by Dave Franco | Baseball Tales, Interview, Next Level Ballplayer
Hope everyone has been enjoying the MLB playoffs this year. Tons of exciting baseball games so far and a lot to learn from watching the best players play on the biggest stage. I for one have been sick to my stomach after traveling to St Louis only to see Kershaw and...
by Dave Franco | Interview, Next Level Ballplayer, Pitching
The best players in the game know how to use emotion to achieve peak performance levels. They don’t let negative emotions dictate how they perform, but they do use positive emotions as an asset to execute in key situations. In this interview Derek Holland...
by Dave Franco | College Recruiting/Scouting, Next Level Ballplayer, Training Tips, Winning Ballplayer
Summer is coming to an end, and many of you are getting ready to report to college baseball programs and campuses for the first time. Transitioning to college baseball from high school life is not easy. That’s why Next Level Ballplayer compiled this...
by Dave Franco | College Recruiting/Scouting, Next Level Ballplayer, Recruiting Most Popular
When I speak to high school players around the country, I always ask, “How many of you guys want to play baseball in college?” Mostly everyone raises his hand. If you are a high school player reading Next Level Ballplayer, then you would most likely raise your hand...
by Dave Franco | Baseball Tales, Next Level Ballplayer
As some of you guys might know, I had quite the adventure last week when I left the Dominican Republic at 6am, arrived in KC at 3:30pm and went straight to Kauffman Stadium for the 2012 All Star Game… with no ticket. Well, among other things, I ended up getting a...
by Dave Franco | Hitting, Mental Baseball, Next Level Ballplayer, Training Tips, Winning Ballplayer
Every batter spends some time in the on-deck circle before his at-bat. Well, maybe not directly inside the circle (weirdly enough, rarely do players actually stand on the circle), but somewhere in the vicinity. Too often ballplayers go through the motions in the...
