Running after pitching

Icing right after extended pitching for at least 20 minutes and running the following day for 20 minutes is what our pitching coach has used now for 4 years and had success. Had 1 kid go through Tommy Johns but it was determined that the injury had happened long ago.

Thanks swing, but do you have to do like sprints or just like 20 minutes of jogging?

I'm one of the coaches that posted that we run. When our pitcher finishes his mound time, whether it is bullpen or in a game, we have a distance we run to get some of the latic acid worked out. We call it "gates" because it is from our gate enterance at the front of our sports complex to the exit gate. That distace would be the same as 2 varsity baseball fields, 2 softball fields,3 football fields and the land between each of these fields. They run to the gate and back for one. Typically, we run 2 gates. If we have thrown a bullpen, we run our gates and then we run 8 "hills" which for us is uphill approximately 70 feet and jog down. They have to drive hard on their "hills" but can rest in between each hill. (Not a long rest!)

alright thanks coach

We have a pitching program that combines icing and running. We ice after pitching for 20 min. The next day we have our pitchers run "poles", this is simply foul pole to foul pole. We do about 12 poles the day after pitching. This helps encourage blood flow and provides nutrients to the shoulder to promote healing for the next start.

Most pitchers run after throwing to help break down the lactic acid that develops in the muscles.both in the arms and legs ..icing increases blood circulation, relieves stess and keeps down any swelling.

Our whole team, including pitchers "stride out" after a game. They build up to near top speed from the foul line to a line even with 2B. They walk back to the line and repeat the striding out ~5Xs. This starts the process of flushing the lactic acid and junk out of the kids' legs and arms.

Then any pitchers that have thrown a significant amount ice their shoulder and elbow for 20 minutes. That afternoon or evening, if they have pitched in the morning, we have them perfome a series of "Jobe" exercises using tubes or bands and have them do 20 minutes of easy aerobic exercise, (walk, jog, swim, exercise bike). This starts the process of healing.

Next day they will just play catch and do some more aerobic exercise if possible.