Traditional Swing vs Kickback Swing: Which Is Best?
Which is best, the traditional swing or the kickback swing? [...]
Building Ferraris, Not Pintos
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Master Coach: How USF’s Billy Mohl Changed My Son’s Life
My son was struggling, and my heart ached for him. [...]
How NOT Long Tossing or Throwing Weighted Balls In Baseball Training Programs Could Hurt You
And here we go again. The long toss and weighted ball police are back at it. The study from 2011 "Max Distance Throwing Changes Mechanics and Puts More Stress On The Arm.” The longstanding argument against long toss is as follows: 1) It increases joint stress in the elbow and the shoulder, and 2) throwing mechanics change with increased distance of throws. Both are true…And that is exactly why I like long toss… as a training tool.
Justin Verlander: “I’m A Stuff Guy”
The first thing Justin Verlander said to me is “I’ve got a problem. In my start today, I was sitting at 88-‐91. That’s not going to get it done. I’m a stuff guy. I’ve always had great stuff. I’m not the type that will be ok learning to pitch in the low 90s. I need to get my velocity back."
Impulse And The Little Glutes: The Most Important Contributors To Pitching Velocity
To change a movement, you have to change the mover. To stabilize the back leg (thereby increasing impulse) the athlete must have enough mobility to get into a position that optimizes the length-tension relationships in all of the muscles surrounding the hip.
Athleticism Is King
Athleticism is king. Nearly everyone [...]
Welcome To TWITs Anonymous
My name is Randy Sullivan, and I am a recovering TWIT coach. For years my coaching style involved a traditional style that has come to be popularly known as TWIT Coaching. Here’s the basic formula for TWIT coaching: T: We Tell the player how to perform a skill (maybe even demonstrate it.) W: We Watch him do it. I: We stop Immediately Inform of all the things he did wrong. T: Then we Tell him how to do it better (sometimes demonstrating again while pointing out the most intricate details of the movement). If the player doesn’t get it quickly enough, we make him do punishment runs or pushups.