The Loden Sports Outlier Sessions are designed for aspiring players and parents to gain direct access to the people impacting the game at the highest levels of the sport. Hosted by Matt Pajak, a Co-Founder of Loden Sports.

In October 2022, we caught up with Zion Rose, an outlier athlete and a senior catcher at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.

A few things Zion touched on:

The summer showcase circuit ...

How he became a catcher ...

His transition to IMG Academy ...

Thoughts on Albert Pujols, Aaron Judge, and Barry Bonds ...

Chapters:

0:00 Introduction

1:11 Zion Rose Background

1:55 Quick hitters

5:25 LTAD: Foundational Element - Emotional Well-Being

8:09 LTAD: Pillar - Ignition

10:56 LTAD: Foundational Element - Sleep

13:20 How his body held up over the summer ...