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Finding the Edge

Garrett Boyum, Robert Frey, Garrett Baker, and formerly Brock Hammit

Finding the Edge: Exploring Skill Acquisition and Analytics for Player Development. We are a group of guys who are passionate about baseball and player development. Join us as we explore how motor learning, skill acquisition, and data analytic theories can be applied to improving game-day performance. Hosted by Garrett Boyum, Robert Frey, Garrett Baker, and formerly Brock Hammit.

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02:18:33

Prospective Control and Analyzing Data from an...

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2023/02/20

In this episode we had on Andrew Wilson Professor at Leeds Beckett University. Major themes discussed were data collection and reporting, prospective control, and taking an Ecological approach to data analytics. Support Us & learn more about Ecological Dynamics (links below) Looking for an in-depth interactive introductory course on Ecological Dynamics? Checkout The Movement Academy Intro course next cohort starting 2/27/23! Get 7% OFF using the code:

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02:40:42

Integrating Exploration Back Into On-Field Performance

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2023/01/10

In this episode, we discuss the importance of being able to integrate our exploration back into getting better on the field. One of the major mistakes that many people make who go all in on exploring to become more athletic often coaches end up programming activities to explore just for the sake of exploration. We don't want them to get good at doing random novel tasks but figure out how to perform more consistently and effectively come game time. Therefore it's imperative that coaches discover how

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02:43:00

Serious Play: Developing Skillful Movers

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2023/01/02

In this episode, we riff off of a video by Rafe Kelley from Evolve Move Play where Rafe and John Vervaeke are discussing the idea of Serious Play. We explore what it means to be a good coach and how you can utilize play to facilitate engagement, growth, and development. We also interacted with a few other video clips from Inning by Inning and Bruce Lee's movie Enter the Dragon. Links to things featured in this episode: Why Serious Play is Transformative! By Rafe

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02:22:37

Goodhart's Law: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Analytics

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2022/11/17

Goodhart's law is an important concept for coaches and analysts to keep in mind to maintain an edge when technology, data, and analytics are so pervasive in today's game. Simply following the current trends in the tech and data space may lead coaches, players, and organizations to misuse their analytics departments resulting in players underperforming on the field given the underlying data analysis. In this episode, we discuss the limitations we currently see with chasing metrics and how using an

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02:41:06

How Visual Conditions Shape our Hitting Ability with...

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2022/10/31

This week we have Chad Longworth back on the podcast. Chad is a self-professed curiosity junkie, it is what defines him and his journey. As a coach, he believes that his playing career is completely irrelevant to helping players with their journey, other than his ability to relate as he's been there and knows how it feels. Chad is a facility owner and player development coach in Virginia. In this episode, we discuss some of the principles which we think underpin hitting, how different constraints

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01:24:34

Utilizing Play to Rehabbing Injuries and Staying...

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2022/06/30

In this episode, we brought Jackie Wu on to learn more about her and her course TheraPlay which takes a games-based approach to injury rehabilitation. In addition to incorporating play to recover from injury, play is a great way to stay healthy and make you more resilient to injury. If you would like to learn more about her course please email Jackie at strengththerapyhelp@gmail.com or email us at FTEpod@gmail.com. We had a great discussion exploring the various educational resources we each have

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01:21:37

The Next Gen Coach: Strength & Conditioning meets...

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2022/06/20

After a little hiatus, we're back with guest Bill Miller. Bill is unique in baseball, as he works with players both as a Strength and Conditioning Coach and Skills Coach. In our opinion, this is the future of sports coaching where the sport coach has a fundamental understanding of both strength and conditioning and motor learning principles. Topics covered in this episode were: Power Development and Post Activation Potentiation (PAP) Workload management How Javlin training can be applied to

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01:13:21

Exploring the Mental Side of the Game through an...

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2022/02/07

This week we had on Julian Gonalez who recently got hired by the Orioles as Hitting Coach in the Dominican Republic. In this episode we had very emergent discussion where we explored the psychological side of the game through an ecological lens. This led us to explore how breathing and arousal regulation play into performance and how can we incorporate them into our training environments. Follow Julian on Twitter @ABRHitting Resources discussed in this podcast were: The Mental Keys to Hitting by

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00:59:22

Live Commentary on Brewers vs Braves NLDS Game 4 with...

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2021/11/11

In this week's episode, we had Caleb Abney back on with Garrett to have an emergent discussion while watching the Brewers vs Braves NLDS Game 4 in which we discuss some of the practical applications of an Ecological Approach in the context of watching a playoff game. A time-stamped outline of the topics we cover in this episode is listed below for your convenience. 00:00 | Introduction 03:04 | Intro Music 03:22 | Start of the Episode: Game Commentators 05:26 | Giants v Dodgers Gavin Lux 107 EV

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01:36:13

Baseball Analytics and Twitter Threads with Max Bay

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2021/10/26

This week we had on Max Bay to discuss some of his Twitter threads analyzing baseball. We discussed the pitching metrics he came up with Stuff+, Location+, and Pitching+ and their implications. We also discussed how to get started doing data analysis with baseball data using R. Other topics we covered were can you teach command?, Command vs control, what can spray angle tell us?, and much more. If you're not already, make sure to follow Max @Choice_Fielder | Join our Discord:

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01:12:57

Utilizing Challenging Practice Activities with Caleb...

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2021/09/10

In this episode, we had recurring guest of the show, Caleb Abney, back on to discuss one of his tweets on creating challenging practice environments that generated a lot of discussion and engagement on Twitter. In this conversation, we covered the art of coaching, how to introduce challenging task design, information scaling with using a pitching machine, thoughts and cognitions, as well as how the interaction of coach, player, team dynamics play into skill performance and development. Additionally,

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00:49:54

Reflection on Flow States from an Ecological Perspective

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2021/09/01

In this episode, we have another emergent discussion that we record back in June after our spring seasons had ended. The discussion started with a reflection on our previous episode with Ted Monnich on how flow states can fit within an Ecological Approach to skilled behavior. We also explored the ecological concept of affordances and the role of thoughts and cognition play within the perception of affordances. We wrap up our conversation discussing the power of narrative to facilitate buy-in when

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01:15:22

Flow for Peak Performance with Ted Monnich

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2021/03/02

In this episode, we have on Ted Monnich a sport psychology consultant who is currently getting his PhD studying flow state. Our discussion was around flow state and what things coaches and athletes can do to help facilitate getting into flow on the field. We also touched on how to deal with performance anxiety, group flow, how this could fit within an ecological approach to movement skill, and more. Ted Monnich's website: http://tedmonnich.com/index.htm Book Recommendations The Mind within the

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01:42:17

Building intrinsic motivation, player relationships,...

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2021/02/08

In this episode, we had George Zirkel Pitching Coordinator at MSI Baseball in PA, back on the podcast to discuss workload management. We had an emergent discussion where we also explored the potential limitations of an Ecological approach, co-designing training plans with athletes, player relationships, the importance of intrinsic motivation, purposeful catch play, the role of visualization in practice, Motus, weighted balls, and much more. Buckle up for this in-depth conversation with George

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01:27:46

Developing Catchers Thru an Ecological Lens with Joe...

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2020/11/24

This week we have on Joe Mangiameli a MiLB Catching Coach in the Minnesota Twins organization. In this episode, we discuss how an ecological approach to skill acquisition shifted Joe's view of player development and how he trains his catchers. We also discuss receiving, converted catchers, workload management, umpires, robo umps, and more.

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00:55:08

Batting Practice and the Highest Form of Technique

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2020/10/20

This week we have another emergent discussion from a month ago around a couple of hitting articles as well as a blog post written by one of the hosts of the show. Topics of discussion, the highest form of technique, pitching machines limitations, representative strike-ball percentages in batting practice, fostering competitive mindset, failure is a part of growth, and more. Articles mentioned in this podcast with links *Below* The Physics of Batting Practice by David

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01:18:28

Swing Timing an Ecological Exploration

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2020/09/14

This week we start our discussion by looking at an article written by Ethan Moore titled "Three Things We Could Learn From Swing Timing Analysis" which evolved into a conversation of how motor learning concepts can be applied to the analysis in this article. Article Link: https://prospects365.com/2020/08/18/3-things-we-could-learn-from-swing-timing-analysis/ Author's twitter: @Moore_Stats Join our Discord: bit.ly/3a07z1B Find us on Twitter: @gboyum01 @RobertFrey40 Subscribe on Youtube:

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01:04:28

Variability a discussion with Rob Gray on his new...

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2020/08/07

This week we have ASU professor and host of the Perception & Action Podcast Rob Gray back on the show to talk about his latest paper on baseball batting titled,  Changes in Movement Coordination Associated With Skill Acquisition in Baseball Batting: Freezing/Freeing Degrees of Freedom and Functional Variability. Topics we explore in this episode include the degrees of freedom problem and   the role of variability, good & bad variability, the  uncontrolled manifold analysis,  in-phase and

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01:23:06

Is anticipation good or bad for hitters?

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2020/07/24

In this week's episode, we explore topics on anticipation, deception, and attentional blindness, adding novelty with constraints in a training environment, and perspective control. We also discuss the usefulness of the MLB video search for coaches and did a video recording of Robert showing us how to utilize MLB's new video library. Youtube: MLB Video Search Clip: https://youtu.be/SlmF939vA1E Full episode: https://youtu.be/65Z6mUOyGvU Join our Discord: bit.ly/3a07z1B Find us on

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01:46:09

Student managers, tech, and analytics with Cal Poly...

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2020/07/17

This week we have on Ethan Moore who is a student manager and analyst for the Cal Poly baseball program. This week we discuss the benefits of being a student manager, how to communicate data to coaches and players, sabermetrics, how to utilize technology on a budget, and more. Twitter: @Moore_Stats https://twitter.com/Moore_Stats Articles mentioned: https://www.businessinsider.com/batting-practice-experiment-and-learning-strategies-2014-6?amp Contextual interference effects with skilled baseball

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