Baseball Pitching: The Fix

Our friend to the show Coach Larry Owens from Bellarmine University asked if I would be open to doing a face-to-face video call with his pitchers.

The great news is that we recorded the video meeting so I could share it with you as today's podcast. The pitchers asked great questions which led to many interesting topics ranging from training to throwing programs and more.

To see the meeting and the visual demonstrations, this podcast is also available on YouTube at Angel Borrelli Pitching.

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Off-season Pitcher-Specific Training Series starts today

Three must-do exercises for the upper back of the pitcher

In my off-season training series, you will get:

- Specialized exercises with still shots/video that can be viewed at Angel Borrelli Pitching on YouTube - The How and Why of all the exercises - How to incorporate the exercises into your training program

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With the unusual circumstances of the 2020 spring, summer, and fall seasons for baseball pitchers, coaches and pitchers find themselves asking questions about readiness for the fall, shutting pitchers down when if feels like they've been shut down, and scenarios that are beyond one's imagination.

Many situations are discussed with my suggestions for how to make decisions that will ensure a sound re-entry into spring baseball, 2021.

I also delve into the main question I receive during the World Series: "so-and-so on the MLB does this with his mechanics and he is really good. Should I emulate him?" You want to hear this before you start making your own adjustments.

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In this special episode, Coach Larry Owens from Bellarmine University and myself talk about two topics that are critical to the development and success of our pitchers (and are often overlooked and/or underplayed as being important).

There are no words to describe or summarize our discussion so do not miss listening to this episode. If you are a coach, a parent, or a pitcher, and the topics we discuss pertain to you, the information you hear could be a game-changer for you and your improvement.

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MLB pitching injuries: why are there so many?

Creating and planning your cycles of training between now and the beginning of the 2021 season…plus…the special recruitment obstacles facing our graduating high-school seniors.

The importance of the height of the front leg: a drill and exercise that teach the skill.

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The season opener begins with the podcast's newest addition, Coach Larry Owens, and his segment called the "Top of the First". Larry talks about a topic that is near to him: youth pitchers being overused due to back-to-back games and how the negative results of being overused can show-up for many years to come. Larry and I try to offer some "food-for-thought" to youth coaches on how to address this ongoing issue.

And in the Teaching Moment for this episode entitled "Get a Grip", I talk about the anatomy of the grip, the roles of the fingers and wrist, and their relationship and connection to the release, spin rate, pitch-type, hand-size, etc.

And in today's last segment, "Engineering the Pitcher", I make some suggestions for how pitcher's can "get a better grip" on the baseball through strength training the often-forgotten fingers as well as the wrist.

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The Fix: a special pop-up episode covering

-Re-entry into baseball -Creative ideas for handling a short summer season -How to organize a throwing/pitching program when the start date is not certain -Two deadly pitching-motion flaws that can be fixed at home without releasing a ball

I invited Associate Head Coach Steve Harrow from Morro Bay High School in California to help with the discussion.

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In this episode, I brought together three expert coaches:

Ed Sprague, Director of Player Development, Oakland A's

Larry Owens, Head Coach, Bellarmine University, Kentucky

Andy Tarpley, Head Coach, College Park High School…

…to discuss all the issues facing baseball and players during this trying time.

Also included: suggestions for the daily plan to survive…and maybe even thrive…during this crisis including workout ideas, arm readiness, etc.

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The Baseball Pitching Stride is one of the most misunderstood parts of the pitching motion. In this episode, along with my guest, Coach Larry Owens of Bellarmine University, we talk everything stride: the stride phase from beginning to end, the issues around stride length, drills to teach direction, exercises to teach strength and more. Go to You Tube channel, Angel Borrelli Pitching, to see all the visuals that go along with the drills and exercises.

https://youtu.be/ddt-vXOjxbk

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In this special Pre-Season Series, with my guest coach Steve Harrow, and emails from two high school coaches Brent and David, we cover the issues that come up for coaches during this time of the year: how to create the pre-season calendar for getting the pitchers' arms ready; what to do when pitchers are coming in late to the season because they play a second sport; how to rotate pitchers in a 4-day tournament without breaking recovery-rule guidelines… and more.

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