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Pitching Coach "U" retweeted
Uncommited juco RS freshman at CSN
6’5 225
FB 90-93 T 94 last outing 17 IVB 7 HB AVG
SL 79-82
SPL 80-84
AVG 7’1 Extension
@FlatgroundApp
Some interesting findings on how organizations performed this year (Low A through AAA).
Seattle and Tampa in a league of their own for getting ahead.
Yankees dominated K-BB%.
Pitching Coach "U" retweeted
🚨 New Blog 🚨
@dhpitching walks through 3 common mechanical flaws and how to fix them👇🏻
pitchingcoachu.com/the-mound…
🚨 New Blog 🚨
@dhpitching walks through 3 common mechanical flaws and how to fix them👇🏻
pitchingcoachu.com/the-mound…
Pitching Coach "U" retweeted
Command isn’t as sexy as stuff, but it is essential to your success.
If you can’t throw strikes, you will NOT pitch.
Full episode with @dhpitching and myself.
The challenges of training high school pitchers and what we’re doing about it.
On YouTube and all podcast platforms:
youtu.be/si5DMcxKmsI?si=Cu0S…
Goals are good, but does your work match what it takes to get there?
Talk is cheap.
What are you willing to sacrifice?
Pitching Coach "U" retweeted
2 day HS pitching camp in Phoenix, AZ.
1. Increase velo
2. Improve your stuff
3. Throw more strikes
9 spots available.
MLB level tech.
November 7th-8th.
Reserve your spot today.
The best advice I can give to young coaches:
Be where your feet are.
Don’t look at every job as a stepping stone.
Be the best possible coach you can be for your players, right now.
The rest will take care of itself.
Pitching Coach "U" retweeted
Sometimes you have to look yourself in the mirror as a coach.
Is the player getting better or not?
In order to know this, you have to track progress.
If the answer is often no, something has to change.
Objective feedback isn’t just valuable for the player, it’s also valuable for the coach.
Measure the direction of your miss.
In zone and strikes only tell you so much.
To improve pitch calling and training, we have to know how well a pitcher can hit the intended target.
Differential balls 101:
Arm side or up misses - use bigger or heavier balls.
Glove side or down misses - use smaller or lighter balls.
A simple way to make your pitch design sessions better:
Put a dummy in the box on the side you are primarily designing the pitch for.
Example:
RHP developing a sweeper will primarily use it against RHH.
Therefore, put a RHH in the box to get used to the visual, starting point, etc.
Command isn’t as sexy as stuff, but it is essential to your success.
If you can’t throw strikes, you will NOT pitch.
There is a time and place for “feel good BP” or stock bullpen plans, but if that is all you ever do, you are missing the boat on true player development.
What does the player need to improve in order to have more success on the mound?
Build a plan around that.
Sometimes you have to look yourself in the mirror as a coach.
Is the player getting better or not?
In order to know this, you have to track progress.
If the answer is often no, something has to change.
Objective feedback isn’t just valuable for the player, it’s also valuable for the coach.
Pitching Coach "U" retweeted
New blog is out on tracking command with intended zones 👇🏻
pitchingcoachu.com/the-mound…
New blog is out on tracking command with intended zones 👇🏻
pitchingcoachu.com/the-mound…
Pitching Coach "U" retweeted
Fired up for our newsletter tomorrow!
We’re going to cover the impact measuring intended targets has on your pitchers.
1. Catcher set ups
2. Pitch calling
3. Training
Don’t miss this one 👇🏻
pitchingcoachu.com/the-mound…
