THE TRUTH ABOUT VELOCITY (PART 2) Crank Up the MPH Velocity Enhancement Through Massive Simultaneous Action
There is no question that velocity can be developed and enhanced. I see it every single day. I believe one could make a very strong case that we at The Ranch possibly do velocity enhancement better than anyone who has ever done it before, and we are far from finished evolving our processes. Not by a long shot! What I can tell you after 20 years of doing this is that velocity creation is a multifaceted equation made up of dozens of variables. A few of those variables we cannot change. For example, some of us were simply born with a higher concentration of fast twitch muscle fibers and the neuromuscular wiring to move faster than our neighbor or even our brother. However, a vast majority of those variables fall within our ability to affect, enhance, augment, change, alter, and/ or modify. In my view, the most frequent mistake made by parents, athletes, and their coaches is addressing only a few of those variables at any one time. Instead, at The Ranch,
we address velocity enhancement from a 360-degree perspective. Our goal is to positively affect as many of those variables as possible over a given time span. We refer to it as “massive simultaneous action.” Addressing only one or two of the variables often has very limited success. That is because a young man has often already developed his capacity and capability in that area about as well as he can; therefore, the potential for gain is very small. If we use massive simultaneous action as our guiding dominant process, the chances are far greater that we will hit the area(s) with the greatest sweet spot for growth in that individual. Of course, assessment is a big part of our process which enables us to tailor our training to fit each of our client’s needs and his greatest potential for growth.
THE MIDNIGHT MASSACRE Remembering One of Baseball’s Most Infamous Trades In today’s baseball climate, fans are accustomed to seeing their favorite players switch teams. Free agency is pervasive, and every summer, we get to hear our team described as either “buyers” or “sellers” at the trade deadline. Back in 1977, however, the idea that a player would stay with a single team for their entire career wasn’t unusual. So when Tom Seaver, a pitcher nicknamed “The Franchise,” was traded from the Mets to the Reds on June 15, 1977, New York reporters dubbed it “The Midnight Massacre.” Seaver is perhaps the most accomplished player ever to put on a Mets uniform. He won three Cy Young awards, made 12 All-Star Game appearances, and was a first-ballot Hall of Famer. During the early months of the 1977 season, Seaver and the Mets organization began to disintegrate. Adding to the tension, New York Daily News columnist Dick Young passionately sided with Mets Chairman M. Donald Grant. With no reconciliation in sight, the Mets decided it was time to part ways with their ace and shipped him off to Cincinnati.
UPCOMING RANCH EVENTS
ELITE PITCHERS BOOT CAMP
July 7–9, 2017 (Friday–Sunday) July 21–23, 2017 (Friday–Sunday) August 11–13, 2017 (Friday–Sunday) September 2–4, 2017 (Saturday–Monday)
Additional Summer Program Information is available at TexasBaseballRanch.com/events/tbr-summer-program.
A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR OATES SPECIALTIES! STRATEGIC PARTNER,
www.OatesSpecialties. com/Durathro
Who’d they get in return? Doug Flynn, Steve Henderson, Pat Zachary, and Dan Norman — not quite a king’s ransom.
3 Where You Can DREAM as BIG as Your Work Ethic Will Allow! PHONE (936) 588-6762
Published by The Newsletter Pro • www.newsletterpro.com
Made with FlippingBook flipbook maker