In the cage and in the dugout.
A coach, not a marketing account. Here's where I come from and how I work.
Matt Duval
Matt started learning the game at 12 under Carmen Fusco, a longtime MLB scout and front office executive with the Mets and Mariners. He went on to play Division I baseball.
After playing, he coached college baseball at the NAIA, JUCO and NCAA Division I levels, including time working alongside Toni Rossi, the longest tenured coach at a single institution.
Today he works one on one with high school and college hitters in the Phoenix area, and with players anywhere through remote coaching.
How I coach
Most coaches spend their whole time on the body and the swing. That work matters and I do it every lesson. But it's only part of what decides whether a player produces in games.
1st
Body
Fundamentals and movement. There's more than one way to swing well, so I look for the pattern that fits your body instead of forcing one model on everyone.
2nd
Mind
Approach and emotional control. What you're looking for in a count, and how you handle the at-bat after a strikeout.
3rd
Heart
How you define success and failure, and who you are when the game goes badly. This is where resilience comes from, and it lasts long after baseball.
That framework comes from the 3D Coaching approach. It's why lessons and performance coaching are built to work together.
What I believe about hitting
Approach beats mechanics. An average swing with a great approach will out-produce a great swing with no plan.
Exit velocity is over-chased. Hitting it hard only matters if the ball plays, and a backspin line drive plays better than a topspin roller.
You can't coach half the picture. Most instructors never see a player's at-bats, so they're guessing about the part that matters most.
Practice develops and games test. A lot of players play too much and train too little.
The end goal for every player I work with is to become their own hitting coach.
Train with Matt