Performance Coach, MLB & NCAA Certified Open Focus Coach Founder, Frozen Ropes
TONY ABBATINE
Tony Abbatine, J.D. is a performance consultant and college professor who specializes in vision and its effect on mindset and emotions. His work in the area of Visual Psychology have been featured in Sports Illustrated, The New York Times, USA Today, Newsweek and ESPN. He has been a consultant to several Major League Baseball teams, numerous college programs and recently the performance coach for the USA Women's Olympic Softball team. Tony is a regular on the speaking circuit in the US and internationally, with recent presentations made in Dubai, Italy, France, Germany, Holland and Japan.
Tony is the Founder and Director of Performance at Frozen Ropes, a US based company that offers instruction and coaching to amateur athletes and coaches. He is currently a national columnist for Baseball America where he writes on the latest player development topics in the baseball and softball industry. Tony's articles and lectures on sports parenting and student-athlete survival is heard across college and high school classes across the country. He is also the author of, "Beyond the Ball."
College and MLB player and Coach references available upon request.
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PODCAST: BEYOND THE BALL
Join Tony Abbatine as he takes a holistic approach on improving player and coaching performance at all levels.
Ken Eriksen
Head Coach, USA Women's National Softball Team
Head Softball Coach, USF
"I have tried to listen to a lot of people when it comes to trying to make the bat and ball game as simple as possible and as athletic as possible. When I first met Tony, it was the most revealing and refreshing approach to visual acuity and performance based teaching throughout baseball and softball that I was introduced to in 50 plus years of the game."
Jessica Mendoza
2-Time Olympian
All-American & ESPN Analyst
"Tony has a deep understanding of how to take those next steps to see and then be the best athlete you possibly can, and his methods are unique to anyone I have ever been around."
Jay Johnson
Head Baseball Coach, LSU Tigers
"I have never heard anyone articulate a system for vision mechanics with the level of detail and completion as Tony."