Finding the Edge
By Garrett Boyum, Robert Frey, Garrett Baker, and formerly Brock Hammit
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Finding the Edge: Exploring Skill Acquisition and Analytics for Player Development. We are a group of guys who are passionate about baseball and player development. Join us as we explore how motor learning, skill acquisition, and data analytic theories can be applied to improving game-day performance.
Hosted by Garrett Boyum, Robert Frey, Garrett Baker, and formerly Brock Hammit.
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A Walkthrough of Dynamics of Skill Acquisition - Chapter 1, Part 2
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Unpacking the book Dynamics of Skill Acquisition - Chapter 1, Part 1
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Exploring Meta-Stability & Skill Acquisition in Sports
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Recruiting Dilemma: Prioritizing Velocity or Skill?
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Beyond Drills: A Multi-Discipline Foundation for Player Development with Tommy Johnson
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Combating Walk Rates: Developing Command
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Beyond Exit Velo: Insights from Ryan Jeffers' Approach
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Moving Beyond The Process Vs Results Dichotomy: A Principled Based Approach
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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How Representative is Representative Enough? Transfer of Training and the Ecological Approach
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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The Role of Intent in the Pitcher-Batter Duel
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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EcoD Basics: Seeing Beyond The Performer-Environment Asymmetry
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Square1 Round Table: Application & Experiences
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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Applying an Ecological Approach at the D3 Level
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Motor Control Restoration for Enhancing Player Development and Performance - feat Jared Slater
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Investigating MLB's New Bat Metrics | Ft Max Bay
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Tackling Arm Injuries: Principles of Arm Health Part 2 - Ft Bill Miller, Tanner Pruett, & Yuji Suzuki
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Tackling Arm Injuries from an Ecological Perspective Part 1 - Ft Tanner Pruett & Yuji Suzuki
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Specifying & Non Specifying Information in Batted Ball Sports with Ben Franks
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Developing Pitchers from an Ecological Perspective with Tanner Pruett
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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Reflecting on the 2023 Sport Movement Skill Conference with Garrett Baker & AJ Ferrara
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Cody Bellinger, Luis Arraez, and Expected Stats
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Coach Like a Farmer: Cultivating Player Development with Chad Longworth and Bill Miller
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Within Failure Lies the Seeds of Future Success: Taking the Fear Out of Failure | With Chad Longworth
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Prospective Control and Analyzing Data from an Ecological Perspective with Andrew Wilson
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Integrating Exploration Back Into On-Field Performance
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Serious Play: Developing Skillful Movers
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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Goodhart's Law: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Analytics
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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How Visual Conditions Shape our Hitting Ability with Chad Longworth
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Utilizing Play to Rehabbing Injuries and Staying Healthy with Jackie Wu
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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The Next Gen Coach: Strength & Conditioning meets Skill Development with Bill Miller
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Exploring the Mental Side of the Game through an Ecological Lens with Julian Gonalez
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Live Commentary on Brewers vs Braves NLDS Game 4 with Caleb Abney
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Baseball Analytics and Twitter Threads with Max Bay
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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Utilizing Challenging Practice Activities with Caleb Abney
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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Reflection on Flow States from an Ecological Perspective
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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Flow for Peak Performance with Ted Monnich
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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Building intrinsic motivation, player relationships, and workload management with George Zirkel
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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Developing Catchers Thru an Ecological Lens with Joe Mangiameli
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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Batting Practice and the Highest Form of Technique
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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Swing Timing an Ecological Exploration
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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Variability a discussion with Rob Gray on his new research paper
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Aug 07, 2020 |
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Is anticipation good or bad for hitters?
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Jul 24, 2020 |
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Student managers, tech, and analytics with Cal Poly Analyst Ethan Moore
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Jul 17, 2020 |
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An ecological approach to developing pitchers with Garrett Baker
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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The Value of Student Managers with Sam Bornstein
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Jun 26, 2020 |
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The evolution of a baseball coach: A conversation with Chad Longworth
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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Exploring Batter's Gaze Behavior with Kyle Lindley from Driveline's R&D Dept
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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Data Analytics: A conversation with Driveline R&D Analyst Alex Caravan
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May 28, 2020 |
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Hitting Roundtable feat. Caleb Abney, Nick Ascue, and Brian Pozos
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May 01, 2020 |
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Pitching, mental health, and pitch secquencing study reflection
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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A discussion with Rob Gray exploring ecological psychology and baseball
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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Exploring the relationship of Pitch Location and Exit Velocity with R Studio
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Apr 11, 2020 |
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Creating Adjustable Hitters with Caleb Abney
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Mar 30, 2020 |
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Exploring Catching and Hitting from an Ecological Dynamics Lens with Nick Ascue
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Mar 23, 2020 |
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Exploring how motor learning theories and analytics can inform one another
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Mar 16, 2020 |
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Exploring the Mental Side of the Game with Troy Rallings
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Mar 02, 2020 |
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Analyzing Data with R an Interview with Robert Frey
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Feb 25, 2020 |
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Motor Control Restoration a Conversation with Shawn Sherman Creator of the Square1 System
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Feb 17, 2020 |
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Interview with MSI Pitching Coordinator George Zirkel
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Feb 03, 2020 |
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Interview with Jake Stone of Simple Sabermetrics & Director of Ops & Player Dev at Penn State
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Jan 27, 2020 |
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Reflecting on Finding the Edge in 2019 and the start of 2020
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Jan 20, 2020 |
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A Conversation with Sumair Shah former Driveline R&D Dept.
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Dec 09, 2019 |
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Interview with Arkansas Graduate Manager Phil Cebuhar
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Dec 02, 2019 |
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Principles for Randomized Practice and Representative Design for Machine Work
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Nov 25, 2019 |
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Interview with 108 Hitting Trainer Brian Pozos
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Nov 20, 2019 |
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Exploring Ways to Utilize Metrics and Data
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Nov 11, 2019 |
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How to Incorporate an Ecological Dynamics Approach in Batting Practice
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Nov 04, 2019 |
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How to Use Data to Develop Adjustable Hitters
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Oct 28, 2019 |
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Exploring Environments in a Constraint Led Approach
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Oct 11, 2019 |