I.T. Antigha — The VertiCoach App
VertiMax Vive
I.T. Antigha works as the VertiMax Team Community Liaison. He is responsible for supporting and serving the VertiMax community by organizing personalized visits to educate, engage and develop relationships with coaches, trainers, and athletes. I.T. and Al dive into this week’s exciting topic – the new VertiMax app VertiCoach. VertiCoach is used by athletes, coaches, parents, trainers and elite sports performance coaches worldwide to quickly and easily measure, track and improve your vertical jump performance. I.T. is using the app in the field with coaches and trainers...
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Kelli Brightwell — Hands-on Education for Trainers
VertiMax Vive
Kelli Brightwell holds a Master’s degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science from Texas A & M University. Her passion for youth development led her to become an instructor at Colorado State University-Pueblo, where she teaches courses in strength and conditioning, health and functional movement. She is also a Vertimax Master Trainer and Ambassador, teaching about programming, maintenance, and use of the Vertimax product line. Al and Kelli continue their discussion about the importances of hands-on trainer training, and the role that in person experience plays in developing...
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Kelli Brightwell — Lowering Youth Sport Dropout Rates
VertiMax Vive
Kelli Brightwell holds a Master’s degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science from Texas A & M University. Her passion for youth development led her to become an instructor at Colorado State University-Pueblo, where she teaches courses in strength and conditioning, health and functional movement. She is also a Vertimax Master Trainer and Ambassador, teaching about programming, maintenance, and use of the Vertimax product line. Kelli believes in the education of youth and has dedicated her life to being the coach and trainer that she didn’t have growing up. She...
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Brett Kuehn — Answering Common Questions About the VertiMax Raptor
VertiMax Vive
Brett Kuehn is a sports and human performance enthusiast, athlete, and mentor to Team VertiMax. He is a USMC veteran and business development professional at VertiMax. Brett’s passion is to help others achieve their goals whether they are an athlete looking to improve their speed, agility, and verticals; coaches looking to help their athletes gain an edge, or sports performance owners or trainers seeking new ways to increase their business. Brett helps answer some common questions about the popular VertiMax Raptors. At VertiMax, we have two popular Raptors, the original and the Raptor...
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Brett Kuehn — Answering Common Questions About the VertiMax V8 and V8X
VertiMax Vive
Brett Kuehn is a sports and human performance enthusiast, athlete, and mentor to Team VertiMax. He is a USMC veteran and business development professional at VertiMax. Brett’s passion is to help others achieve their goals whether they are an athlete looking to improve their speed, agility, and verticals; coaches looking to help their athletes gain an edge, or sports performance owners or trainers seeking new ways to increase their business. Brett helps answer some common questions about the VertiMax V Series Platform, more specifically the V8 and V8X models. If you’ve ever been...
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Brett Kuehn — Creative Hand-Eye Coordination Tools
VertiMax Vive
Brett Kuehn is a sports and human performance enthusiast, athlete, and mentor to Team VertiMax. He is a USMC veteran and business development professional at VertiMax. Brett’s passion is to help others achieve their goals whether they are an athlete looking to improve their speed, agility, and verticals; a coach looking to help their athletes gain an edge, or a sports performance owner or trainer seeking new ways to increase their business. Brett shares some of his favorite methods to increase hand-eye coordination that are both fun for young athletes and offer a great return on their...
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Brett Kuehn — Why Young Athletes Need Performance Training
VertiMax Vive
Brett Kuehn is a sports and human performance enthusiast, athlete, and mentor to Team VertiMax. He is a USMC veteran and business development professional at VertiMax. Brett’s passion is to help others achieve their goals whether they are an athlete looking to improve their speed, agility, and verticals; a coach looking to help their athletes gain an edge, or a sports performance owner or trainer seeking new ways to increase their business. Al and Brett sit down to talk about how to prevent injuries while playing the sport you love. Many parents and young athletes tend to hyper focus...
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Will Hitzelberger — Extra Strength & Conditioning Training is Needed in Soccer
VertiMax Vive
Will Hitzelberger, as the Founder and President of SPECTRUM, has made significant strides in sports performance training, particularly in soccer. He is a VertiMax ambassador and has been a Certified VertiMax Master Trainer and Presenter, leveraging VertiMax equipment to redefine soccer training with innovative techniques. Will sits down with Al to talk about what’s really lacking in soccer for the average athlete. Unfortunately, there is just not enough emphasis on strength & conditioning training and if you really want to become a high-level player, you have to make time outside...
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Will Hitzelberger — How to Train a Developing World’s Soccer Team
VertiMax Vive
Will Hitzelberger, as the Founder and President of SPECTRUM, has made significant strides in sports performance training, particularly in soccer. He is a VertiMax ambassador and has been a Certified VertiMax Master Trainer and Presenter, leveraging VertiMax equipment to redefine soccer training with innovative techniques. In this episode, we learn about Will’s experience working with the Jamaican women’s national soccer team. At the beginning, Will had to learn how to work with the limited resources he had. Many of his players didn’t have proper shoes or even nutrition. He had to...
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Will Hitzelberger — Behind the Scenes as a VertiMax Master Trainer
VertiMax Vive
Will Hitzelberger, as the Founder and President of SPECTRUM, has made significant strides in sports performance training, particularly in soccer. He is a VertiMax ambassador and has been a Certified VertiMax Master Trainer and Presenter, leveraging VertiMax equipment to redefine soccer training with innovative techniques. In this episode, we learn a little bit about Will and some of his ambassador and master trainer duties at VertiMax. He shares his entrepreneurial journey and how it’s all been possible using VertiMax’s equipment and offers insight into why he loves working with the...
info_outlineMario Garza is the Director of Baseball Development at the New York Yankees. As a former pro baseball athlete for the Houston Astros, Mario uses his expertise to help develop baseball players to maximize their full potential and make them better.
Mario joins Al to discuss drill strategies for different baseball positions. He offers advice for both infield and outfield athletes looking to up their game and increase their explosive power. You don’t want to miss this quick 15-minute episode!
Key Takeaways:
[1:35] A little bit about Mario and his work at the New York Yankees.
[2:45] What kind of drills should infield baseball athletes be practicing?
[3:45] It’s incredibly important to practice throwing at different angles.
[5:00] Mario explains what a game clock drill is.
[6:05] What drills should outfield athletes be practicing?
[8:25] You pay rent on speed. What does Mario mean by this?
[10:10] You have to actively practice increasing your speed. Don’t take it for granted.
[12:45] Mario offers tricks on how you can make your bat a little heavier to train speed.
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Tweetables:
“When we’re playing catch, I think it’s important to move our feet while catching. We’re never going to make a throw from a standstill position."
"Put the constraint of a game clock on the player so that they have to make a play quicker or slower depending on the runner."