Max Weiner- MiLB Pitching Coordinator, Seattle Mariners

This episode is brought to you by baseballcloud and OnBaseU.   iTunes  Stitcher   Google Play   Spotify   Summary: In this episode of Ahead of the Curve, I welcome Max Weiner, a former pitcher who started his own player development center called the Arm Farm. Max is formerly an MiLB player development coach with the Cleveland Indians and is now the Pitching Coordinator for the Seattle Mariners. Show Notes: Guest: Max Weiner, ArmFarm creator and MiLB pitching coordinator with the Seattle Mariners   How Max improves his pitchers in the offseason     Why it is important to take time off in the offseason   Problems high school players are encountering and what they can do about it   What is the perfect balance of self-exploration and coaching techniques   How data factors into game decisions   How does the use of data affect player's confidence   How can high school coaches create a bullpen program comparable to those of the pros   Why the mental side of the game is just as important as the physical side   Advice on how to fit specific drills to certain schemes or to fit certain players´ inefficiencies   How can teams incorporate a developmental program into their team and private settings   How mobility, stability, strength, and mechanics make baseball coaching difficult   What Max has learned after a year with the Indians   Why Max focuses on his ability to speak Spanish 3 Key Points:     Pitching in the offseason looks different for different players.     Data plays a huge role in factoring into game end decisions and it can affect players´ confidence.   The mental aspects of players are just as important as the physical. Having a developmental program is beneficial for players. Tweetable Quotes: -       ¨You have to assess what's going on. That's the first thing, and at that point, what you can pretty much do is determine what their movement quality is, whatever is present, and then make the prediction of what their general movement capacity would be like, what's their total potential? .” – Max. -       “You'll hear a lot of mental performance or sports psychology coaches always say, anytime you're going into a game, it shouldn't be the first time you've been there, right?” – Max. -       “Creating familiarity whether that's at home or on the road is key.¨–Max -       “You have to be a great communicator. And that means speaking and listening..¨–Max -       “I think the number one thing to do is humanize the data.¨– Max -       “If you can coach the environment and pick out the right internal schemes and understand like, what sort of constraints you're looking for, and how you want to tear those out and understand those from like a long term versus short term standpoint, you can almost say, Okay, I'm expecting this player's performance to go down here for two weeks, while we're working on this ultimate goal.¨–Max Resources Mentioned: Ahead of the Curve Max Weiner Twitter Website and Social Media sites for the show  www.aotcpodcast.com Twitter @aotc_podcast Facebook Ahead of the Curve Coaches Facebook group Instagram aotc_podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices