Dr. Kevin J McGovern, PT

08/06/2026

Every pitcher is chasing ONE number…

Velocity.

But here’s the problem…

Velocity is the number you get AFTER the baseball leaves your hand.

It tells you what happened.

It tells you absolutely nothing about why it happened.

At Velocity RX, we’re far more interested in the number that comes BEFORE the pitch.

Your G.A.M.E. Level™.

Because your G.A.M.E. Level measures the athlete creating the pitch.

✅ Mobility

✅ Stability

✅ Strength

✅ Balance

✅ Coordination

✅ Neurological movement quality

✅ Force production

✅ Biomechanical efficiency

These are the qualities that determine how much velocity your body is actually capable of producing.

A radar gun can’t tell you why you’re throwing 78 MPH instead of 88.

It only tells you that you threw 78.

Your G.A.M.E. Level tells you exactly what’s limiting your performance—and what needs to improve to unlock more velocity, better command, and a healthier arm.

Rapsodo measures the baseball.

Velocity RX measures the athlete.

Because when you improve the athlete…

The velocity takes care of itself.

Measure the athlete. Not just the baseball.

08/05/2026

You do not need to get in the very injurious inverted W to throw a fastball above 95 miles an hour. Austin Erlacher of the Boston Red Sox clearly proves that. Everything we do @ Velocity RX is proven methods of results. That’s why we guarantee our work!!! Does your Guru to guarantee their work???

08/05/2026

Everyone thinks the squat is about lifting more weight.

They’re wrong.

Watch this carefully.

This isn’t just a squat.

This is what I call stacking.

Austin Airlocker of the Boston Red Sox isn’t trying to see how much weight he can move.

He’s teaching his nervous system how to recruit more muscles at the exact same time.

Watch what’s happening.

His core is braced.

His adductors are engaged.

His feet are pressing into the ground.

His entire body is creating one powerful, connected system.

Most athletes brag about squatting 300 pounds.

Then I push them with one finger…

…and they lose their balance.

Why?

Because they’ve trained muscles.

They haven’t trained movement.

The Catcher Squat is one of the most important exercises I teach because it develops the glute-hamstring junction—the engine that creates explosive force, rotational power, and ultimately throwing velocity.

This isn’t about getting stronger.

It’s about becoming neurologically more efficient.

When your body learns to fire together, power goes up.

Velocity goes up.

Injury risk goes down.

Stop chasing heavier weights.

Start building a better athlete.

Movement creates performance.

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08/05/2026

This is my SHOULDER COORDINATION TEST. It is one of the 6 GAME TESTS that every player does at the beginning of my program. This test essentially measures THE SCAPULAR HUMORAL RHYTHM which is a vital kinesiological movement principle of the upper extremities. Is this rhythm that is constantly destroyed by gurus, teaching ridiculous arm paths. The upper trap engagement is an athletic sandbag for baseball pitchers and hitters for that matter. Has baseball .

08/05/2026

08/04/2026

Everyone thinks the answer to throwing harder is to spend more time in the gym.

Sometimes the fastest way to gain velocity… is to STOP.

I have a professional pitcher who was losing velocity and developing arm issues. After evaluating him with the G.A.M.E. Test™, it was obvious he wasn’t moving neurologically the way the body was designed to move.

I told him to stop lifting.

Not forever. Just long enough to rebuild his foundation.

His program?

✅ Squats
✅ Scapular Depression
✅ Swimmers
✅ Cranes

That’s it.

No crazy exercises.
No max lifts.
No “grind.”

Just rebuilding movement.

A short time later he called me and said:

“I’m up to 97 mph… and it feels like the ball is exploding out of my hand.”

That’s what happens when your nervous system is finally allowed to do its job.

Here’s the problem…

Everyone wants to build strength.

Almost nobody asks whether they have a foundation strong enough to build on.

How do you build a skyscraper on a cracked foundation?

You don’t.

You fix the foundation first.

That’s exactly why I created the G.A.M.E. Test™.

In over 30 years of treating athletes, I’ve rarely seen adolescents move neurologically correct.

I’ve rarely seen college athletes move neurologically correct.

And I’ve rarely seen professional athletes move neurologically correct.

Talent can hide dysfunction.

Until the velocity drops…
The arm starts hurting…
Or the injury finally happens.

Movement comes first.

Strength comes second.

Performance follows.

Rapsodo measures the pitch. Velocity RX measures the athlete creating the pitch.

08/04/2026

Yes, he throws 105 miles an hour. How long are these mechanics sustainable? We have already seen a huge drop off with Paul Skeens for both mechanical and his training regiment reasons. How long can this man throw 105 miles an hour with those poor mechanics and excessive stress on the elbow. Does he win 100 games? I wouldn’t put my 401(k) in that investment. me save 1 million arms. .

08/04/2026

The body has a language. Most pitchers never learn it.

Every great athlete moves in the correct neurological sequence.

The movement starts at the center of the body and flows outward.

When the knee moves first instead of the pelvis and trunk initiating the movement, you’ve already disrupted the kinetic chain.

The result?

❌ Lost power.
❌ Lost command.
❌ Lost efficiency.
❌ Increased stress on the arm.

In this video, I’m demonstrating my Front Foot Strike Drill, but the drill isn’t really about the foot.

It’s about teaching your body to move the way it was designed to move.

The closer you get to proper neurological sequencing, the more efficiently you transfer force through your body.

That means:
⚾ More velocity.
🎯 Better command.
💪 Less stress on the shoulder and elbow.
📈 A healthier, more durable career.

You don’t become elite by simply working harder.

You become elite by moving correctly.

Movement always comes before performance.

08/03/2026

“If you’re injured, changes have to be made. If nothing changes, you will continue to be injured. Bottom line.”

It amazes me how often parents ask me why their child keeps getting hurt, yet they’re unwilling to change the very movement patterns and throwing mechanics that caused the injury in the first place.

You cannot rehab your way out of bad mechanics.

You cannot strengthen your way out of dysfunctional movement.

You cannot expect a different outcome while continuing to do the exact same thing.

Every injury has a cause. If you don’t identify and correct that cause, the pain may come and go, but the injury cycle continues.

That’s why I don’t just treat the symptoms. I find the reason the injury happened in the first place.

Your child’s future in baseball depends on making the right changes—not hoping things magically get better.

If you’re injured, changes have to be made. If nothing changes, you will continue to be injured. Bottom line.

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08/03/2026

Stop shrugging. Holding the ball in your glove and pronation promotes activation of the upper traps. That is a neurological fact. Turn to a handshake grip or better yet turn the ball facing your face. You will thank me later.