More Than Velocity

Mike Killian works with all types of athletes in their return to performance, but his forte is baseball pitchers and getting them out of pain.

He's interesting because, in the traditional sense of "rehabilitation", the athlete gets passed from the therapist to the coach and typically loses contact with the therapist when re-entering competition.

Mike's offering is different. He never loses contact with the athlete as he's both a clinician and coach—it's a seamless transition from injury to return to performance programming to competition.

In this episode of More Than Velocity, we take a deep dive into the exam process for the ArmCare App and cover some essential analytics that we pull from each test.

If you're looking to build your expertise on this and other arm care essentials, check out our certification course.

Rob Gray is an Associate Professor of Human Systems Engineering at Arizona State University where he works to answer many of the questions about how we learn to move.

Rob has a diverse background where he's worked with Nissan Motor Corp, the US Air Force, serving as an expert witness for driving accident cases, and consultant in roles with several sports teams and organizations.

In 2015, he started the Perception & Action Podcast. With over 350 episodes and 2 million downloads, it has helped enhance movement science in areas including coaching, talent development, training, and rehabilitation.

He also has a book titled: How We Learn to Move: A Revolution in the Way We Coach & Practice Sports Skills.

Scott Emerson has been coaching professional pitchers for over 20 years and is currently working at the highest level as the pitching coach for the Oakland Athletics.

In that time, he's learned a ton of strategies for developing successful pitchers, but continuing to adapt as new technology and strategies come his way.

You can follow Scott on Linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-emerson-191018ab/

After playing professional baseball for almost 10 years, Ty Buttrey announced that he was stepping away from the game in 2021.

But after recentering himself and finding his purpose again in baseball, Ty is making a comeback with the LA Angles. In our discussion, Ty discusses some of the self-evaluation, analytics, processes, and routines that have helped him find success.

You can follow Ty on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/tybuttrey/

The first thing to know is that not all professional baseball scouts are the same. They have different priorities for assessing players, along with different backgrounds and expertise.

One scout who's been doing this a while is Carlos Gomez.

Not only does he have experience pitching professionally, but he's been working within baseball for over a decade. In that time he's learned to assess the qualities of elite players.

Most notably he worked as the Director of International Scouting for the Los Angels Angles and has some keen insights on Latin American baseball prospects.

In this podcast, we talk about the demands for elite arms with Luke Novosel.

Luke is a former Division-I baseball pitcher and graduate of the University of Pittsburgh’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program.

He is a sports residency-trained physical therapist, certified athletic trainer, and strength and conditioning specialist. He's currently the Minor League Rehab and Reconditioning Co-Coordinator for the NY Mets.

Click here to learn more about Luke Novosel.

This is like the cliff notes of Arm Care.

Sit down with our pitching and performance specialist as the dive into the reasons why players get injured and what their programs are missing.

Learn more at ArmCare.com/blog

This week we chat with Hall of Fame softball player and elite pitching coach, Toni Paisley.

Toni is leading the charge by implementing the latest technology such as ArmCare and Rapsodo with the players that she coaches.

Check out Toni and her online softball pitching academy at: https://www.paisleyspitching.com/

Just because it looks different doesn't mean it's wrong.

Listen to our talk with Carter Capps who has a "funky" delivery that he's made work.

Check out Carter's unique pitch mechanics here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaPy8...

Carter is currently the pitching coach for the Seattle University Redhawks