You know how much we talk about the importance of using proper pitching mechanics even when you are warming up.  It is imperative that every time you pick up the ball and throw, you work on throwing correctly.

Here is a video that will help minimize overthrows doing your pickoff’s.

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There is a right and a wrong way to do most things.  Make sure you know what “push off” means and how to do it correctly.

Enjoy the video and have a great day!

Make sure you do things the right way on the mound.  If you do you will throw faster, throw great breaking balls and maintain a healthy arm.

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One of the many things that makes Blake so successful is this awesome C-Change.  Man is it nasty!

This is a follow up video of the first how to throw a C-change video I did last year.  Enjoy

Learn how to throw nasty knee buckling pitches today!

Here it is!

I hope you enjoyed the video and will begin working on generating more power with your legs and hips.  I also hope you learned how important it is to become an avid student of the game.

We encourage you to take every opportunity you can to learn more about how to throw properly; it can add years to your career.

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I’m confident you’ll be pleased with the results you make with your mechanics.

Today the focus is making surgical tubing exercise a daily part of your pitching workout routine.

The elastic band workouts (surgical tubing) are outstanding and are truly designed to stretch and strengthen the weak areas of your shoulder, specifically the shoulder decelerators.  These decelerator muscles in your rotator are more prone to break down.  Remember, throwing a baseball, especially off of a mound is a tearing down process on your arm.

As a pitcher you need to continue to rebuild what you are tearing down.

What are you tearing down?

Those decelerator muscles in the back of your rotator cuff.

There are so many advantages of working with elastic bands but the key points are that they provide flexibility and range of motion.  They can add years to your career.

We have build you a program that will help you strengthen and stretch these important muscles in your shoulder as part of our pitching workouts DVD.

I am confident if you take this program seriously you will significantly decrease the risk of injury and increase your own confidence while throwing.  You will feel great!

You have heard us say several times you need to warm up to throw, not throw to warm up right?

Well, Here is a warm up exercise you want make sure you do everyday.

Arm circles. 

Why?

Arm circles warm up the smaller muscles in your shoulder; the muscles that support  large muscle groups.  These are the muscles that can get tight and prone to injury when pitching.  These are the small muscles of your rotator cuff, that if not taken great care of, throwing will be painful and you will increase your chances of injury.

The muscle groups are infraspinatus, supraspinatus, teres minor and the subscapularis)

Remember, it is very uncommon for any pitcher to injure a large muscle group area like a bicep or tricep.  Pitchers always injure the weaker muscles we just talked about.

These are the arm circle warm ups:

These arm circles: small, medium and large circles forward and backward.

One set thumbs down (both forward and backward)

One set thumbs up (both forward and backward)

One set palms to the ground (both forward and backward)

Doing these daily will help provide good flexiblity and range of motion in your rotator cuff muscles.  The arm circles also help create endurance, a better recovery, muscle balance and oxygenates the shoulder.

To be continued until tomorrow….

We have included in our pitching workouts DVD a lot of exercises that, if done correctly, will help you take care of your rotator cuff.  Don’t make the mistake like many pitchers have before you.. get the knowledge you need to protect your arm so you can lengthen your career.

1) Location

2) Change of Speed

3) Movement

Today I want to talk about movement. How do you get proper movement on the baseball when your throwing off-speed pitches?  How do you do that without putting more stress on your throwing arm?

There is a very simple explanation to this.  Throwing any off-speed pitch is easier than most people make it out to be.

What do most pitchers do when they first try to throw a curveball?  They try twisting the ball right before release or wrap the pitch which you have seen me demonstrate on our youtube video How to Throw a Curveball.

All you need to do to get the ball to move for you is change your wrist and forearm angle at release of the ball.  This is simple to do.  I simplify off-speed pitching for you as I show you how to throw 10 different pitches on our pitching grips/workouts DVD.

The following pitching videos will help you get a head start on your competition this year.  We have received a lot of great feedback with these free videos.  Enjoy!

How to Throw a Curveball

How to throw a circle change

Nasty Changeup!

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During the tournament I discussed pitch count with many of the parents and coaches.  Many were concerned about their pitchers throwing too much and wanted reassurance they weren’t doing any damage to their young pitchers.  It’s good to know that so many coaches are bit more informed these days.

Here are the pitch totals I learned and apply.  I want everyone to know where I got the information.  It’s not mine, but I feel it is a very credible and valid resource.  I got the information when I received one of my pitching certifications from the National Pitching Association in San Diego.  Tom House is the founder.

Here it is:  Pitch totals from 9-24 year old pitchers. (some of you coaches won’t like to see this, but I would follow it to keep your pitchers healthy)

9-10 years  60 pitches per game or 75 pitches per week

11-12 years  75 pitchers per game or 100 pitches per week

13-14 years  90 pitches per game, 125 pitches per week

15-18 years  90 pitches per game, 130 pitches per week

18-24 years  120 pitches per game MAX 150 pitches per week

24-40 years  120 per game MAX and 175 per week

There ya go, the most accurate of any pitch totals that I’ve ever encountered.

The tournament that I attended goes by innings pitched not by pitches per inning.  If I coached a team I would go by pitch count instead.  Some of these young pitchers can throw upwards of 40 pitches an inning if their fielding is not that great.

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One of the best ways to help keep your team off the disabled list this season is to take time to warm them all up before any throwing, fielding or hitting happens.

I have to applaud those coaches that really take the time to warm-up their players properly before practices and games.  It makes such a difference in their ability to perform.

When warm-ups are done correctly they can also help build team unity every time they take the field; this includes both practice and games.

I remember in Little League competing against teams that had very organized warm-up routines with a team captain in charge of leading all of the drills and exercises.  It was an eye opener for me at an early age to see how a team unites and can really get into the minds of their competition knowing that they are on the ball ready to play hard.  It’s like they won the game (mentally) before it was played.

For those coaches that are serious about building a healthy workout program for their team this year I recommend our pitching workouts and grips DVD.

You will learn:

How much is too much throwing/ too little throwing for your players

Help pitchers throw effective bullpens

Core specific training for your team

How to keep arms healthy using elastic bands

An excellent in season throwing program. Sunday-Sunday

In this DVD you will also receive the Pitching Grips portion that will help your players:

Avoid arm problems when throwing off-speed pitches

Llearn how to throw all pitches using proper mechanics (critical to their success)

The correct position of the wrist when throwing any pitch and much more.

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1) Location (pin point accuracy)

2) Change of Speed

3) Movement (nasty movement)

Your goal as a pitcher is simple really. Keep the hitter of balance.

The only way to accomplish this is change speeds often, keep the ball moving and hit your spots.

How many pitches do you throw? How effective are they?

Is your curveball or changeup average or do they keep hitters on their toes?

There is a significant difference between a good curve and a great one.

Even the best of hitters can’t hit a great curveball, they just make sure they don’t miss a good fastball opportunity.

Do you know what you need to do mechanically to ensure better movement on the ball?

Take advantage of today’s opportunity and master the art of throwing off-speed pitches!