OnBaseU
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OnBaseU is dedicated to studying how baseball/softball athletes move. Our online courses teach professionals how to assess a player's movement capabilities.
Oceanside, CA
Joined December 2017
💻 Upcoming Chapter Spotlight Webinars 🗓 Hitting Physical Screen: Tuesday, June 27th 🗓️ Pitching Physical Screen: Thursday, June 29th 🆓 FREE for active Certifieds to join!
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One of the most important concepts we try to teach in our courses is that issues with one body part or pattern are often not isolated to that body part or pattern.
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Our lunge with extension test help us evaluate how well an athlete extends from the hip and thoracic spine. If a thrower doesn’t pass the test, we consider it to be a significant red flag.
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“The body is an alternating pattern of mobile joints and stable segments…”
Neck mobility is critical in golf, but WHERE we achieve that mobility from in the cervical spine is equally important. The lower cervical spine is not designed to rotate as freely as the upper cervical spine. Therefore, it’s critical that the segments above and below it move well. If we allow the upper cervical or thoracic spine to lose mobility (“become stable”), we often seek excessive mobility from the lower cervical spine, increasing the likelihood of disc herniations.
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➡️ to 🔄 Notice how at the end of the First Move (first 3-4” of hands moving forward) the pelvis doesn’t move closer to the pitcher. Evidence of a firm front side. Shifting, not Drifting. Requires lower body strength, in addition to IR mobility
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“The peak vertical ground reaction force showed a strong relationship with bat speed, as did the peak anterior/posterior force and resultant force.” 🎥: @hittingresearch
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RT @CoachSheets3: Amazing opportunity for the right person! Please share with anyone you know in the S&C world, never know who might have…
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Creating Space A characteristic of elite hitters is the ability to create space for their arms to swing down the line of the pitch. Key physical capabilities: ✅ Hip, spine & ankle strength ✅ Lower body strength ✅ Core control 🎥: @JoshCathcart8
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Evaluating the movement capabilities of your pitchers and hitters creates more informed recommendations related to treatment, training and technique. Assess, don’t guess.
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Why we rely on assessments. Improve mobility where it’s needed, when it’s needed. More ROM isn’t always better, especially with the shoulder. For example, pitchers working on shoulder ER to improve layback should first ask: “is shoulder ER my limitation?” 🗣️: @ZachDechant
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The ability to keep from “losing space” (allowing the pelvis to move closer to the plate) is not only key for a hitter to maximize bat to ball skills and adjustability, but also bat speed.
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Brent Rooker echoing our core philosophy on @nolayingup’s Trap Draw podcast. Build your mechanics around what your body can do!
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Brent Rooker, Silver Slugger award winner from the @Athletics, on the importance of matching your mechanics to what your body can do. “I want to swing like _____” only works if you can move like _____. via @nolayingup’s Trap Draw podcast:
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There are infinite ways to get it done. Build the mechanics around what their body can do.
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Our new lab is opening soon and this is a concept we are looking forward to studying in hitting 👇
Congrats to our friends at the @Dodgers on the World Series title, including hitting coach Robert Van Scoyoc. Here he is working with Dr. Rose during the MLB All-Star break on generating ground reaction forces earlier in the swing and creating a feeling of the “legs driving the arms.” This is one of the most common cues we give amateurs after evaluating their force plate data. When compared to the best golfers in the world, most amateurs we see are generating force too late in the downswing. It was a huge unlock for Robert as he was - impressively - able to immediately implement it into his swing to improve club path, speed and help clear his lead hip.
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Closing out a World Series >>> Congrats to @buehlersdayoff and the @dodgers! From front office to medical staff, player development, coaching and sports science, they are one of the most cohesive organizations we’ve had the opportunity to work with.
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