Taylor Burns

11 Years Of Reflection

It hit me the other day I have been coaching athletes in the weight room (and on the field) for eleven years. This post is eleven pieces of insight gleaned from this time as a strength and conditioning coach, 1. Keep a journal! I cannot overstate the value this has.

7 Changes I'm Making To My Baseball Off-Season Programming

As the fall rolls along, I figured I'd share this post from a year ago. I'm really excited for yet another off-season with our baseball athletes. It's really hard to believe, but it's going to be my tenth winter training dozens of High School baseball players. It's always such a

Framework For Training Youth Athletes

In today’s post, I’m going to outline a few principles that make up the framework I utilize to train youth athletes, in the early stages of the training process. For the sake of today’s post I’m going to define ‘youth athletes’ as 14-17 years old. It’

Thursday Three: 3 Quotes

“All of the time I feel kind of trapped. Like I don’t know how I’m feeling. So asking someone else how they’re feeling seems kind of insane…” – Carmen Berzatto (The Bear) “It’s not what you’re capable of. It’s what you’re willing to do.

5 Strategies To Improve Your Catch Play

Do you take the time beforehand to create plan for your day’s throwing? Is each throw mindful, purposeful, or are you going through the motions? Here are a few ideas to make your catch play even better. 1. Vary Your Distances With Your Breaking Ball Catch 60 feet, 6

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