by David Grossman | Apr 11, 2014 | Team & Situational
Strength and Conditioning There are so many exercise web sites out there that I really don’t want to repeat them. The key is to do some light running before stretching to get some blood flow to the muscles. Also I do not advocate throwing to warmup. I tell kids to...
by David Grossman | Apr 11, 2014 | Pitching
This drill has many variations. It is outstanding to teach players to get their entire throwing arm into the throw. If a player is short arming their throws or only using their wrist to throw, the towel drill can correct it. No ball is used in the towel drill. You...
by David Grossman | Apr 11, 2014 | Pitching
Player stands opposite another coach or player. Players face each other torso to torso (belly button to belly button so they are looking directly at each other). Start at a distance of about ten feet and then move back as the player begins to throw accurately....
by David Grossman | Apr 11, 2014 | Pitching
This drill goes through the entire throwing motion. As the name indicates, it includes the motion in the previous drill and adds the earlier parts of the throwing motion (especially hip rotation) to have the thrower experience the entire package of throwing...
by David Grossman | Apr 11, 2014 | Pitching
Pitching a ball from 46 feet that will land across a small plate is not at all easy for a typical AA player. An average AA draft (8 and 9 year olds) will of 70-100 players will have about five very solid pitchers, another five probable pitchers and the rest you will...
by David Grossman | Apr 5, 2014 | Fielding
There is no substitute for repetition for ground balls. Remind teams that games are usually won or lost based on fielding routine ground balls. If a shortstop misses a tough smash deep in the hole, well the team just shrugs and moves on. If the second baseman...
