Training

• Pitching Private coaching
  4 years experience
  Erik Lovdahl Erik Lovdahl, who was previously the pitching coach at Bethel from 1999-2005, is a pitching instructor with the current Royals staff. He has been a professional pitcher to go along with more than 14 years of coaching experience at the collegiate and high school levels. After a successful college pitching career, he posted a league-leading ERA in Class A during his first year as a pro. Lovdahl previously has been offered coaching duties in two professional leagues, and has been a guest speaker at various colleges, leagues, and organizations across Minnesota. Lovdahl is considered one of the most productive pitching coaches in the region. Lovdahl is currently a batting practice pitcher for the Minnesota Twins, Director of the MYAS Gopher State Pitching Camp, and Director of the Minnesota Twins Youth Spring Training Camps and the owner of Lovdahl Pitching Academy and PHD Baseball Academy.
• Pitching - Velocity /Live at Bat Training 2023-24 Take the Field
  1 years experience
  Take The Field - Winter 2023-24. 14 week Pitching program focusing on Arm Care, Building Arm Strength, and Mechanical Breakdown and Analysis. Pre/Post Throw routine and schedule, Proper Mechanics to increase consistency sending strike % through the roof, Functional Movement Patterns increasing strength and stability to make our pitchers more explosive helping velocity increase, Weekly Throwing Program to build up each players foundation for bullpens/live sessions First 10 weeks will be dedicated to the build up phase, and the last 4 weeks will be live action against hitters along with their T/Th arm care and throwing routine.
• Hitting - Take the field 2023-24
  1 years experience
  Take The Field HITTING PROGRAM INFO Our hitting program is designed to give each hitter a solid foundation and understanding of their swing through various drills with video breakdown. Swing breakdown and analysis Consistent swing schedule and drill progression 4:1 player to instructor ratio How to approach each at bat mentally Live reps off of a machine to work on timing to get ready for live swings at the end of the program Live at bats against pitchers, as a true test bringing each player into their upcoming season
• Pitching - Velocity Training 2019-2023 Great Lakes Baseball Academy
  4 years experience
  Great Lakes Baseball Academy. There's no secret to playing college baseball; throw hard and hit it farther. With this understanding in mind, our Great Lakes pitching coaches Joe Zorn and Matt Doornink have created a program with the specific goal of increasing arm strength, velocity, and durability. Our program is designed from a combination of velocity and biomechanical elements from top industry leaders such as Driveline, Texas Baseball Ranch, Top Velocity, Eric Cressey Sports Performance, and more. Players work will on focus on movements/mechanics, strength, explosiveness, shoulder stability and metal preparation as well as have access to high end industry training tools such as Core Velocity Belt, Velopro Trainer, King of the Hill Ground Force Trainer, and more. Video analysis will also be heavily utilized to evaluate your athlete's biomechanical patterns to develop and individualized program to increase velocity. Velocity Enhancement Throwing Drills, Recovery, Post throwing Arm Care, Mechanical Movement Drill Programming
• Drive Line Hitting Great Lakes Baseball Academy 2019-2023
  4 years experience
  Great Lakes Baseball Academy Lumberjacks Woodbury, MN. Great Lakes Driveline hitting program is designed to help hitters become more consistent hitters while developing a better understanding of the kinetic chain and how to create force using our two force vectors. The formula is pretty straightforward - stronger athletes that swing more efficiently create higher exit velocities. Using data and research driven instruction, there's not a more comprehensive hitting program in the state. Rapsodo Testing and Monitoring, 12-Week DriveLine Hitting program, Monthly Designed Personal Hitting Charts, Individual Deficiency Programming, Baseline & Summative Data Testing
• Weight Lifting 2020-2023
  3 years experience
  Great Lakes Baseball Academy
• Weight Lifting 2023-2024
  2 years experience
  Take the Field
• Indoor Winter Field Training - Concordia College St. Paul 2019-2023
  4 years experience
  Great Lakes Baseball Academy Our Winter Infield Camps are designed for dedicated baseball and softball infielders looking to enhance their skills during the off-season. Held in a state-of-the-art indoor facility, this intensive camp offers personalized instruction in fielding techniques, footwork, and positioning from top-tier coaches. Participants will benefit from rigorous drills and one-on-one coaching to become the most dependable and agile infielders on the field.