NCAA & PROFESSIONAL SOFTBALL
Healthy Athletes.
Consistent Performance.
Individualized development designed to support athlete health, availability, and long-term performance.
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Who We Work With
NCAA PROGRAMS
Support athlete development, improve communication across athletic departments, and create healthier performance environments.
PROFESSIONAL PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
Support individualized athlete development while helping organizations improve athlete availability and long-term performance.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Customized solutions for coaching staffs, performance departments, and athlete development systems.
Modern Athlete Development
One Team. Many Different Athletes.
Every organization invests heavily in coaching, sports medicine, strength & conditioning, performance, and athlete development.
Yet athletes continue to respond differently to the same training methods, coaching cues, recovery strategies, and development plans.
Understanding those differences may be one of the greatest opportunities in modern softball.
Athlete Health & Performance
Healthy Athletes Perform Better.
Athletes develop best when they remain healthy, available, and able to train consistently throughout the season. Organizations benefit from:
Greater athlete availability
More training and development opportunities
Improved athlete buy-in
Better communication across athletic departments
Greater developmental consistency
Reduced injury-related disruption
Stronger long-term athlete development
NCAA teams leading the way with Motor Preferences®(2022–Today)
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Trusted by Coaches Across Major League Baseball
Coaches from the following MLB organizations have been trained in the Motor Preferences™ approach:
Baltimore Orioles · Boston Red Sox · Chicago Cubs · Chicago White Sox · Cleveland Guardians · Kansas City Royals · Miami Marlins · Minnesota Twins · New York Mets · Oakland Athletics · Philadelphia Phillies · Pittsburgh Pirates · St. Louis Cardinals · Toronto Blue Jays · Washington Nationals
The Motor Preferences Experts Approach
Individualization Begins With Understanding.
Motor Preferences® help organizations better understand how athletes naturally organize movement.
The objective is not to change what works.
The objective is to help coaches and performance professionals make more individualized decisions when applying what they already do.
Designed To Work With Your Existing System
Complement Existing Expertise.
Motor Preferences® are designed to integrate into existing coaching, performance, and medical environments. They do not replace:
Coaching Expertise
Strength & Conditioning
Sports Medicine
Rehabilitation Programs
Performance Analytics
Athlete Development Systems
Instead, they provide additional information that may help organizations better understand how athletes naturally move, adapt, and respond to training.
Organizational Benefits
Supporting Healthier Athlete Development.
When coaches, sports medicine professionals, strength coaches, and performance staff share a common understanding of athlete individuality, communication becomes easier and development becomes more consistent.
Motor Preferences® help create greater alignment across athletic departments while keeping athlete health, development, and performance at the center of the process.
We Provide Flexible Implementation Options
Staff Education
Train coaches and performance staff to better understand athlete individuality.
Team Assessments
Profile athletes and identify key movement tendencies.
Organizational Integration
Improve communication and alignment across departments.
Player Development Consulting
Help create more individualized development strategies.
Support
Ongoing consultation and implementation support.
Research & Application
More Than 20 Years of Research.
Developed through the Volodalen® Laboratory, Motor Preferences™ combine movement science, field observation, biomechanics, and athlete-centered research.
The result is a practical framework designed to help organizations better understand how athletes naturally move, perform, and adapt.
READY TO LEARN MORE?
Better Understanding.
Better Decisions.
Discover how Motor Preferences™ can help your organization support athlete availability, improve communication across departments, and create a more individualized development environment.
What Coaches Are Saying
Bobby Tewksbary
Oklahoma Sooners Softball Head Coach
Motor preferences has been one of the most transformative tools for our program. It's the only system that truly connects the dots for our players, both on and off the field. We're able to think holistically about our athletes and their development, unlocking their full potential in every aspect of the game and beyond.
Katie Browder
South Carolina Gamecocks Softball Associate Head Coach
It has shaped our coaching, challenged our thinking, and become the core of our player development. Because of Motor Preference, our players step on the field with greater freedom and confidence and that has been a driving force behind our success as a team.
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