I am looking for advice from other High School coaches. How often do you guys long toss during the fall? If you dont long toss everyday what do you do on the days you throw but do not do long toss?
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IEBSBL, recommend searching (function at top of this page) this topic. There has been a lot of great threads on the subject.
There are some great long toss discussions on this forum. The following is what we use with our high school baseball players here in MA twice a week during the fall. It takes less than 20 minutes; our varsity players essentially take a step back every two throws once the arm is warmed up.
1. Warm up by playing light catch at 45-60 feet (3 min)
2. Throw at 60-75 feet (2 min)
3. Throw at 75-90 feet (2 min)
4. Throw at 90-120 feet (2 min)
5. Throw at 120-150 feet (2 min)
6. Throw at 150-180 feet (2 min)
7. Throw at 180+ feet (2-5 min, depending on length of distance)
8. Cool down at 60 feet (1 min) (Pitchers should spin some off-speed pitches and breaking balls)
