Master the diamond. The comprehensive guide to succeed on and off the field.
Your Guide to Navigating Baseball, from Travel Ball to the Big Leagues - All You Need to Know to be a Great Ballplayer or Support Your Athlete’s Journey.
Written by Professional Baseball Players with contributions from MLB Players, Coaches and Industry Experts.
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The Only Players Guide
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Access to the Top Coaches
Strength & Conditioning for every age group
Performance Nutrition
Injuries and Rehab
Recruiting and Scouting
Expert baseball knowledge as well as insights into the intricacies of playing for your travel organizations and clubs, high schools, colleges and the pros.
Inside this Book
Agents & Advisors
How to be an exceptional teammate
Embracing failure as a learning tool
Maximizing private lessons
Navigating NIL
What Readers Are Saying
What’s inside…..
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Delve into the comprehensive realm of baseball instruction, leagues, camps, and the journey from amateur to professional levels. Explore the intricacies of recruitment, agent representation, scouting, and the vital etiquette for parents navigating their athlete's baseball career.
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Embark on a journey of foundational learning, emphasizing the significance of failure and athleticism development preceding specialized baseball training. Discover invaluable insights from the Throwing Insider and Hitting Insider chapters, offering credible resources and the top hitting and pitching coaches to follow on social media or book a training session to optimize your efforts and propel your progress.
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Anticipate the future of your athletic journey, whether it culminates in high school or the Major Leagues. Lay the groundwork for success through early investment in baseball nutrition, strength, conditioning, and recovery techniques. Understand the various types of baseball injuries and the best treatments available. Harness the mental fortitude essential for triumph, as we unveil the practices and performance aides that differentiate champions from contenders.
“Competing in America’s pastime not only requires skill development and willpower to meet the challenges of the game but also the wisdom to navigate the industry and exercise sound judgment with every decision. Combining expert baseball knowledge with first-hand accounts from Major League Baseball players, Who’s on First? explains how to succeed and find fulfilment in the baseball journey - on and off the diamond.”
“A well-conceived and well-executed book that splendidly embraces a broad, disparate, and difficult to tackle subject area.”
Meet the Authors
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BOBBY BRAMHALL is an Adjunct Professor of Sports Law at the University of Tennessee College of Law, a sports attorney, co-founder of Athlete Licensing Company, a former NCAA Division I Assistant Athletics Director (Texas A&M), and former professional baseball player. After receiving 2nd Team All-American honors at Rice University as a left-handed pitcher and appearing in back-to-back College World Series, Bobby was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2007 MLB Draft following his junior year. He went on to play with four MLB organizations over seven seasons in the United States, and in Puerto Rico in La Liga de Beisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente (LBPRC), before attending law school at the University of Tennessee. He is licensed to practice law in Tennessee.
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NATE HEADLEY is a former collegiate athlete, former NCAA Division I Baseball Coach and Director of Baseball Operations, and current co-owner of 108 TRI STAR in Knoxville, TN. He is also a professional hitting consultant for amateur, MiLB, and MLB players and teams, and a coach for the nationally ranked prospect team, the Home Plate Chili Dogs. Under his watch, his prospect-age athletes have a 98% scholarship rate at the collegiate level. Nate earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Accounting from Colorado State University and a master’s degree in Sports Management from the University of Tennessee. Nate and his wife, Lori, reside in Knoxville, TN.