SOURCE: matbossapp.hs-sites.com

May 13, 2016

Tony Gwynn, a Hall of Fame baseball player, helped pioneer the use of film study in Major League Baseball. Gwynn, who passed away in 2014, took a portable video cassette player on the road, a practice that began in the early 1980s. He went on to collect 3,141 career hits in his career and earn eight batting titles.

While technology has evolved greatly since Gwynn's early MLB playing career, the use of film study has become increasingly widespread in virtually every sport, including wrestling. "Just the knowledge gained from watching film is huge," said George Mason head wrestling coach Joe Russell. "It's plentiful. The information is out there. You don't have to look hard to find it."