Taylor Burns

Stuff to Check Out: March Edition

Welp.  Who would have believed this?  To preface this I hope everyone is doing ok.  Stay healthy!  Since we all have more downtime, here’s this month’s edition of stuff to check out. The Dave Chang Show – Angela Duckworth This was a really good podcast (I love Dave Chang)

My 5 Go To Breathing Drills For Pitchers

This post is pretty sciencey.  If that’s not your scene just scroll down and check out the videos of the breathing drills so you can start implementing them into your (or your athletes’) warm-ups today! I think to start this post off it’s important to outline some principles

The Problem With Pivot Picks

Let me start by saying this: I love pivot picks.  However, they’re not easy to master and if coached (and performed) incorrectly they can do more harm than good. To start off, let’s talk about why I like pivot picks. They’re a great drill to work on

Stuff to Check Out: February Edition

I think I was a little overzealous in my attempt in the fall to do this on a weekly basis – but would like to make this a monthly post.  Enjoy. Nick Kroll on the Dave Chang Show I recently started watching Big Mouth on Netflix – which is both outrageously ridiculous

3 Lessons From My High School Pitching Coach

The pitching coach that may have impacted me more than any other was only my coach for a few short months.  However, in that short time span he taught me a ton, and maybe more importantly shaped how I would go about being a pitching coach after I finished playing.

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