BASEBALL TRAINING EXERCISES
Baseball - Pitching
Lateral Lunge
Goal: Control "falling" down the hill
Problem: Pitcher rotates early
Problem: Pitcher's arm lags
Outcome: By staying balanced and “sliding or falling” down the hill, the pitcher can rotate late, utilizing all the stacked power upon landing. This creates explosion upon rotation increasing velocity while increasing mechanical repetition.
Hip Rotation
Goal: Utilize power in legs to help drive thearm through the core
Problem: Pitcher’s arm is behind the body
Problem: Pitcher is unable to stay on top ofthe baseball
Outcome: By utilizing the power in yourlegs and driving the arm through the corethe pitcher can keep the arm in sync withthe body and stay on top of the baseball.This creates better timing and morerepeatable mechanics.
Push Off
Goal: Create separation as you drive down the mound
Problem: Pitcher does not stay stacked, not maximizing velocity
Problem: pitcher does notmaintain balance over their drive leg
Outcome: By creating separation as you extend down the mound, the pitcher is able to stay stacked and maintain balance over the drive leg to be in position to maximize velocity
Baseball - Batting
Rotational Lunge
Goal: Drive through leg creating power
Problem: Batter only uses upper half
Problem: Batter needs to increase exit velocity
Problem: Batter needs to increase power
Problem: Batter is unable to stay on the top of the ball
Outcome: By driving through the legs, the batter can utilize the lower half(power) and stay on tio of the ball. this will help increase exit velocity & power.
Hip Rotation
Goal: Separate hip from hands - hips come through first
Problem: Batter is off-balance
Problem: Batter is unable to wait back on off-speed offerings
Problem: Batter is unable to hit the outside pitch
Outcome: By the hips coming through first and "pulling the hands" this keep the batter's weight back, assists in keeping them balanced throughout the swing to "stau back" on off-speed pitches and handle pitches in different part of the
Lunge to Knee Drive
Goal: Explosion through finish
Problem: Batter does not get full rotation of the hips
Outcome: By exploding through the finish you maximize full hip rotation the swing, increase exit velocity and power.
Baseball - Fielding
Side Shuffle
Goal: Control and stability laterally for fielding
Problem: Fielder is out of control moving laterally to approach the ball
Outcome: Fielder is able to stay controlled and stable while moving laterally to appropriately approach the baseball when moving laterally.
Crossover to Back Hand
Goal: Power with wide knees for stability to balanced backhand
Problem: Fielder is unbalanced or out of the position for backhand
Outcome: Fielder can drive through the crossover while maintaining balance to be in the appropriate position for a backhand.
Approach
Goal: Strenght and staibility through low split stance
Problem: Fielder is unbalanced or flat-footed at point of fielding
Problem: Fielder is not in position to react to an unexpected bounce
Outcome: By being stable and strong in a low balanced position the fielder is in a better position to react to unexpected hope and gather the ball through the hips to get into the throwing position.