Better Men, Better Ballplayers

32 - Tom Held, Defiance High School (OH), "Creating velo and throwing hammers!"

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Bio

  • 21st Season as Head Coach of Defiance High School (OH) 
    • 526-94
  • 3 state championships
  • 5 state appearances
  • 9 players drafted
    • 3 big league players in (Jon Niese, Chad Billingsley, Justin Hancock)
  • 8 years at Bryan High School (164-44)
  • 2012 Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductee
  • 2014 Defiance College Hall of Fame inductee
  • Knows how to teach velo!
  • Knows how to teach a curveball!
  • A great guy




    • Show Notes

    • 3 ball system - tennis ball, softball, baseball into a net
  •  Throwing progression 3 days a week
  • No matter what you do, you will be judged
  • Every kid may think they are throwing with intent, but until you put the radar gun up they always have more
  • Correlation is the most athletic guys are throwing the hardest
  • Youtube Defiance throwing 
  • Curveball progression everyday
    • 45 feet just spinning it

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