Anthony Gomez - PRP Director of Player Development

Written By Ian Bach

Season 4 Episode 17 is out with Anthony Gomez. Anthony is currently the Director of Player Development at PRP (Passion, Resilience, Process) located in Noblesville, IN. Anthony played college baseball at Vincennes and Ball State University. He played one season at Vincennes and two years at Ball State. Anthony talks about actually being cut from Ball State his senior and how he didn’t maximize his overall training. Anthony talks about his beginnings at PRP and how he adapted into the coach he currently is. Anthony goes onto explain PRP’s overall philosophy on pitching development and how today’s player development is looking at overall mound presence development. He explains why PRP has their pitchers practice on the mound almost everyday and the overall throwing progression of pitchers. Anthony has a wide knowledge of biomechanics of throwing combining with Strength & Conditioning and overall human movement has allowed him to become one of the best overall performance coaches in the Midwest. Please join me in listening to Anthony!!

Timestamps:

  • Background 1:50

  • Munster HS 3:10

  • Vincennes University 4:00

  • Ball State 5:30

  • 3 biggest things at the beginning that you learned 14:30

  • How this facility became one of the Midwest pitching development centers 22:45

  • Starting the summer program? 27:30

  • Explain the overall logical reason behind this 31:00

  • More emphasis towards lower half at PRP? 36:00

  • Custom programs at PRP, how do you pump athletes in and out of the facility 40:00

  • Future of player development? 53:00

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