Elite Baseball Development Podcast

Eric Cressey

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  • 15 minutes 33 seconds
    Pinch Hit Friday #16 - When and How Should My Kid Start Strength and Conditioning?

    Eric often gets questions from the parents of 9-12 year-old athletes about when and how kids should get started with formal strength and conditioning. In this episode, Eric discusses key considerations and outlines best practices for setting the stage for making progress and cultivating a favorable relationship with exercise for the long haul.

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    17 January 2025, 10:00 am
  • 8 minutes 24 seconds
    Pinch Hit Friday #15 - Shoulder Order of Operations

    In this episode, Eric discusses how the mathematical concept of order of operations can be applied to assessing, programming, and coaching at the shoulder.

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    10 January 2025, 2:00 pm
  • 8 minutes 21 seconds
    Pinch Hit Friday #14 - The Truth About Scap Loading

    In this episode, Eric digs in on the concept of "scap loading," a portion of the pitching delivery that's been heavily misunderstood and, in turn, coached incorrectly by those evaluating pitching mechanics.

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    3 January 2025, 3:00 pm
  • 13 minutes 3 seconds
    Pinch Hit Friday #13 - Training Tall Athletes

    In this podcast, Eric outlines the challenges we face with training tall athletes, and highlights important training and nutrition strategies to employ with this population. Finally, he emphasizes the need for patience when training these athletes, as they are typically longer-term projects - but ones with very high (bad pun) upside.

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    27 December 2024, 10:00 am
  • 13 minutes
    Pinch Hit Friday #12 - Projectability, Injury Risk, and Protecting Young Arms

    In this podcast, Eric discusses some of the findings from MLB's recently released report on pitching injuries, and shares his opinion on the most crucial takeaway and actionable items.

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    20 December 2024, 10:00 am
  • 17 minutes 27 seconds
    Pinch Hit Friday #11 - 10 More Key Characteristics of Good Assessments

    In part 2 of this podcast series on assessments, Eric shares ten more important strategies for making the most of athlete assessments to set the stage for better programs and coaching interventions.

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    13 December 2024, 10:00 am
  • 14 minutes 20 seconds
    Pinch Hit Friday #10 - 10 Key Characteristics of Good Assessments

    In this podcast, Eric discusses important strategies for making the most of athlete assessments to set the stage for better programs and coaching interventions.

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    6 December 2024, 10:00 am
  • 12 minutes 3 seconds
    Pinch Hit Friday #9 - Vacation Training Tips

    Happy Thanksgiving!

    We're often asked by athletes what they should do for training when they're away from the gym for a bit, whether it's for a holiday, vacation, wedding, honeymoon, bachelor party, or something else. In this podcast, Eric discusses the merits of mixing in some training while you're on the road - and also highlights how to get in the most important work in the most efficient way possible. With the holidays upon us, this episode is timely.

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    29 November 2024, 3:00 pm
  • 7 minutes 23 seconds
    Pinch Hit Friday #8 - The Nutritional Tipping Point Age

    In this podcast, Eric discusses how the impact of poor nutrition isn't often appreciated until it's too late in an athlete's career.

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    22 November 2024, 10:00 am
  • 9 minutes 51 seconds
    Pinch Hit Friday #7 - Where to Look When Injuries Don't Make Sense

    Ever wondered why an athlete might have pain even though a MRI or x-ray was "clean?" In this podcast, Eric discusses some potential outside-the-box causes of weird sports medicine challenges.

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    15 November 2024, 2:00 pm
  • 8 minutes
    Pinch Hit Friday #6 - Don't Overlook the Thumb

    In this episode, Eric discusses the functional anatomy of the thumb and outlines its importance for both pitching and hitting - and how taking care of it can both improve performance and reduce the risk of injury in a baseball population.

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    8 November 2024, 10:00 am
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