This week on the MTB Performance Project we have my friend and founder of Total Arm Care, Tom Drown.
Tom and I have been working together with several of our athletes for over three years now and has done an awesome job with developing his pitchers.
We discuss the subjective side of coaching vs the objective, more technology driven side of pitching development and how he blends the two approaches together in his coaching process.
Equally as important, we stress the importance of developing a year-long plan and managing load and throwing volume over the course of the year.
If you are interested in finding more about Tom and his training at Total Arm Care, you can find him on instgram: @totalarmcare or his website: https://www.totalarmcare.com/
Thanks so much for your time and tuning into the show!
Best,
MTB
Episode time stamps:
1:10 - I talk about how Tom and I got started working together
2:26 - Tom goes into his background and how he got into his role as a pitching coach
8:07 - Optimal pitching mechanics and the delivery
11:58 - Tom's assessment process for his pitcher
17:55 - How technology is influencing coaching decisions
27:23 - The art of coaching and blending coaching and technology
32:27 - Integrating 3D Motion Capture into the development process
37:23 - Managing workloads and throwing volume throughout the year
42:14 - Thoughts on velocity development vs your typical "Velocity program"
45:47 - Holistic approach to development and playing the long game
