Halfway through my high school spring season, I noticed a drop in velocity and a minor loss of control. People around me such as coaches just thought it was a lack in confidence or just a couple rough outings. I also noticed my long toss was not where it should be at and i was short ln some throws. But for the next couple of weeks, it stayed the same. I was getting hit hard against teams I should handle fairly easily and I couldn't seem to get out of my "slump". This past weekend my summer ball coach shut me down for at least a week. I am not to even pick up a ball. His major concern was my velocity. He said it was 5-10mph slower than what it was last fall. I am in very good hands with my summer team and the program is ran extremely well, and my coach said he thinks I have "dead arm". I do not have any shooting pains or unbearable pains, just the usual soreness in my shoulder after throwing.
So for the solution, I am to not pick up a ball for at least a week and use the elastic tubing/1lb dumbbells to strengthen my shoulder, as well as swim and run.
I have also researched it among MLB pitchers and some say to pitch through it and some say to rest. They say that one day they just dont have normal velocity and after they "treat" it, it comes back.
My questions are:
Is this the correct way to handle it?
Does your velocity come back to full potential? Gradually or is it like a switch and one day it will just be back?
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