I played up through high school, but not in college until I joined a JuCo summer league while attending undergraduate school. I currently just play in men’s leagues and coach a variety of players (from HS to minor league ball). Never had any real drive about baseball until about five years ago, actually – before then it was just a hobby.

Regardless, I think we both know that many ex-players (even at high levels) don’t make the best coaches, and a lack of playing experience doesn’t mean the coach/analyst is a bad one. Much of what I post online regarding injury analysis does apply to what I teach my students, but each student is different and requires different cues. Many cues I use are very popular and probably crossover to what you teach as well!

I have a lot of experience studying biomechanics as a serious amateur; I have read over 25 published papers and summarized most for myself. I am nearly an expert with commercial-grade high speed video that I have used to analyze exercise physiology. In the end, I think my experience studying human anatomy and fitness has helped me far more than simple baseball experience, though I am a student of the game and love to be around it as much as possible.