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Throwing athletes and baseball players, are you ready for your season? In this episode of Krush Performance, we address one of the most challenging and possibly dangerous movements in all of sport: throwing a baseball.
The majority of early season throwing injuries can be prevented by simply giving yourself time to get ready for your season. We’ll talk about progressive throwing programs.
Also, I’ll finish off the conversation from last week’s MLB Kickoff show by going over players to watch and why. And I’ll boldly make my World Series Champion prediction.
Finally, why are so many great players coming from the North? I talk with Andre Lachance, the Director of Sport Development for Baseball Canada, about long term development and how sport science is driving the Canadian sport model.
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This week on Krush Performance, I break down the numbers from the 2018 season that describe the incredible changes the game of baseball is experiencing: strikeouts, hits, home runs, stolen bases, defensive shifts, and more. Alarming numbers that every sport should be watching.
Never have we seen a professional sport change so drastically, in such a short time as the game of baseball.
We’ll break down the new rule changes and look at some of the proposed changes being considered with All-Time Krush Favorite, Allan Mitchell, aka “Lowetide.” Al is one of our favorite sports personalities and if I ever had the chance I would host a weekly baseball show with Al and create a segment called, “Baseball Story Time With Al.”
We’ll also lay out our teams to watch, stories and players to watch and make our 2019 predictions for which team will claim World Series Supremacy.
Baseball is Back and we are fired up! Play ball!
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What does the most successful sporting culture in history look like?
How did it all start?
How is it possible they maintain such a high level of performance, a level that has created the highest winning percentage in the history of sport.
This week on Krush Performance, I go deep inside the All-Blacks culture with James Kerr, author of the Krush Must Read book: “Legacy: What the All-Blacks Can Teach Us About The Business of Life.”
James takes us behind the curtains and shares stories from his time with the All Blacks as they marched towards the World Cup of Rugby as well as the rituals, stories, and strategies that helped create and maintain one of the most successful performance cultures ever!
“Culture Trumps Strategy Every Time.” ~ Harvard Business Review
Get set for a conversation that will change the way you think, act, and lead!
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Till Next Time,
Jeff

We are constantly looking for ways to improve performance and support development. Sport however has fallen behind in the areas of professional development and athlete support.
This week on Krush Performance, I talk with Graziella Thake, CEO, and Daniel Kulikowski, COO and co founder of The Optimization Hubabout. Their program and how they are working to help athletes and organizations to not only catch up but to prosper in the fast paced world of sport.
At Optimization Hub you will hear words like, Engagement, Taking Charge, Identity, Optimization and Resilience.
Just some of the important words that make up the framework of what might be the missing link to maximizing human performance and career longevity in an industry plagued with issues.
Some of the Global Data from Sport:
Globally: 20.12% of athletes experience psychological difficulties
Norway: 43% of athletes experience anxiety or depression
Globally: 74% of athletes have adverse nutritional behaviors
USA College: Suicide is the 4th leading cause of death.
Australia: 73% of athletes transition from sport with mental health issues, loss of identity or addictions.
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I hope you enjoy this very insightful episode of Krush Performance.
Until Next Week,
Jeff

Not much would happen if we all stayed in our comfort zone. In fact, I’d say it is almost impossible to get better at something if we don’t step outside of our comfort zones and face the challenges of improving performance.
Getting better takes planning, support, patience and effort and it can be challenging.
In this episode of Krush Performance, I talk with Krush Favorite: Jamie Sale, Olympic Gold Medalist, now business owner, coach and parent, about the challenges she faced during her career as one of the top athletes in the World. Becoming one of the best was not easy, in fact there were times when it was brutally difficult and after her retirement from competition the challenges did not stop. Jamie shares some sage advice on dealing and overcoming adversity and for anyone looking to get better and improve their performance.
I also talk coaching, specialization and how you can put it all together to help you better deal with the challenges of improving your performance…no matter what it is you wish to do.
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Till Next Week,
Jeff

As promised, I will go over the incredible numbers from 2018 MLB season that show us how baseball is changing right before our eyes.
With the NFL Scouting Combine wrapping up we look at some of the great performances from this year’s combing and we ask the question:
“Is the NFL Combine the toughest player evaluation in all of Sport?’
Player health and injury prevention is a top priority in all of sport especially when it comes to head injuries and concussions. I talk with Dr. Theo Versteegh from TopSpin 360, the recipients of the NFL’s 2019 First and Future Safety Innovation Award about this incredible piece of equipment and how it is helping keep players safe.
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“Trade Bait.”
“Out with the Old in With the New.”
“Who’s Selling & Who’s Buying??”
The NHL Trade Deadline is an incredibly important time for organizations & Players. Let’s face it, sport is first and foremost a business and from the players perspective a commodities market – guns for hire – make yourself valuable & earn a job. But, there is a human element to sport and player moves that CANNOT be ignored.
We are going to look behind the curtains of player trades and discuss the impact from both the player and organizational perspective with Krush Favorite, Manny Schmidt, President & CEO of Link Management International, Registered Player Agent NHLPA & CFLPA.
And, Baseball is Back Baby!!
Pitchers & Catchers have reported and with Main Camps are opening there is a Lot to talk about:
Free agency
Rule changes
Tension in the ranks
How the game has changed!!
Getting ready for the season….
And I’m just getting back from a great trip to our MLB player development academy in Brazil these programs are a true testament to the incredible impact of a positive performance environment, we discuss what that looks like.
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Until Next Week Go Get Better,
Jeff

These are not the words when I think of sport but unfortunately there is a dark side of sport that is prospering, growing and threatening the very integrity of sport.
In mid January, African investigative reporter Ahmed Hussein-Suale was shot dead in what reports called “an assignation style killing”. Suale spent a good part of his career investigating and exposing corruption, match fixing in African sport. So where are we at when it comes to protecting the integrity of sport?
Today, we talk with journalist, academic, consultant, and author, Declan Hill. He is respected globally for his work investigating match fixing and corruption in sport. We talk with him about the repercussions of Hussein-Suale’s murder it is such a great loss and the ripple effects will travel deep into the media industry.
Also, is it time for NCAA athletes to get paid? I talk with Declan about the issues here and why aren’t athletes getting paid?
Get set for a candid, informative, alarming and educational conversation with Krush Performance, favorite, Declan Hill.
Keep yourself on the cutting edge of human performance, sign up for our weekly Newsletter at Krushperformance.com and don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast!
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Thanks for downloading! Pass the show on to your teammates, friends, and family and make sure to check out my new book “The Performance Plan” on Amazon.
Until next week, go get better!
Jeff

I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again, the two areas that hold the greatest potential for pushing human performance forward are technology and the mind.
First, Technology continues to advance at an incredible pace. The advances in equipment, facilities, clothing are one side of the story but technology that is now allowing us to better monitor, analyze and understand our athletes is where the true potential lies. And more specifically the technology that is allowing us to map track and train the human mind – in real time – is what really excites me.
Second, the Mind. Our understanding of the mind and the mental game of sport and human performance is where the next level of human performance lie.
Today, I talk with Krush favorite, John Stevenson, registered psychologist and mental performance consultant from Zone Performance.
The mental game impacts every aspect of your life and today we lay out the fundamentals and discuss some of the great new advances that are allowing us to train the mental side of performance like NEVER before.
Keep yourself on the cutting edge of human performance, sign up for our weekly Newsletter at Krushperformance.com and don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast!
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Thanks for downloading! Pass the show on to your teammates, friends, and family and make sure to check out my new book “The Performance Plan” on Amazon.
Until next week, go get better!
Jeff

This week, I look back on the Super Bowl and the NFL season to see what we can learn and take away from the sports great players, leaders, and franchises. I also look back to the start of the NFL season to revisit the Krush teams to watch from the start of the season (two of them were battling it out for the NFL Championship).
Why are the Patriots are so damn good?!
Love them or hate them you have to RESPECT them!! There is plenty to learn from this organization.
And I ask an important question:
“Are we destroying more talent than we are creating?”
Looking at developmental sport, there are growing concerns revolving around, drop-out rates, injuries and burnout. Do you agree with him? Let me know your thoughts.
Keep yourself on the cutting edge of human performance, sign up for our weekly Newsletter at Krushperformance.com and don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast!
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Thanks for downloading! Pass the show on to your teammates, friends, and family and make sure to check out my new book “The Performance Plan” on Amazon.
Until next week, go get better!
Jeff