Velocity and Mechanical Pitching Development Program

Velocity and Mechanical Pitching Development Program

Ages 9-12

Start Date: Tuesday Dec 12, 2016

End Date: Friday Jan 19 2017

Time: 7:00 pm

Location: NC Valley Facility

5277 Jerusalem Ct

Modesto, CA 95356

Cost: $185.00

Valley would like to invite you (age 9-12 welcome) to participate in a 5 week class for velocity and throwing mechanical development. The class will consist of 2 workouts a week, for 5 weeks. They will be on a strict throwing program to build up pitch count leading into spring baseball season. This is a modified class from the high school velocity class. The program is tailored to cater to proper throwing techniques and body function for young ball players. The class will use exercises and detailed throwing drills to allow the body to work together to increase fluency in throwing motion. There will be some pitching mechanics involved but class will have a higher emphasis on over all throwing mechanics.

THE VELOCITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IS A COMPLETE PITCHING AND THROWING PROGRAM THAT COVERS EVERYTHING FROM THE FUNCTIONAL WARM-UP, INTENSIVE TUBING EXERCISES, WEIGHTED BALL TRAINING and under load throwing, THE “BACKSHAPING” PITCHING PROGRESSION. BACKSHAPING BEGINS AT THE MOST CRITICAL MOMENT THE RELEASE AND WORKS BACK FROM THERE ONE PIECE AT TIME.

THERE ARE THREE MAJOR MECHANICAL CONSIDERATIONS TO PITCHING:

1. POSTURAL EFFICIENCY

HELPS YOU THROW WITH MORE VELOCITY AND WILL GIVE YOU BETTER COMMAND OF THE STRIKE ZONE. MAINTAINING A DYNAMIC AND PRODUCTIVE POSTURE WITH A HIP TO SPINE RELATIONSHIP WITH HEAD AND EYES BEING A CHECK POINT. IF THIS IS DONE WRONG IT CAUSES A DISCONNECT WHICH IS THE NUMBER 1 CAUSE OF INJURY. IT PLAYS HAVOC WITH COMMAND AND CONSISTENCY. IT AFFECTS ENDURANCE AND RECOVERY. IT IS THE MOST COMMON MECHANICAL FLAW IN YOUNG PITCHERS

2. ARM ACTION EFFICIENCY

THE ARM NEVER STOPS OR PAUSES EVEN FOR A MILLISECOND. THE ARM WORKS IN TANDEM WITH THE BODY. A PITCHER MUST GET A SCAPULAR LOAD OR PINCH, THEN TORQUE OR GET AS MUCH SEPARATION BETWEEN HIS FRONT HIP AND BACK SHOULDER. HIS ELBOWS MUST BE CLOSING AT RELEASE.

3. NEUROMUSCULAR- EFFICIENCY-

TEMPO, RHYTHM, AND SYNCHRONIZATION, IF PUT TOGETHER CORRECTLY THIS CREATES A TIGHT LINKAGEBETWEEN BODY PARTS. TEMPO IS INDIVIDUAL AND UNIQUE; A PITCHER MUST EXPERIMENT TO FIND THEIR PERSONAL IDEAL. MOST PITCHERS TEMPO IS TOO SLOW