Transcending Sport - Rob Crews

When International Coach Micheal Bastian was tapped to train the Chinese national softball team— he welcomed the challenge wholeheartedly, packing up and moving to China from the U.S in his 30’s. But, how did he go from culture shock and not knowing the same language as his players to ranking as #1 pitchers in  China? Today, on the #robcrewspodcast, Michael sits down to talk about his journey. He shares the story behind it all, from his start in the world of sports to how he became the softball coach he is today. Find out how he balanced patriotism and obligation as an American coaching a Chinese team during the 2008 Olympics. Learn about the impact he is hoping to make as the current CEO of softball Team TFS and why he thinks personal development for life off the field is important in any sport. “If you just always give away the answers and tell kids what you want them to do, you're not really developing them in their softball skills, baseball skills or life skills.” -Michael Bastian [22:31]   Ke

Episode #35 features Kerri Foster, Master Teacher and pitching coach from Birmingham, Alabama. Kerri talks to Rob Crews about parental involvement and how her parents shaped her mindset.  in the process. Teaching as a spiritual gift. Creativity in coaching. Establishing trust with students. Why she created online courses. How muscle activation translates into efficient performance.  Kerri's Website:  www.fosterfastpitch.com Kerri's IG: @fosterfastpitch Check out: CG Plus

Performance Coach Jordan Bledsoe and Rob Crews discuss the popular marketing buzzword "ELITE." What does it really mean to be elite and how the elite mindset triggers elite lifestyles and habits. Find out how the best in the game have separated themselves from their counterparts. Jordan Bledsoe is the Director of Sports Performance at Velocity Sports Westchester. Check out: Velocty Sports Westchester Check out: CG Plus

Exercise Scientist, Skip Latella, joins Rob Crews to discuss Brain-Body Connection, his work with NY Rangers and NY Knicks and more. Skip is the founder of Latella Sports Technologies and the holder of 3 groundbreaking patents in the Sports Development and Research space. Check out: CG Plus

Rapid Sports Performance's Andrew Gordon takes us on a deep dive into rotational power, movement efficiency, and how to improve it. Core-control, training the body to move on three planes. Why multi-sports athletes bring more athleticism to the sports of baseball and softball. How technology can drive intent and better training.  Rapid Sports Performance is the premiere performance training center in the Southeast and located in the Atlanta, Ga area. You can visit Rapid at www.rapidsportsperformance.com

TJ joins Rob Crews to discuss the importance of year-round training and the dynamics surrounding the concept. The conversation poses several questions. Are we setting realistic expectations on today's young athletes? What does in-season training look like? What is the difference between outcome and process goals? TJ also share his top physical and mental attributes of the best athletes he has ever coached.

In part two of our Human Performance Series Rapid Sports Performance Coach, Dillon Wagman, takes us through arm care and the importance of injury prevention. Are your trainers on the same page as your skills coaches? Does youth sports culture contribute to injuries? Taking a closer look at the amount of throws in college vs travel ball. Off-season vs In-Season training.

HP Series Part One - The Assessment Are you training with the right people? What are the common injury predictors in an athlete? Olympic lifts? Yes or no? We set off our Human Performance Series part 1 and 2 featuring Rapid Sports Performance in Woodstock, Georgia. Dillon Wagman takes us the assessment, the importance of it and Rapid's assessment protocol.

(TTS Pt 4) Rob Crews explains why Swinguru is an important part of the Complete Game assessment protocol, with its 3D capability and no wearable sensors.

(TTS Pt 3) Rob Crews talks about his favorite launch monitor and what metrics matter the most in batted ball data. From exit velo to spin direction, Rob Crews breaks it down.

(TTS Pt 2) In this episode of Tech Talk Rob Crews expounds on the importance of batspeed and high batspeed numbers are overrated and don't alway stransfer on-field consistency.

(TTS Pt 1) The Tech Talk Series is where we talk about the latest technology and how we can employ technological solutions for player evalauation, player development and more. In this episode Rob Crews explores the new direction of OPTOGAZE and how RightEye Vision Assessment Technology has revolutionized vision training and brain health.

Author, Brent Bass joins Rob Crews to discuss his new book, BASSketball Lessons. The two chop it up about the issues today's young athlete's face. Solutions and strategies on how principles can prepares us all for sports and life. The two also go deep into the definition of winning and why principles are crucial to a successful journey. 

Julianne Soviero joins Rob Crews to dicusss, ELITE PITCHING INTENSIVE, a pitcher-specific event coming up this November. How factors such as fatigue, endurance, nutrition, recovery, and parental participation, contribute to success. Remote training & the role of technology in player development.

Jordan Bledsoe joins Rob to discuss the 3 segments of Return to Play, 4 points on finding the right trainer, working with over 45 different sports disciplines, and preparing today's elite ahtlete for health and success.

Former Texas A&M/Pro Softball Player, and current USSSA Director of Fastpitch, Jami Lobpries joins Rob to discuss USSSA and USA Elite, how early recruiting has shaped the industry, making sense of the Transfer Portal, overcoming 5 ACL tares, why the new Vero Beach complex is the perfect showcase venue, Jami's top 5 two-way players, and more.

Human Development Specialist, Lainie Hodges, joins Rob Crews to talk about her work at Improv and Professional Sports. The two dive into the importance of awareness and internal dialogue, in-game focus, women in sports and culture, the principles of Improvisation, responsiveness as an alternative to reaction, vulnerability as a strength in sports culture. and more. 

NCSA, Director of Softball, Jaimie Duffek, is back to join Rob for another fire conversation about how NCSA is evolving, the E-Sports category as a college option, the combine, college decision-making, the state of the game, the new recruiting rules, the transfer portal & why players transfer, college coach turnover and more.

Sports Mom of 8, Stacie Mahoe joins Rob Crews to talk inspiring excellence as a personal growth coach, Parental Pressure, how essential oils aids in athlete performance, Polynesian Culture & Sports, Oklahoma's Jocelyn Alo, Team Hopping in Travel Ball, The Backlash of Early College Commitment, The Transfer Portal. 

Professional Pitching Coach, Garvin Alston joins Rob Crews to discuss transitioning from player to MLB Coach, College vs. HS draftees, velo vs command, working with USA pitchers, preparing his son for pro baseball, and more.