Episode 153: 153. Interview with Cory Cook

Born in Carroll, OH, Cory Cook currently resides in Sarasota, FL. He is in his 10th season working in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, and is currently in his 4th as the Minor League Strength & Conditioning Coordinator. He spent four seasons overseeing operations at Pirate City (2016-19) after working the 2014 and 2015 campaigns in the same capacity with Low-A West Virginia. He served as an intern assistant coach at The Ohio State University prior to joining the Pirates organization in 2014. He began his career as a graduate assistant at the University of Central Oklahoma where he received his Masters of Science. He is also a 2011 graduate of Radford University, where he received his Bachelor’s degree in Sports Medicine. He was also a member of the Radford University baseball team as a catcher.Topics covered in this episode:-His best professional baseball story-Assessing players and video breakdown-Being in "start-up" mode and finding successQuotes:-"I believe in the on-field assessment as your assessment more than all the stuff that gets done off-field" (5:41)-"Pick up an old book and you'll find a new idea" (27:01)-"All the stuff we work on - force production, rate of force production - you know all those kind of things, it doesn't matter if they aren't moving correctly and applying it correctly out on the field" (29:57)If you would like to learn more from Cory, you can follow him on social media:Instagram:@coryncook