Do Baseball Pitchers Really Need Endurance training? (What Most Coaches Get Wrong) When most people think about baseball pitchers, they picture long games, high pitch counts, and hours on the field. Naturally, that leads to one common assumption: Pitchers need a big endurance base. At first glance, that idea feels logical. Games…
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Conditioning for baseball. Is it built with lots of volume of running? We answer the question. Baseball Conditioning Conditioning is not built by simply running until athletes are exhausted. Fatigue is not the same thing as fitness. When baseball players are told to run endless poles—from foul pole to foul pole—what they’r…
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Why We Don’t Allow Headphones — And Why It Helps Athletes Get Better, Faster At OC Sports Performance, we take coaching seriously. We are not a place where athletes put on headphones, zone out, and hope something magically improves. Instead, we create a coaching environment where athletes focus, engage, learn from each other…
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How We Measure Athletic Improvement at OC Sports Performance — And Why It Matters How We Measure Athletic Improvement at OC Sports Performance — And Why It Matters Parents and athletes all want the same thing: real results. Faster sprint times. Higher jumps. More strength. Better conditioning. Yet too many athletes are spend…
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Peers matter. Why Younger Athletes Perform Better When They Train With Older, Successful Athletes Parents often ask us why we place middle school, high school, and college athletes in the same training environment at OC Sports Performance. The answer is simple: younger athletes progress faster, smarter, and more confidently when…
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Real-World Results: Measured Performance Improves Performance at OC Sports Performance When we say “measured performance improves performance,” we mean it. At OC Sports Performance in Bend, Oregon, our athletes don’t just train hard — they track their progress, measure results, and build confidence through data. Recently…
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Common Sports Performance Goals: What It Really Takes to Achieve Them When athletes walk into OC Sports Performance, they usually come with big dreams. Some want to make a varsity team, others want to hit a PR in track, and many have their sights set on playing in college. While every athlete has a unique……
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Conditioning for athletes. Why Every Athlete Needs Conditioning, Even for Non-Endurance Sports When most people hear the word conditioning, they immediately think of endurance athletes. Runners, cyclists, and swimmers come to mind. But the truth is, conditioning isn’t just for endurance sports—it’s a critical piece of perf…
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The Role of Rest Days in Building Fast Athletes. When it comes to speed, one truth often gets overlooked: tired athletes don’t run fast. Parents and athletes alike sometimes assume that “more work” equals “better results.” But when it comes to sprint performance, rest is not optional—it’s essential. At OC Sports Pe…
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Results Over Gimmicks: Why OC Sports Performance Focuses on What Works At OC Sports Performance, our job is simple: produce results. We’re not here to chase Instagram trends, create flashy reels, or entertain with “sport specific” gimmicks that look good on social media but don’t actually move the needle for athletes. In…
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