Overall strength for Pitching - Does it help with speed?
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Thanks for sharing BT. Great to hear for many reasons not to mention a great school and head coach IMO!
Okay, I’m not an expert but I’ll play. DD is 14 and 5’5” and about 110 pounds on a heavy day. She is proportionally leggy and has a wingspan ratio that rivals most men (That’s a fun thing to look at).
Her arms are twiggy and while she can do push-ups, I’d say her ability to plank far exceeds her ability to push-up. She can’t do a single pull-up. She can box jump onto our counter-high bar stools and onto a picnic table with no problem. Her core strength and endurance are crazy-good. (She has a visible 6-pack.)
She throws with IR although she could probably get the ball more toward 2nd rather than 3rd at 12:00. She has worked over the last year on firming up her landing leg and creating more resistance through her leg and core. She is throwing 50-55 depending. , so she isn’t super fast, but she is steadily gaining speed as her confidence grows.
Picture just to show her proportions.
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Her arms are twiggy and while she can do push-ups, I’d say her ability to plank far exceeds her ability to push-up. She can’t do a single pull-up. She can box jump onto our counter-high bar stools and onto a picnic table with no problem. Her core strength and endurance are crazy-good. (She has a visible 6-pack.)
She throws with IR although she could probably get the ball more toward 2nd rather than 3rd at 12:00. She has worked over the last year on firming up her landing leg and creating more resistance through her leg and core. She is throwing 50-55 depending. , so she isn’t super fast, but she is steadily gaining speed as her confidence grows.
Picture just to show her proportions.
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Hand should be behind ball. Pull, do not push, ball
Yes. She hasn’t yet gotten her hand fully behind the ball, but she isn’t on top of it either.
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Okay, I’m not an expert but I’ll play. DD is 14 and 5’5” and about 110 pounds on a heavy day. She is proportionally leggy and has a wingspan ratio that rivals most men (That’s a fun thing to look at).
Her arms are twiggy and while she can do push-ups, I’d say her ability to plank far exceeds her ability to push-up. She can’t do a single pull-up. She can box jump onto our counter-high bar stools and onto a picnic table with no problem. Her core strength and endurance are crazy-good. (She has a visible 6-pack.)
She throws with IR although she could probably get the ball more toward 2nd rather than 3rd at 12:00. She has worked over the last year on firming up her landing leg and creating more resistance through her leg and core. She is throwing 50-55 depending. , so she isn’t super fast, but she is steadily gaining speed as her confidence grows.
Picture just to show her proportions.
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She's about where my DD was last year.. about 55-57 in games..
Try the redcord program on here.. you won't find the redcord for sale.. I tried.. but we use the TRX system... It's close enough.
Have your DD sprint 4-5 days per week..just 10 100 meter dashes..
Takes no time at all.
And core work ..we also have DD do pistol squats. They are great at helping with balance and get to the underdeveloped muslces in the legs.
Finally Liberty shared that when working on increasing speed they have their pitchers throw 100 max speed fast balls 5 days a week.
Dd just started her workouts again. I consider it off season stuff but she loves it and I've seen her firm up and she has much
more endurance in basketball running the court. She's turning 12 next month. Training is mostly bands and light weights. This winter we
will concentrate on workouts, basketball and pitching. I feel like the workouts are well worth the time. As far as instant speed gains, I don't
Know but with a good pitching coach it would go hand and hand no doubt.
more endurance in basketball running the court. She's turning 12 next month. Training is mostly bands and light weights. This winter we
will concentrate on workouts, basketball and pitching. I feel like the workouts are well worth the time. As far as instant speed gains, I don't
Know but with a good pitching coach it would go hand and hand no doubt.
