by Brent Pourciau | Feb 27, 2018 | Pitching Articles
The most intriguing part of the stages of learning a complex motor skill in my practice has been the relearning pitching at 95mph. Relearning pitching at 95mph is a completely different experience than acquiring the skill the first time. The more successful pitchers...
by Brent Pourciau | Feb 24, 2018 | Pitcher Velocity Training Articles
The biggest challenge of training an athlete to become an elite pitcher is stimulating a positive transfer training. This means a series of exercises helping an athlete better perform the skill of pitching. It isn’t enough in today’s game of baseball to call an...
by Brent Pourciau | Feb 17, 2018 | Pitcher Velocity Training Articles
Before diving into the revolutionary works of Dr. Anatoliy Bondarchuk and his transfer of training method we need to first define the transfer of learning. Transfer of learning is the foundation of raising a child and training an athlete. Like a child learning to...
by Brent Pourciau | Feb 9, 2018 | Pitching Articles
In acquiring a new skill or mastering pitching mechanics there are two models defining the stages of learning you could use to develop a motor skill like the arm path of the high-velocity pitcher. This would include Fitt’s and Posner’s three-stage model and Gentile’s...
by Brent Pourciau | Feb 6, 2018 | Pitching Articles
One of the biggest challenges in developing healthy elite pitchers is mastering the counter movement pitching or also called hip to shoulder separation. This occurs at front foot strike when the front foot lands. Evidence suggests that high-velocity pitchers have a...
