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The Loden Sports Blog will serve as a vehicle to provide thought-provoking content on athletic development, use-cases for the services Loden Sports provides, and news and updates on the happenings of Loden Sports.

 

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We Make Readiness Easy.

With just 3 jumps, the Loden Sports Performance Lab App can tell you how ready your body is to perform. We make readiness easy.

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Speed Kills

Using publicly available data on Baseball Savant, we were able to calculate Loden Speed Scores for over 4,500 players in Major League Baseball dating back to the 2015 season. From there, we asked questions and got answers – and yes, speed kills.

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V Tool x Texas Twelve Scout Day

On Sunday, October 22, 2023, Loden Sports joined V Tool in support of a scout day for the Texas Twelve at Cotton Ranch in Katy, Texas. In addition to a pro-style showcase, each of the athletes in attendance completed a Loden Sports Evaluation.

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MLB Draft Spotlight: Spencer Jones, An Outlier Athlete

On June 9, 2022, Loden Sports evaluated the raw athleticism of Vanderbilt outfielder and MLB Draft Prospect, Spencer Jones. Spencer achieved a Loden Score of 9 – a feat accomplished by fewer than 1% of elite, physically mature athletes.

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The Fuel for the Tools: How Athleticism Translates on a Baseball Field – Part 2: Throwing

This is the second installment of a two-part blog. In this blog, Loden Sports explores the relationship between the Junior Loden Score System and throwing velocity in athletes aged 8-14. This project was completed in collaboration with Slammers Baseball in Colorado – a special thank you to them for their willingness to share and excitement to learn alongside us.

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The Junior Loden Score System

The Junior Loden Score System has been created as a way to benchmark and track athletic development in athletes before they hit their growth spurt. It is structured similarly to the existing Loden Score System with a Power, Quickness, Speed, and Loden Score.

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Objective Performance Benchmarks

A look at age-averages for athletic assessment metrics. The data used for this blog was collected by Loden Sports during the 2021 calendar year.

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Why Measuring Matters

Updated: May 18, 2023

This month, Loden Sports takes a look at why measuring matters – a key pillar to the upcoming Loden Sports LTAD. Best practices and recommendations for measuring (depending on where the athlete is in their development) are discussed in detail.

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The Loden Sports Outlier Sessions Podcast

After a run of 7, live Outlier Sessions in our Discord in December and January, Loden Sports is excited to announce that we are making the sessions available on YouTube and via Apple Podcasts for your listening pleasure – wherever, whenever. Enjoy!

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The Loden Sports Outlier NFT

Loden Sports will be awarding the exclusive Outlier NFT to athletes who attain a Loden Score of a 9 or higher. The NFT will certify each athletes status as a true outlier.

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Outlier Sessions in the lodeN Discord

Loden Sports will be hosting live AMA-style sessions in the lodeN Discord during the month of December. Our friends are looking forward to sharing their stories and we’re looking forward to seeing you there.

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The Effect of Decision-Making on 10-yard Run Times

We did a performance observation with a small group of high school baseball players to try and begin objectively peeling back the layers on why the fastest runners in baseball aren’t always the best base stealers.

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Get Your 8: The Importance of Sleep

This month we dive into a key component of athletic development: sleep. Sleep is foundational for health and well-being. Explore the benefits of sleep as an athlete.

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