Motor Preferences Experts, LLC

Every inch matters at the highest level. But most athletes are still training against how they're built to move. Motor Preferences (MP) is a science-backed system used by elite players to train in alignment with their natural wiring—how their body actually wants to move under pressure. ✅ More efficiency ✅ Less injury risk ✅ Real performance gains Think this could help your game or your athletes? DM us “MPE” to learn more. #Baseball #WCWS #Biomechanics @Volodalen @SensorEdge

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The hardest part of coaching right now? Not mechanics. It’s getting their attention. Phones + distractions are changing how athletes learn. If they can’t focus, they can’t apply. We break it down in Episode 10 of The MPE Pod. Out now. Link in Bio

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If you’re coaching pitchers, this adjustment from Gerrit Cole is worth paying attention to. He went to an overhead glove during rehab. His feedback was simple. It felt good. He liked the rhythm. It helped things line up. That matters. If you look across his career, you can see his hands working up with the leg lift. That’s a pattern you’ll see a lot with more vertical pitchers in how they use their hands. Now it just shows up a little differently. For some pitchers, that upward movement helps everything sync up. But it’s not something you just give to everyone. A more horizontal mover might still like it, but they usually have to adjust other pieces to make it work. It’s not about the move. It’s about whether it actually fits how the pitcher organizes movement.

For some hitters, it helps with direction and release For others, it: • disrupts timing • adds effort • removes stability

For some hitters, it helps with direction and release For others, it: • disrupts timing • adds effort • removes stability

The scissor swing isn’t what creates rotation It’s what shows up after rotation is already there

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Same hitter. Two swings. They don’t look the same. Elly De La Cruz (based on observation): • Right motor shoulder • Left extension leg Lefty: • Back leg axis of rotation • Loads into front shoulder • Shorter finish • Catches himself on back leg Righty: • Front leg axis of rotation • Stays more square • Longer finish • Catches himself on front leg Same athlete. Same system. Just shows up differently on each side. Do not force symmetry. Align the movement to the athlete, not the other way around. #MotorPreferences

There’s no “right” way to swing. Only what’s right for the athlete. James Wood (Aerial): Light, bouncy jog → taller, extension-based swing → upper-half driven power Murakami (Terrestrial): Heavier, grounded jog → more flexion → hip-driven power Both top 5 in HRs. They just get there differently. You can see it before they even swing. The mistake? Coaching what you think it should look like… instead of what’s actually there. How many hitters like Wood get told to “use their legs more”?

Same pitcher. Different intention. “Favor your left foot and chase it.” 2025 → 2026 ERA: 3.55 → 1.93 BAA: .262 → .220 Velo: 88–90 → 90–92 (T94) 66 K / 7 BB Left extension, terrestrial mover → Shifted intention to his left side More tempo. Better command. Natural slot. That’s Motor Preferences. #MPEFam

It comes back to how the athlete naturally organizes movement. The goal is to understand what the athlete needs. Learn how to identify it.

When it doesn’t match the athlete, we often see: – hitters: bat drag, pushed bat path, struggle to cover the inner half – throwers: arm gets stuck behind the body, miss arm-side or pull glove-side Over time, this adds stress → increasing the risk of lower back, oblique, elbow, and shoulder injuries

Do your players actually need more separation? Not always. 👇