Dr. Ismael Gallo DPT, MBA

If perfect mechanics were enough… they wouldn’t disappear in games. So why does a player look great in lessons, but stiff and inconsistent under pressure in the game? Let’s break it down🧵 1/9

Jacob Lombard. Drafted 14th overall by the Marlins Soccer was his first love. Football. Gymnastics. Two state soccer champion! Didn’t focus on baseball until he saw his brother get recruited. Now scouts are comparing him to Bobby Witt Jr. There’s a reason for that. 🧵 1/10

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Question for coaches and parents: At what age did your son or player specialize in baseball? And looking back — do you think it was too early? Drop your answer below. 👇 Build the athlete first. The baseball player follows. Lear more ⚾ BaseballFlows.com 10/10

I was a 17-year-old dropout → JUCO → signed with the Dodgers at 20. In extended spring, I watched a 17-year-old Adrian Beltre in Single-A... Different. 6-hole play. Figure-four slide → flow → throw... all one motion. You don't see that every day. Not mechanics—movement. What I didn't know then: That's "unconscious competence."

The goal of Baseball training. 4 stages: 1.Unconscious incompetence 2.Conscious incompetence 3.Conscious competence 4.Unconscious competence The game doesn’t reward thinking. It rewards movement that shows up without thinking. Train the system… not just the skill. If you’re stuck having to think “conscious” about every move, we can help! 👉 BaseballFlows.com

@flowsdoc This is amazing!

@amaurymonsalve You don’t have to choose.. train it all! Variability = Movement options..

@flowsdoc Great but this movement is natural in Venezuela our drills based in repetitions , routine plays over and over and over until look natural and feel natural . It better to teach how to dance salsa and merengue to infielders .

I made it to professional baseball… despite how I trained. Looking back, I’d change almost everything about my off-season. Here’s what I’d do differently if I were chasing a pro career today… Let’s break it Down 🧵 1/9

@flowsdoc That's a big one. I like to have my OF group sprinting before we go into drills.

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If there’s one lesson I wish I’d learned sooner, it’s this: Baseball skills are built on top of athleticism—not the other way around. That’s the philosophy behind everything we do at @baseballflowsHQ. ⚾ Move Better. Play Better. 8/9