James Rooney
Stories (3/0)
Building a Strong Foundation
In recent years working with young pitchers, one problem has arisen that needs to be addressed. A solid foundation in the lower half is essential for the development of creating force that gets to the baseball and the feel for release point. There are a variety of reasons for this, but most likely it is the lack of well rounded multiple sport athletes that we now find on the baseball field and pitchers’ mound. With the concentration of year round play increasing, we see fewer multiple sport athletes. This concentration on one sport limits a variety of motor skill that are learned, naturally.
By James Rooney3 years ago in Longevity
Youth Baseball Pitching Instruction
In this day and age of advanced technology and analytical evaluation, it is very easy to be caught in a web of paralysis by over analysis. Many times I have witnessed the young ball player focused on data and information that contributes zero to the advancement of his feel for the art of pitching. This data overload has taken us away from the focus of winning baseball games and in a pitching sense, executing the next quality pitch. The advancement of technology has created an excellent way to analyze performance but it has not improved the concepts of coaching and instruction for youth baseball players, especially pitchers. The concept of analyzing performance is a good one, but the need to understand what the feeling of a particular motor skill or movement pattern that results in a positive performance should be the primary goal.
By James Rooney3 years ago in Unbalanced