2026 Baseball Skill Acquisition Summit

January 24–25, 2026
Saturday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm | Sunday 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
The Florida Baseball ARMory | 537 Laura Rd, Lakeland, FL 33815

Where Theory Meets Practice in Player Development

The Baseball Skill Acquisition Summit

Hosted by Randy Sullivan with special guests:

Frans Bosch (via satellite), Rob Gray, Bart Hanegraaff, Martijn Nijhoff, Alan Kolb,

Vaughn Robinson, Dillon Lawson, Wes Johnson,  and more

This event will funnel information from theory to practical application and teach you how link leading-edge movement science to emerging technology to optimize player development

The Baseball Skill Acquisition Summit has become the premier gathering place for the world’s most forward-thinking minds in baseball development. From 2018–2025, more than 700 coaches and professionals (including over 450 representatives from 29 MLB teams) have joined us to explore the cutting edge of motor learning, skill acquisition, and ecological dynamics.

Now, in 2026, the Summit returns with a brand-new format designed to make learning more interactive, practical, and actionable than ever before.


A New Summit Experience

For the first time, the entire Summit will be held on-site at The Florida Baseball ARMory, allowing us to seamlessly integrate lecture sessions with live demonstrations, hands-on labs, and real-time application.

This means:

  • Interactive sessions that move fluidly between theory and practice.

  • Deep dives in our Newtforce Integrated Pitching Lab, showcasing how advanced tech connects to movement and training plans.

  • Breakouts and live case studies where you’ll learn how to implement concepts directly into your player development environment.

It's time to empower yourself with the information and practical application of methodologies that will elevate your career to new heights and make your player development process a slam dunk.

The 2026 Summit Theme is

Connect the Tech: How Movement Creates the Data

What You’ll Learn

The 2026 Summit will go beyond explaining why ecological approaches to training work.  It will show you exactly how to apply them in the trenches.

Key topics include:

  • Translating theory into everyday practice for coaches, trainers, and staff.

  • Using technology and data in service of movement … not the other way around.

  • Practical programming that integrates strength, rehab, and skill acquisition.

  • Live demonstrations from Integrated Anatomy of Pitching, The Attractor Code, and The Newtforce Integrated Pitching Lab

  • Building a common language across player development, scouting, performance, and front office operations.


Who Should Attend?

The Summit is designed for:

  • Coaches and instructors at all levels

  • MLB, NCAA, high school, and youth development staff

  • Strength & conditioning and performance coaches

  • Athletic trainers and rehab professionals

  • Scouts and front office executives

If you’re responsible for player development and performance, this is the event that equips you with the tools, language, and strategies to lead the future of baseball.

The Baseball Skill Acquisition Summit: Where Pros Come to Learn

Join us this January as the brightest minds in baseball converge in Lakeland, Florida, to explore how movement creates data, how data informs training, and how training transforms players.

This is your chance to not just hear the theory, but to see, feel, and apply it in real time.

Dates:

Saturday, January 24, 2026 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Sunday, January 25, 2026 | 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

Location:
The Florida Baseball ARMory
537 Laura Rd, Lakeland, FL 33815

Contact:
Call for more info – 866-787-4533

The Presenters

Frans Bosch (via satellite)

Motor learning, skill acquisiton, and biomechanics expert. Author. Speaker.
Professor of Biomechanics, The Fontys University, The Netherlands Founder: Frans Bosch Systems

Martijn Nijhoff

Technical Director, Dutch Olympic Softball and Baseball Talent High Perfromance Center
Perception-action expert, Pittsburgh Pirates
Faculty member The Fontys University, The Netherlands

Bart Hanegraaff

Motor learning and skill acquisition expert
Head of Methodology, Pittsburgh Pirates

Alan Kolb, MS

Director of Performance, Florida Baseball ARMory

Rob Gray

Motor learning and skill acquisition researcher and expert. Author, Speaker,
Perception Action Podcast,
Faculty, Arizona State University, Chicago Cubs

Randy Sullivan, MPT, CSCS

High Performance Coach, Author, Speaker, Founder and CEO
Florida Baseball ARMory®
Lakeland, FL

Vaughn Robinson

Director of Skill Development, Arizona Diamondbacks

Dillon Lawson

Former MLB Hitting Coach, New York Yankees,

Current Assistant Hitting Coach, Boston Red Sox

Wes Johnson 

Head Baseball Coach, University of Georgia