Over the past few months, I’ve contemplated one of the most complicated topics in baseball. Travel ball. This multi-million dollar machine has watered down local rec leagues and become the preferred source of youth baseball. This expensive, multi-layered topic that is travel ball has caused the landscape of the kid’s game to change. As aContinue reading “Travel ball: Is it necessary to be successful?”
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3 checkpoints to help coach youth pitchers
Pitching is one of the most simple looking, complicated things in all of sports.
On the surface, it looks like you just windup and chuck it. Some parents down at your local field may think “some kids got it and some kids don’t”. But what I’ve been able to do the last 10 months proves that statement wrong. While genetics definitely play a role at young ages, quality coaching and developing has a major effect. Research is pretty clear on a few things. First, coordination, balance, and rhythm all improve with coaching. Second, throwing velocity is improved with training. If you learn to move more efficiently, gain core and lower body strength, and train the arm to move fast you can dominate at the youth level as a thrower. Once you become a great thrower you need to learn the art of pitching. This article will detail an easy to follow method that includes checkpoints to help a dad on the weekend or a coach with his young team.
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