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Jan 23

Reading Should Be A Flow Activity

Over the past few weeks I have tried to up my reading. Normally I am a pretty active reader but lately I have been feeling some resistance to the activity. I think often times when I start to read I get really excited over a new book, then once I…

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Aug 4, 2021

How We Have Handled Defensive Positioning

Shifting is something that is pretty common place when it comes to most MLB Organizations. Most teams implement some form of shifting at almost every level of play. …

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How We Have Handled Defensive Positioning
How We Have Handled Defensive Positioning

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Jul 23, 2021

Using Decision Scores To Control What Hitters Can Control

Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Hitters we don’t have a lot of control when we step in the box. They can’t control the pitcher, the pitch location, pitch type. Along…

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Using Decision Scores To Control What Hitters Can Control
Using Decision Scores To Control What Hitters Can Control

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Jul 12, 2021

Looking Into Workload For Hitters

Pitchers are continuously being monitored. From the amount of throws that they make in a given start, to how many throws they make in a bullpen. There are even instances where pitches are limited with how much they can throw on the side. The general idea of pitchers is that…

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Looking Into Workload For Hitters
Looking Into Workload For Hitters

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May 27, 2021

What Schools Can Teach Teams When It Comes To Common Vocabulary

Language is one of the most important tools that we as coaches have. Creating a system around vocabulary for both players and coaches is a worthwhile task to undertake. Creating a systemic approach to vocabulary has several benefits for everyone involved. Without a properly vetted and agreed upon term it…

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May 2, 2021

Creating Common Vocabulary

Language is one of the most important tools that we as coaches have. Creating a system around vocabulary for both players and coaches is a worthwhile task to undertake for just about every team and organization. …

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Jan 18, 2021

What Role Do Habits Play in Coach Development?

Coaching and teaching can be boiled down into a group of actions that a person displays when they see different things. These actions eventually get transferred into long term memory and they start to form habits as a person starts to coach longer. Coaches are taking these individual actions and…

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What Role Do Habits Play in Coach
What Role Do Habits Play in Coach

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Jan 3, 2021

Examining The Coaching Process Through The Lens of Poker (Coach As A Resource)

While reading the exceptional book The Biggest Bluff you get a pretty good first hand look at different biases that humans have to face while they are making decisions. Much of the research has been focused on how these different biases effect our thinking as humans. Almost all of the…

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Examining The Coaching Process Through The Lens of Poker (Coach As A Resource)
Examining The Coaching Process Through The Lens of Poker (Coach As A Resource)

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Dec 30, 2020

wOBA Values For Different Pitch Locations

There has been some public work done on how counts, and different outcomes within an at bat change the overall value of a players potential outcome. I think the very best work that has been done on this has been the work done by Masaru Kanemoto in The Theory Of…

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wOBA Values For Different Pitch Locations
wOBA Values For Different Pitch Locations

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Dec 24, 2020

Working With The End In Mind

When it comes to building any house or structure the end is pretty clear. You have an ideal in mind and you know roughly what the final product is going to look like. Small adjustments here and there are made by carpenters, finishers, and roofers. Everyone who is involved in…

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Working With The End In Mind
Working With The End In Mind

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Joshua Rodrigues

Joshua Rodrigues

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