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We are officially in the thick of summer ball, and the heat is getting real. If you’ve spent any time tracking weekend schedules at Grand Park in Westfield, you know what it looks like: your team is rolling through two, sometimes three games a day under a blazing June sun.
But there’s a hidden fact...
It is officially the heart of the summer travel circuit. If you look at your family calendar right now, your weeks probably look identical from one page to the next.
Monday through Wednesday, the schedule is quiet. Then Thursday evening rolls around, and you hit the road. From Friday through Sunday...
The transition from Indiana high school baseball to the summer travel circuit is officially underway. While the change of uniform seems simple, what's happening underneath the hood to an athlete's body during this transition is both subtle and incredibly profound.
During the high school season, rol...
Right now, the Indiana high school baseball season is wrapping up, and travel ball tournaments are starting to pack the schedules. Over the next few weeks, hundreds of players will transition from playing for their schools to hitting the turf at Grand Park in Westfield or traveling across the Midwes...
Welcome to Sectionals Week. The entire Integrated Performance Team wants to send a massive good luck out to all the players we’ve worked with this year, and everyone we’ve coached in years past. You’ve put in the work, now go show out. We hope to see every one of you make a successful, deep playoff ...
In an ideal world, every pitcher is on a 7-day rotation. You’d have one start, six days of recovery, and plenty of time to get your body right. But it’s never ideal—this is Indiana high school baseball. We don’t always have the manpower for a 5-man rotation.
Whether your son is a starter on short r...
Everyone wants to be the hero in Sectionals. We’re at that point in the year where every pitcher is dealing with some sort of nagging soreness. You’ve been grinding since March, your body is tired, and the adrenaline of the tournament is the only thing keeping you going.
But here is the reality: If...
Sectional pairings are finally out. This is the moment you’ve been working for all year. But if your arm is hanging now, you are getting a little worried. Your bicep is tight, your forearm feels like a brick, and you’re just praying you can "make it through" the next few weeks.
I hear it from playe...
We are right in the thick of the season, and I’m seeing the same story over and over again. Guys are coming into the clinic complaining that their velocity is dropping and they’re feeling way more sore between starts than they did in March.
It’s frustrating. You put in the work all winter. You did ...
Opening Day in Indiana is a rush. We’ve got games at Grand Park in Westfield, and teams from Noblesville, Westfield, and Carmel are traveling south to Tennessee to find some warmer weather. The adrenaline is high, the radar guns are out, and your son is finally letting it rip.
But by Monday morning...
It’s April in Indiana. You spent all winter working hard in a nice, climate-controlled indoor facility, throwing in shorts and a T-shirt. Now you are standing on a mound at Grand Park, facing your toughest rival. It’s 45 degrees, the wind is gusting at 20 mph, and you’re trying to PR your velo to K ...
It’s the most frustrating thing in baseball.
You got stronger, faster, and more athletic in the off-season. You did the throwing progression your coach laid out for you. You were ready to sit down the side in your first outing at Grand Park.
Or at least… that’s what you were planning on doing.
Th...
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