Throwing Speeds and Programs

I'd say so with proper strength work and throwing technique. I’ve seen long toss help. Do not throw a looping/arch throw. Throw it on a line. If you can throw it on a line 150 feet and it then bounces and rolls to your partner (or in your case it sounds like your partner may be the one rolling the ball), then throw it and let it roll. Don’t arch the ball just to throw it the distance.

But I will add, speed is speed, regardless of distance. 65 is 65 from 50 feet or 100 feet.

I thought you were supposed to throw long toss on an arc. My understanding was to slowly work your way back while throwing a slight arc on the ball (not the huge rainbows, just a gentle arc), until you reach a point where you can't reach your partner, then work your way back in, slowly lowering the arc, but throwing at max velocity all the way back in.

I would think that throwing on a line through the entire course of the long toss session would lead to throwing too hard too soon. Alos, if you always throw on a line, what is the purpose of backing up...why not just throw at a 90' distance the entire time?

Frozen - this may help you, Jaeger Sports a program of long toss and medical tubing bands:

http://www.jaegersports.com/index.html

Frozen,
How old are you? Sophmores come in lots of different ages. Age and physical maturity have a lot to do with how much more potential you have.

15 and a half, exactly

As for average speed of kids, it depends on the level a kid is playing at. As a soph. the average speed that I faced was probably around 78-82. Now that I'm a junior, the average is about 83-87. That's against the top pitchers around, and obviously there are kids under and above these numbers.

I think those #'s are a bit high. I'd say the avg soph. pitcher on my team throws low 70's. The juniors are in the mid to upper 70's and the seniors are in the low 80's.
87 is a well above average fastball, but you will see them from time to time.

My HS played Nick Adenhart and he was in the low 90's.

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I think those #'s are a bit high.

Agree