Brian Parreira

Hitting and Catching Coach and Bullpen Catcher

Brian Parreira serves as a Hitting and Catching Coach and Bullpen Catcher at Cressey Sports Performance. Originally from Maryland, Brian played college baseball at the University of South Carolina Aiken. He played professionally for six years in independent baseball and finished his last two seasons in the Atlantic League. Having been a CSP athlete for the past three years, Brian is excited to join the staff, aiming to apply the knowledge and skills he gained here and from his experience as a professional catcher to help develop our catchers and hitters.

Free Access to Eric’s 47-Minute UNE Lecture

Hip-Shoulder Separation in Rotational Athletes: Making Sense of the Thoracic Spine.

Welcome to Cressey Sports Performance

Over the years, Eric Cressey’s given this lecture to more than 10,000 coaches, players, sports medicine professionals and enthusiasts and it’s been a huge hit. In the video, you will observe a lot of our CSP athletes training and learn:

  • Why different athletes need different approaches to power development?

  • Why it’s essential that you learn to train outside the sagittal plane?
  • Which medicine ball and plyometric variations I use with baseball players?

  • Why not all throwers have identical deceleration patterns or training needs?

  • How your arm care programs can be improved to reduce the risk of injury and improve throwing velocity?