Expo Theater

The American Baseball Coaches Association's Expo Theater is an area where ABCA partners, exhibitors and member coaches give presentations on a variety of baseball topics. The 2021 Expo Theater will run from Thursday, Jan. 7 through Saturday, Jan. 9 during the 2021 ABCA Convention at the Gaylord National Harbor Resort & Convention Center.

Each year at the Expo Theater, ABCA Partners such as Blast Motion, Driveline Baseball, HitTrax, KP Sport, Next College Student Athlete, Pocket Radar, Rapsodo, Texas Baseball Ranch, Turface Athletics and Stick & Ball TV present their newest products, host panel discussions and answer coaches questions. Many other baseball companies taking part in the ABCA Trade Show also present!

The complete 2021 Expo Theater schedule including speakers and topics will be announced in the fall.

The 2021 ABCA Convention, which will be the 77th annual ABCA Convention, is scheduled to be held in Washington, D.C. at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center from January 7-10, 2021. We are closely monitoring the recommended guidelines and safety measures for appropriate social distancing and capacity limits on large gatherings. We will update and change our plans, if needed, please check www.ABCA.org/convention regularly for updates. ABCA Membership sign ups are open for the 2020-21 membership year. 2020-21 ABCA Memberships will run through August 31, 2021.

2020 ABCA EXPO THEATER SCHEDULE

The 2021 Expo Theater schedule will be announced in the fall!
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Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020
1:15pm	Stick & Ball TV featuring Jeremy Sheetinger, Georgia Gwinnett College; Joe Dillon, Washington Nationals; Gary Cathcart, Detroit Tigers; Brian Green, Washington State University; Trent Mongero, Glynn Academy; and Paul Phillips, Covenant College Dugout Chatter: LIVE from #ABCA2020
2:00pm	KP Sport What's Your Game featuring Jeff Krushell, President, Sport Scientist & Host of Krush Performance Radio Athlete Development for Player Performance: Creating Coachable Players, and Key Strategies for Injury Prevention and Maximum Development
2:45pm	HR4 HUDL featuring Harold Reynolds, Former MLB Player; Matt Engelka & Matt Hansen Getting Seen – It's All About Video!
3:30pm	Crossover Symmetry featuring Matt Unthank MS, CSS & Duggan Moran, Co-Founder Using Weekly Strength & Range of Motion Testing to Individualize Arm Care & Monitor Arm Health Throughout the Season
4:15pm	Pocket Radar featuring Ben Buechner, Santa Rosa Junior College; Max Engelbrekt, Driveline Baseball; Steve Goody, CEO Digital Age Recruiting & Organizing Your Data with Systems like Driveline TRAQ
5:00pm	Texas Baseball Ranch featuring Ron Wolforth, Owner; Flint Wallace, Director of Player Development; and Tyler Tompson, Events Coordinator The Role of the Pitching Coach in 2020 & Beyond
Friday, January 3, 2020
10:15am	Driveline Baseball featuring Kyle Boddy, Cincinnati Reds; Jason Ochart, Philadelphia Phillies; Mike Rathwell, Driveline Baseball; Kai Correa, San Francisco Giants; Jake McKinley, Milwaukee Brewers; Marty Smith, College of Central Florida; and Travis Hergert, Philadelphia Phillies Developing Players, Developing Staff: Blueprints for the Future of the Game – Part 1
11:30am	Driveline Baseball featuring Kyle Boddy, Cincinnati Reds; Jason Ochart, Philadelphia Phillies; Mike Rathwell, Driveline Baseball; Kai Correa, San Francisco Giants; Jake McKinley, Milwaukee Brewers; Marty Smith, College of Central Florida; and Travis Hergert, Philadelphia Phillies Developing Players, Developing Staff: Blueprints for the Future of the Game – Part 2
12:50pm	Blast Motion featuring Kyle Attl and Jacob Howenstein Information to Application
1:35pm	Turface Athletics featuring Nick McKenna, Head Groundskeeper, Texas A&M University The Dirt on Field Maintenance: Managing Field Quality, Player Safety and Expectations at a High Profile College Facility
2:20pm	Rapsodo featuring Seth Daniels, Director of Baseball Operations A Data Driven Approach to Recruiting and Scouting
4:45pm	Texas Baseball Ranch featuring Ron Wolforth, Owner; Ollie Kadey, Durathro™ Coordinator; and Jonathan Massey, Lead Instructor The War Will Always Be Won in the Trenches
Saturday, January 4, 2020
10:00am	EyesON Sports featuring Kevin Tillman, Scott Gillis & Chris Adams NEW Baseball Scoring Software that Generates Live 3D Animation of Your Games
10:45am	HitTrax featuring Bobby Tewksbary and Bobby Pease The Real Challenges of Hitter Assessment & Development
11:30am	Florida Baseball Ranch featuring Randy Sullivan, CEO The Illusion of Intent-Based Training: Dead Arm is Not a Thing
12:15pm	FlexPro Grip featuring Adam Moreau and Daryl Moreau Solving Baseball's UCL Crisis
1:00pm	Next College Student Athlete featuring Nelson Gord, Director of Baseball; Jeremy Booth, Program 15; Jason Johnson, Mountain View High School; JR Bader, Bucks County Generals; and Cole Mahoney-Bruer, Ventura College The Recruiting Ecosystem