by Brent Pourciau | Jan 18, 2009 | Pitching Articles
Ultimately, your pitching coach is your boss. If you piss him off, there is a good chance you may be out of a job. The problem is if he is a BAD pitching coach, he could jeopardize your career. It has happened many times before. The key is to keep the coach happy,...
by Brent Pourciau | Jan 14, 2009 | Pitching Articles
Using the overload underload approach to train a young pitcher's arm increase arm speed is the right concept but the wrong approach when using weighted baseballs on a young pitcher. The problem is with using weighted baseballs on a young pitcher, who more than likely...
by Brent Pourciau | Jan 13, 2009 | Pitching Articles
Pitchers long tossing is praised by many and shot down by few. I have heard the likes of Alan Jaeger preaching pitchers long tossing as the secret to velocity and the likes of Dick Mill's trying to prove scientifically why you should never do it again. I have...
by Brent Pourciau | Jan 12, 2009 | Pitching Articles
Maintaining a healthy body and avoiding injuries requires proper posture. However, poor posture is a widespread issue that effects a large number of people, particularly athletes and those who perform repetitive motions. One such group is pitchers, who frequently...
by Brent Pourciau | Jan 8, 2009 | Pitching Articles
If your Coach or Trainer has pitchers long distance running for longer than five minutes at a SLOW pace then you are training to be just that, SLOW! Muscles have a mixture of two basic types of fibers, fast twitch and slow twitch. Fast-twitch fibers are capable of...
