The body is smarter than the brain I had a discussion with a friend that is a psychologist one night and the question came up whether the body is smarter than the brain. The psychologist claimed but made no argument that the brain is superior over the body. When you initially think about it, that makes sense. But I disagree. My argument to the contrary was that the body is smarter, the example I gave and ask you to think about is when you get a little paper cut or a bloody no

- Are you struggling to transfer the changes you make during your training sessions to the game mound? - Do you make progress in weekly side sessions that does not stick when a hitter steps in the box? You may be struggling with an issue known as Motor Performance. What is Motor Performance? Motor performance is defined as “the act of executing a motor skill that results in a temporary, nonpermanent change.” The motor performance conundrum continues to become more prevalent

Time pressured throwing progressions implicitly allows the brain & body to: 1.) Produce isometric co-contractions 2.) Remove unnecessary muscle slack present in the system (which often times contributes to poor movement/performance). 3.) Promote athleticism On the contrary, trying to teach “mechanics” does no such thing! But yet so many of us coaches still try to teach mechanics. WHY? (Loaded question) I truly believe that most coaches have great intentions & strive to