On The Barrel is building one freshman-focused travel baseball team. Development comes first, and we take the field to win.
Head Coach Alec Burns at Gardner-Webb
Big programs spread their coaches across many teams. We built one, so our time, energy and attention go into this group of players and families.
Every player is tested at tryouts, mid-season and the end of the season. He gets his “big 3”, the three things holding him back most, and a plan to fix them. Practice is where the work happens. Games show what held up.
Tap one to see what it looks like week to week.
We practice with intent.
Players have time to learn, ask questions, develop skills and understand how to play the game together. They know the purpose behind the work and carry it onto the field.
Our coaching staff played Division I or professional baseball, and every coach is less than five years removed from playing.
Owner of On The Barrel and a former college baseball player at West Virginia University and Gardner-Webb.
While at Gardner-Webb, he coached CBA’s 15U and 16U teams and led their hitting development.
He studied sports psychology, strength and conditioning, and sports nutrition to understand how athletes think, move, fuel, recover and perform. Today, through OTB, he works with athletes from youth baseball through the professional level.
Every coach on the staff played Division I or professional baseball and is less than five years removed from playing.
Local events in the spring around the high school season, then major national events in the summer.
Every player is tested, and every player gets his results.
Strength, movement and the swing, built before the season starts.
Team practices sharpen the game before the first pitch.
Local weekend tournaments around the high school season.
Major national events, with a purpose behind the schedule.
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