<p>We sit down with <strong>Raven Chance</strong>—Towson University strength &amp; conditioning coach (baseball + football)—to talk about what actually matters when you walk into a program start-of-season: <strong>buy-in, auto-regulation, and building systems that keep athletes healthy and confident.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>In-this-playbook</strong></p><li><p><strong>In-season baseball when you’re the “new coach”:</strong> Raven joined Towson right as baseball kicked off—long season, heavy travel, and zero pre-existing trust. Her priority isn’t chasing PRs; it’s <strong>getting them through the season healthy</strong>, keeping the weight room positive, and earning enough buy-in to still hit meaningful stimuli (heavy/fast, low volume) without scaring guys who “play tomorrow.”</p></li><li><p><strong>Auto-regulation that builds trust (Perch + feedback):</strong> With no established percentages and daily fatigue swinging wildly, Raven leans on <strong>real-time bar speed feedback</strong> to guide loading. The constant external cueing (“blue/gold/red” + beeps) helps athletes understand she’s not guessing—and lets her keep intensity where it needs to be while <strong>controlling volume</strong> so they stay fresh for games.</p></li><li><p><strong>Simple systems for chaos: group lanes + QB “plus ones”:</strong> Raven lays out clear in-season lanes (starting pitchers, low-inning guys, position players/bullpen) so everyone knows the plan—and keeps low-inning guys from “getting greedy” and wrecking themselves with extra volume. On football, she adds short, targeted <strong>QB plus-one work</strong> (shoulders/T-spine/core/stability) without pulling them away from the main team training, building durability while keeping the foundation <strong>general and strong</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href="http://teambuildr.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TeamBuildr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>:</p><p>Coaches, revolutionise your training programs with their cutting-edge platform. Create and customised workouts, track progress, communicate effortlessly, and analyse performance data-all in one place. Take advantage of our 30-day free trial and see how TeamBuildr can elevate your team&#39;s performance.</p><p>Head over to <a href="https://www.teambuildr.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.teambuildr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> and use code &quot;PACHALKUP&quot; for your 30-day free trial.</p><p><br></p><p>Raven&#39;s Social:</p><p>Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_coachraven_/#">@_coachraven_</a></p><p><br></p><p>Manny&#39; Social:</p><p>Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_coachmanny_/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_coachmanny_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>Enquiries:</p><p>[email protected]</p></li>