Player Development Series - Volume Five: Winter Training

<p>Winter training is essential in a player’s preparation for the upcoming season. In this week’s episode, Jim and Jake discuss a variety of ways to be successful and “win the off-season” with your winter training.</p> <p>Episode Notes:</p> <p>6:00 – Quick discussion of Roberto Clemente’s swing</p> <p>14:00 – Where players should be in their winter training</p> <p>21:00 – How to figure out what to work out at specific times in the winter</p> <p>31:00 – Common swing changes a player makes during the winter</p> <p>40:00 – How coaches balance the elements a player needs to work on</p> <p>46:00 – Navigating the mental side</p> <p>52:00 – Listener question</p> <p>Subscribe and like the show- Apple | Google | Spotify | TuneIn | Soundcloud | YouTube</p> <p>Subscribe to the show’s YouTube page: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.youtube.com</strong></a></p> <p>Twitter/Instagram: @Jimtara, @epsteinhitting</p> <p>Why the Epstein Hitting System?: The Epstein Hitting system was created by 10-year Major League player, Mike Epstein. In addition to leading the 1972 World Series champion A’s in home runs, Mike played for arguably the greatest hitter of all-time, Ted Williams…Using what he learned from his career and from Ted Williams, Mike built a system to identify and fix swing faults. Mike received the only letter of recommendation for hitting instruction Ted Williams ever gave out…After working closely with Mike to learn the craft of teaching hitting, Epstein Hitting is now led by Jake Epstein…Jake has perfected the use of video analysis to create a plan to maximize a player’s swing. In addition to slow-motion video analysis, Jake has built a library of drills that he uses to address the unique needs of individual players. For more information, log on to <a href="http://www.epsteinhitting.com/" target="_blank"><strong>www.epsteinhitting.com</strong></a>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thelabbcs.com/" target="_blank"><strong>www.thelabbcs.com</strong></a>... Training with a purpose.</p>