08/27/2026
I keep hearing people talk about âthe offseasonâ⊠meanwhile, teams are practicing, hitters are training, lessons are happening and everybody is still swinging.
So what offseason? đ
A conversation with one of my online hitters got me thinking about this. He asked me:
âWhat should I be doing every day in the offseason?â
My answer was simple:
Give every day a purpose.
One thing I love about what they do at Summers Method is the structure. Training is treated like a daily routine, but every day doesnât have to be everything.
You donât need to work on mechanics, bat speed, power, timing, pitch recognition, velocity AND every location in the same session.
Pick ONE primary focus for the day.
One day might be mechanics.
One day bat speed.
One day power.
One day pitch shapes.
One day locations.
One day velocity and timing.
The exact schedule isnât the point.
The INTENT is.
Take a month and give every training day a specific purpose.
Instead of trying to get better at 10 things today, get really good at ONE.
Then stack those days.
You donât become a complete hitter by trying to train everything every day.
You become one by consistently training something with purpose every day.
Stop collecting reps.
Start collecting FOCUSED reps.
Maybe we should stop calling it the offseason and start calling it the DEVELOPMENT SEASON.