11 year old pitcher

Long toss is simply the most effective, just bundle up and go brave the cold.

My son has use the "Thowers Ten" program or some close variation of it since he was about the same age. You can find it and download/print the .pdf file from the American Sports Medicine Institute at www.asmi.org. This is nice program that has kept him healthy for many years as a pitcher. Good luck.

has your son gained velocity as well from this program?...

Beyond basic dynamic movement, med ball work & core stability, an 11 year old doesnt really to do anything beyond that. Of course, technical improvemtns go a long way.

This program has made him stronger and more conditioned to the strain of being a pitcher. He has always worked on being mechanicaly solid. I am not sure that I can say that this has increased his velocity but, I am confident that this program has helped to keep him injury free over the last 6 years. Others may have a different view of the program.

Jaeger program is great we use and it helps and I have just talked to some other coaches who I had passed it on to and it helped them immensely. Doyle is right you can do a lot of core work and med. ball stuff you son needs to become an athlete. I do not mean that to be rude and I would think Doyle would agree a lot of the core and med. ball work is design to make you son more athletic in all facets of sports. Also as long as you can stand the cold it would be ok to throw outside.

thanks 4 all your help everyone?...where could i find a med ball appropriate for his age and any workouts that go along with that..?

Medicine balls are really about his personal strength- but 4 pounds would be good. Any baseball training programs should mention medicine ball tosses. If you cant find them, replicate hitting motions on both sides, throwing the ball against a wall.

what are some good core workouts for an eleven year old thought sit ups and push ups were good but i am hearing otherwise help?

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Originally posted by jason145:
what are some good core workouts for an eleven year old thought sit ups and push ups were good but i am hearing otherwise help?

The 52 week baseball training manuel has some very good exercises. Gene Coleman is the aurthor.

It has a whole chapter on core, 40 pages of exercises, very comprehensive. Just remember he's 11.

Planks, planks, planks, planks...

There are soo many diff types he can do w many different variations. Beryy Lovelace has some great core exercises that I've 'borrowed' and used with my team. For example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=517K_yM5nhs&feature=channel_page

I'll tell you the part that most people ignore is back extensions. You have to make sure not to over train the front and then neglect your back. Hope this helps!

For an 11 year old a 2-3 pounder should be fine. Heavier is not better in this reagrd.

Yes, med balls training done properly will help overall athleticism.