quote:Originally posted by J H:
DadofPlayer
Velocity is the most overrated thing in baseball.
Don't worry about the velocity focus on mechanics and arm strength.
With all due respect, this is a contradiction. It also sends the wrong message. Eventually, if you don't have velocity you will be cut. Maybe not from the high school team, but certainly at the college level. Sorry, you have to have velocity.
If you have proper mechanics and arm strength, you will have velocity. And the best way to develop arm strength is through long-toss.
If you young players want to throw faster, you need the arm speed. Throwing on a consistent basis to maximum distance (using the Jaeger program) and combining this with a good mechanical instruction and conditioning program is the way to go.