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Has anyone used the remote training from High level throwing by Austin Wasserman. I was wondering if it was worth the money.
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- May 17, 2012
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Yes, it's highly recommended. I haven't found anything better.
- Jan 22, 2011
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I haven't because there is a local guy who teaches what Austin teaches. When on vacation many years ago I brought my DD to work with Austin for an hour. Highly recommend it if there isn't someone local.
- May 24, 2021
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I have purchased the book & weighted balls. Great program ! Has helped my DD tremendously! I will say that Dan Blewett - look him on Youtube is fantastic. The same throwing philosophy but he explains it wayyy better. Austin is great but he explains everything with the medical terminology which I don't feel is necessary. I get it, he studied hard earned his degrees and knows his stuff but I rather learning from people that explain in everyday terminologies and analogies.
You can't go wrong with either one.
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You can't go wrong with either one.
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I bought his book a few years ago, learned it myself as incorporated into my daughters throwing program. It made a significant improvement in their throwing. Started using the weighted balls with my younger daughter last Fall. Have gotten away from working with them this Spring with MS ball eating a lot of time, but we will be back working with them this week now that’s done. Can’t recommend his program enough. Haven’t tried the remote learning but did get to a clinic a few months ago.
- Jan 22, 2011
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I have some questions for Austin that I'm waiting for him to answer, but I plan on pulling the trigger on his throwing coaches course soon:
I am thinking of signing my DD up for his 3 month remote throwing program:
I would like to also talk to Austin about costs for doing a remote offseason throwing program for an entire High School team.
I was talking to the head of the softball organization and the lead coach of the org's main 16u team about a player on their lower 16u team. She needs some instruction on becoming a better 3B, but locked down the starting varsity 3B job as a freshman. She just missed hitting two home runs during the high school season against two of the better pitchers in our league. One she hit over the fence 5-10 feet foul, the other was about 10-15 feet short of going over the fence. During a game yesterday she hit a 2 run homer out of the park, 2nd at bat she hit a double, 3rd at bat they intentionally walked her when she was up bottom of 7th, 2 outs, down 1 run, runner on first base.
Her flaw is she drops her elbow and pushes the ball when she throws. No high level softball organization will take her on a team until she fixes that flaw, then they will be fighting over her.
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I am thinking of signing my DD up for his 3 month remote throwing program:
I would like to also talk to Austin about costs for doing a remote offseason throwing program for an entire High School team.
I was talking to the head of the softball organization and the lead coach of the org's main 16u team about a player on their lower 16u team. She needs some instruction on becoming a better 3B, but locked down the starting varsity 3B job as a freshman. She just missed hitting two home runs during the high school season against two of the better pitchers in our league. One she hit over the fence 5-10 feet foul, the other was about 10-15 feet short of going over the fence. During a game yesterday she hit a 2 run homer out of the park, 2nd at bat she hit a double, 3rd at bat they intentionally walked her when she was up bottom of 7th, 2 outs, down 1 run, runner on first base.
Her flaw is she drops her elbow and pushes the ball when she throws. No high level softball organization will take her on a team until she fixes that flaw, then they will be fighting over her.
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I am thinking of signing my DD up for his 3 month remote throwing program:
PLEASE report back here once you've started the 3-month program (if you do it) with an update/thoughts. I'm very interested.
- Jan 22, 2011
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@So Cal Seth
To clarify I am talking about Austin's coaching class, not the player 3 month program.
Just saw this post. Austin gave me a discount on the program and said he'd give a discount to folks I referred. If you send me a PM I'll give you my name so you can see if Austin will give you the discount.
I think it's pretty good, but he is still working out some kinks. He goes over his infield, outfield, and this week started on some of his catching throwing stuff, plus his shoulder care and strength stuff. He shared the throwing program he put together for a D1 softball program.
He is working on new video to update a lot of his books.
If your daughter plays Alliance, I would get the code for his generic 3 month throwing program for $90 available to Alliance players. If you like that and are a crazy softball dad/coach like me, consider spending the $799 for his coaching program. It seems steep, but I spent about $825 over 3 months last summer to have my DD go to someone who taught Wasserman's program last. You get a yaeger band and set of weighted balls as part of the tuition.
I got him to give me a discount because I've been a fan of his since I first found a reference to his stuff in, I think late 2012 on here and took my DD to see him in Nashua in July 2014 when she was doing the NECC. Several people over the years that have I have recommended have worked him. I'm pretty sure I'm the one who gave him the idea, or at least got him to prioritize, making a softball edition of the HLT book with less jargon you need a masters in kinesiology to understand. He also took my suggestion for younger players with smaller hands to learn to throw with tennis balls or baseballs.
Was talking last night with the guy who he and I were AC's together for my DD's 2nd year 12u team back in 2018 whose 2nd daughter is starting 12u this year and he was asking me about Wasserman and how he laments we didn't spend more time on fundamentals back in 2017 and 2018. I said I was frustrated that 6 of the players on my DD's high school have arm discomfort of some degree last spring. I had Wasserman very interested in coming out to Northern California fall 2018, but no one wanted to work on fundamentals, they just wanted to get games in.
My friend made the comment that Wasserman didn't become famous until several months after I was recommending him in late 2018.
I've tried to stay out of coaching the past 4 years or so, been the 2nd AC on my DD's school teams a couple times. I like to focus on finding good resources and "coaching the coaches". Invested in Austin's program because I want to continue coaching and better understand the way the body moves naturally.
After I finish Austin's class, I'm seriously considering doing the Corrective Exercise Specialist program with NASM to better understand the way the body works and identify issues the players have.
To clarify I am talking about Austin's coaching class, not the player 3 month program.
High Level Throwing® - Coaches Course - High Level Throwing -
Welcome to the High Level Throwing® Coaches Course Training Module through our Online Training Platform & App! This is a fantastic solution for private facilities instructors AND the many baseball and softball team coaches that are seeking the best Strength & Overhand Throwing Development! If...
www.highlevelthrowing.com
Just saw this post. Austin gave me a discount on the program and said he'd give a discount to folks I referred. If you send me a PM I'll give you my name so you can see if Austin will give you the discount.
I think it's pretty good, but he is still working out some kinks. He goes over his infield, outfield, and this week started on some of his catching throwing stuff, plus his shoulder care and strength stuff. He shared the throwing program he put together for a D1 softball program.
He is working on new video to update a lot of his books.
If your daughter plays Alliance, I would get the code for his generic 3 month throwing program for $90 available to Alliance players. If you like that and are a crazy softball dad/coach like me, consider spending the $799 for his coaching program. It seems steep, but I spent about $825 over 3 months last summer to have my DD go to someone who taught Wasserman's program last. You get a yaeger band and set of weighted balls as part of the tuition.
I got him to give me a discount because I've been a fan of his since I first found a reference to his stuff in, I think late 2012 on here and took my DD to see him in Nashua in July 2014 when she was doing the NECC. Several people over the years that have I have recommended have worked him. I'm pretty sure I'm the one who gave him the idea, or at least got him to prioritize, making a softball edition of the HLT book with less jargon you need a masters in kinesiology to understand. He also took my suggestion for younger players with smaller hands to learn to throw with tennis balls or baseballs.
Was talking last night with the guy who he and I were AC's together for my DD's 2nd year 12u team back in 2018 whose 2nd daughter is starting 12u this year and he was asking me about Wasserman and how he laments we didn't spend more time on fundamentals back in 2017 and 2018. I said I was frustrated that 6 of the players on my DD's high school have arm discomfort of some degree last spring. I had Wasserman very interested in coming out to Northern California fall 2018, but no one wanted to work on fundamentals, they just wanted to get games in.
My friend made the comment that Wasserman didn't become famous until several months after I was recommending him in late 2018.
I've tried to stay out of coaching the past 4 years or so, been the 2nd AC on my DD's school teams a couple times. I like to focus on finding good resources and "coaching the coaches". Invested in Austin's program because I want to continue coaching and better understand the way the body moves naturally.
After I finish Austin's class, I'm seriously considering doing the Corrective Exercise Specialist program with NASM to better understand the way the body works and identify issues the players have.
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