Pitching
Motivation
- Learn how to throw with intent, strength, and accuracy
- Put together a good throwing program to help foster a culture of hard throwing
Drills
Wall Drill
Duration: 10 minutes
Objective:
- Work on using gravity and your back leg to start your stride
- Back pocket hits wall only
Setup:
- Find a wall and set up about 6 inches away
- Focus on a target in front of you
- From the stretch, bring your knee up and start your movement
- Your back pocket should hit the wall only
Callouts:
- Back leg should be bent and knee should be inside of the foot
Reverse Wall Drill
Duration: 10 minutes
Objective:
- Work on hands separated on time and in the right direction
Setup:
- Find a wall and set up about 6 inches away
- Player will be going away from wall
- From the stretch, bring your knee up and start your movement
- Separate your hands at a 45 degree angle between home and 3rd
- Hands should not hit the wall behind you
Callouts:
- We should be moving away from the mound
Toe Tap Drill
Duration: 10 minutes
Objective:
- Working on keeping you closed during your stride and avoiding opening up to early
Setup:
- Work off of a mound if possible
- Setup an empty bottle touching the corner of the mound and in line with your back foot
- Lift leg and rest ball of foot on the bottle
- Going to force you to start with your hips and your back pocket
- Explode your leg open as you pitch
Callouts:
- Helps get more hip to shoulder separation
Sit Drives Drill
Duration: 10 minutes
Objective:
- Great for helping build energy out of their back leg
Setup:
- Work off a mound and setup a bucket about a foot from the rubber
- Sit up from the bucket, rock back and forth, drive out of this position and throw
Callouts:
- Keep your knee inside of your back ankle