to become physically prepared for what the next level is going to demand.
That means strength.
Speed.
Movement quality.
Recovery.
Work capacity.
Nutrition.
And the ability to handle a much higher training and competition load.
Skill lessons still matter.
A good pitching coach or hitting coach can absolutely help.
But if a 16 or 17 year old is spending more money every year on lessons, travel ball and showcases compared to what they spend on a real strength and conditioning plan, I think the priorities are backwards.
The goal isn’t to make your son better at training.
It’s to make him better at baseball.
And one of the best things a young athlete can do is surround himself with people who are willing to tell him the honest (sometimes uncomfortable) truth about what he actually needs next not just sell him more of what he already likes doing.
Sometimes that means more skill work.
Sometimes it means getting stronger.
Sometimes it means moving better, recovering better, eating more, or simply doing less eyewash in training.
The important part is knowing which problem is actually worth solving right now.
That’s what long term baseball development should look like.
If your son is 15–18 and serious about playing college baseball but you’re not sure what his biggest developmental priority should be, DM me “COLLEGE” and I’ll send you details about my assessment process and how that works.
