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Here is a great 10-week pitching program you can follow with your team.
 

Week 1

Review Four Absolutes

  • Balance point
  • Launch
  • Throwing position
  • Finish
Teach philosophy (strictly mechanics)

Week 2

Review Four Absolutes

  • Balance point
  • Launch
  • Throwing position
  • Finish

Fix "three bad things" that go wrong

  • Chicken wings
  • Open door
  • Poop mitt

Week 3

Review Four Absolutes
  • Balance point
  • Launch
  • Throwing position
  • Finish

Tricks to Throw Harder

  • Master the Four Absolutes
  • Superman
  • Hip Fall
  • Sticking Chest Out
  • Shoulder-to-Hip Separation 

See full article: Tips For Pitchers to Throw Harder

Week One of Video Analysis

 

Week 4

Touch on absolutes
 
Review tricks
 
Introduce different fastball grips.
 

Week 5

Changeups
 
Video Evaluation
 
Individual Adjustments
 
Fastball and change-up grips

Halfway Evaluation

We should evaluate pitcher's Location, Movement and Velocity

4. Impact Player – A player who has superior talent and has learned about this skill. Significantly impacts game.
3. Good – A player who’s ability would rank in upper 25% of age group
2. Average – A player who’s ability would rank in the middle of age group
1. Developing – Beginning skills

Week 6

Fastball, change-up, splitter, and curveball- 13 and older
 
 
Video Evaluation

Pitch Sequence

  • 2 fastballs away
  • 2 fastballs in
  • Change-up away
  • Change-up low

Week 7 

Figuring out what grips/pitches work best for each pitcher
 
Cut Fastballs and Two-seam fastballs

Pitch Sequence

  • 2 cut fastballs in
  • 2 two-seam fastballs away
  • Curveball away
  • Change-up low

Week 8

Curveballs for 13U+
 
Video Evaluation

Pitch Sequence

  • 2 fastballs in
  • 2 fastballs out
  • Change-up low
  • Change-up away

Week 9

Individual adjustments 
 
Video Evaluation.

Pitch Sequence

  • 2 fastballs in
  • 2 fastballs out
  • Curveball away
  • Change-up low

Week 10

Individual adjustments 

Pitch Sequence

  • 2 fastballs in
  • 2 fastballs out
  • Curveball away
  • Change-up low

Last 6 weeks.... The work out in "( )"

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

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