🚨Recovery isn't what happens after training: Recovery is part of training. 🔥Adaptation occurs between sessions. If recovery is inadequate: 😱More work simply becomes more stress. Not more progress... #Recovery #Performance #baseball #motorpreferences @Volodalen @MotorPreference

🔥There is a difference between: 😉Preparing an athlete for competition and, 🫣Using competition to justify more training. 👊S&C should support performance. 🚨The goal isn't to create great weight room athletes. 🚨The goal is to create great athletes. #StrengthAndConditioning #baseball #softball @MotorPreference @Volodalen #motorpreferences

Rylee Slimp went from 2 HR and .470 SLG to 17 HR and .782 SLG in one year. The adjustment wasn’t a mechanical overhaul. It was training that matched how she’s actually built to move. Stand taller. Rotate around the front leg. Move all at once — like closing and opening a door. Hands free. Power unlocked. Shout out to @UCLASoftball for the individualized work they put in with their players! #MPEFam

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"Knob to the ball." "Top hand on plane." "Turn it over early." Elite hitters have been describing their movement preferences for years. The mistake is assuming the cue that works for one athlete should work for everyone. Athletes don't all organize movement the same way. Some may resonate more with pronation-based sensations. Others with supination-based sensations. The question isn't: "Which cue is right?" It's: "Who is this cue right for?"

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The goal of a warm-up is simple: 👊Raise body temperature. 👊Prepare the athlete to perform. 😱Not build fitness. 😱Not create fatigue. 😱Not become a training session before the training session. 🚨The best warm-up isn't the longest one. 🚨It's the one that gets athletes ready for the task with the lowest energy cost. @MotorPreference @Volodalen #motorpreferences #baseball #softball

😱Two athletes can produce the same result. - One does it effortlessly. - The other has to fight for every repetition. That's often where Motor Preferences become important. 🚨The best solution isn't always teaching everyone the same movement. 🔥It's finding the movement solution that costs the athlete less energy. #motorpreferences @NCAABaseball @MLB #baseball @Volodalen @MotorPreference

Not all Aerial athletes look the same. One of the biggest mistakes coaches make is assuming every Aerial athlete should move the same way. Aerial is a continuum. Many Aerial athletes tend to organize through extension, supination, forefoot pressure, rhythm, bounce, and a more forward center of gravity. But those qualities can show up very differently from athlete to athlete. That's because Motor Preferences interact. If an athlete naturally: • Pops out of their legs • Struggles when forced low to the ground • Prefers rhythm over static positions • Organizes toward the forefoot • Performs best when allowed to move freely Try experimenting with: • Create rhythm • Load light • Stay athletic The goal isn't to put athletes in boxes. The goal is to understand how they naturally organize movement and coach accordingly. Interested in learning more? Check out our Introductory Course.

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Is it only Softball or coaches in general?

- Most coaches track reps. - Some track workload. - Very few track energy. Every athletic task has an energy cost. The question isn't: - "Can the athlete do it?" The question is: - "How much does it cost them to do it?" 🚨Performance often improves when energy waste decreases. #Baseball #Softball #motorpreferences @MotorPreference @Volodalen