Awareness, The Foundation of Athletic Development with Donovan Santas

In this episode of The Mental Performance Mastery Podcast, Brian is joined by Donovan Santas. Over his 21-year-long career in professional baseball in different capacities, Donovan has seen some of the most momentous changes and shifts in the sports industry – from how strength training is implemented to how the strength & conditioning coach’s role has gained prominence to the importance of mental performance and cognitive training.  

Donovan has worked with the Cleveland Indians, Toronto Bluejays, and New York Yankees as a strength and conditioning coach and assistant director of player health and performance.

In this episode, Brian and Donovan talk about…

• The evolution of baseball-specific training and conditioning
• How the role of the strength and conditioning coach has expanded over the years
• What a training program looked like 20 years ago versus how it looks today
• Training with Pison
• Readiness assessment and testing
• The go-no-go test for performance
• Cognitive assessment
• Fatigue management
• The power of breathing and the impact of the Functional Movement Screening FMS
• Recovery modalities, what works, and what’s best for you as an athlete.
• Sleep and the impact on performance
• The role mental performance plays in professional baseball player development
• The mental game of pitcher Roy Halladay, Cy Young Winner - Working With Harvey
• What Makes Roy Run? - Sports Illustrated Article about Roy Halladay

Connect with Donovan Santas:

Donovan Santas on LinkedIn

Donovan Santas on Instagram

Email - donovan.santas@gmail.com

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