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Comment by Coach Jay Cranford on Thursday

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Comment by Jack Frandsen on August 2, 2011 at 3:34am

Our association 'Heavy Hitters Dianond Sports' has put together a four phase bitting program for kids 8 years old and umder. The first phase is all about mentally preparing to become a pitcher.

Comment by Daniel M Krapf on February 23, 2011 at 6:53am

We use Tom House wall drills on his DVD drills for skills. I also use the large exercise balls. I have our pitcher get in a foot strike position hugging the ball then they have to rotate their hips through as much as they can with out moving the ball. We call this the girl friend drill. After we do about 10 -15 reps we repeat the drill this time taking the ball out over their landing leg ( follow through) they rotate back they way they started. The other drill I use is to put on the exercise belt I attach a heavy elastic band to the belt and a much lighter band with a ball on it in their hand. I tell them to get into their foot strike with their opposite & equals. I then hold the heavy and light bands and tell them to start rotating their hips with out pulling the lighter band with the ball on it. They should feel the their hips pulling the heavy band and their arms not pulling the lighter band. When they get their hips through as much as they can I will tell them to throw they are not allowed to throw titll I tell them. For safety reason I will let my arm holding the lighter band with the ball on go forward as they start their throwing motion. This allows them to get the feeling of their hips going and their shoulder staying till their hips get through. You must let your arm go forward with the band with the ball on it when you tell them to throw.

Comment by Ted Browne on February 22, 2011 at 2:00pm

@Daniel

Both, actually.  I've studied House and the work he did with Nolan Ryan (among others), but I'm interested in what you do to get your staff ready. For example, late shoulder drills...

Comment by Bruce Sarte on February 22, 2011 at 9:31am

Coach Krapf -- goign to look that up to add to my repertoire -- thanks!

Comment by Daniel M Krapf on February 22, 2011 at 9:28am

Coach we use the Core Power for baseball program by Barry Lovelace.Great DVD a lot of great core drills on it

Comment by Bruce Sarte on February 22, 2011 at 9:15am

Ah yes, I love when people talk about "core" strength... too many kids don't spend enough time on the abs and legs.  Was listening to an interview with Matt Capps the other day on MLB Radio and he spent a few minutes talking about how he trains his core.  That is definitely something I try and convey to the youngsters who want to excel.

Comment by Daniel M Krapf on February 22, 2011 at 9:01am

Coach Sarte I think they are both important to look at. I spend a lot of time on core strength must injuries occur from having a week core. We also do alot of late shoulder torque drills. I look at their strenght and weaknesses on are video analyzing program. Ito am a big fan of Tom House , Paul Reddick and I like a lot of thinks that Ron Wolforth from Pitching Central does. We work on improving the strenght in the pitchers and also improving on their wekness

Comment by Bruce Sarte on February 22, 2011 at 8:42am

Coach Krapf -- I'm a big fan of the Tom House method.. I also love Dick Mills program...  I've had success with young pitchers with both programs and have applied them based on the individual and their strengths vs weaknesses.

 

any thoughts on one verses the other?

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