# GUD Baseball

> GUD Baseball (Ground Up Development Baseball LLC) is a pitching velocity development program for high school and college pitchers and their parents. We measure each athlete's delivery, mobility and power with wearable sensors, find what is capping their velocity, and build an individualized throwing, strength and arm care plan around it. Remote nationwide since 2019, plus in-house training in Grayslake, Illinois (Lake County) and in Michigan.

## Proof points
- 500+ athletes trained since 2019
- 200+ athletes throwing 90+ MPH
- 150+ Division I scholarships
- 50+ pros
- Founder DJ Snelten: 13 years of pro ball across 8 MLB organizations, MLB debut with the San Francisco Giants (2018), went from sitting 89–92 to 97–102+ mph, lifetime PR of 102.5 mph

## What we offer
- [GUD Velocity Protocol (remote)](https://www.gudbaseball.com/gudveloprotocol): a sensor-based remote assessment (22 movement and strength measures, both sides) and an individualized velocity program. Sensors ship with every remote program, and 6-month and 1-year athletes get a PitchLab Pro data account. Athletes are retested and the program is rewritten.
- [In-house training, Illinois](https://www.gudbaseball.com/illinois): at Prime Athletics, 155 Wicks St, Grayslake, IL 60030. Serves Lake County and the Chicago north suburbs. Tech-supported hybrid pitching development with strength and conditioning included.
- [In-house training, Michigan](https://www.gudbaseball.com/michigan): GUD Michigan, an 8,000 sq ft TrackMan-equipped facility directed by Max Bain.
- [Free mechanical breakdown](https://www.gudbaseball.com/breakdown): send pitching video and get a free breakdown from our coaches.

## Who it's for
High school, college and junior college pitchers who want to throw harder, get recruited or get drafted, and parents who want velocity development that tracks arm health weekly.

## Coaches
- DJ Snelten: Owner/Founder and Director of Pitching Performance (NASM-CPT + PES, CSAS, FMS-1)
- John Snelten: Head of Sports Performance, owner of Prime Athletics (Grayslake, IL). Has developed 250+ arms throwing 90+ mph over 12 years.
- Max Bain: Director of Pitching, GUD Michigan (signed with the Chicago Cubs out of the USPBL)
- Ian Krol: 7 MLB seasons, 243 big-league appearances
- Every pitching coach on staff played professional baseball. Full bios: https://www.gudbaseball.com/staff

## Key pages
- [Home](https://www.gudbaseball.com/)
- [Apply](https://www.gudbaseball.com/apply)
- [Coaching staff](https://www.gudbaseball.com/staff)
- [Blog](https://www.gudbaseball.com/blog/)
- [Early drift in pitching](https://www.gudbaseball.com/blog/early-drift-pitching/)
- [Front leg block in pitching](https://www.gudbaseball.com/blog/front-leg-block-pitching/)

## Contact
frontoffice@gudbaseball.com · Instagram @gudbaseball