Tagged With "Routine"

Hello, My son(2020), age 14 this past March, is playing 14u this season and this is his first year where he will be a starting pitcher. He started playing baseball at age 10 through local in-house leagues, joined a "travel" team at age 13, that was a slight step above. He has pitched some over the years, but never more than an inning here or there, sometimes two, nothing consistent. I'd say he has likely not pitched more than 20 innings in one season, and that was age 12 I believe. He has a...

Frank, First off I wish the best of luck to your son on his new goals in being a starter.You are going to get alot of very good advice from some very knowledgable people here.But keep this in mind.In all the advice,tips,opinions you get your son needs to be willing to some trial and error to what works/fits him the best.It may be 90% of the next post and a couple of things from post ten.Could be something else.The one thing I notice from not only the younger guys but from a too high number...

My son is a college pitcher and they have about a 45 minutes warm up for the starters. This includes; First - Stretching. Hips, legs, back, core first, then arms (both) with bands. Light tossing from about 20-25 feet away, building up velocity. before he takes the mound, he is "pitching" from flat ground to a catcher. Then finally to the mound where it is 10 minutes or so (I have never timed how much on the mound but that seemed about right - I do know the whole thing is about 45 minutes...

My son was a starter and reliever in HS (also played SS). He started this college season as a reliever but now is starting some. I haven't seen his routine at college....but his HS routine was something like this: I'll assume home game where they got to the field an hour or so before game time. This may not be "textbook", but it worked for him -Stretch a little...jog a bit...and generally goof off for about 15 minutes -Throw with a partner....starting at 10 yds or so and progressing up to...

Normal stretch routine with teammates. If you are not familiar with Jaeger's band routine, check into that. A light version of the band routine works for many P's prior to a start. When doing warm up tosses, get some light flat ground to get rhythm and feel for all grips. Time your actual pen warm up based on game start time and home or visitor. I think 10-15 minutes before you will take the game mound is good. Be sure to work from wind and stretch and get reps on all pitches. Be very...

NTGson is 2016 (LHP going D1 next fall). I don't know his routine on-field. I do know that the advice given us, his parents, 7 years ago by a wonderfully grizzled coach who works with him: "Don't talk to the boy 'bout pitching tonight. Make sure he knows you love him, that you will be there to see him on the mound and wish him luck. Anythin' else just clutters his brain up." That's been tough for me as a 'wannabe' coach, but it has worked since he first took the mound as an 11 year old. His...

I'll tell you how I warmed up from little league through high school and beyond. 1) Arrive at field 15 or so minutes before the game. 2) Coach throws a dozen balls on the ground from a bag. They MUST be brown and scuffed. This, I think, must be important, for they were always this way. 3) Coach commands the team to pick up said balls and "Warm up." 4) Either you or a partner picks up the ball ,and you get back about as far away as the pitcher's mound (60 feet or so. If little league, 45 feet...

Question, will your son be a pitcher only? JMO but the coach should be helping your son to develop a routine, unless he has no clue what a 14 year old should be doing. Keep it simple. You dont want to burn out before he pitches. Run poles until he breaks into a sweat, this tells you are warmed up. With rest of team, throwing warm ups with partner. Bullpen to practice pitches. Set on a specific number amount depending on how many pitches he has. At his age he only needs 2-3 pitches. His...

Son is a 2016 headed to a D1 as a PO. Has had a pretty solid routine for a few years now...Good to get in that habit. I find that most HS pitchers DON'T warm up enough!!! They do some light stretching, toss and then head to the pen. Not enough IMO. My son will do the following, which will remind those who are into this stuff of what Trevor Bauer does prior to starts. My son is definitely a throw more (not pitch, but throw) kind of kid. It has worked for him and kept him healthy and strong...

Thank you for the replies, and do appreciate the bit of humor here and there. I'll reply specifically to a couple...

Hi, Thank you, appreciate the time for a reply. Just to be clear, the coach will be helping to develop a routine, but the coach has asked him to develop something initially on his own. They will then review, discuss, and tweak it together. It's part of the coach wanting him to take ownership of what he's doing, as they do spend a lot of time reviewing warmups, armcare, etc. He will not be a pitcher only, but he will be one of the primary pitchers, was told he would usually be starting on a...

Thank you, he seems pretty excited about it. I figured I would be able to get some good advice/guidance here, and appears to be the case so far. I do know that while he is being planned as a starter, he will of course relieve when needed. So, he needs to develop a plan for starting, and what he will do when asked to be a reliever. Let me also add, from the other post, that the coach will work with him, and does understand what's needed, but wants the kids to have some control and understand...

You arrived 15 minutes before the game started?

Thank you, appreciate your advice. His initial plan looks something like what you have, some dynamic warm up exercises/stretches(hip, spine, etc) then some arm care work like the shoulder tube, tubing or bands, wrist weights, and then bullpen. He has done some long toss going for the first couple of games, but not extreme. For post game, he has just listed so far a couple of arm care exercises(tubing, wrist weights, shoulder tube, etc). The team as a whole does do some postgame stuff, though...

2) Coach throws a dozen balls on the ground from a bag. They MUST be brown and scuffed. This, I think, must be important, for they were always this way. Make sure you pick out a few and test their weights. You don't want one of the light ones - you want one that was previously waterlogged so as to give it some weight - sounds better when it hits the glove. Allows you to reach #6 (pain) that much quicker. On a serious note, I saw one person recommend running poles with another saying only...

Yes, There is a debate about long distance vs sprints but the research and evidence leans very heavily towards NOT running long distances. I would just suggest everyone look online at lots of resources ranging from Wolforth, Driveline, Eric Cressey, etc. All strongly suggest that poles are one of the worst possible things you can have pitchers do. Works all of the wrong muscle groups. Shortens stride length and the whole lactic acid flush is a myth. Just look at any pic of a long distance...

THE ROVER - Don't get me wrong - I come down on the side of sprints as it relates to conditioning and possibly post-game activity. I'm just thinking about a pitching outing up North in March - maybe 40-45 degrees when the player sets foot on the field. Not real sure sprints are something to incorporate into one's warm-up. Maybe in May down south when it's already 90 degrees and everything is already pretty loose, but I would not recommend any type of full blown sprint until after everything...

Well, heck yeah man. Me and my folks were serious...and i wanted to drop by the concession stand for a giant Pixie Stick and a suicide before the game.

I’m a 14 year old who is going to be trying out for my schools team this March. How often should I be getting in batting practice and how many swings should I aim to take each session? I’m currently getting around 300 swings a week. I also try to incorporate some time each week to conditioning and strength training. Any tips for my routine would be appreciated. thank you, Nick Asmar

Hey, as a 13 yr old here, I also do some of the same things you do. For speed and agility drills, try to get an agility ladder(pretty cheap) and try some variations to work on your footwork. As far as speed drills not being done outside, try plyometrics(can be done indoors in a larger space like garage) and sprints if you can get to an indoor facility. Stay away from distance running, doesn't help for baseball and also slows you down since you get used to training slow. If you have social...

For conditioning I usually just do body weight exercises (push-ups, sit-ups, etc.) what type of speed/agility drills would you recommend? I can’t really do anything outdoors because of the weather here in Michigan.

Keep up the strength training. What do you do for conditioning? I would work on speed and agility drills in place of old school “conditioning”.

Thank you. I’ll look into the agility ladder and start doing some sprints.

Dang... I've got a 2025 and he doesn't write like you do. Kudos! Keep working hard. Sounds like you've got a goal and plan.

Thank you!

I’ve actually thought of that and will try to do some. Really is a good workout.

do you have a walk/driveway that needs shoveling? full disclosure, i'm from Hawaii and live in California so I don't know much about snow but I've thrown my share of dirt around and I know that's a heck of a workout. can you incorporate shoveling every other day (or every day if it needs it)? you get some upperbody work, posterior chain work, core/twisting work, aerobic activity, etc.

Lots of great advice here, body weight plyometrics are great ways to develop strength and power. Weight training is another option but I would not advise it unless you are supervised for proper technique and that may be hard at home. Please do not neglect the hitting and throwing prep. Remember if you can throw gas or mash, they will find room for you on the team. Lastly one of the old timers made a great statement about team practices...it is not to make you better, it is an opportunity for...