Motor Preferences approved by Maryland Terps

As some of you may know, I am the only Volodalen Motor Preferences Expert in North America. I am also a Primitive Reflexes Specialist and a baseball coach (since 1994).

Let me firstly introduce you quickly Motor Preferences Approach. it has been created by Bertrand Théraulaz and Ralph Hippolyte, in 80'. Since then, in Europe, it has revolutionized day after day the profession of physical trainer, coach, physiotherapist, podiatrist, posturologist... Why it is becoming bigger and bigger? Because it brings more performance for less injuries !

On April 2022, after reading his Linkedin posts, I wrote a private message to Matthew Swope, Assistant coach of the University of Maryland Terapins.

I remember asking him about the purpose of a drill he was having one of his players perform.

He was kind enough to answer. A few days went by, and he wrote me because he was intrigued by my own publications about the Motor Preferences Approach.

A meeting followed during which I explained the principles of the motor preference approach.

Motor Preferences Approach can allow you to discover and understand how an athlete's body wants to move and perform. This way of moving is unique and individual. It is guided by energy management, efficacy and efficiency.

Matthew then proposed that I collaborate with him to do a test. The first step was to identify the profile of a player whose results were not up to his potential. I provided it (it makes more time than we thought to have this player back to his natural swing, but Coach Swoppe did it in few weeks).

Immediately after this player's profile, I offered to do profiles of other players. Coach Swope ended up with all the information he needed about these players so that they would have the right balance in their batting stance: Their balance, the one that allows them to see the ball better, to be better coordinated in their swing and therefore more efficient.

Then I provided a profile of Terps starting pitchers. I gave coach Swoppe list of tips for each pitcher! The first one who benefited of my tips was Ryan Ramsey and he pitched a perfect game! Coincidence: maybe... Or alignment of context with player's energy, intent and action... Who knows?

Finally, I analyzed every opponent team starting pitcher. This allowed me to give Coach Swope different strategies that resulted in almost all of these starters pitched less than 4 innings on the mound.

My collaboration with Coach Swope over the last 14 games of the 2022 season has resulted in a 12-2 record. The team batting average over the first 40 games was .276. It is .344 over the last 14 games! Many others stats increased during this period of time as well.

And... What an amazing season's end we had !!! Big Ten Conference Champs !!!

My job is not to coach, not to replace the coaches, but to give them information so they can optimize the preparation of the players and respect their motor preferences. The profiles and advice I give do not make the players perfect, nor unbeatable, but they help overall performance in many ways on and off the field.

I am very proud to have been able to collaborate with Coach Swope on the way to a Terps B1G title and I hope others will follow.