Velocity vs Size / age

Yes. Be careful not to go overboard while he's in his growth spurt. Kids are especially prone to injuries during their growth spurts.

Thanks...He is on pitch limits with lots of light band work. Had a friend son who separated his growth plate, so well aware of issues.

The answer is yes. How much? Too many variables to really know. Work hard, hit the gym, yoga, Long Toss and don't over do it. Get some good instruction. It will be what it will be.

Put him on Jaeger, long toss and core strengthening p program. Best way to increase velocity. My son turned 16 today. RHP. 94 mph fastball...no kidding. You can see his mug on ESPN Rise. Grew over 4" between fresh and soph years. Lefties don't usually throw that hard but I have seen the results of those programs and they are phenomenal so I assume they work for eithe arm ;-)

Aldoinla,

I am a big fan of Jaeger, but he can throw long toss till his arm falls off and he won't throw like your son. Saw him at Area Codes last week and he looks great. Protect that arm!

LOL....I realize my kid is somewhat of an anamoly, but I'm pretty confident he couldn't throw as hard as he does without the program he's on. The original post asks can he expect more velocity out of his 5'8" 125 lbs. sophomore. The answer is an obvious yes, but the question is how much?

I believe every body has an upper limit which it can't pass. SOme people are just given the ability to throw hard. But there is also the theory that to maximize and reach that limit, you have to work at it. The poster says light band work. I would expect that if you were looking to increase your velo, you'd be doing more than that. What do you think?

I agree with you. I would get the thrive on thowing CD, their bands, download the AMSI throwers 10 workout, and get into a good core workout program for the summer. I would be long tossing 3-5 X per week and hitting the gym and running sprints. Probably 2-3 times per week run 6-10ea 100yd sprints and the other days in the gym. Check out your gym and do one of their yoga classes 2 x per week. I guarantee he will throw harder doing all of this...how much is in God's plan, which we are not privey to...

You've just described my son's workout program to a tee except for the Yoga (great idea, btw). His velo has increased in spurts along with his height but I am convinced the workouts we're the key. It really picked up when he started Jaegar long toss/running in the summer leading up to his freshmen year of HS. He started serious core work after Freshmen year. Here is a breakdown of his max velos (his fastball sits about an avg. 2mph slower in regular game situations). He turned 16 a few days ago so I'll end at that age.

Pre-HS (13yo 6'1"): 77 mph
Start Freshmen (14yo 6'2"): 81 mph (after summer of Jaegar)
Mid Freshmen (14yo 6'3"): 84 mph
End Freshmen (14yo 6'4"): 86 mph (start serious core work after Freshman year)
Start Soph (15yo): 88 mph
Mid Soph (15yo 6'5"): 90 mph
End Soph (15): 92 mph
Mid-Summer (16yo 6'6"): 94 mph

Yes, he has natural ability and a pitcher's physique, but without the bands, long toss, core, running and excellent coaching of mechanics I highly doubt he could throw a baseball much more than low 80's.

I highly suggest that Dad's of pitchers take BOF's sage advice concerning their son's workout routines. Nothing replaces hard work and dedication and programs like Thrive on Throwing will not only help increase velo but will also lessen the chance of injury as well.

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Start Freshmen (14yo 6'2"): 81 mph (after summer of Jaegar)

hmmm, I know 4 "start freshmen" that threw 80-81 that never threw a day of long toss or used Jaegar. So this was likely not the key at this stage.

But, wow, the 13 mph increase to 94 mph in 2 years is awesome.

Would he come east to play for a really good travel team?