Baseball Training

Your Complete Guide to Baseball Pitches  Pitchers today have more pitches in their repertoire than ever before. Pitchers are also learning to throw more pitches at a younger age, which can help them perfect the pitch but can also put added stress on their elbow and shoulder.   Here is a (nearly) complete list of pitches

Cutter  A cutter or cut fastball breaks to the glove-side of the pitcher, opposite of a two-seam fastball. A cutter is thrown with the same arm action and arm speed as a two-seam and four-seam fastball but held differently. Cutters are a few MPH slower than four-seam fastballs but can be controlled fairly easily.  This

Breaking Balls  Curveball (and Knuckle-Curve)  Breaking balls are all about movement. They tend to be thrown at a lower velocity than pitches in the fastball category, but velocity is dependent on the individual pitcher. The curveball is the king of breakers. It has many names, including “The Deuce” or “Uncle Charlie”.  A curveball is often

Proper Pitching Mechanics For Young Pitchers The absolute most important thing for young pitchers to learn is proper mechanics. Even before they can throw strikes, they need to learn the proper way to throw that will put the least amount of stress on their arm. Throwing strikes will become easier with proper, repeatable mechanics. Once

Best Baserunning Drills One of the most overlooked aspects of a player’s game is baserunning. This doesn’t necessarily mean speed or base-stealing ability. Good baserunning is knowing when to take an extra base, not running into an avoidable double play, tagging up on a medium-deep flyball, and much more. There are many great drills to