Offseason throwing program? | High School Baseball Web

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My 14u's summer team is finishing its last tournament (WWBA) this week and I am hoping to get advice on an offseason throwing program for him. He will be starting freshman year in HS, has pitched well and often for his prior school and travel teams, and throws 72-74, without having done a throwing program. Plans right now are not to take off from the travel team for this fall - but to throw and work out a lot - and the high school starts its baseball workouts in October.

I have searched through this site and am overwhelmed by a lot of different information and programs out there. We have the Derek Johnson book "The Complete guide to pitching" (which is great) and it has a couple of chapters on offseason throwing, "catch play", long toss, etc. I have seen a lot of references to Jaeger's J-bands (which appear similar to the therabands that the Johnson book mentions) and "thrive on throwing" program.

Would these programs be complete and adequate as a good offseason throwing program? (Son also will be working out and running.)

I am hoping to have 1 full clear, easy-to-follow program - not bits and pieces of various programs.

Thanks in advance for any thoughts.

7/22/1412:55 PM

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I would make sure you schedule in some down time now or in the fall. I would consider either Ron Wolforth's program or Kyle Boddy's.

http://www.theathleticpitcher.com/

http://www.drivelinebaseball.com/

The thrive on throwing program is all about long toss and band/warm up work and I would consider it augmentative to the above programs.

http://www.jaegersports.com/

Looking back on it I would have got my son in a very good weight lifting program. Cressey or GymJones could help with this.

http://www.cresseyperformance.com/

http://www.gymjones.com/gym/

There are others but this is a good start.

Good luck.

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