THE BASEBALL ULTIMATE INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM

Creating the World’s Best Baseball Development System

The Baseball Ultimate Integrated Development Program began with the idea of “Creating the World’s Best Baseball Development System.” To do this the following major perspectives into consideration.

  • Skill Development
  • Competition Success
  • Athletic Development
  • Championship Habits
  • Character Development and Life Skill Development
  • Injury Prevention and Management

To achieve the idea of being the World’s Best Baseball Development System, Ideal Standards were created for each of these perspectives with milestones and strategies to achieve these standards.

Figure 1: The Baseball Ultimate Integrated Development Model – Creating the World’s Best Baseball Development System

FITS SPORT SCIENCE SYSTEM

Figure 2 The FITS Sport Science Shield – FITS Mission: Is to Build Better Athletes through Injury Prevention, Injury Management, Athletic Development, and Sport Science.

Key Features of the FITS Sport Science System

  • The Athletic Development Motor Control Framework
  • Year over Year Development, Individualization, and Additional Sessions.
  • Championship Habit Formation. (Goal Setting, Nutrition, Recovery and Regeneration Strategies).
  • FLIGHT SCHOOL – High Performance Athletic Development @ FITS. Featuring world-class technology, equipment, and facilities.

  • Program Delivery System via FITS Web and Smart Phone APP (iOS, Android) .
  • Homework Modules
  • Integrated Electrical Medical Records
  • Sport Science Curriculum
  • Detailed Reporting (PLIP Progress Report, Expression Standards, Compliance)
  • Program Gamification and Athlete Engagement Strategies.

Our athletic development team has been trained to ID movement control problems that may require the help of a health care professional. When appropriate we have a health care team waiting to help.

With our Global network we’ve developed specific strategies to help prevent common injuries associated with hockey – Low Back Pain, Groin Strains, and Hip Pain (The Hockey Triad)

  • Immediate Injury Status reporting on FITS Athlete Portal
  • Expert Return to Sport with use of FITS Metrics (Fusing Technology and Clinical Decision Making)
  • Athlete RESTORE (Recovery and Regeneration Strategies)

  • PLIP Magazine

FITS Program Delivery System

How we Deliver the System Directly into the Hands of Each Athlete

Figure 4: FITS Program Delivery System – Directly into the hands of all Athletes.

Sport Science Standards and Processes

Standards Drive Habits, Culture, and Results

Standards drive habits, and results. Standards don’t exist by themselves, they are embedded into our clubs’ culture. These standards represents what it means to be an Athlete. These standards are not easy but can be achieved by all athletes through consistent athletic development. It is critical to note that these standards or motor control qualities have been designed with injury prevention in mind. That’s because there is a inseparable link between motor control and injury. When problems or injuries occur we implement strategies to resolve and prevent those injuries through a systematic process.

PLIP Standards

Basic Physical Literacy and Injury Prevention Standards

PLIP Standards Link

Expression Standards

The Development of Key Lifts and Athletic Qualities

Strength, Power, Speed, Reactiveness and Support Lifts

Expression Standards Link

Injury Management Process

Injuries are primarily an imbalance between load and motor control.

Click Here to Learn About Our Integrated Injury Management Approach

Injury Prevention Strategies

Injury Prevention Begins with Motor Control Development

Injury Prevention Begins with Motor Control Development

Read the Motor Control Guide

5 Support Pillars of the System

Key Elements That Take The Concept to Reality

Dream Work is TEAM Work

  • Alignment of how we develop our athletes
  • Having a strategy to management problems

Strategies and Tools

  1. Coaches Online Sports Science Guide with Self Audit Process

More Than Just a Game

  • Begins with Awareness and Knowledge of the System from our Key Stakeholders (Coaches, Managers, Parents) At Appropriate Levels
  • Club wide Support of Documents, Knowledge, Strategies and Tools (Sport Science Standards, Injury Management Process, Movement Development @ Practice)

Strategies and Tools

Trust the Process

  • Explain for Buy-in (Why before Go)
  • Share Success (Success Breeds Success)
  • Acknowledge Challenge But Support Growth and Development

Strategies and Tools

  • There are always blind spots and gap (Intent Vs. Implementation)
  • Collective Intelligence
  • Monitor For Kaizen (What we Measure Matters)

Strategies and Tools

  1. Athlete Feedback and Monitoring Tool

  • The AD structure introduces key concepts but more is required

Strategies and Tools

  1. Additional Athletic Development and Off-Season Development (In-Season and Off-Season Development)

Key Principles and Processes of FITS Sports Science System

The Road Map to Support All Athletes and Their Baseball Aspirations

Elite development is born from system design. By understanding how an athlete should be developed in all dimensions of motor control we have a detailed plan that works – proven by results. This is further enhanced by the fusion of technology, championship culture and a dedicated integrated team. We aim for nothing but to be the World’s Best Baseball Development System.

Click the Key Components of the System to learn more about the detailed initiatives.