On this episode of Baseball Outside the Box, Pete ‘Coach’ Caliendo welcomes his longtime friend, and one of the best in the world when it comes to athletic performance, Jeff Krushell. Krushell, a native of Canada, is the Director of Human Performance for Major League Baseball International and runs one of the top athletic development programs through Krush Performance in Calgary.

Pete and Jeff discuss the critical areas in an athlete’s development, including sleeping habits, nutrition, injury prevention, and strength & conditioning programs. Plus, these veteran coaches acknowledge the importance of multi-sport athletes and the signifcance of volunteer coaches in the long-term development of an athlete. Finally, the guys dig deep into the organization of practices and tell us why it is one of the most critical aspects of coaching when it comes to developing a program.