Love What You Play

Tommy is the founder of Dr. Tommy John Performance and Healing Center in San Diego, California. With Master Degrees in Health and Exercise Science from Furman University, Dr. Tommy John brings over 17 years of health experience to the table. At the completion of his studies he played professional baseball for three years with teams such as the Schaumburg Flyers, the Tyler Roughnecks and the LA Dodgers. After his career was abruptly ended from a rare infection in his throwing shoulder, he developed his own baseball performance company providing over 11,000 baseball training sessions for baseball enthusiasts from ages six to thirty. Additionally, he expanded his practice of personal training, sports performance training and rehabilitation for all types of soft tissue injuries. Table of Contents 0:00 - Intro 2:04 - Growing up 7:00 - Kid-driven improvement 10:00 - Early sport specialization and intrinsic motivation 11:40 - Injuries in youth sports 15:20 - Disinterest and burnout 23:27 - The importa