Michigan Braves Baseball Showcase Sunday, November 8, 2020 12:00pm EST to 4:00pm Est Grades 6-12 Who: Players In Grades 6-12 What: All players attending will receive their own player profile…
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Michigan Braves Recruiting – Get to Know the Process When it comes to recruiting, players (and their parents) need to remember this: The next level is NOT about how good…
Why play on a ProChop Braves Scout Team? The Michigan Braves organizational MISSION Since 2010 is to provide players with the resources that are required for success at their…
Summer Collegiate Baseball Dedicated to advancing the skills of baseball players. Supervised Instruction + Development + Competition: A Better Way to Train The Michigan Area Braves organization consists of exceptional...
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The Michigan Braves are looking for baseball people with an energetic drive to help grow the organization for the 2020 season and beyond. Associates taking part in this unique opportunity…
Summer Baseball Training For Pitchers The summer is a CRITICAL time for your arm health development. Take. Your. Development. Seriously. Supervised Instruction + Development + Competition: A Better Way to Train Juggling...
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Summer Baseball Hitting Training Stop Wasting Time And Money Take. Your. Development. Seriously. Instruction + Development + Competition: A Better Way to Train Michigan Area Braves college summer program combines...
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Scouts Are Looking For Ball Players The summer is a CRITICAL time for you to showcase your talent. Get. To. The. Next. Level. We'll show you "what" scouts are looking...
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The summer season ended weeks ago and the Michigan Area Braves baseball team may be out of the spotlight as we approach football season, but an important piece of the…
The Michigan Area Braves Collegiate summer baseball program ended an impressive 2017 season with its first 27-win season since 2015 and its first NABF World Series appearance since 2014. Led...
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Driveline
- Caught Looking: Change of Direction Ability, Warm-up Effects and Dry CuppingHere are three studies the R&D department at Driveline read this week: Association of the Vertical and Horizontal ForceVelocity Profile and Acceleration With Change of Direction Ability in Various Sports When considering how important change of direction in baseball might be, it may seem inconsequential to sports like tennis or basketball. However, without analyzing the […]
- Isometric Mid-Thigh Pull (IMTP) Strength TestingIf you haven’t read our High Performance assessment summary blog, it is a good place to start. The Isometric Mid-Thigh Pull (IMTP) is a form of Multi-Joint Isometric Test (MJIT) and is useful for assessing athletes because of its safety, ease of application, and data quality. The IMTP is performed on a dual force plate […]
- What is the 10 to 5 Repeated Hop Test?If you haven’t read our High Performance assessment summary blog, it is a good place to start. The repeated hop test is an assessment in which an athlete hops a predetermined number of times—often five or ten—consecutively, with the goal of maximizing the ratio of their flight time to ground contact time. Flight time divided […]
- What is the Squat Jump Test and why use it?If you haven’t read our High Performance assessment summary blog, it is a good place to start. The Squat Jump (SJ) test is used to assess lower-body concentric power. Squat Jumps are specific to strength and explosive sport competition, as many actions start in a static position (Haun, 2015). Removing the stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) from […]
- What is the Countermovement Jump (CMJ) Test?If you haven’t read our High Performance assessment summary blog, it is a good place to start. The Countermovement Jump (CMJ) is a vertical jump test performed by having an athlete quickly squat to a self-selected depth and then jump as high as possible. It is the first jump in our force plate assessment and […]