Nick Kuzia

Every day I talk to 2 types of people Type 1 knows what they want. All in. No hesitation. Higher performers. Harder workers. No coincidence. Type 2 is on the fence. Say they want something but won’t do a thing to get it. They stay average. One wants it. One just says they do.

If you suck at throwing, you’ll still suck at throwing. Throwing is a skill that needs to be learned. Stop defaulting to “it’s just my mobility”.

Throw If you want to throw harder, you have to learn the skill of throwing. Yes, all the other tools are important - lifting, sprinting, mobility, diet, recovery, etc. You can maximize all the tools you want, but at the end of the day…

Your problem is not mobility. Your problem is not mobility. Your problem is not mobility. Then what is your problem? 👉

Great start to the year with @knights_hs_bb! Enjoying competing with this great group of guys. Here are my stats from the month of February: 3-0 IP: 15.0 ERA: .467 WHIP: .867 K’s: 25 BAA: .118 Box scores in comment below! @NavarroBasebal1 @KuzPitching

Extra credit to the numerous Instagram stories from @john_derouin22 and @SorryBoutIt10 at @ArizonaBaseball giving a small glimpse into their competitive bullpens and the winning culture of pitchers they created. If the goal is winning, you need to practice winning.

Competition brings the best out of athletes. Create the environment for the athletes to challenge themselves and let them explore success/failure.

ELIMINATING THE STANDARD BULLPEN Is this you? Windup: 5 Fastballs 3 Sliders 3 Changeups Stretch: 5 Fastballs 3 Sliders 3 Changeups Windup: 3 Fastballs “..1 more” *ball* “..Ok just 1 more” *ball* “Last 1 no matter what” *questionable strike* “Good pen today”

Or don’t do it. And continue to be mediocre while others are paying people to help them be better than you. P.S. - That 16yo was me

If you’re a skinny, underweight pitcher that throws slow… Pay a strength coach to improve. If your mechanics are sub optimal… Pay a pitching coach to improve. Find someone (or team of people) you trust 100% Pros do it. Why aren’t you?

A 16yr old high schooler went from 77mph to 86mph in <12 months How did he do it?