Velocity Gains Without the Pain | Retaliation Doesn't Belong In Youth Baseball - Academy Youth Baseball Podcast EP 98 | Driveline Baseball

Velocity Gains Without the Pain | Retaliation Doesn't Belong In Youth Baseball Host Deven Morgan packs Episode 98 with equal parts humor, hard data, and hard-won perspective. He opens with “housekeeping”—AxeBat discounts and a peek inside Driveline’s product-design war room—before riffing on the dubious genius who green-lit chocolate-blueberry hydration powder. From that springboard Deven lays out the new Youth Development Camps and explains how each Driveline Academy pathway (Snapshot Assessment, Flex, full teams) scales commitment and results.The centerpiece is a nuts-and-bolts success story: 14-year-old Russell Trull jumps 7.4 mph in throwing velocity, 10 mph in bat speed, and 12 lbs of lean mass in just seven months by combining weighted-ball drills, strength work, and recurring snapshot assessments. Deven then previews a university study on position-player throwing workload, argues for a universal 35-pitch inning cap, and dismantles the idea that a few high-intent pulldowns equal “doing Driveline.”Things turn raw when he recounts a tournament where a coach allegedly ordered a head-shot retaliation at one of Driveline's players after a harmless glove swat, prompting a wider call to end “teach-him-a-lesson” culture and to adopt MLB Pitch Smart 2.0-style rules. The episode closes on a personal note: Deven's daughter’s graduation, the courage of kids who leave baseball for new passions, and the reminder to tell your people you love them—because the ride is short.Timestamps00:00 Introduction & Housekeeping07:25 Chocolate-Blueberry Hydration Rant11:40 Youth Development Camps Overview12:50 Flex Pathway & Meet Russell14:16 Russell’s 7-Month Velocity + Bat-Speed Gains18:28 Force Production vs Mechanical Tweaks23:06 Throwing Workload Study & Pitch Smart 2.0 Tease25:52 FitLines Assessment Insights33:33 Off-Season Shutdown Myth35:08 “This Week in Pitch Count” Kick-Off36:32 The 35-Pitch Inning Cap Idea44:59 Tournament Over-Use Reality Check48:34 324 Pitches in One Weekend50:57 Bean-Ball Retaliation Story59:42 Composure & Handshake Lesson01:03:14 Teach Kids, Don’t Harm Them01:08:40 Re-Centering on Athlete Safety01:14:15 Drawing a Hard Safety Line01:15:59 Graduation Reflection01:21:54 Beyond College Baseball01:23:30 Final Thoughts — Tell People You Love ThemLinksDriveline Youth Development Campshttps://www.drivelinebaseball.com/academy-youth-baseball-camps/Start training with Driveline now with Academy Flex:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.drivelinebaseball.com/academy-flex/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Develop bat speed with our Youth Power Bat for just $99!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.drivelinebaseball.com/product/youth-power-trainer/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Skills That Scale: The Complete Youth Baseball Training Manual is out now!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.drivelinebaseball.com/product/skills-that-scale-training-manual/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Train bat speed and barrel accuracy with our Youth Underload Smash bat - just $79!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.drivelinebaseball.com/product/youth-underload-smash-bat/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⬇️ Host ⬇️Deven Morgan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/devenmorgan ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🚨 Follow Driveline Academy on Social Media 🚨⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/DrivelineYouth ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/drivelineyouth ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/drivelineyouth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔽 Follow Driveline Baseball on Social Media 🔽⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/DrivelineBB ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/drivelinebaseball⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/drivelinebaseball

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