Today we’re taking a deeper look into our Elite College Summer Programs. This will be our 8th year and we've have seen incredible results over the years. So, how do we get those big gains? Topics include:

• Who is it for?
• Individualized programming based on athlete’s primary focus
• Complete break down of the 12-week lifting and throwing programs

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Mobility can sometimes be treated as the un-wanted stepchild to an athlete. Unfortunately, nothing could be further from the truth. So, today we’re going to address Mobility... what it is, what it isn’t and why it’s important. Topics Include:

• Mobility vs Flexibility (they’re NOT the same)
• How to assess it
• Some common mistakes in programming for it

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Today, I’m sitting down with Division I Wofford Head Coach J.J. Edwards. This is his 2nd year as The Terrier’s Head Coach. Topics Include:

• The importance of recruiting “Athleticism”
• Coaching through mental “slumps”
• Achieving Success on the base path

Prior to the head coaching position, J.J. had been on the coaching staff at Wofford as an assistant for 12 seasons, including the last two as the associate head coach. A native of Endwell, New York, Edwards received his bachelor's degree in history from Sacred Heart in 2010 and added a master's in the art of teaching in 2011.

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I’m flying solo today, discussing plyometric training and some of the “Pros” of training it correctly… and” Cons” of training it poorly. Topics Include:

• Different types of plyos
• Testing and assessing plyometric ability
• Bucketing ability into progressive phases

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Today we’re sitting down with Monmouth University Pitching Coach Mike Russo. This conversation covers a lot of bases. Topics Include:

• Body, Ball, Performance
• Has the path to college ball changed? If so, how?
• Staying “present” on the mound

Coach Russo joined the Monmouth Baseball program in August 2022. He came to Monmouth after six seasons at Princeton University working with the pitching staff.

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I’m flying solo today and discussing a topic that doesn’t get addressed nearly enough. I’m talking about the importance of ankle strength and stability and how I’ve seen it to be a game changer in training athletes to get them to be more explosive. Topics Include:

• Why is it important
• How to test for it
• How to train it

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Today, I am having Sam Sharf, RPP’s Director of Recruiting, sit in for me as the Guest Host with Winthrop Baseball’s Assistant Coach Mike Napolitano.

Topics Include:

• Difference between D1 and D3 programs
• Balancing baseball and academics
• Most important characteristics when recruiting hitters

Coach Napolitano came to Winthrop after three seasons as an assistant coach for the Babson College baseball program in 2023-24. Prior to his time at Babson, he served as a graduate assistant baseball coach at Misericordia University for two seasons.

He graduated from Springfield College with a B.S. in movement and sport science in 2019 and earned his Master of Business Administration degree from Misericordia in sport management in 2021.

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Today, we're with Coach Johnston Hobbs, Head Coach at Ft. Lauderdale High School, the Flying L’s. He has coached and played at every level of the game and we're going to focus on some of the challenges of coaching today’s high school athletes. Topics Include:

• The difference between coaching in the Northeast vs. the South
• Training catchers
• Mechanics... When to address / when to leave it alone

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