Skill Set: Pitching

Difficulty Level: Advanced

Number of Athletes and Coaches: 1-2 athletes and 1 coach, or 2 athletes as partners

Average Time to Complete: 3-4 minutes

Equipment Required: Balls and gloves

Goal: To eliminate arm hooking in the delivery and creating more hand and arm speed

Description of the Drill: 

• 1 player on flat ground, throwing to a partner or a screen
• Player throws from the stretch position with coach directly behind them
• Focus of the drill is to get the arm moving straight back as opposed to wrapping behind the body
• As the player takes the ball back to start the delivery, coach needs to see knuckles of the pitching come directly to them.
• Player may take 5 dry reps, pausing as they show knuckles to the coach
• Each player should complete 10 reps making the throw before switching