ABOUT
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My Story
Born and raised in Omaha, NE
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2005: NCAA DI softball player at the University of New Mexico
2009: Strength and Conditioning Intern: API (Now EXOS)
2010: Strength and Conditioning Graduate Assistant: LSU
2012: Strength and Conditioning Intern: St. Louis Cardinals MiLB
2012: Front Office Internship: Los Tigres Del Licey (La Republica Dominicana)
2013: Strength and Conditioning Internship: Arizona State University
2013: Strength and Conditioning Internship: Chicago White Sox
2014: Minor League Strength & Conditioning Coord: St. Louis Cardinals
2016: Latin American Strength and Conditioning Coordinator: Houston Astros
2018: MiLB Strength and Conditioning Coach: AA Affiliate: Houston Astros
2019: Returned to School for MSc in Biomechanics in Amsterdam
2019: Apprentice Hitting Coach: Netherlands National Baseball & Softball programs
2019: Research & Development Intern: Driveline Baseball: Eye Tracking for Hitters.
2019: Hired by New York Yankees as an MiLB hitting coach
2022: Moved to role as minor league manager
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Updated Sept 1, 2020: The worst possible thing that could happen is that I could look back at my life and say that the only thing I did for the world was to make a few athletes stronger in the gym or better at hitting a baseball. By trade I'm a hitting coach, but in reality, I'm a student, athlete, minimalist, feminist and nomad. Those are things that I resonated with long before my career and will be with me long after my career in sports is over.
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Inquiries:
Please send an email to my team at rachel@rachelbalkovec.com
I am not accepting any podcast requests at this time.
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