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Biomechanics in Motion: Science Backed Athletic Training
by Trevor Dugan Baseball players have been using the laws of physics to their advantage since the sport’s inception in the 19th century. From the invention of the curveball to the modern obsession over launch angles, physics and baseball have always been deeply intertwined. The same is true for every sport, and biomechanics is at the root of it all. Biomechanics, as it relates to sports, is the study of the response of the body to mechanical force, with the goal of understanding the most efficient way to move to get the most out of your movements and avoid injuries. Many athletes who were unfamiliar with this term have likely already been exposed to its principles in some capacity by coaches while learning to throw a ball or swing a bat or stick. While it may not be at the forefront of t...
Where Are They Now Powered by Complete Sports Performance: Adam Heidenfelder
Adam Heidenfelder gets the start for Old Westbury pic.twitter.com/6uPgGmt4hh — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) March 3, 2018 Adam Heidenfelder got thrown into the stickiest of situations. The hard-throwing sophomore had just gotten the call up to varsity from JV after striking out 37 batters in his first two outings. All he did was escape the jam with three strikeouts on his way to striking out 9 batters over three shutout innings. It turns out that it was merely a prelude for the type of dominance that the 6’5 250 lb workhorse would have for MacArthur in 2013 and 2014. The Early Days Heidenfelder was born and raised in Wantagh, NY but was in the Levittown school district. He was the second of two Heidenfelder boys. His father, John, played college baseball at Queens College, as...
Where Are They Now Powered by Complete Sports Performance: Shawn Fagan
(Editor’s Note: This is the third installment of the ‘Where Are They Now’ series in which we highlight standout players from the past. Previously, we featured Mike Ambort and Kraig Binick. Thanks to Complete Sports Performance for sponsoring this year’s series.) There was no local indoor training facility to do winter workouts. There wasn’t even a batting cage in the school. Legendary coach Doug Robins was resourceful, though. He found an area in the boiler room to hang tarp and he used tennis balls that were donated to the team. That was all they needed. They swung until their hands bled. That is the grittiness that separated Levittown Division from just about every other program. During their peak years in the 1990s, they won 47 consecutive games, back-to-ba...
Where Are They Now Powered by Complete Sports Performance: Kraig Binick
There was a time when NY Tech was among the best programs in the region. During the legendary career of Bob Hirschfield, who received Axcess Baseball’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2024, he won over 660 games, had 4 ABCA All-Americans and sent dozens of players to pro ball. One of their best players in program history was Kraig Binick, who was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles following a stellar four-year career for the Bears in which he was named the Division-I Independent Player of the Year in 2007 after batting .406 with a 1.123 OPS. Binick’s name is all over the program’s record book, finishing with the most triples (13), second most runs scored (175), second most hits (270) and third most stolen bases (114). It wasn’t always a slam dunk, however, that his futu...
Where Are They Now Powered by Complete Sports Performance: Jeff Tyler
(Editor’s Note: This article was published in November 2024) Jeff Tyler always found a way to win. Whether it was during his storied high school career for the MacArthur Generals or in college for the Adelphi Panthers there was often a W next to his name in the box score. In fact, even long after his career ended he still found a way to be the winning pitcher. That’s right, even at Adelphi’s Alumni day many years after his final competitive pitch, he was able to hawk a win against Adelphi’s current team. Jeff Tyler owns Long Island’s record for the most wins in a varsity career with 32. He played during the height of Levittown’s special run in which he led the Generals to back-to-back Long Island Championships in 1993 and 1994. But to understand the full story, you must start from th...
