Inside the Mind of Sport's Greatest Teaching Guru | Tom House

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Now, this week's conversation is with Dr. Tom House, a former major league baseball pitcher turned world renowned expert in the biomechanics of throwing. He's often referred to as the father of modern pitching mechanics and he's a quarterback whisperer. Tom has coached some of the world's most elite throwers like Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Nolan Ryan, Andrew Luck, Dak Prescott, and the list goes on. He is one of the preeminent pioneers who brought science into the art of coaching. After eight years as a big league pitcher and eight more years as a big league pitching coach, he earned a doctorate in sports psychology, and he's gone on to write and co-write 22 books on throwing mechanics.

So this conversation is not about throwing mechanics. This is about learning. This is about teaching. And now Tom is on a mission to pay it forward to the next generation. His new revolutionary app Mustard makes world class coaching and tactics used by professional athletes accessible to athletes of all ages right from their smartphones.

I can't wait for you to learn from Tom.

Not as an elite front coach, like I said, but as a pioneer, as a risk taker, a visionary, a master of craft for sure, whose deep commitment and curiosity mixed with expertise has left a lasting mark in the world of sport and subsequently, the world of human expression and potential. And with that, let's jump right into this week's conversation with Dr. Tom House.