Player Development Lab Baseball

Player Development Lab Baseball Full service private baseball training facility in the heart of Montgomery County Maryland.

07/03/2026

Too hot 🥵gotta get indoors.

03/30/2026

Big hitter #

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02/20/2026

Part 2 of the hour lesson focused on the sequencing of this young player at bat.
*At an early age it’s imperative to let players be athletic and move naturally. I think the focus should be not only on balance and proper sequencing, but a strong explanation of what takes place in each portion of the swing and why they are important. The goal is for players to be able to understand the what and why of these elements so in the future they can make in game adjustments and have structured training on their own.

Slide 1: Flaw - Player is used to a methodology of creating momentum through weight shift with the goal of being “on time”. This works at the younger stages of the game (machine pitch, coach pitch, even early on kid pitch.) Once the game introduces different pitch shapes and speeds the emphasis should move to sequencing that produces power and adjustability.

Slide 2: In order to achieve this a player needs “separation”. Player shifts weight and gets to 50/50 but takes his hands with him effectively undoing the space needed to stay inside the baseball, have any adjustability, and ultimately create the energy needed for powerful contact.

Slide 3: Fix - video explanation of what the player tends to do vs. what they should do. We kept this simple. Create better direction and power through separation while having an understanding of each part of the swing. Player now keeps his hands back as he executes a more controlled forward move which enables him to sequence cleanly - creating better timing, direction, and the fun part…power.

02/20/2026

Lots covered in just an hour of instruction. Young players benefit tremendously from knowledge of tendencies and understanding correct mechanics at an early age. Especially through visual feedback (aka feel isn’t real). Having proper patterns and sequencing at the forefront can save a lot of time and energy down the road. This can save a player from having to fix or fight flawed muscle memory issues down the road. If the goal is long term development - building a strong foundation through knowledge under a watchful eye can be a game-changer.

Slide 1: Flaw - Player misses his target due to lack of awareness of his glove side. This creates misses north/south/east and west. Goal is to create balance and proper direction. Fixing negative movement patterns not only affects a players success rate, but arm health as well.
Slide 2: Fix - Weighted ball inside of glove when throwing for cognizance. Key is to keep the weight up and in front of body vs his natural tendency of pulling low and across which is super common in young players. You can see how in just a few throws the player has a better understanding of the flaw/fix and the adjustment is noticeable.
Slide 3: Better flow is created and we were able to add in one last adjustment of having the player separate ball from glove behind the back hip rather than in front, in order to provide more lower half engagement and rotational power, which ultimately should lesson any premature arm fatigue.

Adjustments - short and quick to the ball. See the difference?
02/16/2026

Adjustments - short and quick to the ball. See the difference?

02/10/2026

Been a busy winter.

She’s back up!
12/10/2025

She’s back up!

A few changes coming to the PDL…..
11/21/2025

A few changes coming to the PDL…..

11/18/2025

Round 2

11/17/2025

Happy Holidays!

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