Teaching Players to Move Better - Dr. Ismael Gallo

Dr. Ismael Gallo, a physical therapist who was once a professional baseball player, appears in today's episode. As a current physical therapist as well as a former baseball player, he's able to mix the areas of movement and on field baseball and comprehend abilities and skill growth. He also created a movement system that enables players to execute more effectively from a young age through high school, junior high, college, and professional baseball.SHOW NOTES[2:20] Did you immediately knew that you wanted to get into studying the movement and biomechanics of how people move?[4:05] What are some of the things that you've found that we're doing a poor job of training and developing athletes from a young age all the way up?[5:05] What are some things that coaches can start doing to help their athletes develop at a younger age and at a faster rate?[6:46] What are some ways to help a player when they grow older in high school?[8:09] It's not necessarily a strength issue, it's just the players not having good movement.[8:50] What are some simple ways that you can help with that movement and help improve that movement if you are a coach?[10:45] How big of an impact does going though puberty affect movement and mobility?[12:24] What about lifting weights? Do you combine your system with them already lifting weights?[14:01] What exactly do you mean by they're moving one way in the weight room and then moving the other way?[15:29] How many times a week should players be doing your program?[16:58] Is your program something that you would want the player to do before practice or would you rather do them after?[17:56] How long does it normally take to start to see changes that will show up during a game?[19:27] What age should they be starting to do some of these movement patterns?[20:25] Do you need anything for the program or is it something that you just need literally the ground and space?[21:50] Is there anything specific that you see routinely a lot that could be preventative?[23:02] What are some mechanical issues you see from pitchers when you watch them on a video?[25:25] What exactly do you mean by flow?[25:30] Flow is how we transition from one movement pattern to the next.[28:03] Simplification is the biggest thing we have to do as providers.[28:39] Train your movement patterns.[28:49] What are your thoughts on young kids using weighted balls?[31:56] Experience matters, the reps matter. You need a lot of reps to be able to master your craft as a coach.[34:56] Do you have any Adrain Beltre stories you could share with the audience?[36:29] Is there anything else you would like to share with the listeners?[40:30] Just because you dropped out of something doesn't mean that your identity is a drop out or quitter forever. You can always pick yourself back up and finish strong.[40:48] It’s never too late to reinvent yourself. It’s never too late to believe in yourself.[43:06] If anyone wants to contact you, what’s the best way?FOLLOW DR. GALLO:Instagram: @dr.ismaelgallo @baseballflowsofficialTwitter: @flowsdocWebsite: www.baseballflows.comFacebook: Baseball Flows Page Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.