Muscles and Management
Over the last near decade, Gerry DeFilippo has trained THOUSANDS of athletes from the youth to pro level across all major team-sports.
Gerry started his gym and brand, Challenger Strength, as an ambitious 22 year old still finishing his college degree.
In the time since, he has built his facility and following into a nationally recognized performance company training thousands of athletes both in-person and online.
Gerry brings guests across all areas of sports and performance training, giving the listener inside access to his rolodex of collegiate, world renowned private and professional performance and sports coaches.
If you are looking to improve your own performance OR knowledge of performance/sports training (and learn how to shape your career), Muscles and Management is for you!
Muscles and Management
Episode #9 Recruiting, Travel/College Baseball, Using Data & Business with Hasani Whitfield
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In this episode, Gerry has a chance to sit down and talk to Hasani Whitfield, co-owner of Gamers Baseball Academy and Untamed Baseball in Northern New Jersey and head coach of Division Two Caldwell University.
Hasani enjoyed a successful playing career at Caldwell University before he ventured out into the world of travel baseball as he started Gamers Baseball Academy and a group of travel teams, which would eventually form what is now known as Untamed Baseball.
From touching on what goes into owning a baseball training facility and travel organization to handling the role of head coach in college, this episode has it all. Hasani dives into what it is like to balance business and customer service in the world of baseball and how that impacts his most important job, that of a coach.
In addition, this episode takes a look at the rise of technology in baseball and baseball development and how Hasani has implemented the tech in both the world of college and travel baseball.
Lastly, Hasani discusses what he looks for in prospective players when he is recruiting, and how important it is to be able to develop players who are willing to work and fit the mold of a program. Also, get an in depth look at how the market for travel baseball has become over saturated and how that has changed the path of development.
All this and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!
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