im 17 and a catcher for my local high school baseball team, but during the season the throws to second and the corners slowly die down. what can i do to help bring the speed back up??
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Since you are a catcher, it could be a combination of overall conditioning and arm strength. Make sure you are well conditioned prior to season start and then, if possible, get in two/three days a week of circuit type lifting. POP time in catching has as much to do with technique as it does with arm strength.
As far as long toss this is somewhat dependent on you. My son is a pitcher and he will long toss nearly every day. Day after pitching will only be light throwing, and then two days after he is back into his routine. You have to go with your body and some days he works harder than others.
You can see what kind of responses you get here and then repost this in the catching section.
As far as long toss this is somewhat dependent on you. My son is a pitcher and he will long toss nearly every day. Day after pitching will only be light throwing, and then two days after he is back into his routine. You have to go with your body and some days he works harder than others.
You can see what kind of responses you get here and then repost this in the catching section.
My pop Time is 1.8 to second and a 1.25 to the corners. its just the speed slowin down.
BOF, how is your son doing on his long-tossing program? Is he getting some results?
BUM thanks for asking:
I will post this here instead of a PM so others can see the trade off's that a HS player has to make sometimes.
To your question, he is struggling to get in the LT work 2-3x per week, so I would say he is just keeping his conditioning up.
His biggest issue is his pitching mechanics. He has been working with a coach from his scout team to get them fixed prior to the season start - so this has been his primary focus point. He has always had this glove side flaw in his throwing and his leg strength in the past did not allow him to really address it. He is physically capable of dealing with it now, so this is what he is focusing on. He pitches 2 innings on Sunday and then gets a lesson one other day, so those are the 2 "for sure" days and he fills in one other. He really focuses on the glove side during these sessions, not maxing out just yet. A number of coaches have said that there is at least 4 MPH lost in his delivery inefficiencies and we are working on fixing this first, and once and for all. After this is squared away he will get back to a more focused LT routine…. probably after Thanksgiving.
He has a very demanding academic schedule this quarter (Jr yr) and is taking an evening class at the JC two nights a week, and he is also getting ready for the SAT tests so he literally has no time other than school, baseball, homework, (and some sleep).
He will get back to a more rigorous LT routine, but we felt it was more important to fix the mechanics first, so he was not reinforcing bad mechanics. (the old practice makes permanent argument)
I’ll PM you later in the week.
I will post this here instead of a PM so others can see the trade off's that a HS player has to make sometimes.
To your question, he is struggling to get in the LT work 2-3x per week, so I would say he is just keeping his conditioning up.
His biggest issue is his pitching mechanics. He has been working with a coach from his scout team to get them fixed prior to the season start - so this has been his primary focus point. He has always had this glove side flaw in his throwing and his leg strength in the past did not allow him to really address it. He is physically capable of dealing with it now, so this is what he is focusing on. He pitches 2 innings on Sunday and then gets a lesson one other day, so those are the 2 "for sure" days and he fills in one other. He really focuses on the glove side during these sessions, not maxing out just yet. A number of coaches have said that there is at least 4 MPH lost in his delivery inefficiencies and we are working on fixing this first, and once and for all. After this is squared away he will get back to a more focused LT routine…. probably after Thanksgiving.
He has a very demanding academic schedule this quarter (Jr yr) and is taking an evening class at the JC two nights a week, and he is also getting ready for the SAT tests so he literally has no time other than school, baseball, homework, (and some sleep).
He will get back to a more rigorous LT routine, but we felt it was more important to fix the mechanics first, so he was not reinforcing bad mechanics. (the old practice makes permanent argument)
I’ll PM you later in the week.
Long toss 1-2 times in-season and 2-3 times off-season...
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quote:Long toss 1-2 times in-season and 2-3 times off-season...
I'm guessing this is per week? May seem obvious, but definitely something that should be specified..
No numbskull he meant you are supposed to longtoss 3-4 times per year in the offseason. With your logic shall i specify that the sentence prior to this was sarcasm?
Just because he is new to the scene of Athletic development and trusts Jon Doyle's information, does not mean you have a right to harass him.
Besides you should look into Jon Doyle's information...if your studying Athletic Development in college shouldn't you know enough to realize that Jon's information is spot on?
Just because he is new to the scene of Athletic development and trusts Jon Doyle's information, does not mean you have a right to harass him.
Besides you should look into Jon Doyle's information...if your studying Athletic Development in college shouldn't you know enough to realize that Jon's information is spot on?
quote:No numbskull he meant you are supposed to longtoss 3-4 times per year in the offseason.
Sad thing is there are those who would believe that. I am making him be specific as everybody should be.
quote:Just because he is new to the scene of Athletic development and trusts Jon Doyle's information, does not mean you have a right to harass him.
Relax. To start with, I'm not "harassing him." If I really wanted to tear into him, I could find plenty. But I have not.
quote:Besides you should look into Jon Doyle's information...if your studying Athletic Development in college shouldn't you know enough to realize that Jon's information is spot on?
I am studying athletic training. I just finished a course on the Principles of Resistance Training. I spent last summer in professional baseball as an intern working in the athletic training and to some extent strength and conditioning realm.
I have not looked at much of Jon Doyle's stuff. Maybe he has some good stuff. I'll be honest-- I haven't looked at it to have an opinion. My point is he doesn't need to quote his program left and right. Jon Doyle is more than capable of doing that himself. And people can read all kinds of stuff on his website and if they so choose, by purchasing his program.
Ok well so what if he is quoting his things. That provides alot of information to people who have not come in contact with his material
1-2 sessions per week in-season and 2-3 sessions per week off-season...60 throws each.
Thank you for catching that bulldog. I could imagine somebody just long tossing 3 times in the off-season hahaha
I probably should have my own opinion on everything but Jon Doyle's stuff is very good...why make something up if its not gonna help you much?
Josh
Thank you for catching that bulldog. I could imagine somebody just long tossing 3 times in the off-season hahaha
I probably should have my own opinion on everything but Jon Doyle's stuff is very good...why make something up if its not gonna help you much?
Josh
Personally, I would not have known these things if JC hadn't put in his 2 cents worth. I really don't care where it comes from as long as it's good stuff. Thanks
Also look at jaeger's stuff www.jaegersports.com