SIXTY TIME

Work out with a sprint coach.

Courtesy of PGStaff,
How to run faster

I think if you go to the strength portion of this site you will find many ideas for 60 speed, quickness and such. It has been talked about many times there.

Stealer, PM Backstop-17. His son had great success with an individualized running program put together by a trainer. I believe he dropped his 60-time from 7.3(+) to (-)6.9 or better. As a catcher, that's a huge.

Someone said in an earlier post, if the player's physiological talent is there, sometimes they just need the right program to bring it out of them. There is truth in training to run, even for naturally fast runners.

Also, PGStaff's comment about "adjustments" to the target is a very important read. Maybe as/or more important than any other advice.

GED10DaD

There are probably better ways to do it but my son went from a 7.28 last year to a regular 6.9 (as low as 6.8 - once) by playing, this is going to hurt a little, by playing indoor socc*r.

go back in time.....pick faster parents.....


everything in your life can be improved by practice...and coaching. The extent of the improvement is up to you and your genetics...

jump rope?

Base-Stealer--

Do yourself a favor and use PGstaff's manual. He's seen a player or two run the 60 before.

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Originally posted by GunEmDown10:
Stealer, PM Backstop-17. His son had great success with an individualized running program put together by a trainer. I believe he dropped his 60-time from 7.3(+) to (-)6.9 or better. As a catcher, that's a huge.

Someone said in an earlier post, if the player's physiological talent is there, sometimes they just need the right program to bring it out of them. There is truth in training to run, even for naturally fast runners.

Also, PGStaff's comment about "adjustments" to the target is a very important read. Maybe as/or more important than any other advice.

GED10DaD

GED10/Stealer,

17 did have an intensive 3 month training program last summer, working out 4 days a week for 3-4 hours with a well known local trainer. It was to get in shape for college as he entered this last fall, not specifically meant to improve his running time. I think 17's increase in 60 time was a by product of getting into great baseball shape dropping his body fat % from 22% to 15% over the summer.

It involved a very regimented diet high in protein, significant core strength exercises, and agility drills on an outdoor course. This, coupled with flexibility drills (great for a catcher in the hip area) all contributed to the speed increase.

The best part was that when he showed up as a freshman to college, he was in the best shape of his life, able to keep up with the upper classmen in the duration portion of the training. Obviously, he was not near as strong as the juniors and seniors (which he noted when he was paired with the strongest athlete and could only do 50-75% of the weight in squats/presses.) But he knows that with hard work he will get there probably earlier than junior year.

I am no trainer, but I would think the explosive lifting, agility running and the flexibility was the key. They did a lot of up and down drills on platforms. I recall he had to balance on one of those hugh inflated plastic balls while doing baseball like movements (catching, medicine ball, etc.)

I believe that time spent on the items above versus learning how to start and finish the 60 is more beneficial to the overall baseball performance. His hitting is way better after the summmer, more aggressive line drives, more power, and quicker to the ball.

Looking forward to his teams first game in 2 weeks.