We’re excited to welcome Cressey Sports Performance – Massachusetts strength and conditioning coach and associated pitching coordinator Kyle Driscoll to this week’s podcast. A special thanks to this show’s sponsor, Athletic Greens. Head to https://www.athleticgreens.com/cressey and you’ll receive a free 10-pack of Athletic Greens travel packets with your first order.

Show Outline

• How the CSP staff onboarded and assessed each college athlete for the Elite College Development Program
• What specific strategies Kyle used to assess the pitchers in the program, including subjective evaluations and the use of technology like Rapsodo and high-speed camera
• Why evaluating each pitcher’s routine is key component of an initial assessment
• How understanding exactly where a pitcher is on day one allowed Kyle to structure realistic, obtainable goals for each player to achieve over the 10 week program
• What the most surprising lessons Kyle took away from initial evaluations of the college summer program were
• What goes into matching up throwing partners
• What Kyle’s approach was for designing each athlete’s throwing program and why he made sure to teach them how to effectively program for themselves following their experience at CSP
• How the synergy of CSP works to consolidate stress in the college summer program and how Kyle specifically programs throwing alongside the strength and conditioning component
• What specific positions Kyle looks for pitchers to hit in their throwing delivery – and how they can reinforce these positions in the weight room
• Why Kyle emphasizes certain positions early in the delivery so quality movement is persevered as the throwing motion becomes faster down the chain
• What specific pitch design and velocity changes individuals made over the summer
• What the most influential takeaways for the pitchers that attended the Elite College Development Program and how these takeaways stretch far beyond mechanical adjustments

You can follow Kyle on Twitter at @kdrisc35 and on Instagram at @bigdriskk.

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