Short segments discussing baseball training, personal experiences, and tips for current players
As we transition to the fall, there are a lot of things we can accomplish training wise over the next three months. If you want to improve your game in any shape or form, check out this episode and let us know what you want to improve on. Let's get to work!
Lucas and Steven discuss the Dead Zone, what it is, why it is bad, how to avoid it, and how to be successful if in it.
Lucas sits down with Lewis & Clark Hitting Coach, Eric Del Prado, to discuss their coaching philosophy and recruiting
Lucas sits down with Mike Laneville to discuss his baseball journey, specifically how he has come back from his Tommy John surgery differently from most people
Lucas and Steven discuss the importance of you mentality, what a good mentality is, and how to utilize your mentality to achieve more success
Lucas and Steven discuss what do consider while choosing your college, common misconceptions, questions to ask coaches, and more
Lucas and Isaiah discuss why we error on the side of under-coaching instead of over-coaching, methods we use to teach mechanics, and more
Lucas sits down with NBC Production Assistant & Associate Producer, FP Santangelo Jr. to discuss what it was like growing up in major league clubhouses, his journey to where he is today, his relationship with Barry Bonds, and much more
Lucas and Sam discuss the OA Hitting Program. They go over our philosophy, what our hitting assessment looks like, and the different tools we use, and much more
Ryan sits down with Evan Hauger of KIME PT to discuss the importance of in-season training, how to change programs for in-season, and some of the benefits of the OA in-season program
Lucas sits down with Colorado Rockies reliever, Robert Stephenson, to discuss his transition to the bullpen, goals for the upcoming year, and more
Lucas and Steven discuss why spin efficiency is important, the effects of spin efficiency on the baseball, and different methods to help improve fastball spin efficiency
James sits down with Cardinals outfielder, Dylan Carlson, to discuss his high school days, path to the big leagues, and more
Ryan sits down with Angels catcher, Max Stassi to discuss his routine, training at OA, and much more
Craig and Lucas discuss the two teams (12U and 14U) that we are putting together. These teams will train at our facility, play games, and more.
Craig sits down with Ethan Guevin of Keep Playing Baseball to discuss the current environment of youth baseball
Lucas and Steven discuss why velocity is imperative for the success of any pitcher aspiring to play baseball at the highest level
Lucas sits down with Nick Mears as he discusses how he got to the Big Leagues and all the crazy ups and downs along the way
Lucas sits down with Aaron Shortridge to discuss his time on the Taxi Squad as well has his training
Lucas sits down with Deseron Loessberg Jr. to discuss his journey from little D1 interest to being recruited by UC Berkeley
Lucas sits down with Pirates Minor Leaguer, Austin Roberts, to discuss his weight loss journey, what steps he took, and how those changes impacted his performance on the field.
Lucas sits down with Joseph King to discuss his recruiting process, mistakes he made, and tips he has for current college recruits
Lucas sits down with Cal's ace, Grant Holman, to discuss the development of his curveball this fall
Isaiah sits down with Sac City Pitching Coach, Deskaheh Bomberry, to discuss how the Rapsodo has helped him coach and develop players
Lucas sits down with Lucas Giolito to discuss how he went about developing his slider last off-season
Lucas sits down with Free Agent Tyler Ferguson to discuss how he has fixed the cut in his fastball and how he was able to stay healthy for the first time in his career
Lucas and Isaiah discuss the information the Rapsodo provides as well as how we use it to help our athletes
Riley and Sam discuss our hitting program, our main philosophies, and what we ultimately try to accomplish with our hitters
Lucas and Isaiah discuss what how they try to help trainees reach their optimal potential during pulldowns.
Lucas and Steven discuss what training economy is, why it is important to keep in mind during programming and training, and more.
Kevin discusses what changes helped him go from 83 to 93, his mindset on the mound, and much more
Philadelphia Phillies 2016 Second Round Draft Pick discusses the decision to go pro instead of college, how he overcame the yips, and his pitching repertoire
Lucas and Steven sit down with Delta Pitching Coach Joey Skracic to discuss implementation of Driveline protocols in a team practice.
Lucas and Sean discuss different ways to be productive and make progress while being stuck at home
Lucas sits down with Sean Johnson to discuss his career as well as his pitching repertoire
Lucas sits down with Sam Curtis to discuss the tough decision to keep playing or to walk away from the game as well as his pitching repertoire.
Lucas sits down with Tonko Susac to discuss his training plan with the season cancelled, his mentality, and his pitching repertoire
Lucas and Isaiah discuss the options for summer: playing, training, or both, as well as the benefits and drawbacks of each choice
Lucas sits down with Ryan Costeiu to discuss how he landed a scholarship to Arkansas after not being heavily recruited out of high school as well as his pitching repertoire.
Lucas sits down with Ty Tracy to discuss his decision to leave college for pro ball, his pitching arsenal, and his mentality on the mound.
Lucas discusses tips and hacks for throwing at home with limited resources
Lucas sits down with Yankees Area Scout, Tyler Robertson, to discuss what he looks for when evaluating a player, do's and don'ts for prospects, and what he is looking forward to this season.
Lucas sits down with Nick Avila to discuss his journey from high school, to junior college, to D1, to pro ball, as well as his pitching repertoire.
Lucas sits down with Tyler Schimpf to discuss what it takes to be great, college versus draft, and his pitching arsenal.
Lucas sits down with Polo Portela to discuss his pitching repertoire as well as things that have helped polish his pitches.
Lucas sits down with Sam Long to discuss his college days, biggest factors in his jump from 93 to 97, and his pitching repertoire.
Ryan sits down with MLB All-Star Lucas Giolito to discuss training, taking ownership of your career, and what he's looking forward to heading into Spring Training.
Lucas and Steven kick off the OA Podcast by discussing two great plyo ball tips. We will be attempting to keep our episodes around ten minutes to allow you to listen to it without interruption.