A very cool discussion with a baseball maverick on building a startup, the practicality of data analytics and earning a career in sports.https://www.athletelab.io/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/athletelab/*Originally recorded on August 22nd, 2024. 3:13Collin pitched at McGill University in Canada and dealt with his shoulder not holding up. He then transferred to Elon University and attended the MLB Winter Meetings as a student. Collin was interviewed for a sales position with the Miami Marlins, but misinterpreted the sales pitch he had to prepare. His off-schedule confidence earned the job. 8:40“Bringing it” as a college pitcher, first game jitters and getting cut every year from high school baseball provided Collin no shortage of reasons to stay motivated, up his throwing velocity and mental skills.13:02Collin learned through the circumstance of not playing that his value add could be bridging the gap between data analytics and on-field play. He learned to code baseball data from a friend during Covid and would spend 10-12 hours per day at his craft. His video analytics at Georgia Southern allowed him the opportunity to become an Assistant Pitching Coach for the Baltimore Orioles in Single-A. 22:48Helping three ball players at Georgia Southern reach the pro ranks and constantly getting better as an analytics developer and communicator as a coach became hallmarks for Collin that he takes with him into his new position as the Pitching Coach for Siena College in New York. 28:17Forging a unique career path created curiosity among younger individuals asking Collin how to have a career in sports. This unintentionally led to Athlete Lab which has had a high success rate in placing high-capacity individuals in pro sports.Outside Your Lane is a podcast on the ground-up climb of sports, available on Apple and Spotify.Luke Borek Osicka is a sports management student with a background as a singer-songwriter. Pod intro: “Prayer” by Psalm/Trees. To connect, send an email at [email protected].

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