Affiliate Hitting Coach
Core
Execute the Mets' organizational hitting philosophy and implement individualized hitting development plans for professional baseball players.
Role type
Senior hitting coach (baseball)
Builds
Player hitting performance and long-term skill growth
Domain
Professional baseball / Sports performance
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Hitting instruction, baseball practice facilitation, batting practice throwing, fungo hitting, hitting technology operation, player communication
Preferred skills
Biomechanics knowledge, motor learning theory, sports psychology, skill acquisition methods, data analysis programming (SQL, R, Python)
Technologies
Blast Motion, Trackman, HitTrax, Hawk-Eye, Kinatrax, high-speed video
Responsibilities
Monitor player progress using hitting technology, collaborate with performance and analytics staff, track and document developmental progress, setup and execute daily hitting environments, foster professional relationships with players
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC